Allen,
You know you are damn right! Putting carpet down is brilliant. I
really get very cold working on my polished marble floors. But such
floors do have an advantage - they keep the white wine colder
longer. Mind you I could always get the maid to keep topping up my
glass, although she is not too keen on doing that.......something
about her uniform having such a short skirt.
At 08:37 PM 9/16/2012 -0400, Allen Hess wrote:
>While I also use a jack with wood blocks and stands, I highly
>recommend a piece of carpet underneath the whole car. I think it would
>hold the ramps in place but you have to try it for yourself. For those
>of us without a lift (most of us?) I don't think there is anything
>much better than working on a carpeted floor. The season is also
>approaching when some one of your neighbors (or yourself) will be
>getting new carpet for the holidays, so it's free too.
>
>On Sep 16, 2012, at 8:13 PM, mgs-request@autox.team.net wrote:
>
> > You're getting close. Solution is to attach a carpet runner to the
> > leading edge of the ramp. But the carpet runner needs to be as long
> > as the wheelbase of the car, so the rear wheel runs onto the carpet
> > before the front wheel hits the ramp. -- You can also place a
> > board on the floor in line with the ramp, one end of the board
> > against the back wall of the garage and the ramp pushed up against
> > the other end of the board.
> >
> >
> > At 07:11 PM 9/16/2012 -0400, Steven Trovato wrote:
> >> One approach is to attach something like a piece of carpet to the
> >> leading edge of the ramp. The carpet extends outward so the tire
> >> drives onto it first. With the weight of the car on the carpet,
> >> and the carpet attached to the ramp, the ramp can't really move. I
> >> have even heard of this being done with just a piece of rope
> >> attached to the ramp.
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Barrie
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