Angle of toy hauler door is to steep?
The angle of the door is just to steep to load our Harleys without it catching the frame. Any ideas on what to use to fix this issue? What are you guys doing?
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Yesterday was the first day I put a motorcycle in my Forest River 19RR.
Yikes, that is one steep hill! I used the electric tongue jack to raise the front of the trailer as much as I could. I use an automatic tire chock to "catch" the bikes front tire and hold the bike upright while I tie it down.
With the trailer on this much of an angle, I'm not sure how I would have done it without the chock.
Add to this the floor in the trailer is slippery as ice. I'd hate to have to load this in the rain! I had to drive a couple of screws into the floor to secure the chock as it simply slid around on the slick floor.
I have a 34" inseam and I had to tippy toe the bike as it made the transition over the hump. Not fun at all!
Unloading the bike was even more fun. The front brake on the slippery floor was useless! I kept the engine off, and the bike in gear, and used the clutch lever as a "brake" on the rear tire as it had traction on the rough surface of the ramp.
I ordered a piece of aluminum diamond plate to extend the ramp 48". I'll use a set of jack stands to hold up the edge of the existing ramp and the added diamond plate will make the transition much easier.
Yikes, that is one steep hill! I used the electric tongue jack to raise the front of the trailer as much as I could. I use an automatic tire chock to "catch" the bikes front tire and hold the bike upright while I tie it down.
With the trailer on this much of an angle, I'm not sure how I would have done it without the chock.
Add to this the floor in the trailer is slippery as ice. I'd hate to have to load this in the rain! I had to drive a couple of screws into the floor to secure the chock as it simply slid around on the slick floor.
I have a 34" inseam and I had to tippy toe the bike as it made the transition over the hump. Not fun at all!
Unloading the bike was even more fun. The front brake on the slippery floor was useless! I kept the engine off, and the bike in gear, and used the clutch lever as a "brake" on the rear tire as it had traction on the rough surface of the ramp.
I ordered a piece of aluminum diamond plate to extend the ramp 48". I'll use a set of jack stands to hold up the edge of the existing ramp and the added diamond plate will make the transition much easier.
