{"id":8596,"date":"2016-04-12T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/?p=8596"},"modified":"2023-06-09T16:21:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T21:21:49","slug":"yard-ramps-4-critical-specification-factors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/12\/yard-ramps-4-critical-specification-factors\/","title":{"rendered":"Yard Ramps: 4 Critical Specification Factors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 500px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px;\" src=\"\/\/images.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/yard-ramp.jpg\" alt=\"yard ramp in use\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/category\/499\/yard-ramps\">Yard ramps<\/a> usually perform one of two functions: (1) They allow forklifts or other equipment to load a truck trailer from the ground, or (2) they allow loading and unloading from the ground level to a dock. For many operations, where truck access to dock doors is impossible or impractical, yard ramps create flexibility. Loads can be deposited at the ground level, and left there until they can be dealt with. Loads can be staged outside the dock area and then picked up by truck later, using the yard ramp. Yard ramps are excellent for many loading\/unloading issues.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h4>4 considerations when specifying\u00a0a yard ramp:\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right; width: 100%; max-width: 300px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px;\" src=\"\/\/images.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/yaed-ramp-truckl.jpg\" alt=\"yard ramp in use\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Capacity:<\/strong> It&#8217;s critical\u00a0to calculate the correct capacity of a\u00a0yard ramp since it will host loaded forklifts with heavy loads.\u00a0A yard ramp capacity needs to be a <strong>working capacity.<\/strong> \u00a0<em>A quick way to calculate this?<\/em> \u00a0The yard ramp capacity should be three times the lifting capacity of the fork lift traveling over it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Usage:<\/strong>\u00a0Using the proper type\u00a0of yard ramp for\u00a0your specific application is key.\u00a0 For instance, will you need a yard ramp to go from dock to ground, or from ground to truck?\u00a0 It&#8217;s also important to determine the exact height and width you will need depending on your specific application. Use in a truck requires a level off platform to keep the tines at level height and yard ramps must fit inside the door of the trailer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Size:\u00a0<\/strong>Most truck trailer doors are roll ups that have\u00a092\u2033-94\u2033 openings. Swing door trailers usually have\u00a0102\u2033 wide openings. Boards and ramps must have a minimum of 2\u2033 clearance per side to allow for safe, secure, proper placement, so it&#8217;s important to know if there are going to be any nonstandard trucks or loading that may require your yard ramp.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Portable or Stationary?:<\/strong> Will you need the yard ramp to be portable or stationary?\u00a0 A portable yard ramp is ideal for ground to truck applications.\u00a0 A stationary yard ramp is commonly used when the yard ramp will not need to be moved as in a dock to ground application.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>As always, we can help you specify exactly the right ramp for your application. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/category\/499\/yard-ramps\">See Yard Ramps for more details.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><em>Thanks to our friends at Bluff Manufacturing for these tips.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yard ramps usually perform one of two functions: (1) They allow forklifts or other equipment to load a truck trailer from the ground, or (2) they allow loading and unloading from the ground level to a dock. For many operations, where truck access to dock doors is impossible or impractical, yard ramps create flexibility. 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