I hear ya Scott. That's a scary story.

If I use ramps they will be solid wood and large, but I will give your
warning thought.

Neil.

On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

>  Ramps are always inherantly dangerous.
> My father would be dead if I did not remember to go out the garage, on
> time,  and tell him it was time to stop car work and go to his job ....
>   Smashed between a creeper and the bottom of the car,
> yelling for 45 minutes...no once could hear him........passing out.
> Another half hour he might have been dead..or brain damaged or whatever.
>
> they are inheritantly  dangerous.
> they save one step , jacking up the car ..
> totally not worth it IMO.
>
> scott
>
>
>  On 8/22/2012 12:26 PM, neil n wrote:
>
> Thanks David.
>
> For a future fuel tank reseal, I'd considered making ramps so I could back
> the van onto them (rear of van facing downhill) and get the front end up,
> but didn't take the ramp idea any further.
>
> Are you suggesting one ramp per vehicle corner, each providing room and
> level surface for a jack and jack stand?
>
> Like this?  image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zCqGzE1KbmI/UDUyJPKF0WI/AAAAAAAAF_U/cBj1mBmkZ-Q/s800/ramp.jpg
>
> For what I need, 2 ramps should suffice for now. (work on one end of
> vehicle at a time)
>
>
> Neil.
>
> On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 10:22 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> <dbeierl@attglobal.net>wrote:
>
>
>  At 02:09 AM 8/22/2012, neil n wrote:
>
>
>  The issue is limited work space on a sloped drive way. I'm uncomfortable
> raising the rear up on jack stands. I'm OK with raising one front corner
> at
> a time to do the upper control arm bushings.
>
>
>  If the slope's within reason, build four inverted ramps that match the
> slope; have all weight-bearing points  on a level surface.  That will take
> away all the horizontal components of your load vectors on both van and
> stands, and give you a setup that's just as stable as it would be on the
> flat.
>
> Yrs,
> d
>
>
>  --
> Neil n
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