 DIY lightweight lift parts, or, what I did while 914World was down |
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| mskala |
 May 19 2012, 06:39 PM
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Okay, for anyone with drive-on lift. The ramps that came with mine
are 1/4" bent steel 18" wide and 47 pounds each. And if you leave them attached while raised, they get in the way of my face (no 12' ceiling for me). So, I bought 'race ramps' which are 4 pound foam bits. But, they are only 3" high when ramp is 4" high, and they need to hook onto the lift. Added a piece of composite decking machined for the hooks, put a bolt thru and done. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) Now I can pick these up and throw them anywhere. You can make out the size of the old parts by the marks on the concrete.  |
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| r_towle |
May 19 2012, 07:13 PM
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What kind of foam?
I have the big steel ramps also...and they are heavy and hard to store... Formation sells all sorts of foam...wonder if I could just get a slab of foam.... |
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| mskala |
May 19 2012, 08:07 PM
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QUOTE(r_towle @ May 19 2012, 09:13 PM)  What kind of foam? I have the big steel ramps also...and they are heavy and hard to store... Formation sells all sorts of foam...wonder if I could just get a slab of foam.... Well, the outside is some kind of formed plastic (with rough texture). When I drilled the hole, it really seemed to come out like tiny (~2mm) styrofoam beads. Without the outer structure and maybe ribs inside, you'd be in big trouble with more than 500 pounds on it. |
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mskala DIY lightweight lift parts May 19 2012, 06:39 PM
euro911 Nice idea.
:agree: The ramps that came with my Da... May 19 2012, 08:42 PM
r_towle
Nice idea.
:agree: The ramps that came with my D... May 19 2012, 08:51 PM euro911
Nice idea.
:agree: The ramps that came with my ... May 20 2012, 01:35 AM Cairo94507 Nice. I bought the aluminum ramps for my BendPak ... May 19 2012, 09:01 PM |
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