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There are many features that go into truly making any variety of moving container a transportation solution, but the most critically important feature is a great set of ramps. How do you get all that valuable, awkward and heavy equipment onto a truck or trailer safely and efficiently?
Maybe your program has a box truck with a lift gate on it. That is good for getting equipment from the ground up into the truck, but it is very time-consuming to repeatedly send the lift up and down. It’s also not designed for band equipment: The lift gate isn’t big enough to hold a 4 1/3rd octave marimba without one of the wheels hanging off the lift, which risks damaging that valuable instrument. Safety is a key concern when there are many people involved in the loading process. At a contest we attended, we witnessed a program with a trailer that had no ramp or lift system at all, and students and parents were expected to hoist EVERY piece of equipment (speaker carts, sound cart, marimbas, etc.) several feet off the ground into the back of the trailer. We have seen that horror story of the freshman percussionist accidentally rolling a timpani off the back of a box truck, and heard the awful, gut-wrenching, ruin-your-day sound of the crash. The potential for injury as well as potential for damage to the equipment hardly seems worth the risk when there are reasonably-priced options available.
Ramps come in a variety of configurations, but there are three important considerations: Weight, capacity, and ease of use. Ramps that are too heavy or awkward are a strain on your students and parents. Ramps that are too steep create their own set of challenges: They are too hard to push equipment up them or they drag the foot pedals and resonators. Ramps that cannot accommodate the capacity flex when something heavy is speeding downhill. Undersized or inappropriately-sized ramps have to be spread apart to accommodate a marimba or pieces of a prop frame, creating a step hazard between two side-by-side ramps, leading to skinned shins and twisted ankles.
We also offer a full-width aluminum ramp powered by a set of automated electric actuators. Spanning the entire width of the trailer, your load space is safe and efficient for both people and equipment. Operation of the ramp is now simplified by the use of pendant for safe and efficient deployment in just 90 seconds. When stored, the ramp folds in half and takes up less than a foot of space inside the back doors.
Our full-width powered ramp can be part of a custom Clubhouse Trailer community showpiece that we know is on your wishlist. If you already have a trailer, why not make it a Clubhouse Trailer? Let’s talk about adding a powered ramp as an upgrade to your current rig.
With a 1000 lbs capacity, our ramps are great for loading all of your equipment, including golf carts!
They only take up a foot of space when stored inside the back door and improve flow through the trailer AND make loading and unloading safe, easy, and efficient (so you aren’t the last ones on the lot).