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What do you use? What works the best?
A cheap tarp is tough to beat in the gravel driveway, or offroad, but what do you use for the "real" wrenching?
I have had one of those old wooden creepers with the hard plastic wheels cocked on a 45. No frills small 2" square by 6" long pad for the head. It is made from oak 1x2's and 1/4" plywood.
It has worked OK for less than daily use on a smooth surface at home, but recently one of the wheels disintegrated. I repaired it with an old steel wheel take off from the shop, but it is just not the same.
At work I have three creepers. One was built much the same as the one I described above with the addition of a head rest that would raise. That didn't work very well, was awkward and was disassembled for parts. I covered 3/4" ply wood with a rubber belted cover, added 2" rubber wheels and made it a creeper for use outdoors on the steam cleaners pad.
The second was a lowrider creeper with straight up 2" nylon wheels. It has been patched together several times and has a nice 2"x6"x8" head rest. It is the rough bay creeper and after upgrading to rubber wheels works pretty well.
The third is one of those low rider creepers made from 1/2" tubing. It has the whole back padded and a nice size head rest. It is used on the smooth bay floors only. Not too bad, but still tends to hang on small debris.
I have used the plastic creepers in the past. Specifically one from MAC tools. I had trouble with it flexing too much, and getting hung up on a stray wrench.
My next one is going to be one of the Dog Bone Rough Riders. It is a big investment for a creeper, but I have wanted to try one for a long time.
If all goes well this thing will scoot across the garage, carport, and out through the gravel driveway
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