NOTE: I mistakenly installed the light bar upside down (duh!). When right side up, the ramps sit on the flat piece of the angle, which would have them them sitting higher off the ground when driving down the road. - Stephen
Truck King If your doing testing on products NO MISTAKES, Know it before YOU Show it, Lots of people are watching your shows including me, Only mistake I’ve ever seen you make, Keep bringing the video’s there great.
It's an interesting thought but at the price I'd rather find a used trailer and be able to use it for other things. These just hang too low and look to make the front end floaty. Nonetheless thanks for the review Stephen! Keep em comming!
Im watching as he is driving wondering, if you are in a different truck, sits a tad lower or has different shocks, you would be screwed! I wonder what their min specs for a truck are?
I too thought that. But, in Stephen's pinned comment, he mentions that the light bar was mistakenly installed upside down and that one of the things this did was allowed the ramps to sit slightly lower than they would be if properly installed. While minuscule, it would help some.
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-P4oLFQRAhhU.html This guy had it on a chev Colorado with the light bar installed properly. It does sit higher and give more ground clearance when installed correctly.
they work all right but like stated they do rub in very rough terrain so i drilled another hole to level the ramps with the bumper. also he put his light bar upside down that's why the lights were reversed. your set screws should be facing down so the flat of the angle is what your ramps sits on
You know at first, I was like man i don't want to see no unboxing. But then I thought about it for a sec, and was like why wouldn't I want to see what its like to unbox and install it.
Hangs too low, blocks the license plate and too much weight hanging off the receiver increasing squat. I"ve moved well over a hundred atc's and atv's with a stretch E350 van and now with a single cab 8ft. bed GMC. Ramps or a loading docks are the way to go. Keep up the good work Stephen
I say very easy. Only thing is alot of weight on rear of vehicle, with leverage! But cool that you still have bed space. Pretty cool. I love that trail boss!
Maybe for short distance driving it would be ok , but it does hang down quite far and may cause problems coming out of or into gas stations or off road situations. Also seems would be a monster in high crosswind situations and light on the front tires in slick road conditions. The best part of this device is ease of loading and unloading. You have that HUGE back seat area in that type of truck to throw your luggage and baggage into . I vote for a trailer as well ! I didnt see any mention of price.
I saw this when MrTruck reviewed it. It's definitely asking to get ripped off the back end. Maybe okay if you drive from the house to a parking area to unload, but not where I go with mine.
would be nice to see someone actually take it on some off road areas to see how well it will hold up. thinking it hangs too low and would end up grabbing shit and getting bent.
How do you strap it down? The biggest issue is price, you can buy a trailer that can do lots of other things too. For the rear weight, because I houl 1 in the bed and another in a trailer, I installed Air lift bags on my truck.
Stephens, first of all, I want to say that I'm so glad you have your own channel. Congratulations!! your reviews are awesome, professional and credible as well. I wish you nothing but the best and looking forward on your new reviews. Looking forward for the Ram TRX review. Thank you. P.S. I'm glad you moved away from the other channel.
Now that you have your own thing I have no reason to watch the other channel. Can't stand the other producers they have no idea how to review a truck for a real world use. I don't care how fast it can make it up a mountain, that's not how most normal people drive. I do care about how long it will reliably haul my camper or atv around. Building materials things of that nature.
It is an interesting idea, but like so many others have said the ramps, in their loaded position, simply hang to low. I think they could do with another set of holes so they would stay higher when driving. For many it would be a non issue with just driving on roads to get to a trail head. For some going a longer way off road to get to a cabin or somewhere more remote or possibly a lower truck it may be a problem. Thanks for the video.
If you would like to see the Maverick Trail getting loaded using the Mad Ramps, Luke at Dirt Trax TV also did a review of this product on their channel not too long ago 😉.
Stephen makes good point about not being able use the backup camera when the tailgate is down. Maybe manufacturers should develop a backup camera that works with the tailgate down.
Friend of mine has a aftermarket camera on his truck where he drilled a hole in the sky facing part of the tailgate, dropped in the camera, ran the wires up front and has two buttons to switch from tailgate up to tailgate down camera. He has a rubber piece that he puts in to keep crap from piling on top of the gatedown camera. Pretty interesting setup he created. Surely manufactures could create that with a simple touch switch when the gate is down.
Wade Smart it would be ever nicer if there was a Bluetooth option for auxiliary cameras so that you could place them anywhere depending on what you are doing
@@kevingroulx9205 that wouldnt be that hard to create. Ill have to play with that. Creating something to use yourself is easy though. There might be something out there.
Keven, this little item could be easily modified for a tailgate. www.tadibrothers.com/products/120-black-license-plate-backup-camera-hi-res-wireless-ccd?msclkid=c2e381b727cb1f9c5ce9defab0ed84aa&Google%20Shopping%20NEW&General I dont know anything about this one but there are def options out there. This would have to be modified - like throw out that housing, using the camera and connections.
Looking at this (excellent review by the way), I am wondering about the weight on the tongue/receiver? I thought there was normally a 500 pound limit? For a small quad, not as big of an issue, but for the side by sides, even the smaller ones, I am sure you are REALLY stretching the desired load for the hitch. Am I wrong on that?!?! Plus, what about lateral shifting of that bar? Either way, great review!
BOSS retractable ramps are so much easier to use. Nothing g hanging off the back or ramps hanging underneath your truck. Sold my mad ramps once I found the Boss.
I think it looks cool going down the road especially while using the Trail Boss but they're litte to low and cumbersome for the little bit of space you gain. I suppose the atv in the bed with a roof rack would be a more compact way of having extra space.
TRUCKKING Steve it is your mission (should you except) to put the MaxRamps on a heavy duty p/u and load a CAN AM trail SxS, are you up too it? IS THE QUESTION!
I'd just prefer a 6.5ft or 8ft bed. These 5.5ft beds are just too short. This contraction seems very cool but now you have this hanging off your rear bumper essentially murdering your departure angle. Or if you're gonna go through the trouble of putting this on your hitch, might as well get a trailer that can be used for other things
Neat idea, but for an ATV which can just fit in the bed it seems pretty pointless, and I think a SXS which weighs at least twice as much would just be way too heavy to have sitting that far behind the axles. You can just buy a used trailer for not a lot more.
This thing is an accident waiting to happen, the ramps are lower than the bumper when driving, which if you go over something like a speedbump they will catch then you can say goodbye to the ramps.
I think these are illegal since it appears to over hang more than 4 feet past the rear of the vehicle. Plus any officer is going to ticket you for an unsecured load.
Don't like ramps that have my ATV hanging out of my truck. Just ramp the ATV all by itself into the truck. If you need more room GET A UTILITY TRAILER.
The whole idea is to not have to worry about paying registration, insurance, tags, plates, maintenance. Great idea if you’re going for a day or overnight. Maybe a weekend even.
Seems to me like a solution to a problem nobody had. Get a trifold ramp and hitch cargo carrier from harbor freight or TSC for any extra luggage and pocket $800.
They really do seem to be a smart design to help you maintain some useable space in the bed of the truck. Curios about how you get it tied down? The normal frame of both sides in front to tie downs on both sides of the bed is out of the question without causing the back tire to pull hard against the tail gate. It also might be a little low in the back on some trucks which could cause it to rub and I would think possible issues with front end float especially in a smaller truck depending on what is in the back.
That is not the proper way to haul payload especially in a half ton truck. The weight is supposed to be over the rear tires, your handling and control are reduced. Less is more this is way to big complicated and bulky. Then there’s storage when not in use ....you can keep them, .
Be good to mention pricing of course and also ensuring your truck has the appropriate tongue weight for this. For example, I don’t think a Tacoma, Ranger, Colorado, or Frontier could handle this due to limited tongue weight capacity and in such a light truck having the Center of gravity so far behind the rear axle. I assume the manufacturer had some table that show the relationship between atv weight and what the corresponding tongue weight would approximately be. They should to ensure people don’t be popping springs, etc. I think this is limited to half tons or higher, and probably atv/utvs is 1000 lbs or less. They could provide a look up table for owner confidence. I know some manufacturers of hitch carry motorcycle racks for example do, like the detail k2 carrier. Every machine had the c of g in a slightly different location but an approximation could be made.
Actually, a half-ton is 1000lbs, that includes weight of driver, passengers and any other cargo. So legally, if you load a 1000lbs ATV in your truck, you can't sit in it and drive away. Look at the tag inside your door to see you true weight load capacity. So if you have an ATV, you might want to look at either buying a 1 ton or a trailer.
@@sylvain-paulcote5470 you off on your numbers... 1/2 ton payloads are more than 1000 pounds.. Hell i think the payload in the 1/4 ton midsize pickups are at least 1600lbs.. A full size 1/2 ton is way more than capable of hauling an ATV dude. The reference to 1/2 ton and 1 ton dont literally translate to the payload weight from the terms.. It is best as you said to look at the sticker in the door jam to confirm payload capacity on that specific vehicle.
@@Mixwell1983 I guess you're right! Doing a little search and new trucks called half-tons can have a payload of anywhere between 1500 to 3000lbs with heavy suspension! Ridiculous, but that's marketing for you! Great, now I can say I only weigh 150lbs and not 300! 😂😂😂
Watch more videos on these raps, Mad Ramps , These guy half ass put them together, I’ve got a set, When put together right there great, there adjustable on road and off road adjustments,The light bar was upside down, And needed to be slide down a few inches, That would raise the bottom of the ramps up, I’ve watch a lot of your videos, The first time I’ve ever seen you screw something up so bad!!!!
Nothing really securing the ATV to the pickup bed! This system is aptly named “Mad Ramps. What you would be when you lost your $15,000 ATV on the highway. Not to mention the law suits you’d get for causing physical injury to motorists when your ATV smacked following your vehicle! Bad idea period !
Since these are sold at princess auto... You can literally go buy a 3500lb axle and trailer parts there, then build your own home made trailer for less then this garbage and it's useful for more then just a quad. Lol
Look at 3-5 ton trucks with long ass ends past the back tires. They're a danger to everything around them when they turn corners, back up, etc. What a stupid design!
Why would I want to have my ATV like this when I could just put it completely in the bed? This seems like an overly complicated and risky solution for someone that should have just gotten a truck with a longer bed.
