Is Your Car Ramp a Death Trap? Let's Find Out!



Harbor Freight Pittsburgh Plastic and Steel, MaxxHaul, RhinoRamp, Black Widow, BiSupply, Eastwood, M Auto, Petersen, Kiekumm, Vowagh. I compared all of the ramps for use with low clearance vehicles, performance of ramps with rear wheel drive vehicle, front wheel drive vehicle, 4×4, “runaway” force, and ramp failure load.

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41 thoughts on “Is Your Car Ramp a Death Trap? Let's Find Out!”

  1. A big thank you to everyone who suggested this topic! Here are the links to the products I reviewed. More details in the video description. Looking forward to reading your comments and video ideas!! Best regards and thank you, Todd
    BiSupply: https://amzn.to/3M4FpIa

    Liekumm: https://amzn.to/3M3S7ap

    M Auto: https://amzn.to/3YMAuUa

    Black Widow: https://amzn.to/4cpqhQt

    Vowagh: https://amzn.to/3X3HxGt

    RhinoRamp: https://amzn.to/3X5ZpRk

    Eastwood: https://amzn.to/4fIcjft

    Petersen: https://amzn.to/3yO32lh

    MaxxHaul: https://amzn.to/3Z4ndGH

    Pittsburgh Plastic and Steel: Available at Harbor Freight

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  2. I was thinking of buying them before getting my jackstands, but thinking of working with wheels off made me realized I should get jacks first. Thank you for this review I can choose the ramp when I'm buying one.

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  3. I drive my truck on ramps that only cost around $129 aud / $90 used. I've had them for at least a decade and have never been scared to use them for any of my vehicles. Also Aussie made 👍 Excellent video. Shame you dont have access to put Aussie made stuff up against the rest of the world.

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  4. I had a pair of ramps made from angle iron with sharp cut ends which bit into concrete nicely, but it wasn't enough. I changed the clutch slave cylinder up on the ramps. I did say to myself that the clutch take up point would feel different when driving off the ramps. Clutch bit suddenly and shot both heavy steel ramps violently about 20 yards across the yard. Luckily no damage and no injuries. Lesson learned.

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  5. I really enjoy your videos. I have been watching for a few years now. I would love to be there in person to watch you work your magic. I would love to assist as well. Do you have an email where I could ask you questions if you don't mind? Nothing major but would like recommendations. The portable jumper you recommended a while back has been amazing. I never dreamed I would of had to use it as many times as I did.

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  6. I'm pretty sure (10:42) that you're supposed to put a bar in the holes on that ramp once you jack it up. I don't know how much this might help… but if you're going to test something, you should test it in appropriate use mode before going to "we KNOW this will screw it up!" mode.

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  7. My next-door neighbor got killed back in the 1990s because of cheap ramps. He was the local neighborhood backyard mechanic we all trusted. He worked on almost everyone's car ,I was shocked when it happened because he had lots of commonsense , and for what we found out later was the ramps side bars bent over the car crushed his chest. and

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  8. One of each brand isn't always representative of the brand. I could be interested in seeing you test out 10 of same kind of tool from the same brand – to give us an idea of how bad a bad brand is.

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  9. To keep my ramps from sliding when driving up on them, I have a cheap 5’x7’ rug that has some kind of a rubberized type backing on it. I unroll it and put both ramps on it. The ramps never even budge an inch when driving up on them. Before using the rug, they’d always slide when on bare concrete. The car I drive up on it is a 4,200lb. rear wheel drive Holden 4 door.

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  10. Just gonna say, and it may be exaggerated, but this video probably will actually save some lives. Highlighting the “poor” options for these ramps. You get one life, you can always spend another $50…. Get a good ramp people

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  11. You don’t want concrete that smooth if you live in a northern area, a light dusting of snow and it’s the same as ice. Where I live the snow comes down horizontally not vertically 90% of the time so yes it can cover the floor before you get the door closed. Damn near bit it multiple times. I like the ramps I have no movement driving on or off. Just finished charging the transmission fluid and filter on the jeep. Used them on the front and jacked up the rear to level. I have the rhino style.

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  12. Never had a scary ramp experience but always used my Dad's heavy duty ( and believe me they where heavy) home made wood ramps. I made up some plans & have my wood bought go my set of wood ramps. I also used a set of Jack stands, so I bought a pair of them to use with the ramps

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  13. Seeing as how I had a near death experience with ramps due to them crilling over while I was under a car and got pinned, I refuse to use them ever again.

    I was on a gravel driveway and I was young and stupid. But that experience is one made me respect raising vehicles. To me the aggravation of them wanting to slip and kick out isn’t worth it and I can jack up a vehicle just as easily and put jack stands under it.

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