my ramp

[AndrewMx1]

just to let u guys know i got my materials monday and my friend danny is mostly woking on it but were going to bend the rails like SevenInd. did. Already got rails bent a little, some supports and uprights.

But anyways danny is wanting to know how far back to set the rail on the bottom tube on ground. the reason being is he wants to start bending (well as a little already) the rail from the bottom to top cuz hes really light and can't get much weight starting at top. But Another thing is i was wandering how 7Ind. held the rail in place to start bending it from top down. were really stumped on how to (clamp, hold) mount the rail in air. (of course on ground)
thanks
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[slider]

Good question. Don't laugh but I will assume I am in your shoes. I assume you are using 1/8" thick 2x square tubing? If so, weld a second piece of metal to the end (bottom). Drive a car or truck onto this at the weld area. This will be more than enough weight to hold this metal in place. When done, cut the tube next to the weld and do it all over again for the other side. Hey, it is hokey but shoud work with the stuff you have there.

Be sure to remove the "hump" at about 4' from the bottom.

The picture has since been edited to show it being 8'- 2" tall.

[NoFeAr FrEaK #101]

i was talking to my old man last night and i told him i have all the stuff on ramps, then i brough up about the Rev. 1 and tild him about how there is all the mesurements on it, and i was thinkin it was cool, but 23ft is longer than a length of steel so we would hav to join it. So i stered him away from that pretty quickly coz that would be harder and i just want to keep it simple :p well tell him its simple any way :D .

[slider]

Will you move it without unbolting it?
I make my ramps long because we live in a desert. We often see the riders going throught 6" of silt and fighting ruts hidden beneath the silt. The extra length gives the riders a little more time to decide if they will bail off the side of the ramp or if it is OK to hit it. This has an added benefit in a smooth transition into the sweet spot.

Also, what will you do at the approach end that has metal that is 2" (50.8mm) thick with the additional thickness of wood or metal added to this? You will need a transition so you don't ding your rims.

He can shorten it up some but the ramp will be more abrupt. But, if done properly, the ramp will work really good.