anybody got plans or ideas for how to build a portable ramp/booter?

[backcountryislife]

I'm planning on building a ramp this year. Not some monster comp ramp, just a medium size booter we could move from place to place with a sled or two. Planning on about 6 foot by 10 foot or so & want to get some ideas on how to move it, and how to lock it down for use.


Any suggestions would be appreciated,

Kaleb

 

[Seeyacop]

Not sure how far you will be moving it but try some old snowboards or skis on the bottom and just tow it where you need it to go. Might be tricky stopping it though.

Just have it so they can easily detach the skis or boards when you are setting the ramp up or you will probably have to pile a bunch of snow to keep it from moving. Usually when I see people hitting booters in the backcountry they were there all day building it huge the old fashioned way.

 

[hellclimber]

i built a miniramp for that specific use you were talking about and we had the idea of making "skis" for it with some old plastrail thingies so we can mount them easy and tow it like seeyacop suggested.

i built it cause i find it extremely boring building kicker an entire day instead of riding

here's a pic.. haven't had time to complete it thou.. it's about 100 x 40 big

 

[V-Man]

Oh man.... That looks like it is going to be fun!

 

[hellclimber]

i sure hope so
and i hope it's built correctly so we don't have to build booters in the snow anymore

 

[backcountryislife]

that's what I was looking for basically, looking to go a bit bigger though, but same basic concept.
what guage steel did you use thatt you were able to bend it along the ramp edges? That's one of my biggest worries, it needs to be plyable enough to bend, but strong enough to hold.

The old ski/snowboard runner idea was what I was planning on, not sure on a strong way of keeping it from moving when you hit it. I was thinking 4 pieces of 2" angle on the bottom might help, but it would probably be good to go deeper.

 

[hellclimber]

the steel we used was 40mm x 40mm.. don't remember wall thickness thou..
2-3 mm i believe..

if you get a fairly thin steel you'd be able to bend it, and the theory is that since it's a small ramp it doesn't have to be as strong as a comp would have to..
that's the theory thou

but with the steel we used, same type as in a comp or a superkicker, we think it's going to be strong enough and then some.

get some friends to help you bend it and you'd be fine.. i had to bend it all alone and that was a pain in the... well, you know what.

the idea is to make the runners in a way so it can be moved away from underneath it, and maybe make 4 posts on the ramp, like 50 cm or so, that one can regulate and push down in the snow so it can't move..

it IS pretty heavy already so i'm not sure if it's needed anywho..
it's probably 150-200 lbs when finished..maybe even more..

 

[sledstew]

build it out of .032 rectangle chromoly, put hinges in the middle to fold it in half and use a calf hauling sled to take it where you want. just a suggestion

 

[k-dog]

nice i need one

 

[72mph]

I do a lot of my own fabrication. Another way you can bend square or rectangular stock is to use a cut off saw and cut through 3 of the sides throughout the arc every few inches. It's much easier to bend and you won't have to worry about it buckling. After you have the arc or angle you want, then just weld each cut. You can use heavier gauge metal this way too.