carpet or rubber for ramp?

[anskatey]

Hi there. I need to renew my ramp and I want to know what you think and why. I had rubber before but it was slippery in the rain.

 

[Britestar]

Definitely rubber. Carpet would be even slippier when wet. Plus it would get very heavy when wet.

 

[Red-1]

I think both are slippery, and would require solid batons for the horse to put his feet between to stop the foot from slipping.

Carpet is not seen so much now, it has by enlarge been replaced by rubber as it is longer lasting and does not absorb the water.

My favourite is a rubber covering that had large solid batons moulded into the rubber itself. Even the area between the solid ridges has smaller sharp ridges. Most of the newer lorries seem to be fitted with this now.

 

[EquestrianFairy]

I have carpet with metal batons, it doesn't get heavy when wet but when I need a new ramp I will probably go for rubber

 

[Goldenstar]

Defiantly some form of rubber .
My lorry had a sort of very dense rubber mesh it was never slippy .

 

[webble]

I would say rubber. Mine has carpet and its a nightmare to get clean and stop hay sticking to it

 

[Cragrat]

My ifor has some sort of grippy rubber - never gets slippy, and doesn't need batons

 

[Jnhuk]

You can get rubber with built in raised "bar" sections which is really non slip

Something like this.

http://www.rubbermattinguk.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=67_76&product_id=71

We changed to it when we redid our ramp and love it but sorry cant remember where we got it!

 

[Goldenstar]

My ifor has some sort of grippy rubber - never gets slippy, and doesn't need batons

It's the same stuff as my lorry it's very good

 

[Dry Rot]

I used reject conveyor belting from the local quarry. The belts wear out quickly and are regularly replaced. Of course, it can be slippery but I fixed oak battens every 8 inches to reduce this to the minimum. The most expensive part was the oak battens as the belting was free.

Carpet fixed upside down might also work. Or coconut matting.

 

[turnbuckle]

What about Protectakote? High tech paint, you can mix granules in it for extra non-slip - but it does need a week to cure. Speak to their tech guy, he is very good.

Perhaps add some hardwood battens.....

I have chequer plate, but that's probably not ideal.

Lorry or trailer BTW?

 

[anskatey]

Yes seen the protectacote. I do want simple. I do like the look of moulded rubber with raised bars, but then saw rubber backed carpet for ramps.