I was fed up of lying on the ground working under things. These ramps make that a bit easier. Please feel free to use my plans as inspiration, all I ask is you hit the subscribe button. Ramp Plans: davidmcluckie.com/heavy-duty-...
I emailed this guy three times with questions and three times he answered. This is almost unheard of on a youtube video. This guy has my support. Great video with plans and a great guy.
i know im asking the wrong place but does someone know a trick to log back into an Instagram account..? I stupidly lost the password. I love any tips you can offer me.
@Jadiel Hassan thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site on google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
Those are the coolest ramps I've seen. So simple but effective. If I were to build them I think the only thing different I would do would be put cross-bracing in them from top to bottom at a 45°. Great work man.
Спасибо. Идея просто прекрасна. Сразу думаю. что если центр тяжести сместить назад, то никакой подъёмной балки не понадобится. Машина заехала и под своим весом перевалилась и встала ровно.....Наверное буду делать. Ещё раз СПАСИБО за идею. Thank you. The idea is just wonderful. I think right away. that if the center of gravity is shifted back, then no lifting beam will be needed. The car drove in and rolled over under its weight and stood up straight.....I'll probably do it. THANKS again for the idea.
Great idea well executed. Rather that lying under a vehicle that's not far from your face, with these ramps you have far more space, almost like having a pit. Great work !
I used to do it the poor man's way - stask up a bunch of 2x10 boards - staggered slope at the end todrive up onto them. Tody. all thse boards might cost as much as the the steel used in this one and the wood won't last nearly as long :-0)
I'd like to see a cross tube added front and back through which another tube could be slid right across to link the two units together. You could drill the cross tubes for pins with holes in the links every two inches. You'd still have full track adjustability, but the cross tubes would reduce sideways racking and prevent a parallelogram collapse.
As said before building and now using.... life changing tool !!! was a bit jumpy while driving on them with a gigantic ford ranchero... very difficult to see the left front wheel... automatic trans and weird acting carb... but all went smooth ! I may add something to tie/untie those two and gain some rigidity, we'll see Anyway, thanks again David for sharing your knowledge!
@@adrianthracite5585 I have mine in front of my shop and I have place those long closet mirrors to see my front so I don't have to get in and out. Works.
Excellent. I need to do a few jobs on my Landy and was thinking of building an inspection pit but then saw this. It´s probably cheaper to make and easier to take with me if I move than the pit! Thanks a lot mate. Subbed
Just the ticket. I mangled two mouldy ramps I made out of a manky old car transporter driving my diesel Alfa up on it and I've been eyeballing my scrap pile looking to make simple ramps it won't crush. You've confirmed what my gut feeling the 50x50x3 angle I have is both insufficient in length and thickness. 50x50x5 sounds far better, and it won't be all rusty. Subscribed, loving the delivery, and just enough detail to figure out the bits I need to copy.
Very very nice design and functional and use. I need to make these !! Thank you for sharing. You mentioned that the plans are available. oops ..I just found your plans in a subsequent post. thanks much David !!
Your ramps are brilliant me and my son love this stuff we love doing our motors and your ramps or should I say exact same ramps as yours is just what we need. We love em.
Car showroom use something very similar. Personally I'd add a few cross-members too for strength and safety and you could modify the jacking bar and add another thinner one further along, to ensure the correct distance is "locked in" between them and so that they don't separate ;)
Great Ramps Brother, I hit those buttons for ya as a thank you for posting the vid and making your plans freely available. I see from the comments you actually respond to people who message you also so good for you Brother. Off to get some steel together now cause just like u I'm sick of clawing around on the wet ground outside my home here and at 55, it ain't getting any easier....until now 👍 Thanks and God Bless 🙏
Excellent work. It's great that they're separate too not only are they adjustable to any vehicle they can be lost down the side of the garage when not in use. Might get round to making some myself. I've liked and subscribed too
Personally, I'd probably drill several holes on either side and attach a large cross member that you could put some heavy duty pins through to help prevent lateral movement.
Good point. If u are taking off a toyota harmonic balancer from underneath, I feel like 180ft pounds might be some sketchy lateral force on this here. Still a great idea, he did a great job here 😁
David, for me, just a brilliant idea, going by your kit and the amount of spare angle iron and rebar, YOU CAN WELD, and if it can hold a fully loaded van then brilliant, just need something to support a family car, I’m not building the Titanic, thanks for sharing 👍😃 subbed
You are a legend. I live in Fiji and the knowledge you have shared and its much appreciated. If you could come up with a simple design of a jack and jack stand in one would be grate. Keep it up and you have gotten yourself a subscriber. GB
agreed, some cross bracing would make me feel a lot better about those. I am doubtful this is actually 'engineered'. And I dont like the idea of being under the vehicle while jacking it up, there has to be a better way.
What an awesome set of ramps, I love the lifting bar..........also to all the guys saying it needs cross members and strengthening.......it's holding a van........the guy said he had a 3 tonne pick up on it............it's fine as it is. (I need to learn to weld) 😉
You're attitude is as awesome as this job. No electricity no nothing. I fucking love it. The leveler is brilliant too. The only addition would be to drop the wheels. So you could maybe install bottle jacks.. with integrated jack stands, insert blocks, pull the pins then release the pressure let them fall and you've got a full service available. Awesome.
Bloody good job now that I’ve seen them the only change I would make is possibly make the base 25% wider than the top I wonder how that would go........
The only improvement I’d make is to add a triangulation diagonal between some of the verticals to brace it - it might not need it but I’d worry about the domino effect. Edit, should have read the other comments! 😃
The back part is basically a giant triangle and will hold shape. That also means that the top and back vertical of the rectangle up front will stay in place. So if they welds are solid, it can't move. Left to right I'd definitely put in some cross member. Also in the top and bottom. And one in the front rectangle in each side to take some load of the joints.
@@michiel5160 the diagonal members of those ramps do not count as bracing, nobody should be using these. Also have you ever seen any engineered device that requires you to be under the load while lifting? This is one of the most ill-advised DIY disasters waiting to happen that I have ever seen on you-tube. But hey, if in doubt just add more metal glue, right?
Thank you for your explanations and your plans. I will realize these systems but with a modification. I will integrate a winch in case the vehicle breaks down.
Great build and video, when I was at school in the late 70s I designed something similar to this in my design and technology class but wasn't allowed to build it cos it was such a big build 😡 lol
With respect as a fabricator of 44 yrs you should add more bracing to the sides. Also if you are putting trucks on it i would reccomend using box section as vertical struts. Great vid.
This one is my winter project, serviced the auto transmission today 7 hours of laying down as well as up and down under a the car. oh my back. Love the hoist good work quick and easy and no Japaneasy.
The leg at the back can slip down like this, you should add some jack stand underneath the back cross member. I know there are 4 but it's only held by pressure, having a secondary lock can probably save you from a big accident
Im an engineer with a civil/structural background, this whole thing is sketch AF. I cant believe someone distributes these plans and that anyone looks at this and thinks its a good idea. Anyone who can't see what's wrong with this also should not be working on any vehicle.........
