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Assess Ramp Design and Edge Finishing

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The host and Don discuss the design of the bi-fold ramp. Don emphasizes that while it lets wind pass through, a tall ramp can still create significant wind drag, impacting fuel efficiency. A key quality indicator mentioned is the deburring of edges. Many manufacturers cut costs by neglecting to deburr or polish edges, creating sharp, dangerous surfaces. Floe Trailers ensures all critical edges are polished for safety, a detail often overlooked by competitors. This seemingly small detail is crucial for user safety.

Goal: Understand how ramp design impacts usability, wind resistance, and safety features like deburred edges.

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important things. The galvanized or the axles are good. >> Other quality like right here for example. You can see how we actually polish that up. This There's some labor that's involved. One of the things I've noticed in the industry right now with cost cutting is they've stopped deburring edges. What I would call critical edges where somebody could >> Yeah. >> literally cut themselves on that. >> Absolutely. It seems like a little thing but it's not a little thing. >> And and you don't notice it unless you look for it. If you If you were to you know rub your finger on that hard on some of the competitors, yeah it's not good. >> And we're going to jump in here because not all ramps are made equal. Besides the deburring factor now this is a double bi-fold ramp. Is that the right way to say it, Don? >> I think you could just go with bi-fold. >> Okay. Bi-fold. Yeah, I guess double bi-fold would be the Polish way of saying it. >> I know some smart Polish people so I don't I don't know. The reason why we've we have it bi-fold standard, some of them they don't and they're really high. >> Mhm. >> And even though this looks like it would let all the wind pass through, it's amazing how much wind drag you can get even up a wrong ramp if it's up 6 7 ft in the air like you see in some of them. >> Two other things while we're on this

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