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[Iain Westland]

If I was to make 4 of these out of decent metal (these look a bit flimsey) and put decent castors on the bottom can you guys see any problems?

I cant afford a ramp at the mo so looking for some way to raise cars about 18" to work around them, with castors I could swing them in the workshop and pull the doors when cold/blowy or being mithered

any advice gratefully received

Iain

 

[rtbcomp]

Use casters with ball bearings in them and add some triangulation to stop it lozenging

 

[Hitch]

Cant quite see why they havn't made the corners properly....

Id go for some 25x25 box, make up proper frames for the sides, use plates in the corners for the castors to bolt onto. As Rog has said, use castors with bearings to make life easier.

 

[Iain Westland]

would 25x25 be strong enough? Im a pessimist so was thinking 50x50. the ones in the picture look like unfinished coffee tables from the £ shop, but the ideas there.

whats the max stable hight you would expect? Im looking to go 500mm or so front to back. As I want to put swivel castors on its got to be square to allow for any direction movement.

I think 500mm total hight is good

Iain

 

[Iain Westland]

Oh, and please excuse my manors, thank you so much for your replys

Iain

 

[Hitch]

I would happily put a car on them made form 25x25x3 box, the pics look bigger, but looks like thin wall....

Perhaps 30x30 to be doubley sure.
50x50 is serious overkill i reckon



Not a massive load on them, most would be in compression of tension, rather than bending force.

 

[RustyBus]

If I were to think of moving them about I would look at tying them together. Perhaps with a couple of bars with multiple holes to allow for different widths and lengths? If they were tied together I think they could be made a bit smaller and therefore take up less space when being stored.
I'm with Hitch on the corners. Unless it's so something else can hook onto these stands (maybe the ramps) but there is no excuse for leaving the bottom rails short like that.
Arran

 

[Iain Westland]

Thanks Arran

Im not gonna use those pretty but seemingly fragile things, just using that as an Idea. Storage is also not too much of a problem, I could get three cars in the workshop at a push and 2 with room to work. Prior to my ex business partner walking with a boot up his ar*e I had two ramps, now its back to starters

Now the garage lease is mine, a long as in 8 month argument, I can get him to move the shells of the two ramps in there (he removed a post from each to stop me using them), so am looking to just be able to get vehicles up a bit rather than the trolly jack/ axle stand affair I have had to put up with recently

Iain

ps If I sound bitter, TBH I must be on a good day