Jim Koepke
12-26-2015, 5:20 PM
Time for an oil change on the family car. Even larger cars seem to be a bit low to the ground compared to my younger days. Maybe it is my body reaching higher from the ground. Besides the driveway slopes a touch.
I have been using a couple of wedges made of 4X4 and 2X4 but thought something better was in order:
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I put them behind the wheels and back up on them to give more room under the car:
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4WD is handy when the ground is slippery.
Notice the grain on the 2X3. During my visits to the borgs I will often look at the wood selection for better than average pieces. These have been sitting on the shelf awhile, waiting for a project that needed some 'good'.
The ramps are 9" wide by about 30" long. This worked out pretty good with an 8' 2X3 with the leftover 6" piece set at the beginning of the ramp with the scrap from cutting the angles used for reinforcement. The 2X6 & 2X8 were also from the borg salvage cart. A practice that doesn't seem to be done much any more.
In total the two ramps cost me less than $20 out of pocket and some fun time in the shop.
jtk
I have been using a couple of wedges made of 4X4 and 2X4 but thought something better was in order:
327936
I put them behind the wheels and back up on them to give more room under the car:
327937
4WD is handy when the ground is slippery.
Notice the grain on the 2X3. During my visits to the borgs I will often look at the wood selection for better than average pieces. These have been sitting on the shelf awhile, waiting for a project that needed some 'good'.
The ramps are 9" wide by about 30" long. This worked out pretty good with an 8' 2X3 with the leftover 6" piece set at the beginning of the ramp with the scrap from cutting the angles used for reinforcement. The 2X6 & 2X8 were also from the borg salvage cart. A practice that doesn't seem to be done much any more.
In total the two ramps cost me less than $20 out of pocket and some fun time in the shop.
jtk