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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
I wish my ramp/tailgate was removable. It would be fairly easy to unload with the tractor and front end loader. As it is I put down a false bottom (sheet of plywood reinforced with 2x4s) and drag it off the trailer. This gets most of it, but there is some shoveling involved. A couple of years ago I used the wood in the false bottom to make something else. I just have the mulch delivered now.
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Hello Patrick,
FWIW, my trailer gate came with the typical "pin" type hinges, so it was not detachable.
At some point those broke so I took it to a local machine shop and the owner - on his own - made the decision to replace those with the type where the gate can be removed. It consisted of 2 "U" shaped pieces on the bottom rear of the trailer frame (you can see them in that last photo I posted) and then on the gate itself a couple of "90"'s or "ELL" shaped pieces that slid into the two "U"'s. Hope that makes sense. The trailer is now gone so doing what I can just to describe what I had, in case it's of interest.
At first I didn't realize how much better this would be for me. Didn't take long for me to figure it out and the rest is history! Trust the local craftsmen sometimes to build a better mousetrap, huh?