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Getting the stands wondering about jacks now
Posted: 09 Dec 2007, 19:33
by irishkeet
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ramps-1ton-Capa ... B000R9W18S
thinking of getting this to work on the van, will it be any good?
thanks
keet
Posted: 09 Dec 2007, 19:48
by andysimpson
Should be fine
Posted: 09 Dec 2007, 20:01
by camper
The only thing i dont like about car ramps as a means to raise the vehicle is this.The ramps can skip forward when driving on to them
Posted: 09 Dec 2007, 21:41
by guz
length of old seat belt webbing tied to ramp
and laid on the deck, weight of the vehicle on
the strap stops the ramp skipping away.
Posted: 10 Dec 2007, 08:47
by irishkeet
many thanks
Posted: 10 Dec 2007, 12:14
by edoh
i couldnt get on with car ramps - too much anxiety about 'slipping off' - ! - looking to the left and right and forwards and backwards - ended up with - a hydraulic jack (3 ton - alfords special) - and a pair of sturdy axle stands -
Posted: 10 Dec 2007, 15:52
by syncroandy
Ramps are good. Vehicle is safer on its wheels than perching on a jack or crappy car stand.
Posted: 10 Dec 2007, 16:43
by edoh
aahhh
but what if its the wheels you need to work on?!?
Posted: 10 Dec 2007, 21:23
by wasserleaker
thats a good tip guz, i've also used a trolley jack to lift the van, and then shoved the ramps or one ramp under, longwinded p'raps, but pretty safe, after seeing a car i was underneath seconds earlier ,fall sideways off its totally inadequate scissor jack and squash the leaky fuel tank i'd just removed i tend to be very cautious and use axle stands, ramps ,chocks, spare wheel under vehichle as a failsafe etc..
Posted: 10 Dec 2007, 22:15
by Rozzo
i'll never venture under any vehicle unless i'm absolutely certain it can't drop on me. sorry but cheap axle stands are crap in my oppinion. ramps every time for me unless i need a wheel off then it's trolley jack and big chocks
Posted: 11 Dec 2007, 16:39
by Tex Ritter
guz wrote:length of old seat belt webbing tied to ramp
and laid on the deck, weight of the vehicle on
the strap stops the ramp skipping away.
That's a great tip, thank you.
Posted: 11 Dec 2007, 18:01
by Simon Baxter
Tex Ritter wrote:guz wrote:length of old seat belt webbing tied to ramp
and laid on the deck, weight of the vehicle on
the strap stops the ramp skipping away.
That's a great tip, thank you.
....or a bit of old carpet.
I prefer jack and axle stands, personally.
Posted: 11 Dec 2007, 20:05
by keytouch
Without getting any 'clever' answers like -on the axle;
Where is the best place to position he axle stands when working on the engine end? how far in etc? Not looked under the van yet so a good description would be useful.
Posted: 11 Dec 2007, 21:59
by Hacksawbob
3 tonne stands from machine mart I put them on right angles to the chassis cross member that is just inboard of the rear jacking points.
Posted: 12 Dec 2007, 14:19
by irishkeet
Hacksawbob wrote:3 tonne stands from machine mart I put them on right angles to the chassis cross member that is just inboard of the rear jacking points.
would you say machine mart is the best place to buy from
not sure if I should get these 3 ton stands from MM
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or from screwfix which are half the price of MM!
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http://www.screwfix.com/sfd/i/cat/18/p43118_l.jpg[/img]
or ramps like these
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http://www.screwfix.com/sfd/i/cat/63/p43463_l.jpg[/img]
from screwfix
all the best
