Looks like a couple of useful 2x8! I'm thinking lumber like that would give me enough clearance for oil changes....

A little higher for other under truck work, especially under engine area.....hence the ramp idea

Or...I could just stack a few for extra clearance

 

I went the other way on two previous garages at previous homes I lived at. When I built my pole barn, I put in a pit when the floor was poured. Had an electric outlet. The floor of the barn had a groove where a 2x12's would fit, that would cover the pit when not in use. It was deep enough to sit on a low stool when working on the vehicle. I do miss not having that anymore.

 

I bought 6 of the heavy duty ones for my dually one for each wheel.

One of the Ramps for the front shattered on the side making the ramp useless. No longer trust the plastic ramps and full metal truck ramps are about 700 a pair

going to make some out of 10x2 floor joist .

Anothe option for you folks if this this is just to change oil and tranny fluid....park the truck halfway out of the driveway and a car width into the street. In NYC, there is a good sized curbside dip and this will gain you an easy 6".

 

Pretty easy to make a sort of "half ramp" out of lumber that would probably gain you the four or five inches you need. A lot of these commercial ramps seem taller than necessary, and they you are reaching up for things. Sounds tiring, or maybe I'm just lazy.

 

a few 2x8..

a 4 footer.. then a 3 footer, then a 2 footer... one on top of the other...like a step...
same for other side.

I was using that 50 years ago.

 

Screw and eight inch chunk of 2x4 on the end for a tire stop too if you want to be fancy.

 

still works...

 

I use two 2X8s under all four wheels. That is enough to change the oil without burning my elbows on the catalytic converters. I don't know if that's enough since I got side steps.

 

I used wood, they seems to work pretty good on my wifes care. Not too expensive to build and are way stronger than the metal ones you can buy from auto zone

 

I've had a set of Rhino Ramps in my garage for over 12 years now and they have held up well for my 5.0 Mustang, the '95 F150 I had, the '03 F150 I had, my old 7.3L F250, as well as the Lightning and the 7.3L Excursion in my sig.

It's held up well for countless trips to the drag strip for years, as well as over a dozen other vehicles my kids and my friends have owned. The main key thing you have to watch out for is to make sure the bottom of the ramp is on a completely even surface (think flat driveway, no cracks), otherwise you can crack the ramp.

Stewart

 

I have a SUV version of rubberized ramps, 6k lb rated. I will sometimes, then use my 3.5 ton floor jack to raise the front via the blocker beam to gain more height, I put jack stands under the blocker beam as well. Safety is key!
All from local auto chainstore.

 

I have a pair of metal ramps, I've used a few times without issue.

 

Those are NOT safe for the front w/engine.

 

My ramps similar to Bentley_Coop's but after running-up these obviously inadequate ramps I'll put 4ton jacks underneath the frame.
I'm sure a crushed ramp would be unsurvivable.

 

I tried to use those ramps when I first got my truck and as I drove up on them one was flattened like a pancake.