| How To: DIY SUPER Heavy Duty Ramps - for £25! | |
I'm sure others are like me and absolutely do not trust plastic ramps (and have seen the horror stories of them failing) or those questionable welds and longitudinal strength of cheap metal ones.
So, I have a solution which I have been using for some time now and can highly recommend. I took the idea from a video I found on YouTube and improved on it.
Super heavy duty ramps which you can wholly rely on for many years to come and will take many more tonnes than a RR. Whats great about this is that you can just keep adding layers depending on how high you want your ramps to go. I only have the RR so, with the car on fulk height plus the ramps, I have all the space underneath that I'd ever need.
Difficulty: Easy
Time: 1 hour
Cost: £25
What you need:
- 2x lengths if 9x2 timber from the builder's yard (cost me just over £20)
- 1 tube of cheap No Nails
- 14x 70mm screws
- Mitre saw or hand saw
Step 1: Cut the timber (30 mins)
Use my drawing here:
Of each length, cut a 90cm, 70cm, 50cm and 30cm section (makes up 2.4m) and keep the offcut for later.
Now, on one end of each, either use a Mitre saw or hand saw to cut a 45 degree angle on one end of each section (I tried both methods and both work well).
Once done, quickly sand the edges to remove any sharp bits.
Step 2: Put each ramp together (20 mins)
Get a straight edge and starting with the 90cm length, apply some cheap No Nails not exceeding the 70cm mark (remembering this is where the board above will fit up to).
Now, place the 70cm section on top and align correctly then, put in 4 screws in the alignments below:
Now repeat for the 50cm and 30cm boards.
Step 3: Fit a stop (10 mins)
Use the offcuts to fit a stop. In my case, these were 30mm. Make sure you pilot drill and also No Nails these before screwing and don't screw too tightly because, you're doing this against the grain and don't want to split the wood.
Leave 12h for the No Nails to dry then, you're good to put these into action.
Hey presto, you are done!
Just thought I would share for anyone who is in a similar position and give a quick guide on how to do it. They're cheap and easy to make and you have no worries about them ever failing.
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20th Feb 2022 2:59pm
