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Date:         Wed, 26 May 2010 11:16:33 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
Comments: To: "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"" <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <4BFD56CE.6000707@gmail.com>
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Well, if you took that 2350 lbs of gravel out of the darn thing it would only weigh 3850 lbs like everybody else's Westy.

Then you could just put some 2 x under the wheels and wire away. ;)

On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" < camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> Jake de Villiers wrote: > >> You're making this waaaay too hard Rocky. >> >> Just lift up each wheel in turn and put some dimension lumber under >> there - nothing's going to fall off those and you'll get whatever it is >> done. >> >> Unless you prefer talking about it to actually doing it... >> >> > Things I am familiar with I proceed with. Things I am unfamiliar with > and which have a possibility of squashing me, like putting a 3-ton van > on jackstands on a sloped driveway, I need to think about. You can block > my emails if my perseverations make you crazy. > > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) > Bend, OR > KG6RCR >

-- Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van' 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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