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Mule ramp

Okay, so let's picture a big truck that carries a lot of heavy things on it, like boxes or furniture. Sometimes these trucks have a really high platform, which means that when you want to load something onto it, you have to lift it up really high! And that can be hard and even dangerous for people to do.

That's where the mule ramp comes in. It's basically a big ramp that you put next to the truck. The ramp is angled, which means it's not flat like the ground, but goes up at an angle. This makes it much easier to push heavy things up onto the truck, because you don't have to lift them all the way up, you can just roll them up the ramp!

Now, why is it called a mule ramp? Well, mules are kind of like strong, stubborn animals that are good at carrying heavy things. So, instead of people lifting heavy things and hurting themselves, they can use a mule ramp to make it easier or as if a mule is carrying the load.
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