6 hours ago, Our Man in the Tropics said:

I now agree with it except that the following options are worthy of pursuit :

1. No

2. No

Any metal strong enough will be too heavy to move

 

 

FYI:  I ordered a 4' x 8' sheet of mild steel a while back and it was almost too much for two guys to unload.  And that was only 3mm.  

Why isn’t he just going down the obvious and inexpensive route of a reinforced concrete floor? 

Hi Crossy,

 

Thanks for the Online Metal Weight Calculator

 

I may resort to using aluminium, or stainless steel, plates that cover only the tyre tracks [ thus leaving the rest as earth or covered by other material ] ;

And, yes, I would include extra width of plate to outside of each tracks so as to allow car users to avoid stepping on the earth [ if remaining surface is un-covered ].

 

The total mass of metal plate will be much less than wished for as optimum solution ;

 

Plates can be maneuvered into position onto surface, onto bed of truck, by 1 person using lever :

actual crow-bar

or

improvised crow-bar

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.

Ref.

Ur other question

How are you going to stop the plate tipping when the vehicle is driven over the edge?

 

Plate positions are maintain to be non-overlapping on the flat-ground ;

Thus,- no fulcrum ;

Thus,- no tipping when vehicle driven over edge

 

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READERS OF THIS THREAD FOR THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE ORIGINAL POSTER'S APPROACH TO THIS PARKING BAY CHALLENGE MAY BE BEST SERVED TO THINK OF IT AS ;

A "FALANG'S PONTOON-BRIDGE OVER UNBROKEN-LAND"

 

"Falang has unbroken-land version of Pontoon-Bridge ;

So,- can quickly lay, or un-lay accordingly, that car-port surface.

He example of new breed of Falang sheep who avoids being regularly shorn ... hopefully ????

 

Very difficult for me to send reply ;

Computer & / or internet conncection to this website is / are acting-up.

 

 

 

 

It sounds like you have your mind set.  I suggest you look into places that can source something like the following snip though.  You will find it next to impossible to source Al or steel to your specification otherwise.

 

I had not noticed recent replies from "sometimewoodworker" & "bankruatsteve" & "lemonjelly" ;

Thank u for ur input.

I accept the good advice to avoid plates too heavy for 1 man to lift each.

Please note that I still wish to have rust-proof & durable & anti-skid metal surface for tyre tracks.

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@ bankruatsteve ;

Ur post informing me of "Ramp People's Ramps for Steel Tracks with Rubber Coating" is very interesting information in itself ;

However,- I expect that this superior bright improvisation idea for tyre tracks of my car port would be too expensive for my budget.

But,- I will be exploring this product anyway for its intended purpose.

Many thanks.

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My latest inspiration :

A_

sections of aluminium chequered-plate butting each other & pinned into the earth, somehow, through holes counter-sunk on chequered-plate surface.

B_

hot-dipped galvanized mesh of optimum lightest gauge for to surface the remaining ground & pinned into the earth with galvanized deep U-nails [ perhaps made from galvanized rod by installer ]

 

I hope to be able to maintain acceptable gap between Aluminium Chequered-Plates & Hot-dipped Galvanized Mesh, with a Strip of Plastic Profile.

Thus,- avoiding the Galvanized Coating of the underlying Steel of the Mesh corroding the Aluminium by ironical "Galvanic" Corrosion.

Do you have any idea where you can source your inspiration?

BTW: galvanic corrosion is ionic.

9 minutes ago, bankruatsteve said:

Do you have any idea where you can source your inspiration?

BTW: galvanic corrosion is ionic.

1_

Prayer ;

And,- sure why not ?

 

2_

Thanks for that ;

I take it as authoritative.

And,- I will remember it.

U just saved me from some impending grief in getting better handle on Galvanic Corrosion ;

Although,- I will still have to "dip" into it.

 

p.s.

Apologies for attributing the wrong name to post introducing the "Ramp People's Ramps for Steel Tracks with Rubber Coating" when it was actually u who posted this ;

I immediately followed up with the necessary correction.