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Better than dropping a tek screw into a fresh dog turd.

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I am one if the unfortunate ones to have driven on ramps in a slippery garage only to have one skid away which meant front right of the bumper took the brunt of it all!

I had sleepers that I'd driven into first to get the clearance for the ramps but it went bad so I got the circular saw it and cut a slot in each sleeper to fit into the ramps so I could then drive up on a nice angle without slippage or any other dangerous sh*t! I think they are 85 or 100mm thick sleepers which are dirt cheap!

I want a fcking hoist though now as I can't work in the car generally at all unless I have a great day which is rarely and by the time I've even jacked the fcker up I'm done...

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Steve, that is the stuff I put under those yellow ramps that Luke referred to.

That did the trick to hold the ramps in place.

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While we are on the subject of jacking off.....Where did you hoist owners get yours from? Any specific brand to go for or just go by load rating?

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  On 08/10/2014 at 12:57 PM, Ralph Wiggum said:

What kind of clown would do that?

Ones that have proper tools, not ones they bought at Ikea, and a good garage set up. And painted cars.

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  On 09/10/2014 at 4:40 AM, masda74 said:

Steve, that is the stuff I put under those yellow ramps that Luke referred to.

That did the trick to hold the ramps in place.

I bought it from Clark rubber by the metre.

Just cut two pieces to fit under the ramps and you're away. It gets munted after a couple of uses but it's cheap and I still have some of the two metres I bought a couple of years back.

My wife did manage to spit them out the back of her Mondeo once. Got a bit heavy on the throttle when getting it to climb onto them and next minute, two yellow ramps skidding down the driveway !

Not so much an issue with rwd though.

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I know this is an old thread, but it's relevant...

I'm thinking of purchasing a house (maybe building) and installing a hoist in a raised ceiling garage.

Anybody have preferences/experiences/knowledge to share?

I've been doing a fair bit of research on the topic from this thread and the links in it -> http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/90433-carport-to-double-lockup-garage-reno/

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