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| Gunk |
 Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:05 am |
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3 ft high quarter pipe
6ft tranny good?
I don't want it too mellow...but not too tight....I want it perfect!  |
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| grindking33 |
| Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 7:49 pm |
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| This sounds a little tight to me. But I'm no master rampbuilder either. I've got a 3' driveway quarter with 7 1/2' tranny's. It's kinda mellow...but I'm old and fat, so it's all good. It's 3 years old and in dire need of a rebuild. I'm thinking about going back on the rebuild with 7' of maybe 6 1/2' tranny's. The current version is almost too mellow, IMHO. If you do plan to go with this size, let me know how you like it. |
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| MMS |
| Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:51 pm |
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| I've got 2 18" qtrs with 5.5 trannies...they will slap the fuck out of you if yer not paying attention |
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| jkelly |
| Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:30 pm |
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I have 6ft trans on my 3ft and its great...I like it being a bit tighter. I also just built a concrete quarter thats 2ft with 5 ft trans...It looks mellow but has a tighter feel to it. I was getting scared watching it dry up but it turned out well.
Jay
this was before we cut it down to 3ft.
this is the new cement with 5ft trans.
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| mosu101 |
| Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:41 am |
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every now and then I get hard of thinking!
do you place a wooden quarter opposite the concrete slab/quarter or am I missing something here?
irrespective, looks like some quality work you've done, just cannot get my head around why there isnt an opposing quarter (yet????)?
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| rampman73 |
| Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:39 am |
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The 4' part of my halfpipe has 6' tranny. It is a bit tight, but I like it.
Lay down some plywood and draw a line using 6' and 7' lines and than look at it and see which one looks to be good. That's how I would do it. |
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| marker |
| Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:42 am |
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| we have 7' on the 3'6" high ramp and it doesn't feel tight. maybe consider 6.5 too as the radius. |
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| jkelly |
| Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:54 am |
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mosu101 wrote: every now and then I get hard of thinking!
do you place a wooden quarter opposite the concrete slab/quarter or am I missing something here?
irrespective, looks like some quality work you've done, just cannot get my head around why there isnt an opposing quarter (yet????)?
I have a half already and there is plenty of room to get speed with one push...
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Last edited by jkelly on Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:20 am; edited 1 time in total
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| hank1113 |
| Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:14 am |
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personally I like 6 foot trannies on 4 footers since it makes it easier to grind (at least for me)... the 4 footer we skate at the Y has 8 foot trannies and the coping is in to much for me... I am building a 4 footer with 6 foot trannies but 10 feet of flat so it mellows it out a bit... the older I get the more time I need to adjust my footing... or maybe the fatter I get... one or the other!!  |
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| rampman73 |
| Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:36 am |
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hank1113 wrote: personally I like 6 foot trannies on 4 footers since it makes it easier to grind (at least for me)... the 4 footer we skate at the Y has 8 foot trannies and the coping is in to much for me... I am building a 4 footer with 6 foot trannies but 10 feet of flat so it mellows it out a bit... the older I get the more time I need to adjust my footing... or maybe the fatter I get... one or the other!!
I love the 6' tranny on my 4' pipe, gives it a big ramp kinda feel. |
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