starting ramp for doing rails

[iheartsnowbunnies86]

does any one know where i can find some good directions on building a starting ramp?? i've seen many different ones in videos and have a pretty good idea on how to build one, but if anyone knows of any plans online that would be pretty dope

 

mucho thanks in advance

[Mike Piccoletti]

Wait, like; out of snow? or wood coverd with snow? because if out of snow... you really dont need plans, and wood... just make a kicker, and shape it with the snow!

[Dan-]

Im pretty sure he's talking about something to get speed. Just build something maybe 5 ish feet tall, probably better to make it in 2 pieces so it's able to be carried and put into trucks and stuff more easily. Should be on a pretty good angle so if will give enough speed.

[Mike Piccoletti]

Would just abit of polling/skating do the trick? you dont need to be going 120... Idk, maybe i just go REALLY FAST when I skate... (as i'm told)

[Tyler]

are you trying to make a drop in for urban stuff?

[Dan-]

Would just abit of polling/skating do the trick? you dont need to be going 120... Idk, maybe i just go REALLY FAST when I skate... (as i'm told)

 

 

Theres not always a ton of room before you hit when doing street rails, as to a rail on a trail.

[iheartsnowbunnies86]

yeah my bad i described it horribly at first...

 

im looking to make a drop in ramp for hitting handrails. something transportable definitely.... i have the general concept down but instructions would be a huge help

[rgrwilco]

im trying to build one. use scaffolding if possible

[iheartsnowbunnies86]

yeah i was thinking of trying one of those aluminum ladders but the top is a little too narrow to strap in on (I have no idea how the pros do it in the videos)... im going to try and build a box to strap in on (4-5ft in height) and somehow figure out how to rig up the drop in (as a separate piece)

[method9455]

Its interesting thats for sure. I took an 4x8 piece of plywood, ripped off 1 foot so it was 3x8. Then cut it so I had a 2.5x3 and a 5.5x3. Then connected them together with industrial door hinges from home depot. Then I made two like 4 foot tall stands using the aluminum brackets for collapsible saw horses. Staple the green indoor/outdoor grass carpeting that is like $10 for a roll at Home depot, and you are in business. I had the whole thing for $50 I guess, most of the parts I had at my house lying around. $20 for plywood, $10 for 2x4s, $10 for carpet, $10 for hinges I would estimate, plus screws. You need a table saw or circular saw, a screw gun, and a staple gun. The only part I screwed up on was that after you rocked onto the downhill it would lift off the sawhorses - you would be gone but it would fall over. So I put eyelets on the bottom and tied it to the saw horses and it worked fine. It was about a 4 foot drop with a 5 foot diagonal, but I put it on the top of a 2 foot bump in my yard so total drop was about 6 feet, snow transition at the bottom. The plywood was 5 ply, I tried 3 ply and it broke. Get the thinnest 5 ply they make. Or you could do 3 and brace the back, but 5 was enough.

 

If you look a the Mack Dawg one, it is a high class aluminum frame but it is more like 6 feet tall. Probably better for the street. The only thing I noticed that was really intersting about it though - they hang about 50-80 pounds of weights on it. There are straps connected to the top floor you strap in on, going down to about 4" off the ground with gym plates the 25 pounders to move the center of gravity down on it.

 

Strapping in a trip, you can't sit while you do it, you stand and don't fall or you are cracking your head.

[rgrwilco]

i made one for my back yard saturday. used less than 20 dollars of wood. ill post pics this weekend, its really easy to make. to haul around, thats a different story

[MBtech]

A couple of 2x4's and a piece of plywood will do. We made ours so you can take the drop in ramp off of the tower section. Makes it much more portable. The ladder section locks into place on the tower.