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De nada amigo :)

Happily, it has held up very well and maybe the only modification I would make is to possibly reduce the opening of the skirt board rectangular openings to minimize the critters that could crawl under there. I've never had anything living under there, so that is nitpicking. A momma cat birthed kittens once under there so I put some wire mesh on the other side of the shed between the 4x4 "skids" so nothing else ever got under there. All still looks good and functions well. I thought maybe the wood touching the concrete would rot from standing water but it all drains and dries well and appears like new.

@hiljon, Thank you for your prompt response and for the advice.

I'd Google.... diamond plated outside corner.... and see what comes up

I think i see them at Home Depot

I've yet to see anything get inside the shed. A few kittens got under the floor from the open back slots between the 4x4s. I've since blocked those joist gaps with wire mesh. All good.

Thx. Several neighbors have the cheaper rock base and they usually have rabbits and gophers from the adjacent wooded areas trying to dig under them annually. I think the more expensive slab is a smart investment. Nice square edges to grow grass around and no critters.

You can just place two treated particle boards under the shed where the two ramp boards will slide.

All pressure treated lumber. Nothing really stays wet so I could've probably used untreated but it seemed better to err on the side of the pressure treated. 2x10 ramps (cut to 5 ½ feet long). 2x8 fascia/ ledger board ripped down to fit nicely , which in my case was about 5¾ inches tall.

@@hiljon thanks for the response. Sorry for maybe the silly question/clarification back. My sheds flooring is about 2 in off the ground. Roughly. So I saw home depot has 2x6x8 prime ground contact pressure treated lumber. Would that work? Cutting it down to about 5'? I'm assuming that's wide enough for the mower? What's the width of yours? Thanks again! I really appreciate it.

No worries. My ramps are pressure treated 2x10s which makes them 9¼ inches wide and that was dictated by the width of my widest tires which were the rear ones. The length of your ramp depends on the pitch your comfortable with. I can't visualize a floor/deck that is only 2 inches above the ground? You might need to clarify that measurement for me.

@@hiljon okay yeah, that width seems reasonable. I bought a smaller Craftsmen T100 ride on. I took pictures I don't think I can post them here. The distance from the ground, to the surface of my shed where everything sits, you're right it's more than 2 in but its no more than 4". So I just need two planks to help me get up that distance.

From floor of shed to top of concrete slab is 8 inches. From solid ground to top of concrete slab is 4 inches.

I was trying to figure out what the degree pitch is. So you have 12" from the ground right? Did you /have you ever feel like you were going to roll off the sides? Any slipping ?

Did you just buy a 12-footer and cut it in half? That is, are you six foot or the stated 5.5 ft.?

A foot of height of total rise sounds right. Early on when sketching it out i was concerned the planks should be wider for stability but quickly realized these proved very stable. The pitch is very gradual as the yard isn't level. As i drive and approach the planks from the yard when putting away the mower, I'm going slightly downhill which means the planks make contact with the ground/grass perhaps 9 or 10 inches below finished shed floor level rather than a foot. If it were a steep ramp I would have built in a way to keep the planks from sliding off the ledger board.(edited: I just measured and using my 48 inch level, the ramp drops 4.75 inches over the 48 inches which I think calculates to a 5.65 degree pitch. )

@@Thatsmessedupman they're both 5.5 ft. I must've had an odd length 11 foot board lying around.

What is it safe to have 3/4 inch screws sticking up? I think it would be better to drop a pin down into a hole.

@@Thatsmessedupman Puncture from the screw better than having tractor fall on you, but I agree... removable pins is the way to go. Could even do something cool like recess them and have a cross pin that you life and put in a higher notch to keep them exposed, so that way you don't lose the pins when the ramps not on.

Thx for commenting. I, too, briefly considered storing them in the shed but I'm using just about every square foot for tools, etc.