So Steve is tired of lifting his Cimex on the truck, is
he. I don't blame him. And Rick says he's a monster
and doesn't have any trouble rolling his monster up a
ramp.
That might not be the only two choices. Look at the
back door opening of your truck. Do you see what looks
like a hook at the top of the opening? Could you hook
something on that to lift up the Cimex?
I did and I do. For me it seems easier than wrestling
with a ramp.
To lower the Cimex from the truck I use a strap with
a hook on one end. It's easier than it sounds.
I don't need to give you all the details. You'll
figure it out.
Don't try to lift it with just a strap, though. That
won't work.

I have tried this with all types of equipment. I also put a 2X4 across the top of rear open doors of a van and hooked on to that until the 2X4 slipped off the doors one day and dam near killed me.
I use a small plywood ramp with a strap looped through 2 holes. The strap goes around a hitch ball on a step bumper to stop it from slipping. no more "riggen" for me.

Here ya go...

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Rick Gelinas

I was using a ramp and didn't like it. High rear
door, I guess. Anyway, that's why I started looking for an easier way. What I'm doing is safe and easy,
plus I'm lazy. Experiment, you might like it and if
you don't, well, you had a little fun trying something
different.

Hmmm... while I don't use a Cimex, the thread did remind me of when I used a Steam Genie portable. It weighed 175 pounds, and there was no way one man could lift it in and out of the truck. I used a helper for a lot of years because of this problem.

One day the helper did not show up. I still gotta get that big, heavy sucker in and out of the truck. I laid it on it's side then pulled it out, sliding it on the carpet on the floor of the truck, and standing outside, I let it down onto it's wheels. OK, now I have it out. It did have stair climbing wheels on the side of the back by the handle, so that's OK, and into the house.

Putting it back in the truck, I tilted it onto it's side, pushing it up from the ground, and slid it into the truck. HAH!! Now that it is on it's side, there was no reason to strap it in like before because it could not roll around.

OK, so... what about this with the Cimex? By the truck door, instead of lifting it in, put the back against the truck, and tilt it up onto it's back, lifting it by the motor end.

Then leave it on it's back, not standing up.
Same thing to take it out- slide it out then tilt it down onto it's wheels.

As I say, I don't use these machines, but someone might give this trick a try and see if it works.

Gary

Get or make a ramp, all the other ways seem a lot more difficult and dangerous

i take it in and out exactly like Gary H. described...i have never found it to be an issue ..