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Originally Posted by underpowered
its a pain when it breaks mainly because last time i broke, my rig with muddy tires on a wet wood deck would not drive itself over the fender in only 2 wheel drive. with a full 4wd rig, you can drive right over them but with a non running or partially disabled rig that little 10" hump to get over the fenders becomes a mountain that usually requires assistance to get over. granted, a winch on the rig or the trailer either one can remedy this pretty easily but just enough to make it a pain.
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Ditto. As I mentioned previously when I was down to only 3wd (locker in front but broke a shaft) and tried to unload in the rain the deck and ramps were slick enough that the tires spun and the rear end swung sideways. There wasn't enough room to rock back and forth to get is straightened out on it's own. Another time I blew the end cap out of the steering box and thus loss powersteering (and with the hydro assist ram I had almost no steering).....ironically just down the street at the county fair mud bog. With mud caked tires it was a pain to get it lined up and drive on and off as going over the ramps requires a little more control.
In normal conditions I have absolutely no issues loading or unloading with the drive over fenders. Positioning (how far forward) is really easy as I just pull up until the rear tires are against the ramps.