Car Ramps

[jiffo]

Built some ramps today.

Sick of crawling around on my back and can't afford a hoist so............

4 metres long, 2 metres wide, 900 gap, 1600 high.

Tomorrow I'll excavate into a bank at the shed so I can drive straight out of the shed onto the ramps.

Some concrete and she'll be sweet.

[Craved]

looks good, only thing i can see might be an issue is the flat sides of the angle are to be driven on

should have had the tip of the 90 facing up, or the 2 ends

[jiffo]

When installed the ramps are horizontal. (obviously not sitting like in the photo)

I made up a test piece with the angles (like in most ramps) at 90 degrees, also had them sitting down a little to give a bump edge.

Then decided at some time I might want to turn the wheels lock to lock, so flush and flat was how they ended up. Got a big range of track widths to accommodate too from a Vitara, Commo, Skyline, Aristo up to a Patrol. The toy tractor goes straight through the middle.

Really my first choice was expanded metal but it's so pricey up here and I would have had to buy 2 full sheets as they're only 1200x3000

After cutting and welding in all those bloody angles though..................

[Duncan]

yep that would have been a bastard!

[REV-031]

id love a set of these... been going a round to car yards to see if they have any display ramps availabel for me to purchase etc or steal

[geraus]

Man that is crazy! good work mate!!

[Lucaas]

Great Job Mate!!

looks brilliant

[GTR-N1]

You're very resourceful > Great work!

[demon33]

bump

[jiffo]

That's the easy bit done.

Now some landscaping and log walls while I'm waiting for the concrete to cure.

[V28VX37]

^^^^ Now THAT is brilliant, well done!!

[benm]

Lemme guess, you told the wife you were building her a new clothes line right...?

[m3ntal_l2]

loosk awesome.. wish i had a backyard to build a ramp

[mini95]

That would have to be the best idea I've seen in a long time. Wonder how much weight it could hold.... Great job mate, keep up the good work

[Guest]

Looks awesome! Just a thought though, once you drive the car out on to the ramps, do you need to make a leap of faith?

[jiffo]

Looks awesome! Just a thought though, once you drive the car out on to the ramps, do you need to make a leap of faith?

Yes, using the step ladder until I pick up some more Forgeweld to build a walkway along the side.

Have finished the removable wheel stops now and the sliding tool tray so it rolls anywhere down the centre.

It's always a compromise.

A pit is great, you're at floor level, can use an engine crane etc but usually will cost a heap more than a ramp and you have to plan for steps, drainage and illumination.

[jiffo]

Stuff the landscaping, too impatient.

[r33canada]

outstanding work!

i wish i had the room for that somewhere out here!

you make do custom installations like that for folks out there. could make some good money

[jiffo]

Wonder how much weight it could hold.

This weighs about 2.8t and is our heaviest vehicle.

No measurable deflection so I'm happy.

[SLY-25T]

awesome idea!!