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  1. #1 This is why you use an extra jack or jack stand. 
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    also why I had to change my pants earlier

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    this is why u check the ramp max supported weight. seems like ur using a truck on a car ramp.
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    i lost a old ramp the same way but i was under a puck up truck, did yours just slowing start to fold up, enough so you had the time to hear/see it and get the F out of there? mine did thank god.

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    The things were suppose to be rated for it but aparently one decided to go the other held fine
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    Wow... I love my Jack Stands and use them constantly... never really trusted ramps for some reason. No horror stories or anything, just seem unstable to me, the stands I can count on

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    I found a pair of those in shed last summer and threw them out immediatly, I dont trust them at all.
    Ps.. I don't think using them on gravel helped either
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    Well thats what you get for putting a 2500 or 3500 truck on them. I have a old pair of those things and only use them on lawn mowers.
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    Yeah, using them on gravel probably put more weight on one than the other. Jack stands are cheap. I have several sets and not one ramp anywhere. Jack stands are much safer.
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    I don't trust anything set on gravel. I prefer solid ground.
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    Homemade ones or the newer ones or bust
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    Using them on gravel was reckless, not a good idea at all.
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    Quote Originally Posted by csssaint12 View Post
    Homemade ones or the newer ones or bust
    My friend use to use cinder-blocks and two 3' 2x4's as ramps... until one of the cinder-blocks busted while the truck was on it... That was the fastest I ever saw him move, EVAR!!!

    Keep in mind on "homemade" ones, elemental wear does take effect over time, do NOT endanger yourself

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    On gravel, I wouldn't trust jack stands too much cause of them tipping. I use the plastic ramps when I can. Rated to 12,000 GVW so think I'm good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TLSheff View Post
    My friend use to use cinder-blocks and two 3' 2x4's as ramps... until one of the cinder-blocks busted while the truck was on it... That was the fastest I ever saw him move, EVAR!!!

    Keep in mind on "homemade" ones, elemental wear does take effect over time, do NOT endanger yourself
    I am not talking about making homemade ones with cinder blocks because that is just dumb. I am talking about taking some scrap metal and welding it together to make a ramp. I am still using the ramps my dad made almost 40 years ago along with the jackstands that he made back then too.
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    My eye doctors son died from an incident like this. It has made me much more cautions while working under the car.
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    The gravel is level gravel, and I don't have 78 grand to have my drivway paved. I had 4x4 blocks and the green jack under it in case this happened but yea those ramps are done... had the same vehical on them many times but I guess they finally gave in...
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    I'll take some pics of my jack stands (home made ones that are older than I am ) my next day off.. I've also had a ramp let go like that but my old grand am was on it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Taz Magester View Post
    had the same vehical on them many times but I guess they finally gave in...
    either that or someone is trying to kill you. Watch your back bro.
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    I have some made from 4x4s stacked on top of each other, no way in hell they are breaking
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