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Re: [RC] [Guest] Trailer ramps - Jim HollandRidecamp Guest wrote: Bonnie Davis In the 40 plus years of hauling horses -- I 've only bought trailers with ramps. I don't like step-up trailers but step-up or ramps is a personal choice and I know you're going to get all kinds of responses on this one! In about the same number of years hauling, I have owned one trailer with a ramp. (It was a "deal") Never again. If you are a "show person" and always load and unload your horse in a level spot, and can be sure you will never be stuck along a highway with a sloping shoulder where you need to get your horse off, and never have an accident with your trailer in the ditch, and never need to park your rig on the slope of a hill when you ride...then go for it. IMHO, ramps create more probems than they solve. I had a half Arabian gelding once that loved to ride...would jump right on...but was always suspicious of the ramp. Always tried to jump OVER it to get on! <grin> There are two many situations, especially in the mountains, where having a ramp limits your parking and unloading. In addition, it adds about 8-10 of space to the "take off" area you need at the rear of the trailer. (After two years, the springs deteriorated and the ramp support beams delaminated from the ramp on the one I owned...and I understand that's not uncommon) Forget the ramp. Jim, Sun of Dimanche, and Mahada Magic =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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