Alternative hydraulic ramps

Alternative hydraulic ramps

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mk1fan

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10,507 posts

224 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01I6RIVVS/ref=dra_a_r...

Have these been posted before? Would solve the issue of the car moving as you lift it as you get with the scissor type ramps.

billynobrakes

2,675 posts

264 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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mk1fan said:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01I6RIVVS/ref=dra_a_r...

Have these been posted before? Would solve the issue of the car moving as you lift it as you get with the scissor type ramps.
They look it a bit steep for a TVR might be just the photo

phazed

21,844 posts

203 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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Most car ramps are too steep and these would probably need a 3 foot long board as an extension to get the nose up. That is what I found with my two pairs of ramps which are used to use.

Out of interest the cost of those ramps are approximately one third of the cost of my two post lift complete!

phillpot

17,105 posts

182 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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Can't think of too many jobs where I'd want the front way up in the air and back end on the floor?

That sort of money will buy a decent trolley jack and four stands, far more useful imho.

Ando74

90 posts

218 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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You can also get them considerably cheaper, which makes them more of an option. I've got a pair, surprisingly handy, but yes you do need extension ramps for anything low.
I also have a good trolley jack and axle stands as well though!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FoxHunter-Vehicle-Car-Ra...

crowfield

432 posts

157 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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I use these: http://www.cjautos.eu/product_p/cr06xhd.htm Nice and low - can drive on without extensions and a good high lift. Very heavy to move around, but dont get pushed away when driving up them

fredd1e

781 posts

219 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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mk1fan said:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01I6RIVVS/ref=dra_a_r...

Have these been posted before? Would solve the issue of the car moving as you lift it as you get with the scissor type ramps.
I've got a set of those or something very similar and cant get my TVR on without additional planks reducing the ramp angle.
PS fairly sure I got mine a lot cheaper (1/3rd cost) from ebay.

AceOfHearts

5,818 posts

190 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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Ive just got these. Have another pair on order now so I can get the whole lot up at the same time



S6PNJ

5,157 posts

280 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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AceOfHearts said:
Ive just got these.....
Any chance of some form of identification, link or manufacturer and model?

AceOfHearts

5,818 posts

190 months

mk1fan

Original Poster:

10,507 posts

224 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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They are the ramps I have. The drawback with them is that the car moves backwards as you raise the ramps as the platform goes back.

The ones in the OP go up rather than up and back.

Alan461

853 posts

130 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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Bit more money but quite liked the look of this;

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=moRAb63O72M

TwinKam

2,937 posts

94 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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Alan461 said:
Bit more money but quite liked the look of this;

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=moRAb63O72M
All well and good, but there'd be no access under the centre of the car... intended for tyre/ brake service and body shops.
Seen similar size lifts that have two sill-length platforms , that do allow central access (from front or rear).

Alan461

853 posts

130 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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TwinKam said:
Alan461 said:
Bit more money but quite liked the look of this;

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=moRAb63O72M
All well and good, but there'd be no access under the centre of the car... intended for tyre/ brake service and body shops.
Seen similar size lifts that have two sill-length platforms , that do allow central access (from front or rear).
Good point, I'll have to look at access limitations before making any choice.
Best option would be a two post lift but I'm looking for something I can move within the workshop.
Ramps have been difficult to use, The car won't clear short ramps
and I did get some shallow angle ramps 2.1 metres long but they're of limited use as they prevent access from the side and still leave one end on the ground.
The OP's ramps with lifts on the end seem like a bit of a compromise as you need the car to be running well enough to climb them and also you'd never get a TVR on four at once, or back down againsmile

TwinKam

2,937 posts

94 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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Could two pairs of mk1fan's type be used for a four wheel simultaneous lift? ie are they low enough to fit under the sills so that you could drive on to all four? But not wheel-free...

mk1fan

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10,507 posts

224 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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Do you mean the ones I have as in aceofhearts picture or the ones I linked to in the OP?

The ones I have can be used as a group of 4 to raise the whole car but be aware that the car moves as the ramps raisethrough an arc.

I use a high light motorsport trolley jack that lifts the car high enough to get my ramps under them - clearly the ramps are in their down position.

Alan461

853 posts

130 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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270mm height of ramp before lift...
AceOf Hearts version maybe

AceOfHearts

5,818 posts

190 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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If lifting on all 4 though the arc of lift will be the same front and rear so will cause no issue.

I have not even had a problem just lifting the front tbh, just placed a wheel chock 6 inches back from the rear wheels so that it backs onto them at full lift.

Ill get a picture of it up on all 4 smile

AceOfHearts

5,818 posts

190 months

Tuesday 7th March 2017
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AceOfHearts

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190 months

Tuesday 7th March 2017
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