What do you use for wheel chocks?
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Best thing I've found is the chocks that come in Chevy trucks, I know I said a dirty word, but they work great and you can get them at any Chevy dealer and at some auto parts stores. I have a set in my Ranger. They are steal and have teeth in the front to dig into what ever your parked on.
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or you could cut some scrap 4x6s.
or stack 2x6s together - use different lenghts - cut them progressively shorter so they look like a set of steps after you put them all together.
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Go to a jobsite and ask if you can have scraps from the rubbish pile.
or you could cut some scrap 4x6s.
or stack 2x6s together - use different lenghts - cut them progressively shorter so they look like a set of steps after you put them all together.
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Go to a jobsite and ask if you can have scraps from the rubbish pile.
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From: So. Cal.
This was originally in my '91 Ranger owners manual:
1) Get a 12" long piece of 4x4 (two 12" pieces for two pair of chocks).
2) Cut the wood in half with a diagonal cut at about a 30 deg angle.
3) Bolt the end of a piece of light chain to the side of one half.
4) Place both chock halves at the front & back of your tire.
5) Stretch the free end of the chain to the other chock half.
6) Mark a place on the side of the remaining chock for a location to bolt the other end of the chain.
7) Drill & bolt the chain and trim it to length.
You should now have two pieces of wood cut at an angle to jam under the front & rear of your tire, and linked together with a length of chain to prevent them from moving.
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Pat
1) Get a 12" long piece of 4x4 (two 12" pieces for two pair of chocks).
2) Cut the wood in half with a diagonal cut at about a 30 deg angle.
3) Bolt the end of a piece of light chain to the side of one half.
4) Place both chock halves at the front & back of your tire.
5) Stretch the free end of the chain to the other chock half.
6) Mark a place on the side of the remaining chock for a location to bolt the other end of the chain.
7) Drill & bolt the chain and trim it to length.
You should now have two pieces of wood cut at an angle to jam under the front & rear of your tire, and linked together with a length of chain to prevent them from moving.
A picture is worth a thousand words and if I could figure out how to post one here, I would. But here's a link to a photo on Flicker: Click Here!
Pat
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I just go out to the store and buy a pair. They work well for stocl vehicles. For my lifted trucks I built a pair from some scrap steel plate.
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Thanks Reddog99, I had just made peace with the fact I had to give up my beloved ranger, then you had to rub it in, "Gee Whiz", give a guy a break. Besides, you could bolt 2 tb spacers together for truck use ha ha.
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From: FL
Originally Posted by wendell borror
Thats what I use, rocks from the landscape, where they built a retaining wall around the beds, they work great.
i put them under the axles/frame too when the truck is jacked up,for safety.