I had a fiasco getting the van up the ramps and into the back yard to continue work on the camper. The ground was so wet that I couldn't even drag the front wheels over the curb, let alone get a run-up to get the van up the ramps. I spun up the nature strip and just plain made a mess.
I called Supa-Dave and borrowed his hands and
Recovery Tracks simply to get the van over a flat surface!!
I really wanted a set of chocks to level the van when parked anyway, and now I need some recovery tracks just to get the camper in and out of the back yard...let alone explore in the wild. Recovery Tracks are ludicrously expensive at ~$200+ for a pair, and
cheap ones are still ~$70.aud/pair on ebay.
Recovery tracks vary from 700mm through to 1100mm. I'm cutting the difference and going for 900mm each. It's $10.50 for a 200x50x1800mm treated pine sleeper. I think I can afford that.
I want a 30 degree cut for the ramp slope, but my circular saw blade just isn't large enough, and it doesn't tip 60 degrees sideways to complete the cut from the other side.
My table saw cuts a little deeper...but not much...
Bow saw finishes the job.
I'm going to cut some tread into the track. My round-over-bit happened to be in the router already so I ran it over the whole thing...rough cut sleepers are splintery anyhow...
I guess some tread depth about "this deep" will do...I dunno...seems good.
That seems pretty good.
I should do the bottom too...friction works both ways.
I cross cut some grooves to add to the grip-ology on both sides.
Now I have the world's cheapest recovery tracks and camper leveling chocks at $5.25 each!! That's a win in my books.
Ooof that truck tyre makes the track look small!
