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I received a pair of Rhino Ramps a decade ago, maybe longer, and used them regularly until about 3-1/2 years ago. That is when our youngest got laid off, re-enrolled in college to change his career, and left his much younger Rhino Ramps in our garage. Since his were easier to access in the garage I have used them exclusively for 3-1/2 years.
During my January oil change on the 9-5 I noticed a short crack in the front wall of his ramps. Following the recent oil and ATF change on our 9-3 I noticed the crack had grown. These ramps have only been used on smooth concrete poured in 2004, and very rarely on smooth asphalt in front of his former condo.
His 8000# capacity ramps are going in the trash on Wednesday and will be replaced by a new pair of 12,000# ramps. Tonight, when using my ramps for the first time in quite a while, I noticed my old ramps are 12,000# capacity and still crack free. I turned over one ramp of each pair and was shocked at the vast difference in reinforcing rib quantity, depth, and thickness for a 50% change in capacity.
Morals:
1) Inspect all ramps regularly, especially plastic ones.
2) 8,000# ramps are not durable enough for repeated use (6-8 times per year) even with small to mid-sized sedans. Buy the heavier rated units only!
->Posting last edited on Mon, 8 Apr 2013 16:21:17.
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Saabs owned:
2008 9-5 Aero Sedan, sold at 227K miles
2006 9-3SC 2.0T - Wife's daily driver
2000 Viggen Convertible - Sold May, 2022
1964 Quantum IV Formula Car - Retirement project
2000 9-5lpt Sedan, sold at 318K miles
Posts in this Thread:
- OT: Inspect your plastic auto ramps regularly!, MI-Roger
, Mon, 8 Apr 2013 16:12:34 <-- Viewing This Message- Re: OT: Inspect your plastic auto ramps regularly!, Tom G
, Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:31:04 - Haven't used mine in months..., Les_H, Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:35:33
- Ramps scare the crap out of me., B Millar
, Wed, 10 Apr 2013 05:20:41 - Re: OT: Inspect your plastic auto ramps regularly!, dtechakacheaptech, Tue, 9 Apr 2013 12:01:31
- The 900 has been sitting up on rhino ramps for 3 months, vvack0matic
, Tue, 9 Apr 2013 11:02:12 - Fumoto valve = ramps not required..., Savary
, Tue, 9 Apr 2013 07:58:11 - Or buy steel and don't look back, AeroEd, Mon, 8 Apr 2013 19:32:15
- DIY Wood: better than metal or plastic, AeroBaron, Tue, 9 Apr 2013 07:13:32
- I trust plastic more..., Craig, Tue, 9 Apr 2013 06:47:02
- not any more!, Les_H, Tue, 9 Apr 2013 06:29:30
- Inspect all, regardless of material, MI-Roger
, Tue, 9 Apr 2013 03:14:53
- Thanks, good info (-), vvk, Mon, 8 Apr 2013 18:42:05
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