Loading Bagger into toy hauler????

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Oct 31, 2010 | 12:01 PM

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j1mmy

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From: navarre ohio

just pull in slow and have the wife watch for clearance.. you might have to drop the rear/raise front of trailer

Oct 31, 2010 | 12:28 PM

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09BlueRoadKing

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Thats just the stabilizer jacks on the back, they are barley touching the cinder blocks. May try to lift front of rv up to see if I get a better angle.

Oct 31, 2010 | 01:03 PM

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rdam

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I think you're OK. I've seen steeper approach angles than that with a 2010 FLHTCU loaded with no problem. Most issues are at the transition from ramp to RV. It looks like you've got a nice dovetail there to address that problem.

Grab a couple friends and push it partway up the ramp... I bet you're fine.

Oct 31, 2010 | 03:07 PM

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madchad

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I use a 4 wheeler ramp that has slight curve to it to extend my toy hauler ramp, I tried it without and kept catching and breaking the kickstand spring!

Oct 31, 2010 | 05:04 PM

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09BlueRoadKing

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Got it done, first time to load both bikes. Raised the front of the trailer as far as she would go, that reduced the angle enough for the rear to clear the ground and once up the ramp went right in no bottoming or rubbing, good thing for that dove tail at the top of the ramp. Gonna use the same approach when letting the bike back down as I did on the wifes dyna (always good to use a lighter bike as a guinea pig) bike in gear using the clutch and rear wheel as a back brake, and front brake together. Definately gonna do this a few times right here at the house so I dont screw up and feel like a dumb a$$ and do something stupid at a camp site somewhere in front of a bunch of people. Anyway thanks for all the replies sure appreciate it, thanks agian.

Oct 31, 2010 | 06:13 PM

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TexasDwight

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From: Highlands Tx

GEEEZZ guys like you take all the fun out of camping- Practicing and all before you go!
I would probably get it loaded and at the campground go to unload it and be entertainment for all that was near as I was unloading....
When I was a youngster I worked at a marina on Ky Lake and used to love watching all the people launching the new boats with the plugs out and still tied to the trailer...

Oct 31, 2010 | 07:51 PM

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62hdbiker

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I put a block of wood under end of ramp. For lower bikes I put 2 pieces of 2 X 8 under end of ramp. Bottom piece is 24" long and the top piece is 12" long so your wheel hits one board then 2 boards then the ramp. I can load very low bikes this way.
Dan

Oct 31, 2010 | 08:07 PM

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whitetruk

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From: north royalton ohio

your trailer looks like it is a deck over the wheels,mine has dropped axles(pretty sure they call it that)plus a beavertail at the end of the 24 feet,i could easily pull a corvette in with no problems.
make sure your hitch is not to high,the trailer should be even front and back.