[1972elky]

Not sure how to post pictures here but i have a steel deck car trailer with 2- separate ramps, the ramps hang on the back of the trailer with a lip (one on the trailer and one on the ramp) when going up or down the trailer the ramps tend to flip up and hit the bottom of the car, a freind thought he had the remedy and beveled the edge that lays on the pavement, but they still flip up, and suggestions? i think i have seen people C-clamp the ramps to the trailer -- but not sure how tight or secure this clamp would have to be.. thought about drilling some pilot holes and passing a piece of rod threw it but this would require quite a series of holes as all cars require the ramps to be in diffrent positions and if you pull off or on the trailer in a diffrent place it would be off-- any suggestions on this? thank you!

 

[Andy's Auto Repair]

C clamps would be your easiest option, but they themselves would have to clear the bottom of the car.

 

[Ken Hayes]

Try putting some 4x4's under the ramps so they dont have all the flex they have now.

 

[1972elky]

i don;t think they are flexing, they just kick up when you go over the ends that are on the pavement

 

[Uppster]

Sounds to me like you have the wrong ramps for the trailer. You might contact the manufacturer and ask for pictures of the ramps.

 

[Les Saville]

I have that problem when I roll down too fast, wiped out a WW molding on my 70.....that has slowed me down. I also started applying the E brake on my tow vehicle when loading the car onto the trailer to help keep any motion to a minimum.

 

[novaderrik]

think of the ramps as levers.. figure out how to get it so that the fulcrum of the lever is never in the proper place to make it kick up like that..

 

[rel3rd]

i don;t think they are flexing, they just kick up when you go over the ends that are on the pavement

If you welded, or had someone weld, a small "ramp" (or wedge) onto the entry end of the ramp itself, it'll cure the problem. I've done this to a few of our older equipment trailers and it works well, eliminating that problem.

p.s. Don't mind the awesome artistic abilities that I lack in my quickie drawing that I did and took a picture of...