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TESTED FLY RUNWAY FOLDING RAMP

FLY RAC IN G RU NWAY FOLD ING LO ADI NG RAY

BY: RAY CONWAY

ROOST - Space-saving folding loading ramp - Folds out easily. Just be careful with the fingers - Light and easy to use - Good traction

a rubberized angle cut base that is said to provide maximum slip

ENDO - The plastic feet can go missing - It is possible to pinch your fingers if you are not paying

HOW IT WORKS

resistance. For those of you in the raised pick-up truck crowd, the Fly folding ramp is also available in a 92-inch length version. Retail price is $112.95 for the shorter ramp and $129.95 for the longer version.

I am a big believer in folding ramps and have used many different

attention

manufactures. For at least the last 12 years, I have been using the Fly Folding Ramp in a number of vehicles. I have always believed that you should be ready to carry at least one motorcycle (two

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is better) at a moment’s notice. So as Fly states, you can keep

Fly Racing says their Runway Foldable Ramps are designed to fit

a ramp in your pick up at all times–that is a great feature. If you

in the bed of any pick up, or for security, behind the seat of your

happen to have a Honda Ridgeline (Trar, Truck-Car) pick up like I

pick-up. Each ramp is quality-constructed using extruded 6061

did for a while, I really like that the 79-inch ramp can be carried in

T6 aluminum with a polished finish and is load rated to 750 lbs.

the trunk in the pick-up box. In most other trucks it will fit under

The rungs have extruded surface grooves for added traction and

the rear seat completely out of the way. If you have a van, folding


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