Someone on this forum posted about a set of ramps he built for his trike. Sorry I cannot locate the thread but thanks to him for the ideas. So I built myself a set a couple months ago but haven't had a chance to use them yet. Today was very warm and sunny and my TG was very grungy from a recent 1,600 mile road trip so I decided to wash and detail it. Thought getting it a bit up in the air would aid greatly in getting the underside cleaned . . . and it did. Here is a pic of it on the ramps ready for a wash:
I made the ramps pretty long so I made a hinge to move the rear portion from under the motor area. That is important when changing fluids and it also helped in cleaning under the motor today.
Here is a shot of the right side with the hinged portion moved from directly under the trike. It will of course move fully out and align with the portion of the ramp which is under the front wheel so I have total access to the underside.
Here is a close up of the hinge.
The boards for the ramp that fit the rear wheels are 2 x 10 material while that for the front wheel is 2 x 8 material.
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I have three sections to the ramp. The bottom section is 51". The center section is 39". The top section is 30". I choose these dimensions because I could get them all from a 10' (120") piece of material.
It's overkill I know but I did not want any chance for a problem while driving up on it and this gives me plenty of flat area to traverse the sections one at a time. The angle cuts are 45 degrees but I probably could have made them a bit shallower since the ramps are so long. The board sections are screwed together with 3" exterior deck screws.
All in all I'm very pleased. These buggers are heavy but very sturdy. I think I'll enjoy using them for maintenance and cleaning.