I need something to extend my car trailer ramps a little bit. We made do with some pieces of wood. I saw the Race Ramps product that extends the ramp and it looks nice, but $260?
This isn't even for getting under the car, it's just to help load the car on the trailer.
Also I'm seeing a few reviews on there saying they aren't particularly sturdy.
I'm thinking I might just make something out of wood as I don't need much of an additional grade to fix the issue, but I'm open to suggestions.
I made mine out of wood. Specifically, my brothers old twin bed headboard. Don't need fancy, just sturdy.
The race ramps work well, but they're pretty limited. No heavy cars, no uneven surfaces. I still use mine as service ramps sometimes, but they're not as versatile as I had hoped.
I made a pair out of pressure treated 2x lumber w/ a 3/4" plywood top. If you were anywhere near DC you could HAVE THEM FOR FREE RIGHT NOW.
I used a piano hinge, a sheet of 1" plywood and lag screwed some angle cut 2x8 under it for support. Put the hinge about a foot from the edge of the door. So, open door, open the ramp.
I carry a cheap set of oil change ramps to drive the back the of truck onto, so the rear of the trailer goes lower. No more need for longer ramps.
My race car has an immense splitter, the leading edge of which is something like 3' from the center of the 20" diameter front tires and 2-1/2" above the pavement. So the required ramps are truly comical. I back the rear of the truck on ramps to drop the rear of the trailer and use this setup made of 2 sets of 7' long Harbor Freight steel ramps and welded 1" square steel tube trestles, plus 4' lengths of 2x10 the get the splitter up.
Nice set up!
Huckleberry wrote: I used a piano hinge, a sheet of 1" plywood and lag screwed some angle cut 2x8 under it for support. Put the hinge about a foot from the edge of the door. So, open door, open the ramp.
This is what my enclosed trailer used. It worked perfectly.
You were right, those ramps are truly comical!
I tried something similar to those for a while. The car was really low, so my segments were longer, to give a more gradual lift.
BUT it was a PITA to get the car on the ramps. They would skitter forward.
In reply to JBasham:
Screw a chunk of mat/mudflap/carpet to the end.
motomoron wrote: I made a pair out of pressure treated 2x lumber w/ a 3/4" plywood top. If you were anywhere near DC you could HAVE THEM FOR FREE RIGHT NOW.
I WAS JUST THERE TWO WEEKS AGO! And I had my trailer there too. Damn.
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