Member Since: 16 Aug 2019
Location: Cornwall
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Ramps
Hi all can anyone recommend a site to purchase ramps from that are wide enough to support my 235 size tyres. If not are smaller ramps ok to use?
Pat
6th Apr 2020 3:21 pm
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 4519
235?
? 255 is standard. Are yours narrower than standard, or was it a typo?
Here is a picture of my 255's on standard ramps.
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Richard
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6th Apr 2020 3:38 pm
Patman
Member Since: 16 Aug 2019
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 314
Nope 235 is the size and according to owners manual is a standard but as yours are wider and sit ok I will get a good old cheap pair 2nd hand of eBay or gumtree.
6th Apr 2020 4:14 pm
pwheeldon
Member Since: 14 Jan 2020
Location: West Yorks
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Just a heads up that my D3 crushed my standard ramps.Discovery 4 GS 2009 Auto Stornoway Grey
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235s are listed for D3 in both 17 and 18" on MyTyres.co.uk
There was a discussion about 3 years back I think. I know Flack has some nice plastic ones (stackable too ? ) that he uses.
6th Apr 2020 4:19 pm
MikeO
Member Since: 15 Jan 2014
Location: The Cotswolds
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My D3 also crushed my (Machine Mart) ramps. I replaced with a set of Rhino Ramps (plastic) which are excellent. However I managed to destroy one in an act of gross stupidity by not reversing far enough back when coming off them. When I moved forward I caught the front edge of the ramp at an angle and destroyed it. So be careful with them...
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6th Apr 2020 4:36 pm
WS7
Member Since: 06 May 2019
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I bought a railway sleeper and chopped it into 4 pieces, because I’m a tight
6th Apr 2020 6:55 pm
DIY Ace
Member Since: 06 Feb 2019
Location: Hampshire
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Patman wrote:
Nope 235 is the size and according to owners manual is a standard but as yours are wider and sit ok I will get a good old cheap pair 2nd hand of eBay or gumtree.
Seriously I would think very carefully about buying cheap and/or second hand ramps. These are very heavy cars and there's no second chances if an accident happens.
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I replaced with a set of Rhino Ramps (plastic) which are excellent.
could be wrong but that MIGHT be the ones Flack has.
Can't figure how to get "AND" terms to work (well) in searches.
EDIT : Looked back through all Flack's posts to start 2018 and not found. have to stop now as I'm on cooking duty
6th Apr 2020 7:14 pm
MikeO
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I think Rhino were the originals, lots of clones about now. The Laser ones I've seen advertised look very similar to the Rhino ones.2016 Skoda Octavia VRS Estate
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6th Apr 2020 7:33 pm
pwheeldon
Member Since: 14 Jan 2020
Location: West Yorks
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WS7 wrote:
I bought a railway sleeper and chopped it into 4 pieces, because I’m a tight
When I crushed my ramps I used 2 sleeper off cuts, my plan is to make them into proper ramps at some pointDiscovery 4 GS 2009 Auto Stornoway Grey
Discovery 3 s 2005 Auto Bonatti Grey Gone
Discovery 3 SE 2005 Manual Zambezi Silver Gone
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6th Apr 2020 11:13 pm
galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
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SGS may do them...they do loads of other stuff
6th Apr 2020 11:33 pm
Nasher
Member Since: 07 Mar 2009
Location: Clanfield, North of Pompey - UK
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Please, Please don't buy cheap second hand ramps off Ebay or Gumtree.
The D3 is 2.7Tns in total, and even the rear end is heavy, most ramps people are clearing out of their garages were designed and built for 1970's 1.5tn total Cortinas and Escorts.
They are also now rusty and you don't know what's been on them in the past.
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7th Apr 2020 8:01 am
L319
Member Since: 14 Dec 2013
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 2083
I welded on extra structure to my old steel ramps to make sure they will stand the weight.
I have a set of the plastic ones Rhino make, they are six ton each one, they are the best, but you need to take care and place them on level ground especially when its cold. I destroyed a pair in winter when I had to use them on a cobbled surface.
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