i have a 2003 chevy silverado thats is 2 wd,and i tried pulling my boat out yesterday but ramp was to wet so I had to go find someone to help me,i was wondering if there is a trick to getting out in situations like that when your all by yourself?thanks

Was it a very steep ramp are just wet.you can usually just pull it in 2nd gear and lightly give it throttle and pull out.

i have seen guys burn their tires trying to pull out....

with no help around...

give it as little gas as possible. inch it out. i have also heard of guys putting things under their rear tires.. towels, dirt or anything to help in some kind of traction.

ya its a real steep ramp,i think ill try the towel idea

I have seen people carry cat liter

would cat litter work?i figured you would still slip on it since its loose but idk?

Try carrying some weight in the bed of your truck to help increase traction. When you are on the ramp a lot of the weight of your boat is transfered to the rear of the trailer. This reduces the tongue weight on your truck and actually lifts the rear a bit taking weight off the axle. Sand bags are a good choice. They concentrate a lot of weight in a small package and if all else fails the sand can be used to help dry and increase traction on the ramp. 300 pounds of added weight will do a lot over the axle.

i think ill go buy some concrete bags at home depot,thanks for the advice

what ramp was it? ive had trouble in my friends truck on the sandy creek ramp. we had to get like 4 guys in the back before we got traction

The extra money for the 4x4 is worth it. Plus it comes in handy the one day a year that the roads are iced over!

I've heard that if you put your park/emergency brake on just a little that it will help keep your tires from braking traction. I have not tried this myself, because I have not needed to, so I'm not sure if it really works.
Just something else you can try.

What truck do you have? What boat do you have?

Just slow it way down, take it an inch at a time.

putting on the emergency brake will work sometime and you can also let some air out of the rear tires.

like how much air?

What I've had to do a time or two is turn the front wheels of the truck while going up...Turn them to the left, then the right, then the left, etc....All while giving it very little gas...However, I haven't had to do this since getting new tires....