Hi all,
Just thought I would share my plans for a loading ramp I want to build, hoping to benefit from some input as well.
The idea is that I want to have a raised false floor in my van, so I can slide the ramp back into the van easily & not lose cargo area. The ramp would be permanently attached between the actual floor and the false floor using some bar on the edge of the ramp that would rest against stoppers & stop the ramp from becoming sliding right out.
I still want to have supports running down the length of the floor, so I'm thinking that the ramp is only going to be joined at the ground/lower end with 3 separate "planks" making up the rest of the ramp. So let's say ~200mm planks with about 25-30mm gap in between (this is so it can slide into the van, around the floor supports). Length would be 2.8m. No more than 350kg, maybe 400kg maximum capacity. It would just be used to load motorbikes, so bike weight plus rider. Light stuff like dirt bikes and sportbikes.
I had thought of using aluminium scaffold plank sections, the extra materials cost isn't a problem but then the issue is that I can't weld it myself, and I'm not sure if I took it to a shop whether it can be welded easily or not? With the material that plank sections are made from? But the construction would certainly be much more simple! I probably should check with a shop about this before I get too carried away with plans for a steel ramp...
Anyway - the alternative would be using steel RHS with expanded mesh to form the planks. I just wanted to know what size RHS I could use to keep weight down to a minimum, no point overbuilding it. Also wondering if you would use cross supports/bracing for each "plank" section and what spacing you would use for this?
Cheers for any comments on the scaffold plank or RHS ideas. :2tsup:
Just thought I would share my plans for a loading ramp I want to build, hoping to benefit from some input as well.
The idea is that I want to have a raised false floor in my van, so I can slide the ramp back into the van easily & not lose cargo area. The ramp would be permanently attached between the actual floor and the false floor using some bar on the edge of the ramp that would rest against stoppers & stop the ramp from becoming sliding right out.
I still want to have supports running down the length of the floor, so I'm thinking that the ramp is only going to be joined at the ground/lower end with 3 separate "planks" making up the rest of the ramp. So let's say ~200mm planks with about 25-30mm gap in between (this is so it can slide into the van, around the floor supports). Length would be 2.8m. No more than 350kg, maybe 400kg maximum capacity. It would just be used to load motorbikes, so bike weight plus rider. Light stuff like dirt bikes and sportbikes.
I had thought of using aluminium scaffold plank sections, the extra materials cost isn't a problem but then the issue is that I can't weld it myself, and I'm not sure if I took it to a shop whether it can be welded easily or not? With the material that plank sections are made from? But the construction would certainly be much more simple! I probably should check with a shop about this before I get too carried away with plans for a steel ramp...
Anyway - the alternative would be using steel RHS with expanded mesh to form the planks. I just wanted to know what size RHS I could use to keep weight down to a minimum, no point overbuilding it. Also wondering if you would use cross supports/bracing for each "plank" section and what spacing you would use for this?
Cheers for any comments on the scaffold plank or RHS ideas. :2tsup:
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