I got mine from Vevor. They're chinese, and the welds are ugly, but this tractor is heavy with high point loads on the ramps and they're wonderful. Super light relative to any steel ramps, and rated for 6500# a pair. They were a tick under $300 with a discount code and worth every penny. It was going to cost me $150 for channel and angle to build a similarly rated steel set, that would weigh way too much.
maiden long haul a great success.
loaded the ford forward of where I would normally because of the weird forces at play driving I-77 through the mountains that can make trailers waggy. Mainly downhill braking into curves and potential crosswinds. A little extra tongue weight never hurt a 3500 with a class V hitch. Towed like a dream, only a couple teething issues. Cheap spare carrier started tearing and needs fixed and reinforced. On 95 on the way south they had you driving 2 wheels on the shoulder in SC, and the shoulders on 95 in SC have craters. Hit one so hard the axle u bolts bottomed out on the frame and crushed the brake wiring in half. Fixed at the track with help from dusterbd13's box of stuff, and ran the wires over the frame this time.
I really like the low profile fenders. Are they sturdy enough to support a vehicle with a wide track width that might need to roll over them? Great looking trailer!
In reply to Lof8 - Andy :
Yes, I designed them that way. They're 1/8" plate and even a very wide vehicle will still be over the vertical back of the fender transferring any forces straight down to the frame. My ram would drive over them, while the F150 went between with much room to spare. i don't know if I'll ever have to try but it's nice knowing I can.
I really enjoyed reading about your build so thanks for sharing. I was also shopping for aluminum ramps and Vevor is one I was considering so I think i will go with them. Also brilliant idea on the storage, definitely gonna copy that!
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