[Bob Carriere]

Nothing special about what we built except it should outlast us all.

My old wooden ones were rotting and then the ants decided to build a condominium in one of them.

I used basic 1 1/2 square tubing with medium thickness wall at about 1/8.

I used 1 1/2 angle for the bottom section again 1/8 thick. Size depends mainly on what I was already using in the old wooden ramps. You have to be careful not to make the ramp too step if you ntedn to change the oil in the wife's car. I opted to build the ramp in two sections... yeah the weight makes it easier for an ol' guy to hamdle them. The wheel supporting section is 12 inches wide by 14 inches high...... bottom tubing was cut at 18 inches to give more lateral stability. The wheel section is 21 inches long.... the ramp about 3 feet long...... the hand drawn sketch gives exact dimension.

None of the dimension are critical you cut and weld according towhat stock you have.

I opted for a Heavy Duty expended steel for the surface....good traction....self cleaning in muddy conditions and lighter than a solid sheet. The exppanded steel is 3/16 thick cut at 10 1/2 inches wide and welded to the tubing at every point or approx every 1 1/4 inch.... makes for a very ridgid surface.

To keep the two part of the ramp together when driveing up the thing I rummaged in the scrap pile....God bless the hoarders... I used a piece of very thick (5/16) U channel... 4 inches wide 1 1/2 high or deep. Welded the 8 inch section to the bottom tube of the ramp so it over rides the bottom tube of the wheel stand. Pictures are worth a 1000 words.

As an after thought and greatly supported by both Rob and Grant we added a wheel stop ... something about my enthusiastic driving.... to make sure I do not over shoot the ramp.

Nice part about the two section..... after the truck is on the wheel section the ramp can be removed and greater access is gained to the underside..... my Ford diesel has a fuel filter mounted inside the frame underneath the driver's side and my old wooden ramps always complicated the servicing.

The ramps should hold up the Ford nicely or any size CMP for that matter.

They will be left outside to develop a nice rust bloom.... the will paint with a Rust paint to insure good adhesion to the metal.

Any questions fire away.