 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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R  Group: Members Posts: 1,927 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 79 Region Association: None 
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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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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,679 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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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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R Group: Members Posts: 1,927 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 79 Region Association: None
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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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| euro911 |
May 19 2012, 08:42 PM
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,860 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California
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Nice idea.
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) The ramps that came with my Danmar weigh a ton (not really a ton), but yes, they are fairly heavy boogers. The ramps don't REALLY need to 'hook' onto the lift, do they? |
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| r_towle |
May 19 2012, 08:51 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,679 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(euro911 @ May 19 2012, 10:42 PM) Nice idea. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) The ramps that came with my Danmar weigh a ton (not really a ton), but yes, they are fairly heavy boogers. The ramps don't REALLY need to 'hook' onto the lift, do they? Without hooking them to the lift, you stand a good chance of shooting a ramp out as you try to get on the lift... |
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| Cairo94507 |
May 19 2012, 09:01 PM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 10,142 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California
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Nice. I bought the aluminum ramps for my BendPak lift; they weigh 18 pounds each. That's a far cry from the 53 pound stock steel ramps. I can easily hand them on the wall next to the lift above my walking space. I have just shy of a 12' ceiling over my lift.
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| euro911 |
May 20 2012, 01:35 AM
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,860 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(r_towle @ May 19 2012, 07:51 PM) QUOTE(euro911 @ May 19 2012, 10:42 PM) Nice idea. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) The ramps that came with my Danmar weigh a ton (not really a ton), but yes, they are fairly heavy boogers. The ramps don't REALLY need to 'hook' onto the lift, do they? Without hooking them to the lift, you stand a good chance of shooting a ramp out as you try to get on the lift... Wonder what the scrap value is on those bad boys (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
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