Wooden Car Ramp
 

Been mooching on Youtube and came across a chap who built a wooden car ramp that looked like a roof truss upside down. Now I know these roof trusses are strong enough to carry roof slates and suchlike but has any member come across ones like these to carry a car?

I used builders planks in the past to make up some ramps for my Land Rover which is 1.5 tons. It just requires sufficient wood to take the load , plans and drawings often appeared in Practical Motorist in the 1950/60's as power tools and welders were unavailable at reasonable prices for DIY. Most owners would have a handsaw , hand drill and a screwdriver.

I used to build car ramps from scaffold planks using six inch nails. Heavy as Hell and twice as strong as many of today's spindly angle iron jobs.


TC

A wooden version of these? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MW6NNBRvv8


and: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnBgj50Xka8


I suppose one could be constructed in wood if it was sensibly sized and braced. But rather him than me.



TC

Hardly worth bothering with wood when decent metal ramps are not expensive.

Mind you, woodworm might prefer them.--:D

Roof Trusses spread a lot of weight over a large area and multiple Trusses are used at specific intervals - Ideal for a Fixed Roof Structure :cool:


A Ramp where the Load is going to be more Focused and Move across the structure is another issue :getmecoat:



Halfords do some nice Car Ramps that I can recommend :} work well with my Car at least :D



Paul.

I have 2 planks, 4.5M long by 225mm wide x60mm thick which I can rest on 100x100mm square timbers, doubled. I can get the car to balance level on these, see-saw style, with axle stands at each end to secure. My old steel frame ramps are too short, steep and narrow for the Rover.