Minivan ramp advice?
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From: Don on 23 Jul 2008 22:30 I have a Caravan with an IMS conversion; 10" lowered floor, folding ramp, and kneeling system. Going over bumps makes the ramp rattle, and it drives me crazy, especially because many towns don't have a large enough budget to keep local roads in good shape. I have noticed that someone does a conversion where the ramp slides into the floor. Is this type of ramp any quieter than the folding ones? Also, has anyone here figured out a way to quiet a folding ramp to any degree? Thanks, Don
From: Burgerman on 24 Jul 2008 04:31 "Don" <dsluter(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:Y6idnTZCcqH5dBrVnZ2dnUVZ_jGdnZ2d(a)comcast.com... >I have a Caravan with an IMS conversion; 10" lowered floor, folding ramp, >and kneeling system. Going over bumps makes the ramp rattle, and it drives >me crazy, especially because many towns don't have a large enough budget to >keep local roads in good shape. I have noticed that someone does a >conversion where the ramp slides into the floor. Is this type of ramp any >quieter than the folding ones? > Also, has anyone here figured out a way to quiet a folding ramp to any > degree? > > Thanks, > Don I have the same type of ramp that you do, At least very similar - rollx in my case. But they are all basically the same. When new it rattled. I asked the company that supplied it to have a look and they said that they were all like that. Mmmm Being an engineer I knew otherwise. So I adjusted it myself. There is a simple bolt near the motor/pivot point that controls how Far "IN" the ramp can go. Its an adjustable stop. The ramp motor lifts the ramp about 99 percent of the way. The closing door pushes the ramp hard against the stop if adjusted right. Zero noise or movement now no matter what the roads are like. And for what its worth the in floor ramps do have a rattle on some dodgy pot holed roads. Mine below http://www.wheelchairdriver.com/rollx-chrysler-dodge-caravan-SXT-2.htm
From: Burgerman on 24 Jul 2008 14:12 "Don" <dsluter(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:Y6idnTZCcqH5dBrVnZ2dnUVZ_jGdnZ2d(a)comcast.com... >I have a Caravan with an IMS conversion; 10" lowered floor, folding ramp, >and kneeling system. Going over bumps makes the ramp rattle, and it drives >me crazy, especially because many towns don't have a large enough budget to >keep local roads in good shape. I have noticed that someone does a >conversion where the ramp slides into the floor. Is this type of ramp any >quieter than the folding ones? > Also, has anyone here figured out a way to quiet a folding ramp to any > degree? > > Thanks, > Don Added to my other reply... Just looked at a Braun and a VMI van. They both adjust the same way as my Rollx van so its highly likely yours will be the same. And completely silent when adjusted properly.
From: Roger Conroy on 24 Jul 2008 15:22 "Burgerman" <burgerman(a)ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:BC3ik.30754$5O6.10233(a)newsfe14.ams2... > "Don" <dsluter(a)comcast.net> wrote in message > news:Y6idnTZCcqH5dBrVnZ2dnUVZ_jGdnZ2d(a)comcast.com... >>I have a Caravan with an IMS conversion; 10" lowered floor, folding ramp, >>and kneeling system. Going over bumps makes the ramp rattle, and it >>drives me crazy, especially because many towns don't have a large enough >>budget to keep local roads in good shape. I have noticed that someone >>does a conversion where the ramp slides into the floor. Is this type of >>ramp any quieter than the folding ones? >> Also, has anyone here figured out a way to quiet a folding ramp to any >> degree? >> >> Thanks, >> Don > > > Added to my other reply... > > Just looked at a Braun and a VMI van. They both adjust the same way as my > Rollx van so its highly likely yours will be the same. And completely > silent when adjusted properly. So its seems to me that the manufacturers are not training their installers properly if they say nothing can be done about rattles.
From: Burgerman on 24 Jul 2008 15:52
"Roger Conroy" <rogerconroy.nospam(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:g6akq3$i94$1(a)registered.motzarella.org... > > "Burgerman" <burgerman(a)ntlworld.com> wrote in message > news:BC3ik.30754$5O6.10233(a)newsfe14.ams2... >> "Don" <dsluter(a)comcast.net> wrote in message >> news:Y6idnTZCcqH5dBrVnZ2dnUVZ_jGdnZ2d(a)comcast.com... >>>I have a Caravan with an IMS conversion; 10" lowered floor, folding ramp, >>>and kneeling system. Going over bumps makes the ramp rattle, and it >>>drives me crazy, especially because many towns don't have a large enough >>>budget to keep local roads in good shape. I have noticed that someone >>>does a conversion where the ramp slides into the floor. Is this type of >>>ramp any quieter than the folding ones? >>> Also, has anyone here figured out a way to quiet a folding ramp to any >>> degree? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Don >> >> >> Added to my other reply... >> >> Just looked at a Braun and a VMI van. They both adjust the same way as my >> Rollx van so its highly likely yours will be the same. And completely >> silent when adjusted properly. > > So its seems to me that the manufacturers are not training their > installers properly if they say nothing can be done about rattles. > Or they just cant be bothered. Either way its about a 5 minute job... |