ramping it up

[BruceRC]

Went to the lumber mill this morning and grabbed some wood.

Dimensions are 42" wide, 42" long, 24" high with 6" of 45 degrees on launch. Cheap wood. Sides are 1/2 inch spruce ply. There's four 2x4 SPF studs as main braces for the sides and five 2x3 studs for the ramp face. I used a quarter inch hardboard for the face and countersunk the screws. I might put another sheet of quarter inch hardboard on top of it.

I thought about going 48" wide and long but wanted to easily fit it in the SUV. 42" made that easier and I still think I'll be able to hit it decently.

Gonna hit it this evening.

 

[332_RC]

Awesome bro! Slap some skateboard grip tape on there, get some backflips!

 

[mat60]

Nice work man. You are really going to send it with this ramp.

 

[Luke66]

SEND IT CITY!
or send it Sunday
#SIS!

 

[NitroK]

Gonna get serious air time with that ramp. Well done !!!

 

[BruceRC]

It worked beautifully. I decided to launch onto some grass because I never hit a ramp like this before and there was a lot of learning. Mega air, dudes.

Myself and my two kids were launching for a while today. My better half took some vids, a lot of vids. I'll put a collage of the greatest and worst jumps together and post it up.

PS: My K6 took some bad spills and handled it like a champ.

 

[joshludden]

Awesome bro! Slap some skateboard grip tape on there, get some backflips!

I actually think that it's a bit overkill to use any kind of grip tapes/sanding tape. It should be able to backflip relatively easy. What you'll run into, when approaching the ramp it will inevitably bottom out & scrape the bottom of your rig. Try to just use it as is. Just my .02

 

[Cheez]

 

[WakJoko]

Went to the lumber mill this morning and grabbed some wood.

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Dimensions are 42" wide, 42" long, 24" high with 6" of 45 degrees on launch. Cheap wood. Sides are 1/2 inch spruce ply. There's four 2x4 SPF studs as main braces for the sides and five 2x3 studs for the ramp face. I used a quarter inch hardboard for the face and countersunk the screws. I might put another sheet of quarter inch hardboard on top of it.

I thought about going 48" wide and long but wanted to easily fit it in the SUV. 42" made that easier and I still think I'll be able to hit it decently.
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Gonna hit it this evening.

Nice ramp u had there..!! I wish to have one long time ago & wanna build some of a foldable ramp but i've no ideas.

 

[joshludden]

Congrats dude, I forgot to mention that I was wishing you the best of luck with your new found launch pad! I finally made one & realized how much fun I was missing out on. Mine's a little smaller, but still a lot of fun

 

[332_RC]

I actually think that it's a bit overkill to use any kind of grip tapes/sanding tape. It should be able to backflip relatively easy. What you'll run into, when approaching the ramp it will inevitably bottom out & scrape the bottom of your rig. Try to just use it as is. Just my .02

True. It would scrape the chassis up. If the wood is slick & needs traction, could just put the tape in two strips where the tires are.

 

[332_RC]

 

[BruceRC]

Congrats dude, I forgot to mention that I was wishing you the best of luck with your new found launch pad! I finally made one & realized how much fun I was missing out on. Mine's a little smaller, but still a lot of fun

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I like that ramp bro, portable. I bet you get some good lift off it, too. And thanks!

 

[Shadows]

No ramp for me . Got too much crap to get. I want to try to start changing my own oil, PTU, and rear differential gear oil. Want better synthetic stuff in it.

 

[BruceRC]

Ok, so after the build this morning, the fam got together for a Sunday bash this afternoon. Had a fantastic time. The ramp worked great. I had some pretty bad wrecks with the K6. Some that scared me too, but it held together really well. I went over it and things look good - I'm sure the grass landings help. 3DRC bumper loop and wing mount FTW.

Anyway, I slapped together a compilation of some of the day. After a few jumps, I moved the ramp so that tree wasn't an issue lol.

 

[blaster27]

Looks like you guys had a blast.

 

[hobo]

Ok, so after the build this morning, the fam got together for a Sunday bash this afternoon. Had a fantastic time. The ramp worked great. I had some pretty bad wrecks with the K6. Some that scared me too, but it held together really well. I went over it and things look good - I'm sure the grass landings help. 3DRC bumper loop and wing mount FTW.

Anyway, I slapped together a compilation of some of the day. After a few jumps, I moved the ramp so that tree wasn't an issue lol.

looks like there's a tree in the way

 

[BruceRC]

looks like there's a tree in the way

I mention it at the end of the post.

 

[LibertyMKiii]

Just scoot the ramp back further and the goal is to jump over the tree

 

[Johnny b]

My ramp is very similar to Josh's and here's what it's capable of.