Mister Tom wrote: > I use "Rhino Ramps" from my FLAPS. They lift about 6 1/2". When I did my > engine conversion I could scoot around underneath with my creeper, no > problem. Syncro, so maybe more room. Only problem is storage. They're > kinda big. > The pair I left behind in Cali look to have been Rhino Ramps, based on the photos on the Internets. You're right -- they are bulky. They also kinda spread out a bit when the van got on them, causing no little concern that one might collapse and smoosh me. I'm still here so they never did, I'm just saying that I eyeballed them with more than a little distrust. They also skitter along the pavement when trying to drive up on them. I've seen ramps, I think, with flat skirts in front of the rampy bit so the tires can first pin the things to the ground before ascending them. Or that might be my imagination. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR |
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