I load my 900 on to my sled deck on a 4" lifted duramax with 12' ramps I believe. They may be a little shorter than that. I will measure tomorrow if I think of it. That slope is fine to drive up in low but any steeper and I would consider winching up.


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Thank you for the input, I have a leveled powerstroke with 35s so I'm probably about 5 inches shorter than you. IF that's the case then I will shoot for 10' ramps. Are yours home made? I have not seen 12' ramps anywhere

 

You will need to put angle iron on the bottom of your wood ramps. A 10-12 foot long 2x12 will flex like a soda straw with no support on the bottom.

 

At a minimum I would do this, but I honestly wouldn't even consider wood ramps for a utv. They will be slick as snot and take up too much room, length wise. I have a set of these New 10 ft HD Aluminum UTV Wide Loading Ramps Ranger Rhino Gator ATV 120 M2 | eBay and love them. They are available in different lengths and will be considerably stronger and safer (advertised at 2400 lbs per pair but are actually rated for and stamped at 1500 lbs each/3000 lb total). I emailed them about that and they stated they advertised at 2400 lbs because they didn't want people buying them to load cars with, but in fact are rated to 3k.

I built a pair of wood ramps out of 2x12 for an atv years ago with the same ramparts kit, and included the "traction pads" or whatever they call them, and it didnt save me much money after if was all said and done. They flexed under the weight of me on the atv, and were slick even with the pads. I would never drive a utv over them. The aluminum ones are much wider as well. Just MO.

The wood ramps are now rotten and cracked in my barn. You can have them for the rampart pieces if you insist on going that route.

 

Yeah, you will definitely need some kind of support running the length of the ramp on the bottom side to stiffen in. And make the ramp longer than you thing you will need. It is always best to have a shallow angle up than a steep one and redo it. You could also put 2x2 angle on each side of the ramp. That way, you have a bumper so to speak on each side to kind of guide you up the ramp. And it will stiffen the 2x12 or what ever good.

 

11 ft is the longest I have found.

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But the long 12 foot ramps present another problem. How and where do you store them on your tow vehicle?

 

I have a marathon deck that they make super slick telescoping ramps for. These are the cats ass as they are very light and super strong. They also have the super glides already on so they have awesome wet grip as well.

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375$ for 11' ramps seems kinda pricy but it may be my only practical option. Once I put 20' of angle iron on each ramp then it will be getting heavy and hauling them would be a pain since they won't fold. How do most people get them up to a sled bed? I'm trying to avoid pulling a trailer, less tires to worry about, licensing, and in my state any trailer has to abide by the semi speed (10 under)

 

I was wondering how practical a 10-12' ramp would be. It wouldn't fit in any bed I know of. And a flat bed wouldn't be a bad idea. It woud drop the sides at least a ft.

 

Those ramps are the only designed/built ramps to load a sxs onto a sled deck that I know of. The lock on to the rear tube so you don't have to worry about them popping off. I have a snowmobile ramp that works for regular quads but the 900 is so wide that I had to buy these. Found them on kijiji here for $400 for the pair.


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Silver Lake Mfg in Spirit Lake, Idaho can make whatever you need. They specialize in sled decks and are about 45 minutes away from you in the Valley.

Where are you hearing that trailers must abide by semi-truck speed limits? The only place I've heard of that is in CA and AZ.

 

WA State Patrol Media Release - Speed Limit When Pulling Trailers Same As Trucks

Here is the link saying if there is a truck posted speed limit all trailers are required to follow it. It was years ago but i have been pulled over for pulling a trailer at 70 MPH but was lucky to get off with a warning.

I actually ordered the titan 10 foot ramps off ebay last week and hope to be getting them before the weekend. I had some 8 foot ramps given to me and I have loaded the rzr with them a dozen times now but wanted something a little more less crazy haha

 

Thanks for the link. I never knew about that (and I've been here 20+ years). That press release didn't reference the RCW code but I looked it up. According to RCW 46.61.410(2) the maximum speed limit for any vehicle towing a trailer is 60mph...even if there is a sign that says "Truck Speed Limit 65". "Truck" refers to any vehicle over 10,000lbs so large box vans and flatbeds can actually go faster than a pickup towing a couple sleds in that scenario.

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No problem, even after being pulled over i did not believe it, i thought the trooper was making stuff up. I made a main forum topic about it just reminding people because i think i am the only person in washington that knows about it. Which is the #1 reason i built the deck, I get lots of officers stare at me as i drive by them at 75 but never been pulled over.

 

I know about that stupid law, unfortunately. :rm_thumbdown:

 

I'll be informing everybody I know but if they want to pull us over they'll find a reason...
mudflaps
tint
seatbelts
etc.

 

Cheeto would you mind posting a link to that RCW code on my main topic in the wa forum? That will be more believable to others than just a reminder letter

 

I went with a flatbed on my truck. I wanted the lower center of gravity and easier loading. You can usually find one at most scrap yards but they're pricey new. I had ramps made that would slide into the stake pockets to also use as sides. I really like this setup. Sorry about the pic, it's the only one I could find.

 

I've been running a deck on my superduty as well. I made my own ramps 12 ft long but they fold in the middle on the underside for easy transport. I've also trussed them with a 1/4 " aircraft cable for a little extra strength. It took alot of time to build them but well worth it in the end. I also had the heavy wood ramps back in the day, but my back won't handle the 3" x 12" timbers like it used to. hope this helps

 

I built mine out of about $200 of steel tubing and expanded metal. I wanted the use of my bed still and remove the deck easily. I ran my 2 platforms to my 5th wheel hitch and with 4 quick release pins and 4 corner pocket anchors I can remove the platforms by myself with no tools in about 5 minutes and get the full use of my bed again. with the RZR on the truck I can still open the tailgate to use the bed for camping gear or even a maintenance pit. I ordered 10' ramps to replace the ones in the picture, they store away nicely between the braces and the wheel wells. Once loaded I dont even know the rzr is there, even the rear view mirror looks straight underneath the rzr so I dont loose any visibility. I was thinking about doing a write up about it. like I said it cost 200$ total and can be built in a day.

 

Cdinges56, that is totally sweet! I will file that away in the "future use" file. Nice!


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In case if you were more interested here is the truck bed without the rzr

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I use an ultimate rack for my quads so my RZR can go in the hauler. I bought it used ($700) and we use the ramps from it to load the RZR or my daughter's Prowler on our flatbed when going out for day rides. They are made out of angle iron and are heavy as all get out They fold in half and store on the rack under the quads when traveling. This rack could be easily modified to carry my RZR.

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