Cheap ramp for temporary use?

[Adsibob]

I need to carry some 50 wheel barrow's worth of soil and MOT down the side alley of my house. At one point, there is a 28cm drop and i need a decent ramp that will carry the weight of one wheel barrow. I was just going to use some spare plyboard (two sheets, doubled up, with one overlapping the other to create a slight diagonal, supported by some sand bags underneath), but it turns out I don't have any left and given the cost of ply I thought I may as well buy a proper ramp as it would have uses in the future.

 

Was flabbergasted that Screwfix didn't have anything for less than £250.

 

Found this on amazon which is closer to my budget: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Range-B5249-Folding-Motorcycle/dp/B076CM3NPS/ref=sr_1_12?crid=1RXLPZKDT9Z4H&keywords=ramp&qid=1667576923&qu=eyJxc2MiOiI2LjgwIiwicXNhIjoiNi4wNCIsInFzcCI6IjUuMTAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=ramp%2Caps%2C79&sr=8-12

 

Anyone think it will work, or will it be annoying that it only really holds the wheel barrow, with little space to walk on?

 

Any better suggestions? 

[markc]

Go with a couple of scaffold boards or whatever you have laying around. I have a motorbike ramp and the ends are too narrow so it rocks over easily

[ProDave]

+1 for scaffold boards.  Support them at least mid span with anything that will fit, any old blocks of wood, pile of blocks, sand bags etc.  I would want two side by side secured together somehow, one is just a little narrow for a barrow unless you are careful.

[Adsibob]

Thanks everyone. Hmmm, now I need to find some scaffold boards. Building works finished about 6 months ago... so not much left on site. 

[SuperPav]

Where are you? I've got some steel and ally ramps, and some scaffold planks, but obviously this is only if you happen to be in a very short radius of my regular travel corridor!

[SimonD]

1 hour ago, Adsibob said:

now I need to find some scaffold boards.

Any decent diy shop will have them. And if you've got a local timber recycling centre they've usually got a good handful of the things knocking around. You'll be shocked that even a couple of scaffold boards from wickes will set you back £60 now - they were less than £14 each when I last bought some!