From: Ryan M Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Fri Sep 05 2003 - 08:33:48 PDT
At 9:56 AM -0400 9/5/03, Recovry4x4@aol.com wrote:
>Bjorn, I think a ram system using 4X12 lumber would work for running trucks.
>I little old fashioned saw work and such could probably make such an item. I
>like the idea of transporting non runners this way too. It will take some real
>engineering to come up with a hydraulic lift system that can take the truck
>up some 50 inches, be portable and affordable. The 8 ton rams from an engine
>crane come to mind. I'm sure with a little thought and steel I'll dream up a
>viable method. To be real honest I never thought the piggyback device would be
>used again but I'm now seeing a possible use for it. The more questions I get,
>the more interested I get in creating a loading and off loading system.
Why not set of metal folding ramps? Add a short stroke ram to get the
towed truck over the hump.
The folding ramps will need some stays but build them right and
they'll fold up nice and small.
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