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5. By gently moving the forklift in the ramp clamp, position the yard ramp close to the dock, trailer or railcar.
6. Raise the lip of the yard ramp with the hand crank so that it clears the surface of to the dock, trailer, or
portable dock. Yard ramps are recommended for use with railcars only if it can be placed properly on the
floor of the railcar and secured with the chains provided.
7. Roll the yard ramp toward the surface that it will be used to bridge. Make sure that the lip of the yard
ramp is all the way over the surface. If a trailer or rail car is end loaded, at least 6” of the lip must rest on
the bed. As soon as the end load has been taken off, the yard ramp should be repositioned so that all 16”
of lip are supporting the yard ramp.
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1. With the wheels raised (and the yard ramp
in its lowest position), grasp the Bluff Ramp
Clamp and insert “T” into slot as indicated.
2. Rotate in position as shown. Loosen the Ramp
Clamp screw enough to allow ample room to
insert fork.
3. Drive fork lift forward slowly to insert fork into Ramp
Clamp. Once in position, raise forks enough to
allow tightening of Ramp Clamp screw
4. Bluff Yard Ramp can now be positioned with
fork lift.
