People who use rhino ramps on epoxied floors...any problems with the ramps sliding?
09-27-2008, 10:22 PM
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People who use rhino ramps on epoxied floors...any problems with the ramps sliding?
I discovered an interesting problem with my ramps today. I use them all the time to change oil. I changed the oil on the A4 and the M3 today (along with replacing the rear pads/rotors on my truck). A4 goes up the ramps no problem. M3 did not. The ramps kept sliding with the M3. I'd get the front wheels part of the way up, then the ramps would start sliding. I tried like 3 or 4 times, then I think I realized the problem.
On the A4, since it's AWD, the front wheels are actually driven and help pull the ramps behind the wheels. On the M3, the front wheels obviously aren't driven and between the 4000Lb plastic rhino ramp and my epoxied floors, I wasn't able to get enough traction on the ramp to get the car up.
Solution: change oil in the driveway instead. Rhino ramps over concrete > rhino ramps over epoxied floors.
On the A4, since it's AWD, the front wheels are actually driven and help pull the ramps behind the wheels. On the M3, the front wheels obviously aren't driven and between the 4000Lb plastic rhino ramp and my epoxied floors, I wasn't able to get enough traction on the ramp to get the car up.
Solution: change oil in the driveway instead. Rhino ramps over concrete > rhino ramps over epoxied floors.
