I have the same issue with my power washer and I only use 2 X 4's to get it up into the van. I put the wheels on the wood, then get in the van and put my feet on the wood so they don't move when I pull the power washer in. Once the machine clears the tailgate, the wood comes off the ground and is just sticking out ... probably looks pretty funny, but it works.

 

that might be an idea, What I do is I tilt the washer up and lift it just enough to get the feet on the tailgate, but the truck is pretty high so it is a challenge.

So what you do, is you have a 2x4 as a ramp, put the feet halfway up and then turn it so the weeks get on the van?

 

Those can be beasts. How about some aluminum ramps from Harbor Freight?n

 

Never heard of them, are they easy enough to port around? and take off when not in use?

 

Same style that you'd use for a quad

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I hate to say this Aaron, but I'm guessing you should be getting to the gym a bit more often.

Pat

 

That's an understatement.


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Get real mad, then throw it right in.

 

My wife hates me always coming home with torn up clothes and a police report :whistling2:

 

I have a set of aluminium folding ramps I use. Pulling the PW, sprayer (Titan 700) or generator into the bed from the driveway was hard. I now back up to my front enclosed porch and unload into there, almost level and so much easier than breaking my back in the driveway.

Get the ramps, they fold for easy storage.

I'm actually checking out hydraulic lift gate for my truck. (I'm getting way to old to be loading and unloading this heavy stuff every day)

 

They show a passel of ramps. A simpler solution is some cleats that hold a pair of 2x8s.

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/extruded-aluminum-ramp-plate-8-in-0405927p.html#.U4QIv9q9KSM[/QUOTE]

Those are exactly what I've been using for the past 12 years. Connected to 2 x 8's. I angle cut the bottom of the boards to bring the surface down to the driveway. My pressure washer is about 100 lbs and I don't want any down time from injuries so well worth it.

 

Get a tommy lift for your truck.





http://www.tommygate.com/liftgates/pickup/

 

I use workbenches for unloading equipment by myself out of the van.

 

For a van that's a great idea I have used many times.

 

From Jan Adkins' book, "Moving Heavy Things" comes the Stagehand's Axiom: “Never lift what you can drag, never drag what you can roll, never roll what you can leave.”