Anyone make their own salt shield/ramps

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seth25

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• Feb 27, 2008

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I have a four place drive on/off trailer. There is a removeable ramp that is used in both the front and back. I get a lot of road debris thrown up on the sleds and was wondering if anyone has made their own salt shield/ramps. I am trying to go low budget here and am trying to find some scrap angle iron, sheet metal to make it with.

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AZ800

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• Mar 6, 2008

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Made my own on a tilt-bed trailer out of a hlaf piece of 24" corrugated HDPE drain pipe. Worked awesome, although I don't think it would do very well in your case.

 

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shields

I saw some made from 55 gal plastic drums, cut in half longways...but don't know where you would get those

 

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Made some for the front of my 2 place. It's a v-nose with stake pockets in the front. Made hinges out of scrap tube and rod and mounted them in the pockets. Used 1" steel and ladder framed the ramps. Put a couple of pieces on the inside edges so when it's in the upright position I can drop a pin in to hold the ramps together. Painted it up and sheeted the front with some 1/4" plastic, and put plastic runners on the other side for the skiis. Looks factory and only took a few hours. If you go this route get UV resistant plastic or it will get brittle and crack after a year. Sorry no pics, it's up at our cabin. I could snap some this weekend if it would help you out.

 

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seth25

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• Mar 11, 2008

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I went down to the metal shop and got some 1.5" angle and 1" square steel. I got it welded up, painted, and ended up just putting scrap plywood on the front for now. I will search for some scrap sheet metal this summer and replace the plywood. I tried it out this weekend and it worked great!!! Kept the sleds nice and clean and made loading/unloading very easy. Total cost was $150.

 

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• Mar 24, 2008

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I'm getting ready to tackle the same thing.
What guage (wall thickness) of angle and tube did you use?
Thanks, Jim

 

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seth25

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• Mar 24, 2008

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Not sure what guage it is. I just told the guy that it needed to support around 700lbs and that is what he suggested.