kingdong2 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Hi guys a quick question, will 2 x halfords 2.5 ton car ramps hold a disco 2 safely, the idea is i want to paint the chassis of the disco and at a later date i want to replace the tranny oil and filter when the mileage is due and the car needs to be level to do this. graham ____________________ 03 d2 td5 auto e.s. 97 d1 300 tdi man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
errol209 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 a quick question, will 2 x halfords 2.5 ton car ramps hold a disco 2 safely Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 ^^^^ indeed ^^^^ Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdong2 Posted April 19, 2010 Author Share Posted April 19, 2010 cheers guys i have just bought 2 x paires ( brand new ) off ebay for £60 the lot with free p&p. graham ____________________ 03 d2 td5 auto e.s. 97 d1 300 tdi man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gripper Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 i think if each is rated at 2.5 tons then 4 should hold 10 tons between them. wouldn't like to put that much on them though. i await correction now though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
errol209 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 i think if each is rated at 2.5 tons then 4 should hold 10 tons between them. wouldn't like to put that much on them though. i await correction now though You shouldn't just multiply safe working loads up: 2.5 tonnes for one, 3.75 tonnes for two, 7.5 for four. However, they will probably have a factor of safety of nearly 2, which means four might collapse at anything between 7.5 and 15 tonnes ... only 3 to 7 times the weight of the car ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&S Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Aren't they rated at 2.5t for the pair (ie used together)? Either way, as said above, they will be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdong2 Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share Posted April 21, 2010 yipee my 2 x paires of car ramps have just arrived, they are rated at 2.5 ton per pair so i would have thought using all 4 ramps together under 4 wheels should take the d 2s weight. graham _________________ 03 d2 td5 auto e.s. 97 d1 300 tdi man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul101 Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Its 2.5 ton per axle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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