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Shane-O, you should go buy some jackstands now :)

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:46 am
by shadowarrior

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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:46 am
by silverGPX
Wow

Re: Shane-O, you should go buy some jackstands now :)

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:57 am
by Bennoz
Seen it happen before...

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Re: Shane-O, you should go buy some jackstands now :)

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:59 am
by rock_it
Happens quite a bit... :?

I remember a guy in Melbourne, had an old Manaro.. Was his pride and joy, had it from brand new in the factory... He was retired, and working on it one day in the garage, wife hadn't seen him for a while, and went out to check on him... Crushed by the car...

Safety is very important, and no matter how many times you have worked on a car, or how knowledgeable you are, things can always go wrong. So make sure you abide by simple safety measures...

And that was my jack ... :lol:

Re: Shane-O, you should go buy some jackstands now :)

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:03 pm
by Sahin
She be right

Re: Shane-O, you should go buy some jackstands now :)

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:46 pm
by Daniel2019
Yep I always use stands. And on my hoist at work, I check arms before car leaves the ground, again when it's just off the ground, check it shaking front or rear bumper/tyre then it can go up further.

Safety first!

Re: Shane-O, you should go buy some jackstands now :)

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:05 pm
by Bennoz
I also find that drinking ones body weight in beer prior to doing anything mechanical helps safety as well.

Re: Shane-O, you should go buy some jackstands now :)

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:10 pm
by Sahin
I just use me head as a wheel chock

Re: Shane-O, you should go buy some jackstands now :)

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:16 pm
by Technikhaus
Stands and wheel chocks here...
I can't stand using the scissor jacks...

Re: Shane-O, you should go buy some jackstands now :)

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 5:34 pm
by Daniel2019
Bennoz wrote:I also find that drinking ones body weight in beer prior to doing anything mechanical helps safety as well.
Oh yeah, and safety thongs.