pipe for trailer ramp's
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Topic: pipe for trailer ramp's
Posted By: Brian S(NY)
Subject: pipe for trailer ramp's
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2022 at 12:24pm
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I have a 14 K deck over trailer. The pipe is bent that crosses the back of the trailer holding the foldup ramp's. Should I just buy a steel pipe to replace it? or do I need to buy something special ? The other thing is the beaver tails getting rotted I was wondering about replaceing it with steel angle iron instead of treated lumber. Whats everyones thoughts ------------- God made man.Sam colt made man equal. |
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Posted By: thendrix
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2022 at 12:31pm
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I believe the ramp pipe on our trailer is plain old 2" schedule 40 pipe ------------- "Farming is a business that makes a Las Vegas craps table look like a regular paycheck" Ronald Reagan |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2022 at 12:54pm
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do you have a center support, or does the pipe just support at both ends ? Center bracket or some stabalizer helps with the load. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2022 at 12:57pm
nothing wrong with angle iron on the tail... helps get some grip when loading. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2022 at 4:28pm
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On my tri-axle tag trailer for hauling crawler and backhoe I used angle iron welded to frame members on the beaver tail . It had a good part in allowing no slip when loading as well as allowing any trapped material to fall off when loading . For loading in winter stopped any slipping from ice or snow caught on deck or tracks ------------- Faith isn't a jump in the dark. It is a walk in the light. Faith is not guessing; it is knowing something. "Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." |
Posted By: Brian S(NY)
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2022 at 9:24pm
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yes it has a flange that the pipe runs through on both sides and the center. ------------- God made man.Sam colt made man equal. |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2022 at 9:33pm
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Normal PIPE that you get from the Hardware store will be schedule 40 ... If you have a steel Supplier near you, you could get a schedule 80 pipe ( thicker wall) and be stronger.. What is the difference between Sch 40 and Sch 80 pipe? http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%5C" rel="nofollow - The major difference between schedule 40 and schedule 80 pipe is the wall thickness, inside diameter, and their weight. Schedule 80 will have a greater wall thickness, a smaller inside diameter and a higher weight than Schedule 40 pipe at a given nominal pipe size. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2022 at 11:47pm
Road salt rust-probably? Loading ramps each have perpendicular & horizontal frame supports under each ramp~Maybe, maybe not? If not, then during loading of equipment, it’s weight bridges too far & helps bend dovetail’s ramp pipe, which is probably half way ~ weakest point?? Try installing 1/4” wall steel black pipe. And if needed, add ramp supports. Got any photos? |
Brian S(NY) wrote:Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2022 at 6:06am
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pipe is hollow.roadsalty water gets inside,weakens/rusts the pipe over the years. you could replace with a SOLID BAR, but it'll give you two hernias and empty your bank account ! as other have said, use a sked80 pipe but.. weld ends on plug it and add 2-3-4 1/8" holes along the rear edge. Use these to spray a LOT of rustchek,oil, or similar. when done, dab some caulking to plug the hole ,or just leave them. ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: farmboy520
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2022 at 9:57am
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The trailer we have at work with ramps is a solid pipe that the ramps pivot on. ------------- On the farm: Agco Allis 9695, 7060, 7010, R66, Farmall H, and Farmall F20 (Great Grandpa's) |
Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2022 at 11:54am
No such thing as a solid pipe.  
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Posted By: farmboy520
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2022 at 12:48pm
  Sometimes words are hard. Solid shaft is what I meant. ------------- On the farm: Agco Allis 9695, 7060, 7010, R66, Farmall H, and Farmall F20 (Great Grandpa's) |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2022 at 1:02pm
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Most that i have seen that are BENT are not rusted.... The ramps have been overloaded and bent the pipe or damaged the center bracket that supports the pipe / bar. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: Codger
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2022 at 1:25pm
When I built the dovetail onto the back of this flatbed single drop trailer I used "drill stem" steel for the ramps to rotate around on. This was 1983. I just snapped the photo as pulled the trailer out to finish up the rebuild of the same dovetail citing rust eating the xmembers away. Those "hinges" have never bent on me as the wall is 11/16" thick.....  |
Posted By: Codger
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2022 at 2:33pm
Old photos of the trailer before I cut it apart to make repairs:  |
Posted By: Dirt Farmer
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2022 at 10:34pm
| For the ramp hinges on one of my dove tail trailers I used old hydraulic cylinder rods that I had around the shop that had the chrome flaked off from a previous equipment repair. |