Rhino Ramps?

[LEVE]

I've had a pair for about 10 years. The only time I saw one fail was my own fault. I had the ramp in the wrong position, half on, half off the passenger side tire. The ramp dropped and was deformed by the weight.

I did make a mistake and drove up onto the ramps a vehicle with studded tires. One of the tires slipped on the ramp and cut into the ramp material. Since then I've been pretty careful with the ramps and studded tires. I now live in an area where my studded tires are sitting up in their tire rack where they belong, all winter.

The deformation has not caused a problem with the continued ramp usage. However, the heaviest vehicle that I drive up the ramp is a 4WD Ranger.

Would I buy them again?

Yes.

 

[slik560]

I have a set of the old ones and they have held up extremely well. HOWEVER...I made the mistake of letting someone else use them and they came back with one of the rubber feet missing. Now that the company has changed hands, I doubt that getting a replacement will be easy. I need to find someplace that sells hard rubber stock that I can use to create a new one. This time I may tap a screw in through the side of the rubber foot housing to keep them in place. If anyone has a source for either the actual foot or rubber stock, I'd appreciate knowing about it.

Thanks as always for the advice and support this forum provides.

Follow up: I called Hopkins Mfg and they are going to try to locate a replacement foot, but the model of ramp that I have, 11903, is showing as discontinued in their system. Great customer service, though - I'm grateful that they tried to help. Looks like a DIY job coming up.

 

[jcfields]

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[wild cowboy]

I have used Rhino Ramps for decades, NEVER even the smallest issue!

For the last few years have had 4 of the Rhino Max 16K ramps - they KICK ***!

 

[amalik]

I've had a pair for about 10 years. The only time I saw one fail was my own fault. I had the ramp in the wrong position, half on, half off the passenger side tire. The ramp dropped and was deformed by the weight.

I did make a mistake and drove up onto the ramps a vehicle with studded tires. One of the tires slipped on the ramp and cut into the ramp material. Since then I've been pretty careful with the ramps and studded tires. I now live in an area where my studded tires are sitting up in their tire rack where they belong, all winter.

The deformation has not caused a problem with the continued ramp usage. However, the heaviest vehicle that I drive up the ramp is a 4WD Ranger.

Would I buy them again?

Yes.

I saw these ramps for the first time here on GJ and now thinking about them myself.

Can you explain how one does an effective oil change with a product where you drive up 2 ramps and angle the car upwards while the back 2 tires remain on the ground?

Assuming you have to jack up the rear and put it on stands; that's about as much work to repeat on the front and not have the rhino ramps.

Am I missing something?

 

[Rickss96]

Can you explain how one does an effective oil change with a product where you drive up 2 ramps and angle the car upwards while the back 2 tires remain on the ground?
...
Am I missing something?

Yes. Why do you want to jack up the rear? Not necessary unless you are changing the oil on an old VW Beetle with rear engine
Just drive up on ramps, remove oil drain plug, wait until drained. My front engined vehicle has drain plug at rear of oil pan, so the ramps increase the angle of the engine helping to drain the pan more completely. If your drain plug is toward the front then this may not let all the oil drain out...

 

[Qualitytools]

I received mine as a gift back in 2004 and have used them on several cars, at times to get the car on the ramp than raise it higher with a jack to place jack stands under it. As far as oil changes my car has a rear drain plug so raising it from the front and keeping the rear wheels on the ground is perfect as it pitches the car in the right direction for draining the oil. I find them very helpful when you just need to have a bit more space to crawl under the car to have a look at something without having to drag out the jack stands as I always raise a car with a jack and support with jack stands but this way it's less work and less things to find and position.

 

[Bcom]

I have a set but unsure if they are the new or old version. Mine nest together. Mine are cracked and broken but i still use them.

 

[tvtaurus]

I mostly have used a metal set of ramps for oil and fluid changes. I have been looking into buying a set of the polymer ones B/C they are lower profile than the metal ones. Just haven't bit the bullet yet.

 

[cthulu]

Those ones, I'll upload a picture soon got to move it from my phone to the computer. Basically the front 1/4 of it shot out.

Actually she didn't, that was my initial though as well.

Those are hot garbage. The black ones buckle on the side. Plastic is too thin, I have the old grey ones and they are solid.

 

[amalik]

Those are hot garbage. The black ones buckle on the side. Plastic is too thin, I have the old grey ones and they are solid.

To clarify, you saying these are garbage?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0117EETEK/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[WWheeler]

I have had those for a few years now - exactly like linked above - and I luv them. I've put many a truck and car on them with no worries at all.

 

[FlushingDIYer]

For $40, you can pick up 2 2x12s and make one of these... I use one of these. I just need the other $20 to make them a little higher!

from MatthewsVolvoSite

 

[SteveL]

I know this is an old thread but thought I would add my $ .02. I have an older set that work just fine if you can get them to sit still as you drive the car up the ramp. I have an epoxy coating on the floor and the ramps simply slide away with any force. Ended up putting them on a couple of rubber backed door mats which helped, but still not perfect. In the end I bought an oil extractor for changes and the ramps sit in the attic, unused for a few years. Probably should drag them out and post in the classifieds.

 

[77thor]

I also have the old-style.... My 69 Camaro sits on those all winter long (with jack stands under the rear axle.).
A couple of years ago one of them developed a crack on the top surface area, but they are still in use.

 

[texasprd]

I've had a pair for about 3 years. I have my son's '03 Merc Sable (same as a Taurus) on them right now. No problems.

 

[jrockford]

I have a set that I bought about 4 years ago and couldn't be happier.

I have a set of steel ramps and 2 sets of jack stands for the heavier stuff.

 

[slik560]

I have a set that I got probably 15 years ago. I wonder about age, what with the ramps being a plastic composite or whatever. they are stored indoors, but I still wonder about the structural integrity. I did get some new rubber pads for the under side from the manufacturer...so no more sliding. But even when I use the ramps, I still stick two of my jack stands underneath as a backup.

 

[7avalon7]

For $40, you can pick up 2 2x12s and make one of these... I use one of these. I just need the other $20 to make them a little higher!

I made something similar from some scrap wood. I also shoved the tire or the spare tire under the car before I go underneath it.