Date:         Tue, 25 May 2010 09:01:18 -0700
Reply-To:     "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
Comments: To: Mister Tom <TomsGroups@salicos.com>
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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