Good Car Ramps

[dledinger]

You can’t go wrong with wood. Massive pieces of equipment are set on wood all the time. You’d be hard pressed to find a heavy equipment shop or farm that doesn’t have a stockpile of 8x8s through 12x12s.

At home I use Rhino ramps. I have no concerns about crawling under a diesel pickup parked on them.

 

[dledinger]

Am I the only weirdo that gets paranoid about ramps collapsing? I can barely get under a car with jackstands as it is.

I won’t get under a car on a jack. I won’t even reach my hand under one.

Two is one, one is none. For me that means...jack stands, and a backup.

Working on hydraulics under the boom of a lull or rebuilding a multistage dump truck cylinder, requires a lot of safety measure before I am content.

In other words...don’t blame you for staying alive and within your comfort zone.

 

[Jazz1]

I also have these and am very happy with them. They reverse nest with themselves into a rectangle, which happens to make a nice lightweight and perfect-sized step for higher engine compartments. Made by Scepter.

I use those same ramps because a low riding vehicle can climb them. That’s what they designed for, I still set a jack stand under as secondary
I also have a set of Canadian Tire steel stands. They have to be used on level ground, saw a set collapse under front end of F150. I’ve seen these steel ramps reinforced

 

[tym]

I use a bunch of scrap 2×10s.

 

[Formula]

I've had my Rhino Ramps since 2002 and used them a hundred times. I still always put a couple jacks underneath the vehicle for added insurance. I do the same when using jackstands. Or I'll even lay the tires flat under the vehicle.

 

[davidh]

Mine are solid wood, the first pair my old man made lattes almost 20 years living outside. The pair I made are over 10 but kept in a tent and still look new.

Looks like I've to get wood ramps then. Thanks for the fast feedback.

 

[Bighead38]

Wood ftw.

 

[racerex]

Wood ramps work for me. I also have two sets of wood tire cribs...with an extension to get up another few inches.

 

[Mr_John]

I also have these and am very happy with them. They reverse nest with themselves into a rectangle, which happens to make a nice lightweight and perfect-sized step for higher engine compartments. Made by Scepter.

Just imagining a vehicle under that "egg crate design" make me nervous.

 

[Mr_John]

I have an older set of Rhino Ramps that nest inside of each other, and have a less steep grade that allows lower vehicles, or vehicles with lower front fairings (like mine), to traverse the ramp without rubbing/scraping. I've seen some disconcerting pics on Amazon related to some of the newer Rhino Ramps, but my older ramps (that do not rust or have any welds that could weaken) appear so secure that I don't even bother with additional stands under the vehicle.

Has anyone heard of any evidence of a massive structural failure and somebody being injured using Rhino Ramps - and if so, were they newer or older models?

 

[Mr_John]

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[seber]

'fraid not! MADE IN CHINA!

"Ramps in the Daylight" Part II video:

That weld quality would scare me to death. What other quality issues might you find in those ramps? Cracks? bad steel?

 

[FrogBlastTheVentCore]

I have some metal ones, but they're too steep to fit under my front bumper / lower fairing.

So I grabbed some 2x10's and built up something like this (but without the goofy casters on the front):

What’s next, solid gold ramps?