Safe, Easy-To-Use ATV Ramps

Safe, Easy-To-Use ATV Ramps ATV'S ATV'S 31-2-40 Driving your ATV up a pair of angled ramps into the back of a pickup can be a dangerous job. You're several feet off the ground so you don't want to fall off - or have the ramps fail. To solve the problem, Lester Langeland, Marne, Mich., made an ATV carrier that mounts on back of the pickup, allowing you to transport an ATV even if you have a topper on the pickup bed. He says it's easy to load and also safe because there are no high ramps. "It's a safe and convenient way to move an ATV. It eliminates the need for a trailer, and your pickup bed is always available for other uses," says Langeland. The ramps bolt onto two metal brackets that mount permanently on the pickup frame. The ramps simply slide into the brackets. The brackets are made from 3-in. sq. tubing, with vertical lengths of 2 1/2-in. tubing serving as stops for the ATV's front wheels. The two ramps are formed from 8-ft. lengths of 2 1/2-in. sq. tubing mounted inside 8-in. wide, 6-ft. long aluminum decking. The extra 2 ft. of sq. tubing is slid inside the brackets on the pickup when transporting the ATV. A circular bracket on the front edge of the 8-ft. sq. tubing acts as a stopper for the ramp, with a small pin used to keep the ramp from coming out. The ATV is strapped down to the ramps for safety. The ramps can be stored in or on the side of the pickup when not in use. Once the ramps are in place, you back up the pickup to a small depression, or back up to a raised area of ground until the rear edge of the ramps contacts the ground. Then drive the ATV on. Langeland estimates his total cost, including work done by a local welding shop, at about $300. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Lester Langeland, 2796 Hayes, Marne, Mich. 49435 (ph 616 677-9951).

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