Off the end of ramp..........trailer retrieval

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by bigshrimpin

Bgreene - 4wd low worked for me in that situation ; ) I used to drop my v20 single axle trailer off the end of the wellington circle ramp. Sometimes the leaf spring hangers would get caught on the lip and you'd have to back it up a bit and bump it. I had a standard shift rodeo so it was easy to roll back a foot to two and get some momentum.

Big Shrimpin' ..........Glad you can do that at your ramp, but momentum and pulling with greater force would tear the trailer apart since this ( and many) ramps have a sharp, nearly vertical drop. The tidal pull tends to " clean out" the bottom just beyond the concrete ramp which forms this shear drop off. The tires drop down and " lock in" behind the drop off. The buoyancy with anchor pull results in no damage so works if this happens and there's a finger dock to work from.....

[garbubba]

Used to build & maintain launches. It's powering on to the trailer that causes the wash out at the end of the ramp. Your method is the trick for sure.

My favorite story about this goes back many years. A friend & I were cast netting at a local launch, a guy comes in & backs below the end (it's marked on the dock) We tell him we'll help him but he just keeps pulling on it with his old ford truck. Finally he get's pissed & walks off! We weren't sure what was happening until he came back in a semi truck from the local seafood processor. He hooks it to the front of the Ford, & boom!, tore the rear bumper right off the pickup! Couldn't help but laugh.