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Originally Posted By: jpope
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I was having a bit of car trouble today. . .




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Originally Posted By: wwarner
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WOW!!! icon_eek.gif


Are those the original NASCAR jacks used in the first race at Daytona beach?

No kidding... that is really scary!

I once used my car's O.E. scissor jack only, to support while I worked on the CV joint. I had been laying underneath the caliper and disc assembly. I went inside to retreive a tool, when I came out, it was like slow motion as the jack leaned and the car fell on it's corner right where I had been laying.

Never ever did something like that again! It was several minutes before I could stop shaking and figure out how to get the car back up.

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Originally Posted By: jpeck
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Notice the shadow of someone “safely standing their distance”? icon_smile.gif


When you are young, you do stupid things.

Like the time I was removing a transmission from a 1960 Falcon, no jack stands, so I jacked it up and supported it on concrete blocks (what? the open cells face up? who says?), and, not thinking about it then (I was about 19-20), the blocks where used the wrong way (gave a nice smooth surface to lay tools on). Used two stacks, one under each front ball joint.

After I had unbolted the transmission (automatic and the front seal was leaking), and was slipping it backward ... dang thing gets stuck. I finally am able to give it one last good yank and ...

Yeah, the tranny comes out, but the drivers side concrete blocks crush, bringing the car halfway down on me to. Fortunately, the other stack of blocks held.

Finally my wife (had only been married a few months) came out to see how I was doing (she did not hear my calls inside the house), and got a neighbor to jack the car up off me.

The good news is that I slid out with the transmission on my stomach.

Never did that again. I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid. Maybe that is why I cringe so much whenever I see concrete blocks used that way for anything.

I am sure we all are looking at that photo and seeing the 2x4 slipping on the pavement and watching the truck as it makes a slow decent, then speeds up as the 2x4 pops the rest of the way out, and the truck crushes that guy under it.

Been there, done that, got the tee shirt, wore it out.

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Jerry Peck
South Florida

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Originally Posted By: dfrend
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Originally Posted By: rkulla
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If you look closely, the guy is pretty bright. He had the brains to block the wheel. icon_lol.gif

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Originally Posted By: ssmith3
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I like the welder at the front of the truck.

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Originally Posted By: dharris
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Besides the stone at rear of tire his foot will stop it from going forward


Gives me hevy gessevys [ or something like that] just looking at the picture

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Originally Posted By: dvalley
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Those dang 4 x 4 Posts don’t have footings!


I'll bet those right side wheels wobble when he finally gets that jalopy running.

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Originally Posted By: dharris
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I’ll bet those right side wheels wobble when he finally gets that jalopy running.[/quote]


David: No fancy photo to describe wobbly wheels

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Originally Posted By: wcampbell
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Is that a welder or a battery charger?

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Originally Posted By: jpeck
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That photo reminds me of those animal traps … you know the ones … put some bread or something in the center, and when the animal goes in to get it … pull the string, yanking the stick out, and the box comes crashing down around the startled animal.


Wonder what trick got him in there? Lube sandwich?

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Jerry Peck
South Florida