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<blockquote data-quote="Marlow Wilson" data-source="post: 34670" data-attributes="member: 47">Re: PVI Multifold Van RampA few comments.&nbsp; First off, excellent review. Little things like ramps are among the most important things we use.&nbsp; I have had to use my 6&#039; Harbor Freight trailer ramp a couple times to get up to a standard 48&quot; dock and can offer a couple bits of advice. 8&#039; is definitely the better size for loading docks! 6&#039; is quite steep and it&#039;s not something I&#039;d want to do too often. I&#039;m lucky that the ramp fits perfectly on the back edge of the trailer deck (sits on the metal frame, and against the plywood deck) it&#039;s a smooth transition that secures the ramp.&nbsp; The ramp came with two chains for&nbsp; which I have left on.&nbsp; When in doubt, I can usually attach it to something to secure it from pulling back (sometimes a metal railing, on the dock there are often secure points for locking the door).&nbsp; With the ramp secured at both sides, it can&#039;t really fall back, and even if it did it could only fall so far.&nbsp; I&#039;ll try to grab pics next time I&#039;m using it. Depending on a couple variables, I&#039;m sure you could devise something to make the loading dock use a bit more secure. Here&#039;s the pic from the Harbor Freight website:[ATTACH]149909[/ATTACH]&nbsp;One serious beef with my ramp is that the metal edging where the ramp folds is a serious slip hazard. It&#039;s just wide enough that if you step in the middle your foot does not touch any non-slip surface. Several times I nearly lost it by stepping right in the middle.&nbsp; I&#039;m thinking about getting the grinder out to roughen it up, but in retrospect I probably would prefer a ramp that didn&#039;t fold.&nbsp; I bought this one because it was dirt cheap and I was on my way to pick up the trailer which didn&#039;t have a ramp and had to load stuff that night. The folding aspect actually makes it a bit annoying to move because the part that is easy to grab on to is opposite the fold and therefor requires two hand to keep it together despite being very light. Yes, I could add a bungie, strap or handle, but it&#039;s one more thing to think about.&nbsp; I&#039;m still happy with it for the price, but if I ever come across a sturdy but reasonably light 8&#039; non-folding ramp at the right price I&#039;ll be all over it.&nbsp; I may also consider something like yours which looks much more thought out.&nbsp; Only a group of sound guys could geek-out about loading ramps like this.&nbsp; It&#039;s a great thing!Cheers...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marlow Wilson, post: 34670, member: 47"] Re: PVI Multifold Van Ramp A few comments. First off, excellent review. Little things like ramps are among the most important things we use. I have had to use my 6' Harbor Freight trailer ramp a couple times to get up to a standard 48" dock and can offer a couple bits of advice. [B]8' is definitely the better size for loading docks![/B] 6' is quite steep and it's not something I'd want to do too often. I'm lucky that the ramp fits perfectly on the back edge of the trailer deck (sits on the metal frame, and against the plywood deck) it's a smooth transition that secures the ramp. The ramp came with two chains for which I have left on. When in doubt, I can usually attach it to something to secure it from pulling back (sometimes a metal railing, on the dock there are often secure points for locking the door). With the ramp secured at both sides, it can't really fall back, and even if it did it could only fall so far. I'll try to grab pics next time I'm using it. Depending on a couple variables, I'm sure you could devise something to make the loading dock use a bit more secure. Here's the pic from the Harbor Freight website: [ATTACH=CONFIG]149909.vB5-legacyid=1989[/ATTACH] One serious beef with my ramp is that the metal edging where the ramp folds is a serious slip hazard. It's just wide enough that if you step in the middle your foot does not touch any non-slip surface. Several times I nearly lost it by stepping right in the middle. I'm thinking about getting the grinder out to roughen it up, but [B]in retrospect I probably would prefer a ramp that didn't fold[/B]. I bought this one because it was dirt cheap and I was on my way to pick up the trailer which didn't have a ramp and had to load stuff that night. The folding aspect actually makes it a bit annoying to move because the part that is easy to grab on to is opposite the fold and therefor requires two hand to keep it together despite being very light. Yes, I could add a bungie, strap or handle, but it's one more thing to think about. I'm still happy with it for the price, but if I ever come across a sturdy but reasonably light 8' non-folding ramp at the right price I'll be all over it. I may also consider something like yours which looks much more thought out. Only a group of sound guys could geek-out about loading ramps like this. It's a great thing! Cheers... [/QUOTE]

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