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Load Or Unload Any Motorycle By Yourself
Loading a motorcycle into a pickup, especially alone, can be dangerous, both to the cycle and to the would-be rider.
Gene Jacobsen, Jacobsen Trailer, Inc., Fowler, California, has solved that problem.
His One-Man Motorcycle Loader does just what its name implies. The loader attaches firmly into the bed
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Load Or Unload Any Motorycle By Yourself FARM HOME recreation 28-2-20 Loading a motorcycle into a pickup, especially alone, can be dangerous, both to the cycle and to the would-be rider.
Gene Jacobsen, Jacobsen Trailer, Inc., Fowler, California, has solved that problem.
His One-Man Motorcycle Loader does just what its name implies. The loader attaches firmly into the beds of most pickups. It can also be mounted on a trailer. It consists of a frame with an electrical-powered mounting rail in it. He says he designed it with the biggest Harley Davidson in mind.
To load a motorcycle, the specially designed lift raises the front of the rail, pushes it back, and then gravity lowers the entire rail to ground level. One person can then roll the motorcycle into the rail. Specially designed braces that fit over the handlebars support the cycle while the person locks the wheels securely onto the rail. After that, the braces are removed and the winch is reversed, raising the rail and up to 2,000 lbs. of motorcycle back into the pickup bed. No further ropes or chains are needed to secure the motorcycle to the pickup bed.
The loader's winch is powered by a 12-volt connection to the pickup's electrical system. A hand-held remote controls the winch.
Jacobsen's patented loader has just gone into production. It sells for $2,900, plus shipping.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gene Jacobsen, Jacobsen Trailer, Inc., 1128 E. South Avenue, Fowler, Cal. 93625 (ph 559 834-5971;email: genej@jacobsentrailer.com; website: www.jacobsentrailer.com).
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