I was thinking about doing something either really smart or really stupid. is it stupid or is it within reason?

I have a motorcycle lift that weighs just under 400 lbs. Thats too heavy for me to lift into the bed myself. I was thinking about attaching a winch to the two tie down loops in the back of the trailer and winching the lift up a ramp while I push it up the ramp.

IS this a genious idea or a really stupid idea?

I dont know if those tie downs can support 50 lbs or 1000 lbs...

thanks!

 

Check the manual to be sure but I think they are rated for 500

 

The dead-weight of the lift is really of little concern. Since it will be rolling (or sliding) up a ramp while you push it. What's important is how much lateral force is required to start it moving up the ramp. The tie-downs are only attached to the thickest part of the box, not to the frame of the truck, but together as you describe, should work as intended.

 

I've bent one of mine. can't remember what I was doing but I don't recommend attempting it. My left rear loop it bent back towards the tailgate a bit.

 

Perhaps use the front "rear facing" loops as they are in the correct direction to handle the forces being applied. This may prevent what happened to biker ahoy.

 

I couldnt find it in the manual... and I actually looked! That sounds good though, as I was worried they wouldn't even be able to do 150/200.


Thanks everyone for the thoughts- I think I am going to give it a shot, but I'm going to pull from either 2 or 4 of them to distribute weight. I think we should be able to get it up there alright.

Probably not doing it for 2 weeks or so, just had to figure out how to. If I destroy my truck I'll be sure to tell you all!

 

Tried it- Used the ones closest to the cab, and pushed like hell in addition to the winch. Worked wonders! Thanks for the thoughts!