HUH??? Ramps are uhhh ramps. Not blocks. Make sure the ramps are anchored so they won't slide as you drive up on them. I use a 2X4 thats anchored to the ground behind the garage. My buddy has a taller garage and can use them inside. He set an iron "groove in the concrete floor into which he drops a strip of 1/4 inch plate that the ramps back up against so they won't move (slide or be pushed by the vehicle) . The only reason to go with Phil's suggestion is if your ramps are free to move on the floor. Figure out a way to increase the friction between ramps and floor. Thin rubber like a split open truck tube?
On Monday, October 20, 2003, at 08:47 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > From: phil cain <bearsvw2000@YAHOO.COM> > Subject: Re: Using a ramp > > A word to the wise, You should never, never, drive up > on the ramps, jack the car up and put the ramp under > the wheels, when finished drive off the ramps, > watching that no one is behind you (or in front) as > the ramps can be expelled fast enough to cause harm. > Phil |
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