You guys are full of good ideas so hopefully you can help me come up with a solution for my trailer ramps. A number of years ago I bought a used trailer for cheap. It came with very heavy wooden ramps. I finally got tired of lugging them around and got a good deal on a set of used aluminum ramps. I want to come up with a way to secure these new ramps to the trailer, but am running out of ideas. The ramps are 8' long with a hook end and are about 2" thick. I tried welding D rings just above the wooden deck, but I still cant get enough downward pressure onto the ramps that I would feel comfortable towing it like that. The ramps are too wide for any kind of storage under the trailer and I don't want to always have to through them in the pickup bed. I was hoping to come up with some way to strap them to the back of the trailer so I can just slide them up onto the trailer under the car rather than carry them around as at 8' they are a little awkward. If I ever leave the trailer for any length of time I will use a chain and lock them to the trailer, but for simple day trips, I need an easier solution.
Here is my tailer:
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This is the kind of surface my ramps have:
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Any ideas?
Some of the other ideas I have thought about are:
1) bolt handles to the sides of the ramp to run the strap through (might make it easier to carry if I put two handles on each)
2) stack 2x8 on top of the ramp and run the strap over that to give more downward pressure
3) Run the straps through the deck of the trailer (pain to crawl under trailer to connect straps)
4) Use chain instead of strap and run the chain through the openings on the ramp (probably should look at this anyway so I dont rip a strap)
5) stack the ramps before strapping (might not fit under car)