Critter Van shopping!

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You are nuts, I can't jump that high! Build me some stairs & we'll talk...

I have a mounting block that might work, but need to park in the backyard to teach them to use it.

 

[Bruce]

You need a drop down ramp!

 

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Played musical vehicles tonight and tomorrow, I'll park in the yard & work on training the minis to use my 2-step mounting block to load up.

Have looked into ramps, but if they won't go on steps, they'll need a heavy, wide, rubber coated ramp & that'll be a massive hassle. So, they gotta learn!
Yes, there's aluminum ones, but if they slip or fall on it...Can you say minced meat?

 

[Bruce]

Is suppose it is easier to get the animals to walk up the stairs into the van than down out of it.

 

[thistlebloom]

Does you van have a receiver hitch? If so you could construct, or have fabricated and welded up, some sort of step platform for loading /unloading.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

What about using a small open trailer with a wood floors a wire dropdown, should be easy to tow behind the van, espically a small one ?

 

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EZ-ACCESS Ramp Top Lip Extensions

The Top Lip Extension for EZ-Access ramps extends the top lip from 3

www.discountramps.com

 

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No hitch.

 

[thistlebloom]

So whatever you use to load will need to be something you can carry inside the van to also unload and reload. Will there be plenty of room for that with the animals?

 

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So whatever you use to load will need to be something you can carry inside the van to also unload and reload. Will there be plenty of room for that with the animals?

Only to load ponies. They all can jump out.
Sheep will be carried or hoisted in. Alpacas, if they decide they want to learn, can step up & hop in or be awkwardly shoved in by their backsides.

If the mounting block works, its light & only takes up a small corner.