Pro tip from my street: car hoods make terrible porch ramps

Honestly, my neighbor tried using a bent sedan hood as a ramp for his lawnmower and it slid right off into his rose bushes. Tbh, I'm still laughing but now I'm scared to ask what he'll try next.

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hannah_bell7d ago

Forget the slick paint, what about the hinge points? Those things aren't built to take weight from the side, so they could snap and whip back. I mean, that's a whole new level of danger right there.

thea6027d ago

I read a DIY forum where someone used a fridge door as a ramp. It bent in the middle under a wheelbarrow. Car metal is too slick and weak for weight. Your neighbor's rose bushes are lucky it was just a lawnmower. Saw a video of a guy trying a car trunk lid. Same slide-off disaster.

williamhenderson7d ago

My cousin tried an old car hood for his ATV ramp last summer. The glossy paint caused tire spin before any bending. @thea602 has a point on weak metal, but surface finish matters too. Without grip, even thick steel just slides out.