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The Catrike isn't heavy. Even with a few of my addons attached it's
well under 40 lbs, but it's awkward to carry. The only way it can be
picked up is by getting behind one of the front wheels and reaching
across to grab the other side with one hand. It can be carried like
that, but loading it, rear wheel first into the truck is a struggle.
The back wheel goes in easy but getting both front wheels onto the
open tailgate with me between one of the wheels and the tailgate is
the problem.
Several years ago, I purchased a one wheel ramp thinking I could use
it to guide the rear wheel up to the truck. That never worked out
because there was no good way to pick up the front end with the single
boom at the front and keep it from tipping.
This PVC device I designed and built fits over the Catrike's crossarms
near the wheels. There's an extension forward that fits under the boom
so I can lift the front end using the removable arms/handles. Lifting
the boom pushes down on the crossarms which give it rotational
stability. On the front and back of where it fits over the crossarms,
are short tubes extending down which allows me to push and pull the
Catrike up and down the ramp.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/54820618068/
The arms/handles come off which makes the device easy to slip on and
off and allows it to stay in place when the Catrike is in the truck.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/54819505042/
--
C'est bon
Soloman
On 9/29/2025 12:44 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
The Catrike isn't heavy. Even with a few of my addons attached it's
well under 40 lbs, but it's awkward to carry. The only way it can be
picked up is by getting behind one of the front wheels and reaching
across to grab the other side with one hand. It can be carried like
that, but loading it, rear wheel first into the truck is a struggle.
The back wheel goes in easy but getting both front wheels onto the
open tailgate with me between one of the wheels and the tailgate is
the problem.
Several years ago, I purchased a one wheel ramp thinking I could use
it to guide the rear wheel up to the truck. That never worked out
because there was no good way to pick up the front end with the single
boom at the front and keep it from tipping.
This PVC device I designed and built fits over the Catrike's crossarms
near the wheels. There's an extension forward that fits under the boom
so I can lift the front end using the removable arms/handles. Lifting
the boom pushes down on the crossarms which give it rotational
stability. On the front and back of where it fits over the crossarms,
are short tubes extending down which allows me to push and pull the
Catrike up and down the ramp.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/54820618068/
The arms/handles come off which makes the device easy to slip on and
off and allows it to stay in place when the Catrike is in the truck.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/54819505042/
--
C'est bon
Soloman
Clever design, congratulations.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/54820618068/ >https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/54819505042/
Nicely done and much better than your previous version: ><https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/54478352605/>
On Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:44:29 -0400, Catrike Ryder
<Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/54820618068/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/54819505042/
Nicely done and much better than your previous version: <https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/54478352605/>
I didn't notice the mis-aligned handles until after you pointed out
the problem. Now, it's the first thing I see when I look at the
photos.
On Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:44:29 -0400, Catrike Ryder
<Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/54820618068/ >>https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/54819505042/
Nicely done and much better than your previous version: ><https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/54478352605/>
I didn't notice the mis-aligned handles until after you pointed out
the problem. Now, it's the first thing I see when I look at the
photos.
On 9/29/2025 5:54 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:44:29 -0400, Catrike Ryder
<Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/54820618068/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/54819505042/
Nicely done and much better than your previous version:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/54478352605/>
I didn't notice the mis-aligned handles until after you pointed out
the problem. Now, it's the first thing I see when I look at the
photos.
Two different projects. The one you reference is a
workstand (or parking?) to get the working bits to a
convenient height.
The new device is for lifting the vehicle into a truck bed.
Pulling up at the very end lifts under the crank area while
pressing down to stabilize on the lateral frame member. Not
being well versed in the medium (never worked with PVC pipe
at all), I found it an impressively clever design; light,
useful, no scratches on vehicle, cheap and, unlike my many
steel projects, no finish coating needed!
On Mon, 29 Sep 2025 18:03:02 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
On 9/29/2025 5:54 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:44:29 -0400, Catrike Ryder
<Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/54820618068/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/54819505042/
Nicely done and much better than your previous version:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/54478352605/>
I didn't notice the mis-aligned handles until after you pointed out
the problem. Now, it's the first thing I see when I look at the
photos.
Two different projects. The one you reference is a
workstand (or parking?) to get the working bits to a
convenient height.
The new device is for lifting the vehicle into a truck bed.
Pulling up at the very end lifts under the crank area while
pressing down to stabilize on the lateral frame member. Not
being well versed in the medium (never worked with PVC pipe
at all), I found it an impressively clever design; light,
useful, no scratches on vehicle, cheap and, unlike my many
steel projects, no finish coating needed!
I've found PVC to be very useful. The device that holds my gun in a
bottle cage is two PVC pipes, the inner one flattened and carved to
fit the belt mount holster. >https://www.flickr.com/photos/j_soloman/54378771817/
I heated the inner pipe with boiling water to flatten and shape it,
and then carved it with a Dremel. Unfortunately, the weight of the gun
was too much for the upside down mounted bottle cage so I had to add
the steel clamp.