My new ramps finally arrived

[Paul S]

Didn't like the idea of heavy wooden ramps, these are aluminum, hold up to 50,000 lbs, and I can stow one pair on the bus if needed for OTR.  Local truck garage doesn't have a lift to even change the oil so I needed an alternative, they are really slick, and light.

[DoubleEagle]

Seems like an awfully expensive way to go up in air a little over 6". 50,000 lbs. per axle might be much more than needed, I think you could have gotten by with 30,000 lbs. Each side will be 150 lbs. for the four pieces, but at least each individual piece is 40 lbs. or under. The main question is does it give you enough working room?

[bobofthenorth]

Those look light enough that you could actually carry them.  The problem with slabbing up something out of lumber is that you get a hernia moving them around and there's zero chance anyone takes them on the road. 

[buswarrior]

That's the same as what the DOT uses for on-road bus enforcement.

Where'd you order from?

Happy coaching!
Buswarrior

[richard5933]

What was the total cost?

[chessie4905]

Free. Found them at a DOT inspection location.🙄

[DoubleEagle]

Free. Found them at a DOT inspection location.🙄

But they cost DOT thousands to do all four wheels. http://www.landsport.com/index.htm?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIruXhsuiE6AIVyrzACh2_-gJwEAAYASAAEgLxfPD_BwE

[chessie4905]

They easily recover the costs in violation tickets.😡

[richard5933]

But they cost DOT thousands to do all four wheels. http://www.landsport.com/index.htm?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIruXhsuiE6AIVyrzACh2_-gJwEAAYASAAEgLxfPD_BwE

Where are the prices posted? I only can find the prices for 'regular' loading ramps. These things just have a link for requesting a quote.
Is there not standard pricing on them?

[DoubleEagle]

Click on "Price List", then click on the two pictures.

[richard5933]

Click on "Price List", then click on the two pictures.

Yeah - did that the first day you posted about them. The prices for the inspection ramps are not on these pages.

I was hoping you could just let us know what they cost.

[Paul S]

Pricing is not for the faint of heart - BUT I could not find anything else like these on the market.  Yes, they are used by DOT for inspection.  I ordered just the rear set, so I can reconfigure them for front or rear use.  I can build wooden ones for home use for the front to lift the entire coach if necessary, however I don't envision needing the entire bus in the air at any given time.  What I wanted was a nice ramp the was easy to use and store, and most importantly made me feel safe climbing under the coach.

These are made by Landsport in the US.  Now for pricing....they were just under $4k shipped.  However my coach is owned by my non profit and I figure I will recoup that cost in short enough time by the maintenance I will now be able to do myself that I could otherwise not.

[chessie4905]

Compared to what many pay for service maintenance, they are a good idea. 4k in cost is close to chump change compared to what many have paid for services from others or have spent on their coaches. Nice ramps!

[richard5933]

Thanks for the information.
I especially like that there could be ramps on both ends, eliminating the problem of being able overshooting the top section.
They show them being used on gravel lots - I wonder if something like this would be a good solution for getting under my bus on our gravel driveway.