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Originally Posted by Dan Stokes
Even the stoutest of ramps have one fatal flaw:
If you're pulling on a bolt at 90* to the length of the car (say, a torque converter bolt) the ramps can and DO tip sideways. Both the guys I know who got killed (one I knew personally - he was a HS buddy) were killed in this way. His Dad was an engineer at the GM Proving Grounds and made the ramps in question out of structural steel. These ramps were STOUT. Granted it takes a pretty good pull to do this but when you're under a car trying to accomplish a task the tendency is to yank as hard as you need to and you may not notice that the car is a bit tippy.
If it was up to me I'd make these illegal to manufacture or sell in the US. .........
Dan
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Wow I'd never imagine I could ever generate enough force on a bolt to tip a car sideways on ramps. Are we talking the same thing?
This is the type of ramps I have. It is made from one piece stamped steel. Mine are around 20 years old and pretty heavy. Each one weighs about 15 to 20 lbs so the gauge of the steel is pretty thick.
