Most questions ever asked on here about steep driveways, have to do with the driveway sloping from the house to the street. We actually have the opposite problem. When we had our TT stored at home, we had it stored on the side of the house in the yard. It was always a pain in the but pulling it out. We would have to watch the weather and pull it out early if it looked like the ground might get wet. We had to use the 4 wheel drive to pull out the heavy TT due to the slick grass. I know if we had a hard packed gravel drive or paved drive, that it would of been easier and better. But I always wondered about the slope of it. Not sure if they could get the actual parking pad of it level or not. We never plugged the camper in or used the fridge until we pulled it out to the road. With lowering the tongue all the way down, it was a little out of level. I think if I could get the wheels raised 5 or 6 inched, that it would of been a big help. The other day, I was in Autozone and saw these ramps. I wonder if using a set of them on the TT wheels would of worked. What do you think? What about on somethign like a Class C in case we get one? I know I would need two sets of them due to dual wheels. They are rated at 16,000 lbs and a Class C would be in the 14,000 lb range. Of course our TT was a bit less than that.So what do you think? Any suggestions for a parking pad on the side of the house on a slope? It may be somethign we might do anyways to get the the pop up and utility trailer out of the driveway anyway. Would hard pack gravel give enough traction, over say grass?

wbwood wrote:Most questions ever asked on here about steep driveways, have to do with the driveway sloping from the house to the street. We actually have the opposite problem. When we had our TT stored at home, we had it stored on the side of the house in the yard. It was always a pain in the but pulling it out. We would have to watch the weather and pull it out early if it looked like the ground might get wet. We had to use the 4 wheel drive to pull out the heavy TT due to the slick grass. I know if we had a hard packed gravel drive or paved drive, that it would of been easier and better. But I always wondered about the slope of it. Not sure if they could get the actual parking pad of it level or not. We never plugged the camper in or used the fridge until we pulled it out to the road. With lowering the tongue all the way down, it was a little out of level. I think if I could get the wheels raised 5 or 6 inched, that it would of been a big help. The other day, I was in Autozone and saw these ramps. I wonder if using a set of them on the TT wheels would of worked. What do you think? What about on somethign like a Class C in case we get one? I know I would need two sets of them due to dual wheels. They are rated at 16,000 lbs and a Class C would be in the 14,000 lb range. Of course our TT was a bit less than that.So what do you think? Any suggestions for a parking pad on the side of the house on a slope? It may be somethign we might do anyways to get the the pop up and utility trailer out of the driveway anyway. Would hard pack gravel give enough traction, over say grass?That type of ramp will work fine for doing a oil change, but will not work well at all raising a trailer. Sure it can raise one axle fine, but not both, and you would need to raise both, to do the job properly, and not overload one tire and have almost no load on the other axle's tire. Unless you can fit the tire raising block in between the axles, - little hope of that in this case. Still it would take 4 of the ramps to raise a twin axle trailer. If you have a single axle trailer, take back all I wrote, it will work with a single axle trailer.You really should build something out of wood. Make the top layer 2X12, and it will be easy to get the tires close enough to center on it. Make it 3-4 feet long,and both axles can be on the same ramp. Fred.

I was thinking more along the lines of a single axle. Like a class c. Although dual ly and would need two sets for all 4 rear tires.

Brian, Save the money on the ramps. You can build better and cheaper by just cutting and spiking together some treated lumber. You can then make then just exactly as wide and tall as you really want and you can even change them if think (later) that they need to be different. If you do talk to a contractor about making a level pad. Get him to show you his laser level. Oh, and have him dig and not fill because any fill will settle. Matt

Matt_Colie wrote:Brian, Oh, and have him dig and not fill because any fill will settle. MattYou realize that concrete is poured over gravel fill every day with no issues?

GMT830 wrote:Matt_Colie wrote:Brian, Oh, and have him dig and not fill because any fill will settle. MattYou realize that concrete is poured over gravel fill every day with no issues?I think the point was to say that it's better to dig than to fill, but yes, a properly constructed concrete pad would be fine.I was told, when we had a pool installed, that you don't (if possible) put any load bearing on fill, unless it's had plenty of time to settle, or had been compacted properly.

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PapPappy
Explorer
May 26, 2013
GMT830 wrote:
Matt_Colie wrote:
Brian,

Oh, and have him dig and not fill because any fill will settle.

Matt

You realize that concrete is poured over gravel fill every day with no issues?

I think the point was to say that it's better to dig than to fill, but yes, a properly constructed concrete pad would be fine.

I was told, when we had a pool installed, that you don't (if possible) put any load bearing on fill, unless it's had plenty of time to settle, or had been compacted properly.
GMT830
Explorer
May 26, 2013
Matt_Colie wrote:
Brian,

Oh, and have him dig and not fill because any fill will settle.

Matt

You realize that concrete is poured over gravel fill every day with no issues?
Matt_Colie
Explorer II
May 26, 2013
Brian,

Save the money on the ramps. You can build better and cheaper by just cutting and spiking together some treated lumber. You can then make then just exactly as wide and tall as you really want and you can even change them if think (later) that they need to be different.

If you do talk to a contractor about making a level pad. Get him to show you his laser level. Oh, and have him dig and not fill because any fill will settle.

Matt
wbwood
Explorer
May 26, 2013
I was thinking more along the lines of a single axle. Like a class c. Although dual ly and would need two sets for all 4 rear tires.
Golden_HVAC
Explorer
May 26, 2013
wbwood wrote:
Most questions ever asked on here about steep driveways, have to do with the driveway sloping from the house to the street. We actually have the opposite problem. When we had our TT stored at home, we had it stored on the side of the house in the yard. It was always a pain in the but pulling it out. We would have to watch the weather and pull it out early if it looked like the ground might get wet. We had to use the 4 wheel drive to pull out the heavy TT due to the slick grass. I know if we had a hard packed gravel drive or paved drive, that it would of been easier and better. But I always wondered about the slope of it. Not sure if they could get the actual parking pad of it level or not. We never plugged the camper in or used the fridge until we pulled it out to the road. With lowering the tongue all the way down, it was a little out of level. I think if I could get the wheels raised 5 or 6 inched, that it would of been a big help.

The other day, I was in Autozone and saw these ramps. I wonder if using a set of them on the TT wheels would of worked.

What do you think? What about on somethign like a Class C in case we get one? I know I would need two sets of them due to dual wheels. They are rated at 16,000 lbs and a Class C would be in the 14,000 lb range. Of course our TT was a bit less than that.

So what do you think? Any suggestions for a parking pad on the side of the house on a slope? It may be somethign we might do anyways to get the the pop up and utility trailer out of the driveway anyway. Would hard pack gravel give enough traction, over say grass?

That type of ramp will work fine for doing a oil change, but will not work well at all raising a trailer. Sure it can raise one axle fine, but not both, and you would need to raise both, to do the job properly, and not overload one tire and have almost no load on the other axle's tire. Unless you can fit the tire raising block in between the axles, - little hope of that in this case. Still it would take 4 of the ramps to raise a twin axle trailer. If you have a single axle trailer, take back all I wrote, it will work with a single axle trailer.

You really should build something out of wood. Make the top layer 2X12, and it will be easy to get the tires close enough to center on it. Make it 3-4 feet long,and both axles can be on the same ramp.

Fred.

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