I suggest a latch lock system like the universal cam door lock for enclosed trailers 1 keeper 383200 this will use a 3 4 inch diameter pipe that you ll have to get at a local hardware store but the bridge type keeper prevents accidental opening and ensures safe locking action.
Trailer ramp door vs barn doors.
With the deck enclosure it gives my little 6x12 trailer an additional 6 x 6 room on the back to be a screen room storage room or space for the grand kids to.
Want to get some different perspectives.
It would be a pain and probably not possible to open the ramp door inside my garage.
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A ladder bar shaped bi fold added plywood panels screwed down i am like bandit.
I can park my trailer in my garage extra deep 9 high door and open the barn doors w o a problem.
Which style do you think is more practical and why.
I have used 5 trailers with ramps and after going barn doors i would never go back.
Also provides a little privacy when needed.
I went with bi fold ramps.
If your running massive gas air compressors then you gave a crew and that crew can lift the thing 12 to the ground.
Went with a foldable aluminum atv ramp 4 x 7 over 1 000 lb capacity.
My trailer had barn doors.
Some of the customers homes have short driveways no room for a ramp door.
There s really no situation to need a ramp unless your a landscaper.
7x16 being the trailer is 8 tall interior.
To create barn doors out of your ramp door you will need hinges and a latch.
When i ordered my carmate back in 2002 i went with barn doors and never looked back.
I can leave one side or the other closed when it s a rainy day and help keep the rain out of the trailer.