Struggling with Rhino Ramps

[dparm]

I got sick of using my jack everytime I needed to change the oil so I spent the $40 on Rhino Ramps (8000lb) at Pep Girls. My problem is that every time I go to drive up onto them, the car essentially "pushes" them forward.

Not sure if the 4WD thing is exacerbating it, but the bottoms of the ramps have nothing to "grip" the floor with.

Suggestions? Probably doesn't help that my folks have an epoxied floor in the garage, but even doing it on the concrete driveway is difficult. It takes multiple attempts and even then it's more of a game of luck.

 

[FirstNissan]

Hey dan, ive heard of some people chocking the back of the ramp. Maybe put a cinder block behind each ramp?

 

[HTSS_TR]

I used ramps once and didn't like it.

 

[river_rat]

Hmm. Mine have rubber blocks built into the skinny ends. Aree yours missing, or just don't grip the smooth floor?

 

[WagonBoss]

I cut an old rubber door mat in half and use it under my metal ramps, but it doesn't always work. My garage has a lip at the leading edge and I use that as a brace which always works, but isn't the most convenient place. I just need a 2 post lift.

 

[Dave Hess]

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My garage has a lip at the leading edge and I use that as a brace which always works


Yup, thats what I do but I have 2 stage steel ramps.

 

[dparm]

Originally Posted By: river_rat
Hmm. Mine have rubber blocks built into the skinny ends. Aree yours missing, or just don't grip the smooth floor?


They do not grip the floor and basically got shredded the first time I tried to use them.

 

[Bill in Utah]

I've been using the same ramps for years on smooth concrete and no issues with them sliding.

My problem has been spinning the tires on the FWD only vehicles to the point that I have grooves from the treads. I've put in a few 1/4" metal screws and that provides all the traction that I need.

Take some sand paper to the 2 rubber "feet" and see if that helps?

 

[Michael_P]

I use semi trailer mud flaps. Works like a charm. Just place them so the ramps aren't flexing. They need to be front and back. The front (beginning of ramp) should overlap by a few inches. The back (where the wheel rests) should overlap by about an inch.

 

[Colt45ws]

I had to glue the rubber blocks back in once, but even when it was missing I never had a problem putting a car on them. FWD or RWD.
Well, except for that one time in my Mom's old Saturn where I spun the tire and it kicked one of them out and under the vehicle. But that was because I wasnt used to doing that with a manual.

 

[Pablo]

Exactly the reason I hate Rhino ramps, especially the HD ones. They slip ridiculously. I just only use them of concrete with some amount of texture, which inside the garage doesn't have.

 

[fdcg27]

IDK.
I've not had a problem with mine with the two Accords and the BMW.
The Subarus don't need no stinkin' ramps.

 

[jcwit]

Have had mine for years and never had a problem in my asphalt drive way.

 

[sm00thpapa]

That's weird! I have the 12,000 pound ones and they have big rubber stops on the bottom so they don't move. I got them from AAP.

 

[dparm]

But again, most of you are using them on a textured surface.

I think I'll try the cinder block idea to "chock" them.

 

[ChrisD46]

I have 12000 lb. rated ones ...I bought two rubber floor mats from Home Depot (about 2.5ft. X 3 ft.) which I place under the Rhino ramps in my garage . Next I make sure the ramps are kicked under the front tires so there is no gap which allows the treads to grip / climb the ramps without slipping or skidding . Lastly , make sure both ramps have the 3 in. X 3 in. rubber feet on the bottoms of the ramp . Do the above and I never have a problem using Rhino Ramps on my smooth floor garage floor. Slow up and slow back down - no skidding or slipping .

 

[glum]

The ramps are easy to use; you just have to start your way up them while going about 40 MPH.

 

[Warstud]

If your garage floor is higher than the driveway....just butt them up against the garage floor.

 

[Rick in PA]

I'm thinking a mat attached to the ramp, and extending about 1 foot in front of the mat. So that the car wheel would roll onto the mat just before it contacted the ramp. The car wheel on the mat should keep the ramp from scooting away from the wheel...
You heard it here first, folks.

 

[Pablo]

Originally Posted By: ChrisD46
.... 3 in. X 3 in. rubber feet on the bottoms of the ramp .....


Mine only have one foot per ramp, and the foot is about 1.5"x1.5" and very hard. I think that explains what is going on.