Brian james assitor ramps ??

[gixermark]

HI Guys,

i have a brian james tilt bed trailer.. and have not quite managed to load the prosport on/off without the bottom of the splitter catching.. despite trying numerous angles... 13ft wooden ramps with shaved leading edges etc etc..

so - anyone got any pics of the brian james assitor ramps ?? or is it better to use the std long ramps ??

[gixermark]

yep.. tried 'starter' ramps of all sorts of sizes....

would prefer to get a solution whereby i don;t have to take body on/off to load and unload the car - when its on the trailer there is very little room at each side to get the body on/off.

[gixermark]

thanks

i assume they are angled/curved in some way ? better to get them vs the long 2.5m ramps they do ??

[gixermark]

thanks guys..

Nick - if you have pics that woudl be much appreciated...

although my car supposedly has the high downforce pack.. the splitter is actually attached to the front body... so in theory i coudl take off or at least partly remove and lift the front section to get on/off the trailer, but given i do it on my own lots of the time - i want a proper solution.

i had though a tilt bed and long wooden ramps with leading edge woudl have done the job.. but... !

[gixermark]

not sure which model of BJ i have... i assume a clubman, its been DIY'd to now have curtain sides, fiberglass front and roof.. and has the hydraulic yilt bed.. tyre rack inside etc etc..

i think part of the problem on mine is that teh actual traler bed has an angle where 'normal' cars woudl just use as a small ramp to get into the trailer bed.. so i think the key is probablyl to get straight ramps that sit over that so the angle is the same as the tilt bed, hence totally controllable whether on flat, downhill or uphill

[gixermark]

thanks Nick - appreciate the time..

thats just a std motorbike ramp... obviously does the job though !

will call BJ and see what they advise - assitor ramps or the longer 2.5M ramps...

[gixermark]

on teh phone to BJ - they reckon the long (4.5Ft) assistor ramps are what i'd need... the assistor from what i could gather are designed for the tilt bed trailers - and fit into teh necessary slots and do away with the small angle/ramp on the leading edge of my trailer

he is hopefully sending pics through to see what they look like..

[gixermark]

ended up getting a local machine shop to make up 8ft long ramps, with leading edge at both ends to help...

can now get the car on/off without even using the tilt bed !!

I'd say you probably could get away with 4-5ft, but with plenty of room to store under the car i didn;t want to mess about...

cam now get the car in/out of the trailer myself quite easily