I wasn't trying to impress anyone with theories, especially since my math isn't a theory at all. I also wasn't trying to get this thread off topic,
I was simply proving that the product mentioned in the beginning on the thread does serve a purpose and can lighten the load on the tailgate quite a bit.
I'm grateful to anyone who has taken measurements of the length of their ramps, the ramp angles, the weight of the ramps, the weight of their quads, etc. But you need to look at the one line I put in my post...
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I made a lot of assumtions in this calculation, but the gist is there...
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I neglected the weight of the ramps, I neglected the actual force in psi on the tailgate, I neglected the fact that while the ATV is on an angle more weight will be on the back wheels, I neglected that the suspension sags and the angle changes while that ATV traverses the ramp, I neglected dynamic forces... I neglected a WHOLE lot of stuff just to do a simple back of the napkin calculation to get an idea of how this product might actually save our gates if Toyota gives us the Tacoma treatment. I'm an engineer, I do this stuff for a living... I didn't want to go crazy with calculations on my personal time!
I know that if I need to load an ATV, I'm going to look into one of these things, or make one myself...