How to Load a WaveRunner Onto a Pickup Truck

Loading a WaveRunner, a jet ski made by Yamaha, into the bed of a pickup truck can be an adventure. The owner's manual does not address transporting the WaveRunner in any manner except on a trailer. A WaveRunner, depending on the model, weighs from 291 to 826 pounds. For larger WaveRunners, lifting equipment is essential for loading and unloading. Smaller WaveRunners can be lifted with the aid of several people.

Things You'll Need

  • 8-by-8-foot tarp
  • Scrap lumber
  • Rope
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Instructions

    • 1

      Move the truck next to the WaveRunner. Lower the tailgate of the truck as far as it will go. Place an 8-by-8-foot tarp on the bed of the truck so that part of the tarp covers the tailgate.

    • 2

      Instruct two helpers to enter the truck bed and position themselves so that one is on each side of the bed to control the WaveRunner as you and three others lift it into the truck bed.

    • 3

      Position yourself and three others so that two people are on each side of the WaveRunner. Instruct everyone to grasp the WaveRunner securely. Tell them when to lift, so that everyone lifts at the same time.

    • 4

      Push the WaveRunner onto the bed of the truck as it is lifted. Those in the truck be should pull the WaveRunner as far forward as possible by pulling on the tarp. Steady the WaveRunner as it is being pulled.

    • 5

      Chock the WaveRunner in place using scrap lumber. Run rope through the tie-downs on the truck bed. Run the rope through the tie-down rings on the WaveRunner to secure it and prevent movement.