Getting the ass off the ground

[Blueraven]

I thought I'd post some pictures of my raising of my Wife's Freewheeler using Rhino ramps.

I was able to ride up on the ramps with no issues.

These ramps certainly allow for much appreciated access to under the bike.

 

[arnie]

I have done this a few times. It's a lil different the first time for sure. If you notice in his pics he has his ramps on a rubber pad of some kind. That will help keep them from sliding, if you have an epoxy floor like I do I suggest something under them to keep the tires from pushing the ramps. Just be safe

 

[Blueraven]

If you notice in his pics he has his ramps on a rubber pad of some kind. That will help keep them from sliding, if you have an epoxy floor like I do I suggest something under them to keep the tires from pushing the ramps.

My flooring is a plastic "RaceDeck" type flooring and as with epoxy flooring it too can be a bit slippery. What I did was place the ramps up to the rear wheels and then gave them a kick to kind of wedge them a bit.

Then I slowly drove up on them. I was a bit timid when I got to the top of the ramps until the tires hit the stops.

Anyway, the only YouTube video I could find the guy jacked up the rear and then slid ramps under the tires. In that video he uses the typical metal ramps that I suspect "pushed" when trying to drive up on them hence the reason he jacked the trike up instead of driving up on them.

I've used those metal ramps before on other vehicles and too had them push when trying to drive up on them. That's one of the reasons I got rid of them.

However these Rhino ramps seem to be a bit better as they have a rubber pad right at the edge that protrudes through the ramp. So when you roll up on the ramp you roll up onto the rubber pad then the tire pushes the rubber pad down onto the floor.

You can see in the picture below where the rubber pad protrudes through the ramp. Also these ramps are a bit wider than the past ones I've used which is nice as well.

I got these at Walmart for $40.

 

[RKplus10]

It looks like that set up works great! If anyone is using ramps that slip, you can attach a piece of carpet under the ramp extending ahead of the ramp about 10” or so. That will make it stay put.

 

[nucseal]

It looks like that set up works great! If anyone is using ramps that slip, you can attach a piece of carpet under the ramp extending ahead of the ramp about 10” or so. That will make it stay put.

I enjoy my J&S Trike lift for most things (changing tires, inspecting the underside and cleaning). But is a pain in the a$$ getting around the lift arms for oil changes. So I use the lift and lower it down on 3 car ramps. Works every time.

 

[Blueraven]

I enjoy my J&S Trike lift for most things (changing tires, inspecting the underside and cleaning). But is a pain in the a$$ getting around the lift arms for oil changes. So I use the lift and lower it down on 3 car ramps. Works every time.

It was a toss up between the $800 JS Jacks trike lift and the $40 Rhino ramps. :xzqxz:

IMO the JS Jacks is the best made jack/lift out there but with all the bottle jack failures and customer service complaints I’ve seen I’m not sure they are worth the price they once were.

With my $100 standard floor jack with $40 beam bar along with 3 inexpensive jack stands I can get the trike fully off the ground when needed but for simple maintenance like an oil change all that’s needed is just a little more room which the ramps adequately provide.

 

[nucseal]

It was a toss up between the $800 JS Jacks trike lift and the $40 Rhino ramps. :xzqxz:

IMO the JS Jacks is the best made jack/lift out there but with all the bottle jack failures and customer service complaints I’ve seen I’m not sure they are worth the price they once were.

With my $100 standard floor jack with $40 beam bar along with 3 inexpensive jack stands I can get the trike fully off the ground when needed but for simple maintenance like an oil change all that’s needed is just a little more room which the ramps adequately provide.

Luckily I gotten mine way before all this happen. Been rock solid for me.

 

[Burnerboy]

I took a 10 ft. 2X12 board.............I cut six (one ft sections) and glued /& screwed two sections together....NOW I have three sections 4inchs high and jack up the rear and place this board under each wheel, and jack up the front and place the section under the front wheel.................my trike now sits 4inches high'rrr

giv'n me just enough room to work underneith it.....

Hey it works!

Ronnie