You are so right Mark. I have a friend who will be in a wheel chair
for life after not using Axle stands. The car was on a flat concrete
surface, on a very substantial trolley jack. The simple act of
torquing up a nut was enough for the car to slip off the jack and
fall, breaking his back and a number of ribs. Had it not been for the
fact that his head was just clear of the gearbox as the car came down
he would be dead. Our hobby is not worth dying or being crippled for,
Pieter
On 05/12/2009, at 12:09 PM, Mark LaPierre wrote:
> The more I read the more it is apparent that some are actually not
> using jack stands along with there
> jacks. Put the car on stands before you get underneath gents. Its
> such cheap, easy insurance. Many
> of these units are made in China and I don't have to mention the
> value they put on lives when it comes
> to turning a profit.
>
> Mark
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Gerow" <steveg@abrazosdata.com
> >
> To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 9:24 PM
> Subject: [Healeys] Harbor Freight Jacks
>
>
>> For stateside folks within range of Harbor Freight Tools, their
>> racing jacks
>> are currently on sale for $99.99
>>
>> Mine came with a cool iridescent blue handle to contrast nicely
>> with the
>> aluminum body - God bless globalization!
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Steve Gerow
>>
>> Pasadena, CA, USA
>>
>> BN6
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