Its hard to know what too heavy means for each of us.
I use a 35lb (15.8kg), 6ft (2 meter) long folding ramp that just barely fits in the back of a Honda Pilot next to my Permobil M3.
https://www.harborfreight.com/automotiv ... 94057.htmlIt is near the edge of what I can handle. Some days I need help, mostly I do it myself.
For comparison, the one piece 3ft aluminum ramp at my front door weighs about the same 35lb, but I cannot move it alone because it is out of reach.
I can setup and use the 6ft ramp alone due to adding a strap to the lower end for gripping, pulling it out, and lowering to the ground and a 2nd strap attached between vehicle and ramp that prevents either pulling it out too far or falling off the bumper when loaded.
I open the hatch, grab the tail with left hand, reverse the chair with right hand. The ramp bangs to the ground and falls partly open near its final position.
I wheel up to the bumper and transfer myself onto it. Configure the chair for transport by removing backrest and laying on seat, lower armrests with turnbuckles.
Use removable attendant control on a long coiled cord to drive the chair up the ramp and into vehicle.
I've just made a quick disconnect for my main joystick so I can remove it and add a long R net extension cable instead of attendant control.
I make my way from bumper to driver seat by using legs as much as I can and hand walking along the gas struts, roof rails and interior handles.
The procedure works, but it sucks.
I have damaged the joystick several times by banging it into the roofline because I did not crank down the armrests far enough. I've driven the chair off the ramp partially and fully going in both directions, despite the substantial lip at the sides of ramp. Sometimes it gets stuck and high centered at the bottom of ramp. I've injured myself trying to push. A longer faster runup and low spring preload minimize being high centered but increase running over the lip. Once I have gone through this I need a minute to lower heart rate and BP to be ready to drive.
The solution is a proper WAV, but every one I like, my wife says no because there is something she doesn't like about it, but which she is unable to describe to me. Something about the way it looks, or something minor and easily fixed, but it soured her on the vehicle. It is taking a toll on the relationship because it is obvious the thing she doesn't like is that they all look like WAVs.
If I can find a light one piece 6ft ramp like those used in WAV, I would get that for the Pilot if I could afford it. Not sure what they weight. Maybe 20lbs.