Easy Load Trike Ramp System

The Easy Load Ramp System provides unencumbered, safe loading and unloading of hand or foot powered trikes to and from a transporting vehicle such as a SUV or Van.

This system consists of 2 or 3 Ramps, 1 Ramp Support “T” (“T”) and 1 Receiver Hitch Insert (RHI). The ramps are 5’ in length with side walls ~2” in height and they are ~3” wide. There is a 2’ Ramp Extension which nests outside the Ramp and flips over onto the floor of the vehicle to which the trike will be loaded. The Ramp has a U channel latch which fits over the horizontal bar of the “T”.

The “T” fits into the RHI which is inserted into the vehicles 2” receiver hitch. The “T” is held in place with a 5/8” machine screw and the RHI is held in place in the vehicle receiver hitch with a Hitch Tite. There is a lock available which mates with the Hitch Tite. Ramp spacing on the “T” is marked with four Ramps Spacers.  The ramps are removed from the “T” and stowed on the floor of the vehicle under the trike. Most people leave the RHI and “T” on the vehicle as it does not interfer with rear hatch operation.

The ELRS is ideal for loading a trike into a van or a smaller SUV. Three ramps are available for loading the trike with the single wheel first or if you are nesting two trikes
(one trike two wheels first and the second trike single wheel first) in a wider van.

Easy Load Ramp System-XL (ELRS-XL)
Everything about the ELRS-XL is the same as the description above for the ELRS except the Ramps.  These Ramps are only 4’6” in length when stowed but they telescope to a maximum of 8’. There are additional stops built in at 5’, 6’ and 7’ which are convenient for uneven terrain or driveways. The ELRS-XL is ideal for use with vehicles which are higher off the ground such as larger vans, SUV’s and pick-up trucks.  Three Ramps are also available in the ELRS-XL.

Easy Load Ramp System-XLW (ELRS-XLW)
Everything about the ELRS-XLW is the same as the description above for the ELRS-XL except the Ramps. These ramps are ~5” wide and designed for Fat Tire
Trikes. They are also an excellent choice for loading hand cycles. The 5” width of the ramp is an easier “target” for a person to load a hand cycle from a wheel chair. The 5” width prevents the spokes on a camber wheeled hand cycle from rubbing on the Ramp sidewalls. Three Ramps are also available in the ELRS-XLW

Easy Load Ramp Support Stand (ELRSS)
The Easy Load Ramp Support Stand is an adjunct product for the Easy Load Ramp Systems. It was designed for those folks whose trike transporting vehicle does not have a receiver hitch or for those not wanting to incur the expense of buying and installing a hitch but wanting to use the unique ELRS. The top horizontal bar of the Stand acts as the Receiver Hitch Insert of the basic ELRS.

Durable and compact the Stand when folded flat is 2” high and stores easily with the Ramps. The 17” arm is locked vertically by a gravity lock and swings up/down in either direction. Connect to the ELRS by simply inserting the vertical leg of the Ramp Support “T” into the large hole in the center of the horizontal piece of the
Stand. The “T” is then adjusted to a height matching the floor of the transporting vehicle, snugged up against the bumper of a van or SUV, or lowered tail gate of a pick-up. With the Ramps installed it is used just as if the “T” were inserted into a receiver hitch.

Pick-up Kit
This kit is simply a taller Ramp Support “T” Bar and a longer Receiver Hitch Inset for either of the three ramp systems to allow a trike to be loaded when the tail gate of the pick-up truck is horizontal.