My current ramps are under the Westfield and also had a tendancy to "skid" when trying to drive a car up them.
So I'm thinking about making a pair with a smaller slope which will reducing the skidding problem.
Any ideas as to a safe design?
The ones pictured below are about right, although I'd make the slope a bit longer which will help with low cars too. Clearly all the verticals
are equal angle which gives good strength, in actual fact its all equal angle.
Any thoughts as to the best thickness to use or improvements to that design appreciated.
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Chris
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How about making some mini sized ramps to lead up to the bigger ones? That way you could remove the small ones, leaving the car on the bigger ones and
have more room to move around the car.
Just a thought 
Stand them on some rubber backed carpet and they won't skid out. If you just put two cross pieces spaced out on the top your wheel will drop in when you get there.
Get some old seat belts/tie down straps and loop round the bottom rung then lay them along the floor where the wheels will be running and drive up.
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Originally posted by omega 24 v6
Get some old seat belts/tie down straps and loop round the bottom rung then lay them along the floor where the wheels will be running and drive up.
I welded some checker plate to the bottom of the ramps on mine, so the car goes on the plate before it goes up the ramp.
This stops the car pushing the ramps away, and actualy has the car pulling itself into and up the ramp, sted of pushing it away.
Cheers,
Nev.
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Originally posted by Neville Jones
I welded some checker plate to the bottom of the ramps on mine, so the car goes on the plate before it goes up the ramp.
This stops the car pushing the ramps away, and actualy has the car pulling itself into and up the ramp, sted of pushing it away.
Cheers,
Nev.
yeah with other words...
add 1 (2) foot of angle and 2 scross sections..
Tks
p.d. mayme it also makes sense to join the 2 stands together by some way...
[Edited on 8/4/07 by tks]
I glued 1" stip of rubber along the bottom of the ramps, never move now.
STOP poncing about.....
Build some Real Ramps
LINKY
You know it makes sense... Dont do half a job, when you could make it fully baked!
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Originally posted by wilkingj
STOP poncing about.....
Build some Real Ramps
LINKY
You know it makes sense... Dont do half a job, when you could make it fully baked!