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alantd

Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 1513

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green

Car ramp - specification

Chaps,

I'm going to get a couple of car ramps to make working under the Defender a bit easier.

Most of the ones I can find are rated to 1000kg each (2k per pair). Given the vehicle doesn't weigh more than 4t, that shouldn't be a problem.

Have any of you had any experience of these / would recommend a particular set?

I found some on Difflock.com rated to 1t each for £70 (see here) and some on machine mart rated to 1.25t each for £35 (see here).

The machine mart ones are narrower (250mm cf 340mm) but the difflock ones aren't rated as high.

Thoughts

One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS
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1st May 2010 12:51pm

Glynparry25

Member Since: 16 Feb 2009
Location: Miserable Midlands
Posts: 3015

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS DCPU Tonga Green

If you are feeling flush a set of'Raptor ramps' would be the ideal solution

. Otherwise I tend to just use 1 ton ramps and they work ok.

http://www.raptor-engineering.co.uk/about-...ction-ramp

Glyn

1st May 2010 12:59pm

parktag

Member Since: 30 Sep 2008
Location: Brittany
Posts: 366

2008 Defender 130 Puma 2.4 HCPU Zermatt Silver

I bought mine from Halfords about six years ago(they still sell the same ones)because they are wide enough and take the weight really well. They are still in excellent condition and did not cost the earth. 130 crew cab
98 V8 Disco

1st May 2010 8:23pm

The Boy

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: East Northants
Posts: 1459

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Rimini Red

Those Rapture ramps are great. Adding to list to stuff I can't afford

1st May 2010 10:06pm

110SEB

Member Since: 29 Jan 2009
Location: Essex, England
Posts: 1444

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Java Black

I bought the Machine Mart ones. Cheaper Nd work fine. Solid and strong and wide enough

1st May 2010 10:09pm

alantd

Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 1513

Thanks all.

The Raptor ones look the dog's danglies but at £190 I might pass (read: "spend the difference on more kit"

).

Machine Mart suggest that they have wider ones available. If so, I'll get them. 240mm is wide enough right now (whilst I have 235 tyres) but won't be once I move up to 265. I'd rather have a bit of room to play with than be balancing on the ramps whilst I work underneath.

I'll not worry too much about the weight, then. 1t per wheel should be plenty.

One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS
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1st May 2010 10:16pm

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