Drop In Ramp?

[Parker.]

I'm planning on building a ramp for my summer set-up but i'm not sure what structure would work best. i'll probably end up using astroturf with it. i've searchbarred extensively but unsuccessfully. any suggestions from owners of drop ins? what works? what doesn't? i have a 10 foot long pvc rail. thanks

 

[Shadows]

are you near grand junction colorado by chance?

 

[Parker.]

almost, syracuse ny

 

[nkinsman10]

 

[nkinsman10]

that one took (4) 4x4s and (12) 2x4s

 

[Alex_G]

Look at Jon Brogan's summer edit, that shit looks solid.

 

[nkinsman10]

in my pics u can see the finished version

 

[Parker.]

that looks like a pretty good design. i might just make it a little taller

 

[Parker.]

link?

 

[[Rush_Dangers]]

this is what i used as loose diagram ,.... did thing alittle different but it came oit sick,

https://www.newschoolers.com/ns3/web/forums/readthread.php?thread_id=167386

o and i used this indoor outdoor carpet with like little ridges and ran them down the ramp i feel like it works alittle better than astro turf and it doesnt wear out as quickly

 

[Parker.]

thanks, that's exactly the thread i was looking for

 

[Proze]

I live in syracuse ny and have a drop in ramp. I took a shitty tarp and put it over a pice of ply wood then propped it up on a bench... works like a pro

 

[huckaberry]

you wont have to make it taller. I went over and ride that thing its so nice, just get a really long rail

 

[Powdered_Donuts]

find the build a jib cult

 

[Dan-Man]

put turf on the rungs

 

[Parker.]

I

Ok, i built it yesterday but haven't hit it yet. Predictions? Suggestions? Thanks for the help so far

 

[rj.]

^ looks like a sketch drop

 

[Parker.]

how so?

 

[[Rush_Dangers]]

my drop is about the same, ive been hittin it for weeks now and it not to steep, but you might wanna make the flat section after the ramp longer cause i found with mine that i had no setup time and it was fukin me up

if i get off my ass and take some pics ill send the to you

 

[[Rush_Dangers]]

and that rail looks way short i made an 8 footer and i was flyin over it so fast i had to make another 8ftr

 

[ILoveOhio]

I predict the rail is too tall and short. The height of the jump is too tall.

 

[ILoveOhio]

I have a 6' drop in, but I need one for urbans. How heavy is that? Could it fit in a minivan without the backseats?

 

[heFF]

first off your gunna need way more tranny to carry ANY speed especially in the summer and especially to get off that fucking booter

 

[nkinsman10]

its pretty heavy, but if u made the ramp detachable it probably could fit. the only thing that makes it hard to move is because the ramp isnt detachable

 

[constpapa]

Astroturf...that's what I used

 

[LC.]

Mine (built by a friend who is a carpenter):

 

[davar6]

you might want a ladder to get up

 

[Parker.]

just added a ladder and 2 railings at the top

 

[zesty_buddy]

if i were you i would make the rail lower and longer, and maybe the flat bit a bit shorter

 

[carbon.pulse]

Your probably gunna need to make the transition smoother and yea make the rail a little shorter and longer. But other than that it look sick!

 

[Parker.]

ok, so as a lot you predicted the rail was too high. fuck.

but instead of giving up there i decided that i had invested too many hours on this thing to let it die. so i went to home depot and bought some more wood. i build, as was suggested, a longer and shorter rail. a foot shorter and a whole lot longer.

this one's about a foot and a half high, and 20 feet long.

here's the drop in, with the additional railings and ladder

haven't tried it yet, but it's got to work. i don't see anything potentially wrong with it. any final suggestions or predictions? thanks for the help