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[oceans]

Or go to the aluminum ramp option. They might cost more than a box of screws, but they clean easily and you can choose a long enough scope you don’t worry about traction. They double as bridge structures too!

 

[Serf Life]

I use mine for oil change ramps for our car and small pickup too! Cribbing downhill a wee slope for the end of the ramps so they are levelish, with ample space under the commuter to work.

 

[Treezybreez]

Or go to the aluminum ramp option. They might cost more than a box of screws, but they clean easily and you can choose a long enough scope you don’t worry about traction. They double as bridge structures too!

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That is a sweet looking setup!

 

[flushcut]

It's just chicken wire stapled on. Lumber of course gets super slipery when wet so it would be way to dangerous without something. It's really just for rain, @ghostice is right it would fill up quickly with mud or ice in those conditions.

The best solution would probably be some kind of expanded metal. It would be lighter and allow debris to fall through, but lumber is easy for me to work with, metal isn't something I have any experience or skill with. Maybe in the future, but this was something I could do now.

Heavy gauge expanded mesh steel grating is what I would use. Great traction and durable. Snow, mud, and ice loading can be easily mitigated with a blower as it starts to build up. I would think any steel supplier by you can cut it to order. Attaching it to wood use heavy fender washer and a thru bolt, seams to hold up the best from my experience.

 

[flushcut]

I use mine for oil change ramps for our car and small pickup too! Cribbing downhill a wee slope for the end of the ramps so they are levelish, with ample space under the commuter to work.

I use the ramps on the trailer for mini oil changes.

 

[oceans]

I use mine for oil change ramps for our car and small pickup too! Cribbing downhill a wee slope for the end of the ramps so they are levelish, with ample space under the commuter to work.

Yep, yep, and oh yes!

 

[oceans]

That is a sweet looking setup!

Thank you! The E26 is now sold to another tree bud of mine and he’s loving it. Still have the Morbark which gets the job done.

 

[southsoundtree]

Or go to the aluminum ramp option. They might cost more than a box of screws, but they clean easily and you can choose a long enough scope you don’t worry about traction. They double as bridge structures too!

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Those look like the same ramps I have.

They say 10,000 per axle. I wonder how that is calculated.

How does angle affect strength?

 

[Chris Schultz]

I need these ramps!!! Are these custom fab, or is there a source to buy them built?

 

[davidwyby]

Where’s wyby?

 

[Matias]

Where’s wyby?

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Damn! That was a super cool tree!

 

[Neill]

 

[Neill]

Broke a chain off in this stump

 

[davidwyby]

Broke a chain off in this stump

I just ripped a drive link in half the other day. Dunno why. Ported 461 going to put the undercut in siberian elm.

Did your gear show up yet?

 

[southsoundtree]

Discountramps.com

I think

 

[oceans]

I need these ramps!!! Are these custom fab, or is there a source to buy them built?

Ordered from:
hdramps.com
My bro and I have both ordered a bunch over the years. They’ve all held up to date.

 

[oceans]

Those look like the same ramps I have.

They say 10,000 per axle. I wonder how that is calculated.

How does angle affect strength?

I would assume they determine a safe center point load in full horizontal span arrangement, but have no data to confirm that.

Perhaps it could be confusing if that means a 10k axle is safe on a pair of ramps and each supports 5k? Maybe their website explains the ratings. My entire track machine only weighs 10,000 so I figured they would suffice based on the label.

 

[Neill]

I just ripped a drive link in half the other day. Dunno why. Ported 461 going to put the undercut in siberian elm.

Did your gear show up yet?

Not yet, hopefully in the next few days

 

[Serf Life]

My very old chipper had a super long tongue and we could offload the mini without unhooking. 12' pin-on ramps from discount ramps (5k lb each).

 

[27RMT0N]

Hammer time.

(I was able to knock that piece out with a maul, which dropped the 'deck' piece down. It was too tight and too heavy to lift the section up through the deck)