The Harbor Freight ramps work well but you need to reinforce them a little,
I add a 1 by 2 inch piece of aluminum on one side and a aluminum "L" angle
to the out side, works great for the price and light too. handles my TR-4
racer just fine. That is the one with the solid middle section.
rob deanes
On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 12:51 PM, Tim Pettenati <tpettenati@yahoo.com>wrote:
> All this talk of trailer ramps and then I spot the Harbor Freight Memorial
> Day
> sale flyer. Hey those ramps look just like mine and I know the the PO
> couldn't pass on cheap barely adequate crap. So I found the specs and they
> are rated at 1000 lbs per pair total. Sounds a bit under spec. for a car
> that
> I'm guessing is about 1400+ lbs.
>
> After a bit of measuring - The ramps are 6
> ft. long and the Spit wheelbase is slightly longer. I only have a pair of
> wheels on the ramps at any time while loading and unloading. So far they
> worked fine for a dozen or more cycles.
>
> If you are looking for the cheap
> adequate solution and have a short wheelbase, go find the HFreight coupon
> for
> $39.99.
>
> Tim
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