Horse trailer ramp slippery

[MapleLeaf]

I have a 2014 Sundowner 2 horse and the ramp is both steep and slippery. I’ve tried attaching strips of grippy material but they come off easily.

Has anyone come up with a good fix for this?

[LCDR]

Here is a fairly recent COTH discussion of the topic.

Slippery trailer ramp, coco mats

As far as I can tell it’s been a little while since anyone posted about slippery trailer ramps. Are there any new ingenious solutions? Has anyone permanently affixed a coco mat to their ramp? I’m sure it would make a ramp a heavy bastard, but just how bad? I would also worry about possibly voiding a warranty? Though seems like the most intriguing solution to having to roll up a poopy mat each time and store it. I have read several threads where people suggested a rubber ramp mat from Hawk. Is …

[CanteringCarrot]

Yeah, you could look into Coco mats. You could also replace whatever is on there? I replaced the rubber ramp mafieral on my EquiSpirit. I just ordered a new roll of material from Hawk. Got the old one off and installed the new one (required some cutting). It’d also be easy work for a trailer shop/repair place to do, I’d think.

[DiamondJubilee]

My husband cut up a thick rubber stall mat and cut them into 2" strips. He then spaced them about 6" apart and screwed them down to the ramp. They work amazing and ponies have no issues going up and down the ramp now. Cheap and easy fix and looks good too.