Van Loading Ramp

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Smith Direct

928
Original Poster

Hi Guys This one is mainly for vendors. Iam thinking of buying a 8ft 1ton payload loading ramp so i can load and unload with a pallet truck. The real question is is it common to have to book a luton tail lift for less than 4plts just trying to think of different services to accommodate my van too. With Thanks in advance

Hopkins Direct

1701

Will that work? Have you worked out your loading angles etc, could be a very hard pull up a ramp with a 500kg load on a pallet truck, and then the angle at the top of the ramp. Just a thought.

Roberts Logistics

359

I carry round a 2.4metre alloy ramp but because of the angles it is only useful for light pallets, flightcases and hospital stuff on casters. Thats apart from loading mmotorcycles safely which was the reason it was purchased.

Wood & Sons

3440

Ask Courier Expert, he should know.

Thorpe & Sons

5507

Wood & Sons said:


Ask Courier Expert, he should know.

Lol

Roberts & Sons

729

Wood & Sons said:


Ask Courier Expert, he should know.

Who?

Williams Transport

3691

Hopkins Direct said:


Will that work? Have you worked out your loading angles etc, could be a very hard pull up a ramp with a 500kg load on a pallet truck, and then the angle at the top of the ramp. Just a thought.

Not impossible to rig up a small electric winch which pull the pallet truck up the ramp if the work is semi-regular.

Lewis Express

1049

With all that gear on board you won't be able to carry a ton pallet especially if its a sprinter they only take just over a ton wihtout all that extra baggage on board

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