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    Can anyone advise the best place to buy "car ramps" for my Prado?

    I want to be able to get it off the ground so I can pressure clean it better following 4 wheel driving.

    Specs would be 2.7 tonne minimum carrying capacity and about 10" lift.

    Any advice would be appreciated.

    Regards

    David

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    Originally posted by pradokakadudavid View Post
    Can anyone advise the best place to buy "car ramps" for my Prado?

    I want to be able to get it off the ground so I can pressure clean it better following 4 wheel driving.

    Specs would be 2.7 tonne minimum carrying capacity and about 10" lift.

    Any advice would be appreciated.

    Regards

    David

    Just some thought/comments..my GX has a GVM of 2,990, ...so lets round that to 3,000kg... if you use say four ramps would that then would be 750kg per ramp if you use four ramps....or round that to say 1 tonne per ramp SWL maybe? .
    I only use 2 ramps, (one under each front wheel rather than lift the whole car with each wheel on its own ramp), so you could get away with 2 ramps, and if you need to lift the car with a flat lift you can use a sufficient capacity trolley jack and place the rear on sturdy jack stands. So, just to think about, you could get away with 2 ramps and 2 jack stands perhaps (if you already have a trolley jack)...and you could potentially use 1 tonne SWL ramps I think.
    I have 2 ramps, and I did this exercise at the time to work out what SWL I needed, but I cant remember if I actually have 1, 2 or whatever SWL ramps I sorry, but they certainly do the job easily and safely, and I only have 2 ramps, and I can certainly move the ramps around without needing a forklift to lift them.

    Just some food for thought.
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    • #3
      I use these Stanfred 4WD ramps
      http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/Pro...1000kg/4169032

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      • #4
        Sounds like you need some of those car yard, display ramps.
        Come to think of it I could find some use for them.
        Fortunately I can use the moss rocked front yard to flush chassis rails and clean the under body of the Prado, post off roading.
        In the garage I use the Stanfred heavy-duty ramps.
        Cheers Troy
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        • #5
          Thanks Brogers and Troy.

          Some useful information there. I just wanted to make sure that 1 tonne ramps per wheel (with rear wheels on the ground) would be ok.

          Do you jack stand the front also when you have it on the ramps!

          Cheers.

          David
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          Last edited by pradokakadudavid; 19-05-2017, 01:03 PM.

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          • #6
            LOL. I have a very wide driveway that slopes towards the road a few meters from the garage so all the crap that comes off my car goes straight to the road and then down the drain with some gentle persuasion from my Karcher!

            David

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            • #7
              Excellent thanks.

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              • #8
                Me too.

                I move then around (and store them) standing upright on one of those red hand trolleys also from supercheap.

                Can also get extensions that fit these so can put low to ground cars on as well in need.

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