I bought some of these probably 2-3 years ago and have never overshot yet but they’ve held up great I’ve used them on my car and now rav4 and a diesel f250 and no issues yet.
I apparently suck at driving. This summer I overshot the edge just a bit and it cracked the base (I did a follow up video showing it). I actually think because odf the construction of the ramp they probably would have held up even with the crack, but for $60 why chance it?
"Three is two, two is one, one is none" - today I learned. greetings from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. I'm looking to get some ramps and am considering these from Harbour Freight. I saw them advertised for 59 bucks, which I feel is a good price. Good tips in your video sir. Also, beautiful green trees in your yard i assume. Here we have desert climate. I've been around, been to Jersey, real nice country.
wood ones look good but i think im going to make some out of concrete on small slab....probably glue some rubber on slab between ramps for the ole back
They are now on sale for $44 in my area....and I have a much lighter vehicle, a Rav4....and would only use them 2x a year for oil changes. So for that price...I would not expect them to last more than about 3-4 years, but if they last longer that would be great.
With lighter vehicles I think they would last much longer than that. I used it for my F-150 and QX-80, both fairly large vehicles, weight-wise. Also, if you don't drive off the edge like I did 🙄 they might do even better than that. Because they have a torsion box design on the bottom I probably could have used them longer even after that crack appeared but for $60 I wasn't going to risk my life. And I just looked and they're $44 by me too. A spring Black Friday sale! Definitely well worth the price.
Looks like it was exposed to the elements that's why it didn't last long. But maybe if you stored it inside a box and placed it inside your garage or house, it would've last longer.
You really have to be sensitive enough to "feel" just as the car crests the incline bump as the tires reach the top flat spot to back off power immediately so as not to hit against the end stop hard at all.
Yeah, I tend to be more of a bull in a China shop type of person. :) But you're right. There is that special sweet spot of giving it enough gas to get up the ramp but having the ease to not run to the end of it.
At least now, the only other ramps they have are steel but they only have a capacity of 4,000 pounds whereas these plastic ones are 6,500. The reviews show many people who say the steel ones did break when they put a truck on them (but I assume all trucks are over the 4,000 lb limit).
To be honest, I think the ramp could have actually lasted long. It’s made with a torsion box design so even if on piece cracks the others should maintain their integrity. But I’m not willing to risk my life to test the theory. When it’s in good form, though, I trust it implicitly
Thanks for the follow-up!!
I bought some of these probably 2-3 years ago and have never overshot yet but they’ve held up great I’ve used them on my car and now rav4 and a diesel f250 and no issues yet.
I apparently suck at driving. This summer I overshot the edge just a bit and it cracked the base (I did a follow up video showing it). I actually think because odf the construction of the ramp they probably would have held up even with the crack, but for $60 why chance it?
"Three is two, two is one, one is none" - today I learned.
greetings from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. I'm looking to get some ramps and am considering these from Harbour Freight. I saw them advertised for 59 bucks, which I feel is a good price. Good tips in your video sir. Also, beautiful green trees in your yard i assume. Here we have desert climate. I've been around, been to Jersey, real nice country.
wood ones look good but i think im going to make some out of concrete on small slab....probably glue some rubber on slab between ramps for the ole back
Thanks for the tips.
They are now on sale for $44 in my area....and I have a much lighter vehicle, a Rav4....and would only use them 2x a year for oil changes. So for that price...I would not expect them to last more than about 3-4 years, but if they last longer that would be great.
With lighter vehicles I think they would last much longer than that. I used it for my F-150 and QX-80, both fairly large vehicles, weight-wise. Also, if you don't drive off the edge like I did 🙄 they might do even better than that. Because they have a torsion box design on the bottom I probably could have used them longer even after that crack appeared but for $60 I wasn't going to risk my life. And I just looked and they're $44 by me too. A spring Black Friday sale! Definitely well worth the price.
I think I would filll all the cavities inside the ramp with expanda foam. That would definitely stiffen them up.
Great video.
Thanks!
do they nest together for storage?
No! One of their more annoying features :)
Glad i got the Rhino ones, the weight is also rated for 12000+. Im confused on weighr of HF ones, they proclaimed 13000, but now its 6000 or 6500.
Its per ramp, so the distributed weight over the two ramps is 12,000 or 13,000 lbs
OH NO, you threw them away?
Looks like it was exposed to the elements that's why it didn't last long. But maybe if you stored it inside a box and placed it inside your garage or house, it would've last longer.
i will use my steel ramps
I have heard there are fatigue issues with them too though I admittedly would have more confidence in them over time than with plastic
You really have to be sensitive enough to "feel" just as the car crests the incline bump as the tires reach the top flat spot to back off power immediately so as not to hit against the end stop hard at all.
Yeah, I tend to be more of a bull in a China shop type of person. :) But you're right. There is that special sweet spot of giving it enough gas to get up the ramp but having the ease to not run to the end of it.
they have truck ramps at harbor freight almost same price, made of steel, use the right tool for the job sir
@@they-live1 thanks! I’ve seen them. I trust the plastic ones more than the metal ones
Who's to say he wasn't using the right tool?
At least now, the only other ramps they have are steel but they only have a capacity of 4,000 pounds whereas these plastic ones are 6,500. The reviews show many people who say the steel ones did break when they put a truck on them (but I assume all trucks are over the 4,000 lb limit).
Since they are filled with crevices then fill them with high strength concrete
That's possible though it would make them heavy af to carry
Lol I thought of the same thing .. but like he said , wouldn't be mobile anymore lol . unless you're in a wheel chair carrying them lol ..
I think expanda form would work better.
@@Keith-e5f That's an interesting idea. It might help them from any flexing
this is crap. Lumber is cheap now.
time to build a wood ramp instead.
Those are a Pittsburg tool. They have a lifetime warranty.
I’ll check into that! Thanks!
Nope. 90 days. Lifetime is only hand tools.
Not even solid
Wow, just watched, plastic for thousands of pounds, just common sense if want to risk life
To be honest, I think the ramp could have actually lasted long. It’s made with a torsion box design so even if on piece cracks the others should maintain their integrity. But I’m not willing to risk my life to test the theory. When it’s in good form, though, I trust it implicitly
You've been ripped off!!!
Lmfao