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Nick,
I had the exact same situation at home! All by myself with no easy way to get the kart off of the trailer so that I could store the trailer and/or work on the kart.
I splurged and bought a KartLift Pro and it works great with my Arrow DD2 and Harbor Freight 4×8 trailer. I leave my kart on the garage floor, the trailer folded and stored vertically and the KartLift folded flat. When I need to work on the kart, I just grab the KartLift and use it as my kart stand. It is easy to lift by myself and transfers onto my trailer easily as well. When I get to the track, if no one is around, it makes moving it around a snap. Highly recommend it.
When I’m at work I only get help picking karts on and off of work stand so I had to figure out a way to get karts on and off stand by myself. I take the kart and pick the front end up and stand it straight on its rear bumper. Then take the stand and fold it on its back to match the kart. Put your foot on the stand right next to the rear wheel to keep it from rolling. With one hand hold the kart stand and hold it against the kart and the second to pull the kart and stand down level onto its wheels.
I can’t explain it as well as I can do it but if you ever see me at the track ask me how to do it and I can show you. Once its on the stand I can just pick it up and kinda drag it into the truck by myself. The kartlift stand are a little to expensive especially if you get used to doing it by yourself it gets easier everytime.
I did what you are doing for about 5 yrs.
My trick was that I had a stand that was just alittle lower than the plywood and was able to roll the kart up to the plywood, push the front bumper on , then lift the back of the kart off the stand and push it on the plywood.
At the track I always asked somebody to help me get it off.
Off loading in the garage I did the reverse of loading
I am only 5’9″ and 170 lbs and I never had to have my wife help me. The key was having a rolling stand (not a kartlift) that comes close to the height of the plywood. I havd plenty of storage under the plywood.
solved it by buying a cargo van eventually.
good luck
It’s an old post, but maybe you still need something. Try this: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=47591
I desperately needed something to take care of my bad back/one man pit crew and this did it. The lift has a 500 lb capacity. You have to modify the deck though. I removed it and replaced it with a crudely built deck of wood and angle iron (the kind with holes in it at Home Depot/Lowes) cuz I had some laying around. Or, you could just extend the stock tubing (originally used for bolting the stock deck on) with some sort of steel and operate it like a fork lift (something I’ll probably try to craft eventually). Modifications would be MUCH more easier with a welder . ..
It wires direct to your battery so you need a 50 amp in-line fuze. I found one at a truck supply place for $35. But shopping around found one for $3.50 at a RV dealer/supply place.
This thing works great. It’s adjustable to place it at the correct height of your tailgate. And, you just flip it up verticle for the drive home.
@Garrick wrote:
I use a furniture dolly (carpeted wood platform with 4 casters) under the rear end, then I lift the front end to get it started on the trailer. I then pick up the back end and walk it onto the trailer. Unloading is the reverse, using a foot to position the dolly before dropping the rear end onto it.
Nice!! I used to do the same but used my sons skateboard instead of the furniture dolly. :rotate:
Uber got out of karting so I doubt he’d be interested.
However, I really like that thing. The only thing that I don’t dig about it is how you store it as with my small truck I have to keep the tailgate down during transport.
I might have to look into that though, thanks.
I had good luck with a one-man kart stand when figuring this out. If you can find a good deal on one it isn’t much more than most of the other solutions proposed (well except maybe a skateboard) and a lot more elegant.
Doug, that helmet looks fast in your pic man!
-Nick
@Uber Wagon wrote:
I had good luck with a one-man kart stand when figuring this out. If you can find a good deal on one it isn’t much more than most of the other solutions proposed (well except maybe a skateboard) and a lot more elegant.
Doug, that helmet looks fast in your pic man!
-Nick
Thanks, although after what I learned at Greg’s seminar that picture just makes me look slow. With the leaning in and whatnot. I’ve been having good luck with the Streeter I borrowed from Rick so far. Easy loading from the streeter to the truck and vice versa. The only thing I need help with now is up and down from the streeter but with recruiting my Brother-in-Law to karting I’ve ussually had help when I need it.
@Rick Schmidt wrote:
He bleached it just before going out. Anybody behind him better have a smoked shield on!
:clap:
I figured I had to do something while saving up for one of the fast guy paint jobs. And you’re also assuming that I can get somebody behind me other than the rentals at IMI. :loony:
@D fresh wrote:
The only thing that I don’t dig about it is how you store it as with my small truck I have to keep the tailgate down during transport.
It may actually clear a dropped tailgate without doing anything. But, if it doesn’t, you can just slide out the multi-holed adjustable tongue that goes into the hitch receiver.
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