Bumping a dock with Beavertail Ramps?

My set of 16' HD ramps got stolen. Instead of replacing them, I'm looking at buying a trailer with beavertails. I haul a lot of equipment / vehicles that load from a dock or a shipper's portable set of ramps. Have any of ya'll experienced problems bumping docks with beavertails?

Wilson & Reitnouer look like they could bump a dock, but the Dorsey looks like those hinges would get crushed the first time you tried to bump a dock. Any other manufacturer you would recommend or stay away from?

Dorsey

Wilson

Reitnouer


FYI, locks on your ramps are worthless if they don't prevent bolt cutter jaws from getting around them. They cut through 8 locks to get the 4 ramps and the 2 transition pieces. With the battery powered angle grinders today, even locks with those protective collars on them probably won't hold up. I guess if they want them bad enough, they'll find a way.

 

I normally hide an apple air tag on the trailer when I drop it if I’m not going to be around for a few days. Never thought about a tracker for the ramps. Not a bad idea though. Apple has started alerting people that have iPhones if it thinks you’re tracking them, so they aren’t as good as they used to be. Do thieves use apple or android?

 

I like that Doonan. Good to know you can still bump a dock if ya ease into her.

 

Mine were stolen from the Beltway 8 Travel Plaza on the north side of Houston. Signs posted everywhere saying that they are not responsible for theft, so I’m sure it happens pretty often. Police wouldn’t even take the time to file a report. Guess they knew it was a waste of time. Insurance took care of it though. At first they did try to say ramps are grouped in with “securement equipment” that isn’t part of the trailer, but after explaining that they were mounted on the trailer, were financed with the trailer purchase, and were included in the insured value of the trailer, they ended up paying the full value.