Glenguy
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Cheaper to make and more sturdy than store bought units. I did add a 2x2 at the back of the top board to ensure that the vehicle would not roll back down.
My home made car ramps
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Nice job! Kim
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2x9s
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Thanks!
They can't be very light but I bet they work well.
Looks like 20 or so feet of lumber in each one. Kim
Those look like death traps.
Look to be to steep for a car. Kim
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If it has tits, it's a liabilititty.
By the time you took your car up onto those, the ramp would be in the way to work on anything
I like the OP's ramps, though. Although I'm sure they're heavy, they're badass and they ain't goin anywhere. @Glenguy maybe you could give us some measurements?
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Okay, starting from the top, 12", 18", 24", 30", 36" long and 10 " high........I built those so that I could do oil changes for my daily driver, which is a 2000 Chevy Blazer 4x4. I haven't done the oil change yet, but if the ramps are a little to high before pissing out old oil, then I can just unscrew the top board. They're actually easy to carry as long as long as you grab them underneath the cuts. And it's important to use 3 inch Robertson head screws if you need to do some adjustments.
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Those are great for putting under the frame rails for working underneath.
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They are not very light, but easy to carry if you grab underneath the cuts to carry them.
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Always a good idea to paint wood ramps to make them last longer. I used a left over rattle can of blue paint that was sitting for a long time, lol
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Kuz
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You can put a set of screen door handles on them. I had made these ramps for oil changes on my daily driver.
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Not a bad idea, but the construction looks too wimpy. Needs wider and thicker metal and a beefier hydro unit.
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That's a good idea.
When I was a kid my father had railroad ties supported by concrete blocks over the old house foundation of an abandoned Ontario and Western (O&W) train station in upstate New York. I would guide him as he drove onto the railroad ties, then he'd crawl under the car while I poked around in the nearby junk pile.
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I did same with the wood from the kid's swing set when they outgrew it. I made mine in two levels, three 4x4 high and two 4x4 high and they are stackable. Usually only need the three high one but if I want to sit more upright I can stack them. I lay a sheet of plywood over the lift and can pull the transmission out with a trans jack or whatever. When I have it this high it is pretty stable, but I add a 2x4 angled top to bottom across the back and one side and that takes all the wiggle out of it.
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Some may like this style I made. But not for sale.
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For a durable handle on wooden blocks,( or ramps) I have used old v-belts (or pieces of), stapled on with 2” fence staples.
Didn’t want to spend too much time out today, it is a little warm.
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Didn’t want to spend too much time out today, it is a little warm.
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112?? Omg, people can't say that global warming doesn't exist.
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