Rail drop in

iv never built one but im in the prosses its like 5ft highish and the slope is like 7 feet and i trarted today and i just put the top plat form on the top in like 30 min(i had to eat then it got dark sooo)

nail some 2/4's together and rip a couple peices of plywood together and your set...

over compensate for speed
you may think you have enough
but itll be to slow
or not fun

to lower wood cost go to a local construction site and ask to jack some scrap 2x4's from the dumpster. All pro carpenters waste sooooo many 5'-6' sections.

anyone know where i could find a scaffolding drop in? im looking for something that can be folded up to fit in a van...

ask some drywallers theyll know

ya you can use alot of shit as a drop in..... ive used hay before... they work anytime of the year, but if its cold were u live put some water on it and it will freeze, u can make lil steps to. then just lean a fold out table or a piece of wood down

cheap wood, build a lil tower just like 5 feet tall

got this from a thread a while ago

RAMP:
6' tall
8' long ramp
Detachable ramp
Snow holders

MATERIALS:
11 - 8' studs (2x4's)
1 - 4'x8' piece of 1/2" thick plywood (whatever you want for quality, weather treated is better but more expensive)
1 - 1Lb. box of 2.5" screws
5 - 2' peices of small scrap wood about 1" thick

INTRUCTIONS:
1. Cut 4'x8' plywood in half the long way so you have 2 2'x8' pieces. Cut one of those pieces at 2' long so you have a 2'x2' piece. The rest of the plywood is scrap.
2. Lay 3 8' studs on the ground and screw the 8' long piece of plywood on top. This will be the ramp.
3. Cut 4 of the remaining 8' studs at 6' long. Make good cuts because you need both ends of these studs. Keep the 2' pieces for later.
4. Cut 1 of the remaining 8' studs into 4 1' 3/4 long pieces.
5. Use 2 of the 2' studs and 2 of the 1' 3/4 studs to make a box. It should be 2' square if you did it right, the same size as your piece of plywood.
6. Screw the 2'x2' piece of plywood on top of this box. This is the top platform.
7. Use the remaining 2 2' studs and the remaining 2 1' 3/4 studs to make another box, the exact same size as the first. This is the bottom of your tower.
8. Screw the 4 6' studs upright into the inside corners of the bottom box. make sure you use enough screws to make it solid. I used 3 on each leg.
9. Put the top box on top of the legs and screw it on the inside of the corners. Again, make it solid so it holds up.
10. Cut the last 2 8' studs to make diagonals for the tower. This is very important. This is what will make your tower solid and sturdy. If you buy an extra stud you can make 3 diagonals for even more sturdiness.
11. Get someone to help you hold the ramp up to the tower. Make one end of the ramp go right benieth were the top box overhangs. (see pictures) Screw a 2' 1/2 stud on the legs right benieth the ramp so the ramp is held up by the stud. (look at pictures for better visualization)
12. Make some sort of mark on the supports of the ramp so you can make a 90 degree cut that attaches onto the stud you just screwed onto the legs of the tower. (again, see pictures)
13. After you make the 90 degree cuts, your basically done. The rest is just touch up stuff and making the whole thing more solid. Add those 2' scrap pieces along the top of the ramp. Cut some pieces that fit between the long studs on the ramp to close up the bottom end. then just customize the rest to how you like it.

POSSIBLE ADDITIONS:
Ladder
Stairs
Walls around tower for smoke shack/porta-pottie
Rubber on top box for grip
Paint graphics/sticker it to hell
Speakers and stereo for tunezzzzzzzz!

couldent find the pics that went with it thoe

i just made one thats 6 feet tall, and i have no where near enough speed. it took a while to build all the shit and then it doesnt even work. that sucks hard.

thanks for the help, i'm probably gonna make mine 8 feet tall, and my rail is low to the ground so that should be plenty.

the one my friends house is about 8 feet tall gives you good speed the ramp is relatively steep so it helps getting goin faster

well it may be different for me but, go around to construction sites and get the scraps. thats what me and tahoekid did and got all but our corner 2+4. Although I do live in Reno so theres a shitload of construction.

8 ft and not enough speed? holy shit....try wax

soap it down mangg

I built mine yesterday, its 7 feet tall and real steep but I haven't tried it yet...thanks for all the help

go to a construction site, like a housing development. ask some one if they have any wood you can have. they most likely will point at a dumpster and say take what ever you want. there is a lot of good wood in them and usually theres some decent shit too. dont just steal it though cause if you do you cant go back

how tall should it be to get enough speed to get on to a 2 foot high rail with snow?

5 feet would be good

Ours is only 4-something.  Try:
a) salt
b) wax

ya that definetly works.

also put astro turf on it

ya dude i already have astro turf on it.
i was thinking about getting snow fence, i heard that helped

Yea I made one too

cool