Aluminium ramps and steel tracks?

[CPS]

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ecr58 fits nicely and spins it seems in the Tyrone..

I no these guy very well and would be happy to take some measurements for you if you like? There only up the road from me

 

[Storrsy]

With my Herbst I used to back up the ramps until I had about 2ft of track over the apex then just push myself into the trailer with the bucket on the ground- kind of half using the ramps half not. The main reason I did it this way was because the Short narrow ramps were bloody steep and I preferred to have the bucket near to the ground incase I had to arrest myself. But would work well if you can’t spin in the trailer too.

 

[V8Druid]

You’re welcome to borrow my JPM any time to try it for size.
It is very close with the TB260 - if the upper structure was 50mm or so higher it would go around no problem.
Is the 57 a zero? If so it should be fine (I don’t think it is though)...

can you not lay some 50mm planks in the bed to park it on ?

 

[Monkeybusiness]

can you not lay some 50mm planks in the bed to park it on ?

Could do, but not really a problem as long as you don’t need to slew in the bed.

 

[Giles]

Yeah that sounds good, I had steel ramps on my old Herbst trailer but they were only 350mm wide and 8ft which made for some pretty hairy excursions out of the trailer on an icy morning.

Where you based mate? I hate putting my kx161-3on 450mm steels on the herbst s**t ramps .

 

[Giles]

this has been top of my list for requirements, I want to spin the machine around inside the trailer, hopefully I can with the 57being nice and compact. but trying to get a spec sheet with dimensions on from dealers is like asking for a block of gold upfront! I think Irish don’t do email.. broughan gave me them all over the phone which just got confusing, oh and in ft only so I assume they only work in feet to the nearest full number

My mates got the new broughton dump loader coming soon, I’ll measure it if you want

 

[Storrsy]

Where you based mate? I hate putting my kx161-3on 450mm steels on the herbst s**t ramps .

Devon. Yeah the Herbst ramps are lethal imo, it’s even worse with a 3 tonner as the idler wheel actually drops Slightly between the ladder rungs.. I had a bit of a technique to do it but coming off the trailer I’d always use the bucket to lower myself off the trailer on to the ramps- thing the digger would tip if the bucket wasn’t making contact with the ground! You have the bigger Herbst which is a bit higher still but slightly longer ramps.

 

[Giles]

Devon. Yeah the Herbst ramps are lethal imo, it’s even worse with a 3 tonner as the idler wheel actually drops Slightly between the ladder rungs.. I had a bit of a technique to do it but coming off the trailer I’d always use the bucket to lower myself off the trailer on to the ramps- thing the digger would tip if the bucket wasn’t making contact with the ground! You have the bigger Herbst which is a bit higher still but slightly longer ramps.

I bought this for moving 3/5 ton around local area

 

[Storrsy]

I bought this for moving 3/5 ton around local area

I’m sure that will be a pleasure to use after the Herbst! Thing is the multi purpose dump trailers are bloody handy! The 11 ton JPM I’m thinking of getting has 3.5meter ramps as opposed to 2.4m like the Herbst so I’m hoping that should be a good enough compromise for me over having two trailers.

 

[Storrsy]

Must be quite a lift getting that full width ramp up Giles? Is it spring assisted?

 

[Giles]

Must be quite a lift getting that full width ramp up Giles? Is it spring assisted?

It’s hydraulic off tractor or 24v electric pump if on wagon, it’s a chieftain. It’s not landed yet so will tell you when it’s here lol

 

[Storrsy]

Oh yeah- just spotted the lift rams. Chieftain make good trailers IMO.

 

[GazCro]

Bloody amateurs, you're meant to put the ramps under the trailer to make loading and unloading easier

 

[V8Druid]

I bought this for moving 3/5 ton around local area

you bought it then

 

[Giles]

you bought it then

Yes

 

[diggerjones]

Borrowed my mates trailer. This loaded at the front. With small ramps

 

[Storrsy]

Bloody amateurs, you're meant to put the ramps under the trailer to make loading and unloading easier View attachment 19861

Doh- Life’s easy when you know how.