Can you use a sled lift while storing on a trailer?

[Skeeterzx225]

So i keep my Nytro on a single place trailer year round in my garage, I don't have the space to store them separately and can't keep the trailer outside due to home association rules. I'd like to get the suspension off the trailer floor while storing for the summer, but the snow flap angle doesn't allow for a bumper lift bar without smashing my snow flap down which I don't want to do. Will one of those hydrolic sled lifts work while the sled is still on the trailer? Can I just maneuver it under the sled and jack it up a bit? I'd like to know before I invest in a sled lift..

if it won't work, what options do I have to get the track off the trailer floor and suspension in the air?

 

[revster]

I think it would be tricky but could be done. If you have a salt shield that might be in the way and also they lifts the sled forward so you'd have to start with the sled at the back or even hanging off the trailer. Once it's on there I would strap it down for sure, they sit pretty high on the lift, then on a trailer she might be pretty unstable in high wind. I wouldn't do it, but I think it's possible.

Another suggestion is just take your snow flap off. Put some blocks under the belly then a tail stand. It's quicker to take the flap off the mess around trying to get the sled on a lift.

 

[Skeeterzx225]

I guess I assumed the flap was riveted on? This would just be for summer storage..

 

[Grimm]

Why not use a come along/hand winch hooked up to a couple of roof trusses? Much cheaper.

 

[Skeeterzx225]

thought about a hoist system, just wouldn't work in my garage with a heater in ceiling near the specific spot where I store my sled in the summer..

 

[Riceburner]

A sample.

Saw a wooden one somewhere as well on the site. Bumper support on enough of an angle to clear flap.

 

[mewaschuk]

i use a rear stand and a milk box under the skid plate. fits in a 10' clamp shell, just.

 

[revster]

I guess I assumed the flap was riveted on? This would just be for summer storage..

They are. It takes 2 mins to drill the out then replace them in the fall. I've replaced mine with small nut/bolt/washer combo for easy removal.

 

[Off Trail Mike]

I'm with Revster:

I drilled out the rivets and used M6 stainless pan head bolts flat washers and locknuts to hold the snow flap on. After a year on the sled, everything still tight. This would allow you to unbolt the flap so you can put a simple rear jack on the bumper during the summer months and reinstall when winter shows up...

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