dannyleininger
Well-Known Member
Last weekend we took two couples out for a day on the Chain of Lakes near Winter Haven FL. We met at the Boat Ramp and prepped the boat. A friend backed me down the ramp so I could back the Benny off the trailer. Perfectly performed!
THEN, disaster. As we attempted to drive out from of the ramp...BAM! The trailer hit something very solid. We tried again and ended up spinning all tires on our 4x4 Expedition...still nothing. Now it was my turn. I tied up the benny and tried again. NOPE, two failed attempts. Finally I started to pull off to the right after backing the trailer further down the ramp. Second attempt was successful...kinda. The trailer came out with both fenders torn off and the left axle chassis mount bent.
Apparently, there was a VERY deep hole at the end of the ramp that the tires fell into. When we attempted to pull out the concrete caught the fenders and bent them down onto the tires. So the tires could not rotate and the concrete was unforgiving. One regret was no one took a picture of the trailer.
After a wonderful day of boating and a successfully getting the benny back on the damaged trailer, we drove directly to our dealer...who’s first comment was “wow.”
Moral of the story. Know your ramps. This one kicked my butt.
THEN, disaster. As we attempted to drive out from of the ramp...BAM! The trailer hit something very solid. We tried again and ended up spinning all tires on our 4x4 Expedition...still nothing. Now it was my turn. I tied up the benny and tried again. NOPE, two failed attempts. Finally I started to pull off to the right after backing the trailer further down the ramp. Second attempt was successful...kinda. The trailer came out with both fenders torn off and the left axle chassis mount bent.
Apparently, there was a VERY deep hole at the end of the ramp that the tires fell into. When we attempted to pull out the concrete caught the fenders and bent them down onto the tires. So the tires could not rotate and the concrete was unforgiving. One regret was no one took a picture of the trailer.
After a wonderful day of boating and a successfully getting the benny back on the damaged trailer, we drove directly to our dealer...who’s first comment was “wow.”
Moral of the story. Know your ramps. This one kicked my butt.