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Old Jun 6, 2025 | 06:33 PM
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How many people does it take to load a bike on a trailer by yourself?
 
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Old Jun 6, 2025 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob Harper
The secret to loading a lowered car onto a car trailer easily. Ramp placement.

Do this. Forward to 40 second mark. I've done it may times loading cars. And a few times with bikes.
This has been brought up and stupid to even bring up. Besides pushing the bike up hill, you have to tie it down with bike pointing up hill.

The guy I believe is using a winch, which is common in vehicle recovery. So at least we got that

It is very easy to build bike ramp or buy one
 
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It is very easy to build bike ramp or buy one
So is THAT the answer to your question that we went through over 100 posts to get to?
 
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Originally Posted by MURPHCC1
So is THAT the answer to your question that we went through over 100 posts to get to?
That would only be one piece of the puzzle. This be beyond you. . You just don't put to corner pieces down and say the puzzle is complete.. Ages 5-8.
 
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How many people does it take to load a bike on a trailer by yourself?
This is a Trick Math question, right?
 
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Old Jun 6, 2025 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Rounders
That would only be one piece of the puzzle. This be beyond you. . You just don't put to corner pieces down and say the puzzle is complete.. Ages 5-8.
5-8 year olds can type complete sentences, and spell. This is beyond you.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2025 | 07:25 PM
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That would only be one piece of the puzzle. This be beyond you. . You just don't put to corner pieces down and say the puzzle is complete.. Ages 5-8.
What if it's a 'round' puzzle?
 
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Originally Posted by Uncle Larry
This is a Trick Math question, right?
A few more drinks and the village idiot will argue about how many it takes.
 
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This is a Trick Math question, right?
I am expecting someone to say 2 is n another page or so
 
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