Which Aluminum Loading Ramps for Loading Harley Davidson TriGlide onto Trailer

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Thanks for your comment on trike loading with #288-07452 and #288-07452-2. Total wt capacity for the 3 ramps is plenty, but am wondering with the wt of the trike front end, gas tank, engine, tranny and driver, I think all of this will be over the 750# cap for that ramp. I am not sure of the wt distribution. The wt over the trike rear wheels seems to be much less per those ramps compaired to the wt on the center ramp. Your thoughts please.

asked by: Jeff R

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For getting your trike up onto a trailer, using the # 288-07452-2 along with the # 288-07452 ramps as you've proposed would be the best bet, and would be what I'd recommend. The combined capacity of the ramps would handle the weight of your TriGlide perfectly, as long as you can devise some way to tie the ramps together so they stay properly spaced.

expert reply by: Mike L

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Jeff H.

9/25/2021

Thanks for your comment on trike loading with #288-07452 and #288-07452-2. Total wt capacity for the 3 ramps is plenty, but am wondering with the wt of the trike front end, gas tank, engine, tranny and driver, I think all of this will be over the 750# cap for that ramp. I am not sure of the wt distribution. The wt over the trike rear wheels seems to be much less per those ramps compaired to the wt on the center ramp. Your thoughts please.

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Mike L.

9/25/2021

From what I've read, the weight distribution of a TriGlide is about 50-50, a good buddy of mine owns one and he's confirmed this for me. Therefore, when sitting on flat ground you'll have the back wheels exerting 750-800 lbs and the front wheel about the same. So, on flat ground the weight from the front wheel could theoretically exceed the capacity of the center ramp by up to 50 lbs. However, because you'll be going up an incline, the force of gravity will shift that 50-50 weight bias to the rear of the bike to a degree. I'm not a physicist and there's too many variables at work to determine exactly how much the bias would shift, but it will shift the bias enough to the rear so you'll be at or below the 750 lb capacity of that center ramp. Long story short, you'll be good to go.

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