GirlnAgarage
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How do you guys store your car ramps? These things take up good space. The first guy to post a photo of an in ground lift will be cursed with armpit fleas.
Car ramp storage?
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lotsoftools
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I had mine hanging on the end of a shelf, now I just set them on the floor with the tall end down and tucked up next to the wall.
bhalv
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I have osb for walls so a mounted a pair of 2" deck screws and hang them off of that.
Flathead Johnny
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i have race ramps plus race blocks, I store them under my metal workbench....they fit nicely and out of the way
RVDan
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I threw mine out in the scrap metal pile a couple months ago, I haven't missed them yet.
It seems like more work to drive up on a set of ramps than it does to just pick up the car with a floor jack.
It seems like more work to drive up on a set of ramps than it does to just pick up the car with a floor jack.
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GirlnAgarage
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DynaBill, I curse thee. May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits!
We've got a slanted driveway but it's flat up near the garage. We use the ramps for the car's oil change. I never had to use them.
We've got a slanted driveway but it's flat up near the garage. We use the ramps for the car's oil change. I never had to use them.
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GirlnAgarage
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If I'd posted this question, it would have been days before anyone responded.
Why is that
You need to include a curse. It raises the stakes a little bit. Then you get high rollers like DynaBill
bigbubba
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2 Walls of my garage is pegboard so i just hang them beside the door
bigbubba
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Oh man, it worked. ((((scratch, scratch, itch,scratch, itch, itch)))
Bill i heard walmart was having a sale on flea collars,Might want to swing by there.
(((((oohh, oooooohh, ahhhhh, eeehhhhh, I'm halfway there, aaahhh, ooohh)))
You need to include a curse. It raises the stakes a little bit. Then you get high rollers like DynaBill
I don't think that was it!
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GirlnAgarage
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I don't think that was it!
Nahh, that can't be the only reason, err, they can't be the reason why
Nahh, that can't be the only reason, err, they can't be the reason why
Hey now! Wait a minute!
Yeah, my rhino ramps sit on a shelf way high in the garage and I never use them. When I do, they either slide across the concrete, or I have to make a couple trys at it to get everything lined up the way I like. I should just CL them and buy some more jack stands.
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GirlnAgarage
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Hey now! Wait a minute!
I believe you have fleas to deal with. You've only been hit with the fleas of 113 camels.
kmkalf
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i hang mine on 2 nails on the back wall by the window where there is some "dead" space
O.K. seriously. I never could find an easy way to store car ramps. They're not the prettiest thing to look at, so I never hung them on the wall. They were more of a pain to use than anything else. They would slide every time I tried to drive a car up on them and I would have to allow for 3 ft. of sliding room when I tried to use them in my garage. I finally gave up and got a floor jack and jack stands. Sold the ramps in a garage sale.
Oh my God, how long is this thing going to last? I'm wearing out my rear paws and my ears are raw!
(Say that real fast 3 times!)
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GirlnAgarage
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Yeah, they were a little tricky when we first got them. But we figured it out finally after a few arguments. DH gets the car in position on the driveway and I shove the ramps right in front of each wheel (while the car is stopped). Then I guide him up. They might slip a hair but they stay pretty even. If not I back him down and go again.
He changes his own oil on a weekend when we're both home. So its not too big a deal to get up from my coffee to put the ramps in place.
I agree with them being ugly. I don't want them on the walls. The wheels are turning to store them above the garage door.
Oh my God, how long is this thing going to last? I'm wearing out my rear paws and my ears are raw!
A thousand camels' fleas. I warned you
Hang in there. Smear some calamine lotion under there.Charles (in GA)
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I have two metal ramps I've had for over 20 years. The cars won't go up on them, the plastic **** on the front end hits before the wheels reach them. I used them for the Ranger oil and trans fluid changes, but they would slide and I had to put them outside the garage door where there is a lip in the concrete they would catch on.
Now I have the two post lift, so I spend a half hour (edit: more like an hour) moving the tractor, getting the car in place, centered and such and positioning lift arms, lifting, checking, lifting more......
Someone on here said that after six months with a two post lift you would be longing for a four post, they were right. May eventually get a four post on casters, but lots and lots of other priorities first.
Charles
Now I have the two post lift, so I spend a half hour (edit: more like an hour) moving the tractor, getting the car in place, centered and such and positioning lift arms, lifting, checking, lifting more......
Someone on here said that after six months with a two post lift you would be longing for a four post, they were right. May eventually get a four post on casters, but lots and lots of other priorities first.
Charles
Mine are behind the rototiller in the shed. I use that once a year and the ramps less. If I weren't deathly afraid of getting rid of a tool, I'd CL mine too.
Worse, all my vehicles are either lifted or lowered. I either can't use them or don't need them
Sureshot
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I made a set for big trucks years ago with the platform and ramp sections seperate so they would stack nice under the bench. Gave them to a farmer neighbor after the trucks were gone.
What does DH stand for? All I can think of is **** Head, Dumb Hump, Dumb Husband.
What does DH stand for? All I can think of is **** Head, Dumb Hump, Dumb Husband.
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GirlnAgarage
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Can be all the above, but usually 'dear'. You know that's the second time I've been asked that tonight. What should I call him on forums anyway? I see guys call their wives SWMBO or the OL, but what are guys called?
Can be all the above, but usually 'dear'. You know that's the second time I've been asked that tonight. What should I call him on forums anyway? I see guys call their wives SWMBO or the OL, but what are guys called?
Your Royal Highness will suffice.
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GirlnAgarage
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Sureshot
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I have been trained to respond to AH.
Outlander
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^^ this...and I add in the "...but I'm your AH, dear"
Oh, and my ramps are hung up the wall behind where I park my ATV in a dead space. Right next to my broom
mdbeck1
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I hang mine on the end of one of the shelving units I just put up. I've also stored them UNDER my main workbench. They were a little bit of a pain to get out and put away.
A**holes Garage
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Race Ramps are light weight and can be hung on the ceiling or walls. Not for every car but definitely worth it for low profile cars.
http://www.raceramps.com/vehicle-lift-ramps.aspx
http://www.raceramps.com/vehicle-lift-ramps.aspx
Chris Adams
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Got a heavy set of metal ones on top of my gorilla racks, with a set of plastic ones on top of those.
I have a lift, but a couple months ago they allowed me to raise a car outside my shop and leave it for a month while I did some grinding and welding.
Didn't want that dust in the shop, didn't want to use up the stall space. And really didn't want to put the darn thing on jack stands.
I like to jack the car up with the floor jack, insert the car ramp under the end I'm working on, both sides, then let it down so it rests on the car ramp, rather than letting the suspension hang.
Very handy when doing body stuff, especially near the sub-frames on uni-body cars. No good place to put a jack stand if you are actually working on the sub-frame.
I have a lift, but a couple months ago they allowed me to raise a car outside my shop and leave it for a month while I did some grinding and welding.
Didn't want that dust in the shop, didn't want to use up the stall space. And really didn't want to put the darn thing on jack stands.
I like to jack the car up with the floor jack, insert the car ramp under the end I'm working on, both sides, then let it down so it rests on the car ramp, rather than letting the suspension hang.
Very handy when doing body stuff, especially near the sub-frames on uni-body cars. No good place to put a jack stand if you are actually working on the sub-frame.
metaleltr
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http://www.jegs.com/p/Pit-Pal/Pit-Pal-Trailer-Aid-Storage-Pouch/1065388/10002/-1
Not for ramps but I think it would work.
Not for ramps but I think it would work.
henrysgarage
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Mine hung on the wall since I have had a hoist(about 10 yrs). I did not use them so two pair went off to the dump after no one wanted to buy all for 20$.
Richard Cranium
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I use mine rarely, I put a chunk of old garden hose under mine and no slip, I have seem where guys have pop rivited hose to them also.... Rich
cajunfirehawk
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I know that tune all too well. They do seem to slide after a few years of using them, I have to **** mine against a concrete lip now. I pray for the day when I am blessed with a 4 post lift so I can end all of this nonsense and wasted time.
