Using sleepers for ramps

Hi guys, just wondering what’s your thoughts on using railway sleepers for ramps, I need to get under my landy to pressure wash/undercoat and have some newish sleepers I can use as ramps to get that little bit more space underneath

And you ask why?
I chock up on wood not a concrete block.

You need to make some man sized @Hippo ramps pic incoming.
Well if he’s not sleeping
J

marjon said:

And you ask why?
I chock up on wood not a concrete block.

You need to make some man sized @Hippo ramps pic incoming.
Well if he’s not sleeping
J

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Thank you, I’ve been using 8x8 fence gate post to do my services for years but I’m only going under the front and feel it isn’t that dodge there however getting right underneath with a pressure washer is a little more intimidating, please send them pics lol

Discodevon said:

Thank you, I’ve been using 8x8 fence gate post to do my services for years but I’m only going under the front and feel it isn’t that dodge there however getting right underneath with a pressure washer is a little more intimidating, please send them pics lol

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Not my pics and don’t have them @Hippo will wake soon if I keep tagging.

But yes up on wood I wouldn’t worry too much as long as it’s fixed and can’t slip.

J

If a sleeper ( with others) can support a hundred ton locomotive it can easily support a landy.
If you are going to stack them make sure they can't fall over..

Discodevon said:

Hi guys, just wondering what’s your thoughts on using railway sleepers for ramps, I need to get under my landy to pressure wash/undercoat and have some newish sleepers I can use as ramps to get that little bit more space underneath

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Old sleepers or new sleepers ?
Sounds dodgy, landy can slip off sleepers quite easily given the oil on them and the rugged tyres. Not sure why you would need them just get a lance or jack up on axl stands.

I've quite often supported vehicles on big blocks or wood. They're sufficiently forgiving not to dent the underside, or even damage the paint in some cases. You can arrange them so as to maximise the footprint on the ground for stability, and if you have some aligned from side to side and others fore and aft it resists movement in both directions. Obviously, a high tower of little blocks is not advisable, but a few larger ones is probably at least as safe as DIY store axle stands.

Could stack 10 impounded electric bikes together from your local police station. Or find a near low wall on a housing estate without arousing local villagers. Then again get some local black economy car wash company to do it for a fiver.

Thanks guys, they are new soft wood sleepers and all I’ll be doing is drive onto them to pressure wash the underside

Patented Hippo ramps would be suitable but he doesn't seem to wanna tell you about them.
@Hippo

Discodevon said:

Thanks guys, they are new soft wood sleepers and all I’ll be doing is drive onto them to pressure wash the underside

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That could be the main issue. Better to jack up each corner/side at a time and position sleepers flat beneath the raised wheels, especially if you are going 2 up.

Ere go

HippoRamps [TM]

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/hipporamps-how-to-guide.257760/

Hippo said:

Ere go

HippoRamps [TM]

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/hipporamps-how-to-guide.257760/

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Is the ramp necessary ?

When cleaning or spraying the underside, I use two normal car ramps, but both on the same side, front and back.

I have another method.

Thanks guys some good ideas there, I’ll get some pictures when I get around to it

You could use my lifting method

Perhaps a little extreme…