car ramp - sealey

londonTiger

Ok bought myself a car ramp. Ordered it online so should get it delivered soon. Figured that two DIY oil changes will recoup my costs back so easy purchase to make.

But the sealey numbering system really confused me. You would think a model named car2500 would be higher quality than a model named car2000 becase of the higher number right? Wrong.

First up car 2500

• Manufactured from 3mm steel section.
• Suitable for professional or serious DIY applications.
• Corrosion resistant finish.
• Ramps stack together and will stand upright for easy storage.
• Capacity per pair: 2500kg
• Length: 800mm
• Ramp Height: 200mm
• Maximum Height: 250mm
• Maximum Width: 270mm
• Maximum Tyre Width: 200mm

Car2500 sealey website


sealey car2000 ramp

• Manufactured from 3.5mm steel section.
• Suitable for professional or serious DIY applications.
• Corrosion resistant finish.
• Ramps stack together and will stand upright for easy storage.
• BS Approved.
• Capacity per pair: 2000kg
• Length: 800mm
• Ramp Height: 190mm
• Maximum Height: 250mm
• Maximum Width: 345mm
• Maximum Tyre Width: 200mm

Comments: the car2000 uses thicker steel, is wider so more stable, but also has a more wider base, so it's stance are a lot better too. I don't know why it's rated for less tonnage. Perhaps the fact that it's BS approved means that it's gone under more stringent testing. Had it not been BS approved maybe they would have stated 1.5toones per ramp or something.
car2000 sealey website





I've ordered the car2000 from alexshanks.com (the cheapest place that stocked it at £46. (had to throw in £5 worth of bog roll to get it up to free p&p range.

Question, do these require wheel chucks? or can they do without them? Will a brick suffice?

My handbrake is good, if I put the handbrake on and also put it on gear one (which will engage engine lock). Will it be safe to use without chucks?

londonTiger

ok. I went on the halfords site and realised that the halfords product is EXACTLY the same.

Halfords page £59.99

This is the alexshanks page offering CAR2000 for £46.13

Rolandtheroadie

Probably needs the thicker steel because of the wider base.

Probably rated less as although the thicker steel compensates a bit for the wider base, it doesnt compensate enough.

Joe_Horner

The thicker steel and lower rating will be because of the different geometry. Look closely at those specs:

They have the same top widths (max tyre width) but the 2000 is lower (ramp height) and wider at the base (the widest part). That means that the upright bits will be "less upright" and subjected to greater stress for a given loading. Hence thicker steel and lower rating on the 2000

eta: beaten to it by scotsman Incidentally, even though only one metions it they'll both be BS certified - selling uncertified lifting kit is a bit of a no-no

Aletank

I got my car ramps from http://www.ramps4cars.co.uk/
You won't find better ramps at any price & superb customer service !

You'd have a job driving up the Sealey ones & I wouldn't fancy working under them with 2000kg of car above me.

For £110 delivered http://www.ramps4cars.co.uk/universal_car_ramps.html
Your getting a useable slope to drive up, 300mm wide & proper strength ramps !

TrickyWicky

Those sealey car ramps are dangerous if you ask me. Sure, they're convenient if you can get the car up on them safely without them slipping however its getting up them that is dangerous.

Until you try it, they look simple to use. Only when you get half way up do you realise just how steep they really are and they are very prone to slipping. I only got my car up on them successfully TWICE. Every other time they would -slip forward suddenly resulting in the car falling off.

Someone recently came up with the suggestion of tying a long piece of rope to the bottoms in a straight line and then driving along it so the weight of the car holds the ramps via the back wheels. That actually sounds like a pretty good idea but I've never tried it (I gave my ramps away).

I do like the look of the ramps from ramps4cars though, that gentle angle looks a lot better to drive up.

vaio

a strip of carpet rather than rope works better.

The major problem with them is the slope of the ramp, lots of modern cars hit the slopey bit with bodywork before the wheel gets there.

There are some geared ones available that get round the problem, drive onto them when flat then wind them up



but no doubt they are more expensive

eta £300 a pair but they do go to 400mm high

Aletank

I had www.ramps4cars.co.uk Custom make my ramps using Tread Plate and with plates welded on at the start of the ramp to ensure the ramp doesn't slip when the car is entering the ramp.
The price wasn't much more than the standard ramps and communications with Andy from Ramps4cars with email responses & ideas etc was excellent.

londonTiger

Aletank wrote: »

I got my car ramps from http://www.ramps4cars.co.uk/
You won't find better ramps at any price & superb customer service !

You'd have a job driving up the Sealey ones & I wouldn't fancy working under them with 2000kg of car above me.

For £110 delivered http://www.ramps4cars.co.uk/universal_car_ramps.html
Your getting a useable slope to drive up, 300mm wide & proper strength ramps !

do you know what the thickness of the steel on these are? also legs of these ramps, are they flat metal or the 90 degrees corner pieces?

The postage is a bit prohibitive on these, but the higher elevation and easier drive on them could make it worth the extra money. Going to cancel the order with that site and save up a bit more for these ramps.

My big concern with the sealey ramps was how far apart the beams at the top were. You may have to power up a little to get passed the gaps in beams because the wheel sits in-between them.

ideally the best ones to get would be the galvanised stell topped ones, these will give you the smoothest ride up. Bit obviously uyou pay a bit more for that.

Was surprised to not find this company and find all the sealey type ones everywhere.

Aletank

Give Andy a Email at [EMAIL="sales@ramps4cars.co.uk"]sales@ramps4cars.co.uk[/EMAIL] he replies quite quick.
I think he uses either 25mm or 45mm angle iron

londonTiger

thanks got the answer on the website. it's 25mm throughout.. hmm a lot lower than the sealey ones. But his uses a lot more of it and also uses angle iron everywhere. The sealey ones have flat pieces on their side which offer no real support of their own.

The ramps4cars one also has lots of other beams for support. With the sealey ones if one pill fails, it's all going to come down immediately.