Rhino Ramps sliding forward as I drive up
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Rhino Ramps sliding forward as I drive up
I bought a set of Rhino Ramps a year or so back to avoid the hassle of using a floor jack and jack stands. Everything went fine the first few oil changes, but the last two have been a little frustrating. I line up the ramps in front of the tires, hop into the car and begin to ease up the ramps when one or both of them start to slide forward. I had to resort to using my floor jack to lift the car onto the ramps. My garage floor is smooth concrete, dry and free from dust/debris. How do others cope with this? Would removing the rubber stoppers from the bottom of the ramp help or hinder this?
I've heard of people blocking the ramps with 2x4s between the ramp and a garage wall. I'm sure this would work, but its not very convenient.
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I've heard of people blocking the ramps with 2x4s between the ramp and a garage wall. I'm sure this would work, but its not very convenient.
Ideas?
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Originally Posted by davidv
I know that this isn't funny but I have a mental image of you pushing the ramps around with the front tires.
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Originally Posted by BhashaZ
How far ahead do you put the ramps in front of the car? On my Takata ramps, I basically push the ramps right up underneath the tires so they are kind of stuck there. Then as I roll onto them, the weight of the car will keep them from sliding forward.
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I found a perfect solution for this problem, put some old pieces of carpet under the rhinos and have enough material out in front of the ramps to put your front tires onto. It works great, enjoy.
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Originally Posted by BhashaZ
How far ahead do you put the ramps in front of the car? On my Takata ramps, I basically push the ramps right up underneath the tires so they are kind of stuck there. Then as I roll onto them, the weight of the car will keep them from sliding forward.
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Originally Posted by zzz350
I found a perfect solution for this problem, put some old pieces of carpet under the rhinos and have enough material out in front of the ramps to put your front tires onto. It works great, enjoy.
Thanks for the suggestion.
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I found a perfect solution for this problem, put some old pieces of carpet under the rhinos and have enough material out in front of the ramps to put your front tires onto. It works great, enjoy.
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Hmm, interesting. I'll admit that I had the EXACT same experience. First 3 or 4 oil changes went as simple as possible. The next time I started pushing them. I discovered that the "pocket" that holds the rubber pad in place for traction had split on the ramps so I returned them to WalMart and got a new set. Well it didn't help!
Never got to the bottom of it. Very puzzling. Never had to use ramps before so I figured I was just a ramp newbie. Tried cleaning the garage floor. I too start with the ramps pushed up against the tires but maybe I should have taken a rubber mallet and beat on them just a little to wedge them in. At any rate, I had an extra sheet of plywood laying around so I cut it up into different size pieces and layered 8 pieces of 4 different sizes to use just for oil changes. I didn't see the point of having to change the oil every 6 weeks or so having to be such a frustrating experience for whatever reason (maybe just bad luck). My ramps are much less dramatic. I just drive right up on them, not even needing to give the car much gas because they are so gradual. Plus I've got an extra set of ramps now I guess. My plan if I ever needed the Rhino Ramps again for repairs,etc. was to stick metal plates into the relief cracks in my garage floor perpendicular to the floor to have something for the ramps to push up against. A couple of people at work said put 2x4s in front of ramps to hold them in place pushing against the back garage wall. The stall I park in is 2 cars deep so that won't work out to good for me
I like the advice about the carpet too. I may give that a try!
Never got to the bottom of it. Very puzzling. Never had to use ramps before so I figured I was just a ramp newbie. Tried cleaning the garage floor. I too start with the ramps pushed up against the tires but maybe I should have taken a rubber mallet and beat on them just a little to wedge them in. At any rate, I had an extra sheet of plywood laying around so I cut it up into different size pieces and layered 8 pieces of 4 different sizes to use just for oil changes. I didn't see the point of having to change the oil every 6 weeks or so having to be such a frustrating experience for whatever reason (maybe just bad luck). My ramps are much less dramatic. I just drive right up on them, not even needing to give the car much gas because they are so gradual. Plus I've got an extra set of ramps now I guess. My plan if I ever needed the Rhino Ramps again for repairs,etc. was to stick metal plates into the relief cracks in my garage floor perpendicular to the floor to have something for the ramps to push up against. A couple of people at work said put 2x4s in front of ramps to hold them in place pushing against the back garage wall. The stall I park in is 2 cars deep so that won't work out to good for me
I like the advice about the carpet too. I may give that a try!
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I took 2 pieces of pressure treated 2X8 around 2.5 feet long and beveled both ends.
I set one end part way up the ramp and drilled a hole down through the 2X8 and ramp the size of a spike (nail). This makes the entry angle much smaller and as weight transfers to the 2X8s, the ramps stay put.
Slide the nails out at the end of the procedure and store the 2X8s beside the ramps.
I set one end part way up the ramp and drilled a hole down through the 2X8 and ramp the size of a spike (nail). This makes the entry angle much smaller and as weight transfers to the 2X8s, the ramps stay put.
Slide the nails out at the end of the procedure and store the 2X8s beside the ramps.
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Originally Posted by zzz350
I found a perfect solution for this problem, put some old pieces of carpet under the rhinos and have enough material out in front of the ramps to put your front tires onto. It works great, enjoy.
Exactly what I did to fix my problem with the ramps. Worked perfectly for close to a year now.
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