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One thing you can do as well is once you get a plastic ramp, fit the underside with some braces of 2x4's or whatever to strengthen it up and just put the screws right through the plastic to hold it all in place. this way you don't have to fill the bottom area with dirt and you can just lay it out there and hit it.

You should be able to find these at a lot of stores such as:

Academy - $15
http://www.academy.com/index.php?page=content&target=products/sports/skateboards/ramps&start=0&selectedSKU=0452-00656-8257

Walmart - $15 and free shipping to the store near you
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10995357
 
You could build one out of blandex (aka plywood sorry Im a carpenter) and one 16 foot 2x4 for alot cheaper than 15 bucks. Go to a local construction site and ask the foreman onsite if you can have some scrap 2x4 and some plywood (blandex is preferable because its treated for the elements) then find a skillsaw and adjust the bevel on it (the plate on the bottom that moves up and down) between a 4 and 6. This will give you the right pitch needed for a jump. Cut horizontally across 3 equal length pieces of 2x4. Once they are all cut, cut a piece of your plywood to length desired, nail to or screw preferably to the 2x4s, then take the rest of your scrap and build up the back at a desired height. WA LA you have a ramp.
 
Or you could just get a huge piece of plywood and a couple of cinder blocks or bricks, slap on top of blocks, and pray it doesn't move when you pin it. It does wonders on the knees if it does.
 
The weight limit is generally 200 #s. I don't use it any more becasue with my bike, im more like 250. It wroked well before it cracked. I had to put a sandbag in front of it to keep if from moving though.
 
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