Putting a Jeep in the bed!

[JHS]

Hi guys,

I recently built some ramps to put my Cherokee in the bed of my M35a2.

Thought Id share the specs, and a few pictures.

The ramps are ladder style, with 2x3x.120 tube on the sides, and the "rungs" being built out of 3x3x.125 angle iron.

The top lip is 3x6x3/8" angle iron, with two carriage bolts flush welded into the top plate to lock into corresponding holes in the bed I drilled.

4 Buyers bolt on D-rings were used to secure the Jeep, drilling through the ribs and also adding "washer plates" underneath.

My goals were to keep the ramps light enough for one man to maneuver but strong enough for the jeep. Anything heavier Probably shouldn't go in the bed.

The trip I took it on was a 4x4 OHV event called Rocktoberfest, hosted by NAXJA.

Driving from my shop up and down the mountains into New Hampshire was defiantly a chore, I probably wouldn't do a trip with that much elevation and a jeep in the bed again. But it was all for the glory! haha.

It felt like a hot rod after I unloaded the Jeep!

 

[JHS]

Forgot to mention, they were built Approximately 12' long so they could be stored in the bed!

 

[Shark Bait]

Cool. How is the break over point? Does the jeep want to drag? I've thought of a set of ramps for my MK, with a 20ft bed I could go longer to lesson the rake but may tend to be heavy ramps.

 

[R Racing]

Very nice !! Those ramps look great !!

 

[Recovry4x4]

I know the feeling of hauling a vehicle up there but the WOW factor is off the chain in a crowd.

 

[dawico]

Well done. That makes for a good combo.

 

[JHS]

break over fells scary, but looks fine. plenty of room, the jeeps only 3.5" lifted, Wow factor was the primary objective haha

 

[18operator]

How heavy are the ramps? And how many people does it take to lift them into the truck?

 

[JHS]

I'd guess around 150#. One guy can do it without too much trouble.

 

[Csm Davis]

What is the overall height?

 

[firefox]

For longer runs, I think you could just fab up something that could attach
to the middle and have a way to adjust its height. Aka landing leg type thing.
Just my 2 cents

 

[wreckerman893]

The last time I unloaded a vehicle out of the bed of a deuce I ran the front end of the deuce up on some heavy ramps to lessen the angle of the unloading ramps. If you can raise the front up a foot or so it really makes the angle of attack a lot easier. Just my rambling thoughts.

 

[JHS]

It was 11' 6" liberally. Which surprised me. A droptop XJ would be cool, but I'm not sure using a bridge would be the best idea.

 

[JHS]

Wreckerman and Firefox, those are pretty good ideas! Great point with the front end.

 

[Piper Cub]

Looks good! Any closeups of the attachment points to the bed?

 

[firefox]

What about a modified ctis so that you could make the rear squat down?

 

[JHS]

One of the holes in the bed to receive the carriage bolts the other of the underside of the angle iron

 

[JHS]

Firefox- great idea for the newer rigs, I'd like CTIS on mine but haven't looked into it honestly.

 

[dmetalmiki]

Driving onto the truck bed

I have used two lenghts of motorway barrier for years. to load deuces and 5 tons. And yes it is a crowd puller.

http://youtu.be/SwJ_rkY46AU

 

[Flyingvan911]

We move our Mutts in our Deuces all the time.