Had that happen to me...in my 1 ton...parking break doesn't help as it is on rear wheels, and when that ass end lifts up, off you go! I lucked out big time. Learned my lesson.
You should always put your trany in neutral AND set your emergency brake , so you're pushing against the Ebrake , instead of the parking Pawl in your trany ! Great Video btw !
Excellent job . I have a Load Trail deck over 16' w /fold down sides.put a Yanmar 40 in it 9k. I put 2 jack stands on the rear and chocked the tires , worked well for me . I like the fixed jacks you have tho . One day ill change.
It rides very smooth down the highway. The axles on my dump are pretty far back so the tracks of the machine are basically right over the axles. Thanks for watching!
All you have to do is lift the bed a little and decrease the angle. I have a remote fob in my hand when I load I can change whatever angle I want sitting on the machine and then lower it after loading
They are 3" channel and built heavy duty. Each ramp is close to 100 lbs. I think they are rated for 6k each. If you're looking to build a set and need more details just let me know. Thanks for watching
Thank you, I think you will be cutting it very close with a 12' trailer. I don't have much room left when mine is loaded. I would get a 14' if you can. Best of luck and thanks for watching!
@@JimsEquipmentShed The rear brakes have no such mechanical connection to the front wheels. It's the transfer case and the parking pawl in the transmission via the front drive shaft that locks the front wheels not the rear brakes.
I didn't think that loading and unloading was that big of a deal and you proofed just that. My concern is more with the very high center of gravitiy that this setup has. My trailer is much smaller and weighs only 650kg. The machine is only 3.5k pounds but the roof will nearly be 10 ft in the air and the weight probably 7 feet. Talk about driving over crooked territory and the whole rig tilting...
All the weight is where , at the end of the trailer. Should have done it with boom aft. The counter weight should have been forward. can you rotate it 180 degrees and move it more forward. More weight on the tongue and more weight centered on the axles. Maybe it does not matter with a 4,000 pound machine
This machine weights 8000 lbs, if I put the counter weight in the front there would be way too much tongue weight. This way it's balanced correctly, the axles on the dump trailer are positioned pretty far back.
Actually it’s better to load with the blade behind you to prevent you from doing a reverse somersault then you don’t have to put your stick way in front of you.
The main thing about this video that made me cringe is that you didn't put on your seat belt. That OROPS is only effective if you remain in your seat. Too many things can go wrong loading to take that chance. I think you should take down this video and re shoot it using proper safety meaures.