[Mgs] MG Related - Sort Of

[Peter Ryner]

Thats why I don't use them.  They can also move very easy with the car on 
them.  For me nothing beats a hydraulic floor jack (or a lift if you are 
lucky enough to have one).  They are dangerous and shouldn't be sold in my 
opinion.
Pete
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <frankk12 at verizon.net>
To: "MG List" <mgs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 4:32 PM
Subject: [Mgs] MG Related - Sort Of


>I purchased two sets of ramps to use for oil changes and working under the
> front end of my MGBs. One set is steel and I got them at a yard sale after 
> I
> had bought a hard plastic set at Wal Mart.  The problem with both sets is 
> that
> when I position them in front of the front wheels on my shop floor and 
> attempt
> to drive up on them they slide forward. The only way I can use them is 
> place
> them in my gravel driveway which provides enough grip so they don't move.
> Problem is that I am now forced to lay in the dirt/gravel for working 
> under
> the car and doing oil changes. Is there a way to keep the ramps from 
> moving on
> my shop floor when I attempt to drive my car up on them?
> Frank Krajewski
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