Off LOading

[mysterymeat]

my max 4 is supposed to arrive next week. i presume it will be on a semi. they tell me the driver will wait while i strip the packaging, and if i have a pair of 2 x 12 x 10' planks, i can drive it down into the meat world. traffic is not a problem. we live where earth ends.

does this sound like real life?

got a front end loader, but company sez no meat hooks on max4.

[SiliconTi]

HMMM..

The Max weighs, what 600+LBs? I do not think the 2x12's will hold it. Also, if it is off a semi, they are pretty high and 10' may not be long enough to give a comfortable trip down. I'd use a fork-lift or something to ease it down (forks on the loader? Chains?).

Jut be careful!

[Beeman]

I drove my prairie bobcat off my flat bed truck using a 20ft extension ladder (the two halves seperated). Those would be more ridged than 2X12's and I still wouldn't recommend it.

[Mike]

If you have forks for your loader, they will fit perfectly between the tires under the Max. I've lifted mine several times that way.

If not, maybe you should get a little extra lumber this weekend and build a sturdy (braced) ramp?

[mad_max_500cc]

in a pinch use the 2x12 but put an automotive style jack stand in the middle so it dosent bow or break the ramps! i would nail 2 smaller boards in front and behind where the stands contact the bottom of the ramp to stop the ramps from kicking out with weight on them. believe it or not i have seen a crazy guy i know unload his max 2 off the back of his raised flatbed rig witch is real close to the deck hight of the back of a semi its not the most comfortable feeling but it will work in a pinch! (my crazy friend knows who im talking abought and will probaly read this!) right dan? ? ?

[mossman381]

Use your loader to dig a hole and make a half underground half above ground loading dock. Just make sure the semi can get to it and out of it without problems. We have done this in the backwoods to unload equipment when there is no other way. You can always fill it in when you are done with it.

[jpswift1]

in a pinch use the 2x12 but put an automotive style jack stand in the middle so it dosent bow or break the ramps! i would nail 2 smaller boards in front and behind where the stands contact the bottom of the ramp to stop the ramps from kicking out with weight on them. believe it or not i have seen a crazy guy i know unload his max 2 off the back of his raised flatbed rig witch is real close to the deck hight of the back of a semi its not the most comfortable feeling but it will work in a pinch! (my crazy friend knows who im talking abought and will probaly read this!) right dan? ? ?

I witnessed that once! The second time that occured was at the Canal Fest ride last year, although that time wasn't from the flatbed directly to the ground. We hooked my trailer up to Dan's truck and rolled it from the flatbed to the trailer to the ground. It made the situation a little less tense.

[Cougar]

Flat bed

I run wrecker for a buddy of mine. I have been called out to unload a bobcats off of a flat beds. I took the roll off out and backed up to the flat bed. They are about 6" to 12" lower, so I took 4x4s and made a ramp. Drove them off the flat bed on to the roll off, then lower the bed on the roll off. I unloader 4 bobcats in about a hour. 50 bucks is cheap, cause if the wrecker drive screws up he pays not you. Just thought this might help. Cougar

[mad_max_500cc]

what ever you decide catch it on video!!!!

[xrover]

Or unload like a snowmobiler unloads a pickup truck. Find some raised ground and have the trailer back up there (if possible). Anything less than 12" high you can drop off with ease.

[m350]

I have a set of Pressure treated 8'x2x12, nice straight Grain,,no Knots,, ramps,,with the Aluminum ramp ends from Keeper corporation, and I also screwed on traction plates from Northern, so even wet,, ATV's, lawn tractors,,ETC will not slip,,600 lbs is nothing for them,,dont forget,,each ramp is taking half the weight,,,your main concern is the ramp sliding off the truck,,or the machine slipping down it,,I have even used these ramps for helping load cars on my 16" equipment trailer for a lower approach angle,,sometimes with blocks,,sometimes with out,,,,an Acura Integra,,(which got pushed on a few times) is alot heavier then a a Max IV !!

Make sure you buy Good straight grain planks,,No or as few knots as possible,,make sure the ramps cant slide out,,dig the bottoms in so they cant come off the truck ! Once it get rolling down,,don't dick around,,let it roll right down,,,peice of cake !

[philipatmaxfour]

Ramps

t,,Once it get rolling down,,don't dick around,,let it roll right down,,,peice of cake !

Flowery talk?

[mightymaxIV]

MaxIV Delivery

My MaxIV was Delivered on a pallet with metal bands going from the axles to the pallet holding it to the pallet. It will not have any fuel in the tank and the battery will be disconnected. The emergency brake will be on and the machine will be in reverse. When a Max is in reverse the brakes are on until you pull the sticks back (this releases the brake) or you put it in nuteral which means you have no brake control if you are out of the vehicle!!!! Take some tools to connnect the battery,some fuel to fill the gas tank and something to cut the metal bands. If the truck can back to a dock you can carry it off with a fork lift, if not you are either going to have to push or drive it down the loading ramps you bring because the driver will not have any!!!!LET ME SAY ONE MORE TIME, ONCE THE EMGENCY BRAKE IS RELEASED IF THE MAX IN IN REVERSE IT WILL NOT MOVE UNTIL YOU PULL THE STICKS BACK. THE STICKS ARE SPRING LOADED AND WHEN THE MACHINE IS IN REVERSE THE BRAKES IN THE T-20 ARE APPLIED. WHEN YOU PULL THE STICKS BACK IT RELEASES THE BRAKES! LET THE STICKS GO AND THE BRAKE COMES ON AGAIN. MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THIS BEFORE YOU ROLL THE MAX OFF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK!!! hope this helps.

[liflod]

I load my Max IV on the bed of my truck with 8' 2x12s. I back the truck up to the bank so it is almost level.

When unloading a machine, I just push it off. If it falls, I'm not in it.

Make sure the ramps are secured to the truck or at least braced on the bottom so they don't slide out. The machines don't roll that far once they hit the ground.

The less time the machine is on the ramp, the less chance of problems.

[m350]

Spot on liflod ! I figured I was going to use these Ramps for years,,thats why I got P.T. and looked for Good one's.,,They are most always outside in the weather,,,the traction plates make a Big Difference if there wet or slippery,,Hmm thinking I have had these same Ramps since 97' or so when I got the first ATV.