Upgraded trailer to a ramp/hinged tail gate. pics

[bogydave]

After having to fight the lift out gate & then putting a ramp on to load/offload ATV.
Using a board to roll big round on.
I decided I needed a better tail gate. Upgrade my wood hauler since I can't get to the wood site yet.
May have made it to heavy duty but better to strong & not break.

Haven't got the latches on it yet, maybe I'll use 2 hasps.
83" X 44" X 3/4" treated plywood, 5 hinges. 2X6 (replaceable) on the gate so the ATV chains don't tear up the ply wood,
Feels real solid.

Next is a small jack mounted to the front of the trailer to tilt if I need to reduce the angle at.

Now I can roll the big rounds up the ramp, on & off load easier.

Pics: Old & the making the new gate, & front where I plan to put a small tilt jack

 

[basod]

Did you through bolt those hinges into the plywood?
How thick is the plywood?
I'm the same way about building things indestructible, I'm just envisioning 500lbs of quad +you on those center hinges/rails.

 

[amateur cutter]

Nice job Dave, looks good. What are u going to use for a jack? My first thought was a small hyd. bottle jack. A C

 

[bogydave]

3/4" plywood. Thru bolted the hinges thru the ply wood & thru the bottom 2X4s, On the ATV ramp I figured the sandwiched material is 4-1/4" thick, stronger than a 4X4 at 44" long,
ATV ramp 2X6 is bolted to the 2X4 sandwiching the 3/4 plywood, cut/drill out the 2X6 so it fit over the hinge then drilled thru the 2X6, thru the hinge, plywood & 2X4 & put a 6" carriage bolt thru it all on the top side.

Yes a small bottle jack. don't know where to look for one yet. Junk yard, Pawn shop??
Or maybe a screw jack , like some of the spare tire car jacks.

Pics: hinges carriage bolt heads is top side pics, ATV 2X6 ramp covering the hinge, & 5/16 countersunk nuts is bottom side of the ramp, 5/16" galvanized bolts

 

[Backwoods Savage]

You will be happy you did that Dave.

 

[MasterMech]

3/4" plywood. Thru bolted the hinges thru the ply wood & thru the bottom 2X4s, On the ATV ramp I figured the sandwiched material is 4-1/4" thick, stronger than a 4X4 at 44" long,
ATV ramp 2X6 is bolted to the 2X4 sandwiching the 3/4 plywood, cut/drill out the 2X6 so it fit over the hinge then drilled thru the 2X6, thru the hinge, plywood & 2X4 & put a 6" carriage bolt thru it all on the top side.

Yes a small bottle jack. don't know where to look for one yet. Junk yard, Pawn shop??
Or maybe a screw jack , like some of the spare tire car jacks.

Pics: hinges carriage bolt heads is top side pics, ATV 2X6 ramp covering the hinge, & 5/16 countersunk nuts is bottom side of the ramp, 5/16" galvanized bolts

Couldn't you just use the tongue jack?

Edit: NM, Didn't realize it was a dump trailer!

 

[bogydave]

3/4" plywood. Thru bolted the hinges thru the ply wood & thru the bottom 2X4s, On the ATV ramp I figured the sandwiched material is 4-1/4" thick, stronger than a 4X4 at 44" long,
ATV ramp 2X6 is bolted to the 2X4 sandwiching the 3/4 plywood, cut/drill out the 2X6 so it fit over the hinge then drilled thru the 2X6, thru the hinge, plywood & 2X4 & put a 6" carriage bolt thru it all on the top side.

Yes a small bottle jack. don't know where to look for one yet. Junk yard, Pawn shop??
Or maybe a screw jack , like some of the spare tire car jacks.

Pics: hinges carriage bolt heads is top side pics, ATV 2X6 ramp covering the hinge, & 5/16 countersunk nuts is bottom side of the ramp, 5/16" galvanized bolts

Couldn't you just use the tongue jack?

Edit: NM, Didn't realize it was a dump trailer!

If I use the tilt function, I don't bottom out (high center) the ATV when the snow plow is on.
I ripped up 2 rungs on my aluminum truck/ATV ramp this winter when backing off the trailer. Bottom of the snow plow caught it.
When the trailer has a load, it's too heavy for me to tip it & a jack would do it easy & not let it come back down or go up higher. Should lock it into place at the angel I need.
That's the plan anyway
Hopefully I won't be using the tilt function often, but when needed, it sure is nice & a time saver.
Trailer getting heavier, a few less round per trip now LOL :lol:

 

[bogydave]

Got the gate latches made. Used a piece of flat aluminum & a broken bungee.
Painted it with water seal.
Now looking for a jack for the front.
Ready to cut wood soon