Mantec bridging ladder question...

[Bronco78]

Hi All,

I've got a 78 Ford Bronco that is leaving it's rock crawling days behind in exchange for long range overlanding. I'm swapping 35x12.50x15 mud terrains for 33x10.50x15 all terrains so that I can regain decent highway mileage. Since I'll be giving up some aggressive off road traction, I'm considering getting a set of Mantec bridging ladders. I'm just a little concerned about the weight of the rig. Mantec says the ladders are good for 2800 pounds each. When my rig is fully loaded for travel it tips the scales at nearly 6000 pounds. I've been around long enough to know that a lot of recovery or trail circumstances are likely to put more load on one ramp than the other on the trail. Does anybody here have experience with these bridging ladders that suggests they can handle a couple hundred more pounds than Mantec says they can? Or will they just buckle if I actually try bridging with my rig?

Thanks,

Bronco78:steak:

 

[Antichrist]

No direct experience but you'll never have more than one wheel on one ladder at a time.
So to exceed 2800lbs you'd probably have to be at an extreme angle, really nose up or nose down, enough so that you'd probably slide off of it before you got 2800 on it.

 

[Bronco78]

You know, that very thought occurred to me on the way home tonight. 2800 pounds capacity is more than enough with only one wheel on the ramp at a time. Good grief! Thanks for the confirmation of that!

Rich