Make sure you chock the wheels when loading......

[Todd727]

Wheel chocks wouldn't have helped. The rear of the trailer still would've gone down and levered the ramps into the truck. The title should be Make sure you shore up the rear of the trailer with these type ramps.

 

[murphy1244]

Better luck next time.

 

[aczlan]

Wheel chocks wouldn't have helped. The rear of the trailer still would've gone down and levered the ramps into the truck. The title should be Make sure you shore up the rear of the trailer with these type ramps.

If you look, the trailer rolled forward about a foot. The rear tire was on the line between pavement and concrete before the truck hit, then was at least a foot onto the pavement when everything stopped.

Aaron Z

 

[Todd727]

If you look, the trailer rolled forward about a foot. The rear tire was on the line between pavement and concrete before the truck hit, then was at least a foot onto the pavement when everything stopped.

Aaron Z

I get that, but it doesn't matter. Even with chocks, the rear of the trailer still would've pushed down, with the rear of the beaver tail hitting the ground. That would've caused the ramps to hinge up in the exact same manner. Should've supported the rear of the trailer AND used chocks.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

If you look, the trailer rolled forward about a foot. The rear tire was on the line between pavement and concrete before the truck hit, then was at least a foot onto the pavement when everything stopped.

Aaron Z

True. The movement flipped the ramps not only the weight.

 

[Kaliburz]

It is amazing what people will do. We had a supervisor at work try and load a backhoe alone on a trailer with no chalks. He was used to having someone in the truck holding the brakes. When he started up the trailer ramps it picked up the back wheels of the truck off the ground so the truck, trailer and hoe started rolling down the hill and into a power pole. O yea, he was loading it on a hill vs. level ground. Needless to say he caused several thousand dollars worth of damage.

Yup, I have wheel chalks w/ the trailer (if not, at least a block of wood). What most trailers need is a dedicated rear support (like a toung jack) for the back. That way, the back end is less likely to dive, lifting the rear of the two vehicle (if it's light enough to do that)....

 

[CliffordK]

The speed was because they were rolling the pickup onto the trailer without power (probably the reason for carrying the pickup on the trailer). If all had gone to plan, they likely would have barely had the momentum to load the trailer, perhaps with some final positioning with the come-a-long.

The triangle shape of the ramps should have provided some support to the rear of the trailer, but only if there is absolutely no movement of the trailer. Wheel Chocks, Emergency Brake, having the tow rig in gear, and perhaps someone on the brakes too and they might have kept the movement to a minimum. As happened, the triangle shaped ramps kicked the ends up, had they been straight ramps, there would have been sagging, but the ends wouldn't have kicked up.

Supports on the trailer rather than the ramps would have helped, but pushing the trailer forward a foot... would one have bent the rear supports?

A good winch on either the pickup, or the trailer would have been very helpful.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Thanks for clearing up the event. That had to be a bad day for them.

 

[Soundguy]

Wheel chocks wouldn't have helped. The rear of the trailer still would've gone down and levered the ramps into the truck. The title should be Make sure you shore up the rear of the trailer with these type ramps.

correct. does nobody block the rear of a trailer anymore?

 

[HappyOne]

I have slide on ramps. Always put a block under the back of the trailer. Sometimes it gets stuck after loading and I have to use a ramp to lever the rear of the trailer up so someone can pull it out. Makes loading feel nice and secure.