Shipping container downramps

[kyle]

i was just wondering if anyone has any pics of shipping container downramps and if they could post them? and do you know any thing about?

Thanks,
kyle

[Alistair]

Hey Kyle. Shipping containers don't come cheap even if they are shit because people use them to lock stuff in and why arn't you at school

[kyle]

missed the bus and i need a shipping container to make a downramp for me ramp as iam extending the to ramp to 2.3 metres high and he wont let me dump dirt there

[Sobe_Man_]

i thought u dont use them as a home thing coz they weaken and they only use them in comps coz they only ride on them for 2 days or so

[kyle]

ive seen the halls one in pics and they use it all the time, so i dont know

[Mungoman45]

I dunno, I cant see why a shipping container couldn't take a pounding from a bike & Rider, even though they arn't made for such punishment, they are steel after all, and thick steel at that. I dont think there would be any danger of bending or denting, and even if ya were a tad paranoid, you could always weld some supports in it. The only thing i could think of, would be the natural enemy.....rust. Allistair is right, those things arn't cheap at all, even if they are shitty. Good luck with it though, would be sweet to have one, certainly save on dirt :cool:

[shirefmx]

another good fill for downies is old dumpt cars .... about 4 cars is a good base for a downie ... just put enough dirt on top to make sure the cars won't ever be near the surface.

[Sobe_Man_]

how much r u looking at for a crate?

[Mungoman45]

I'd say atleast $2000, and thats for a shitty one.

[Alistair]

yeh contaners don't come cheap and they wouldn't cave in to with the bike because when you drive past a shipping yard they stack like 20 on top of each other so i don't think that a bike and a rider would hurt it

[Robbo66]

Originally posted by Mungoman45
I'd say atleast $2000, and thats for a shitty one.

my dad manages ross's sales and auction, and **** me, dont they get some cheap sea containers. cheapest ive seen is $200, nothing wrong with it, looks shit, only because the mines sites in kalgoorlie just treat them like shit.

[Mungoman45]

Crikey, now that IS a damn good deal for a full size shipping container :D. and as for the looks.........who really cares aye, all ya gunna do is cover it in dirt anyways ;)