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Old 11-11-2008, 11:16 AM
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Default Anyone Got Any Ramps? Or Ideas?

Bit of a long shot maybe, but has anyone got any ramps like this?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/car-ramps_W0QQ...1%7C240%3A1318

I've got an extra long 7.5 tonne wagon and it would be ideal to shift a car in, but to get one up I'd need properly long ramps, and obviously can't be too steep.

These would be ideal, but at £600 if I were to buy them it would defy the object of using my own wagon to save a bit of time and money, lol

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Old 11-11-2008, 11:19 AM
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ive seen cars put into high trailers using a jack and pallets, gradually building them up, then rolling it in
Old 11-11-2008, 11:28 AM
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Waaaaaaaay over priced,you will get ramps cheeper from the likes of recovery equipment manufacturers or here
http://motors.uk.freeads.net/accesso...ERY-144250.htm is a link i found doing a search,not sure if any good.
Other option is to get roadside crash barrier and modify them.

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Originally Posted by taycoss
Waaaaaaaay over priced,you will get ramps cheeper from the likes of recovery equipment manufacturers or here
http://motors.uk.freeads.net/accesso...ERY-144250.htm is a link i found doing a search,not sure if any good.
Other option is to get roadside crash barrier and modify them.

They're no good at all, they're only 6ft long, lol!

The ones on eBay are 18ft long
Old 17-11-2008, 07:13 PM
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If you are not any good with metal stuff, any half competent welding place could knock these up for a LOT less than these overpriced ones.
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£600 for that guff

As title any blacksmiths/welders will knock a set up for wayyyyyyy less than that surely
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Originally Posted by Csm
£600 for that guff

As title any blacksmiths/welders will knock a set up for wayyyyyyy less than that surely
yeh maybe in steel not in alloy
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i was gonna say, how could you guarantee they would be strong enough?
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