" If you're going to do that kind of stuff, be sure you have thoroughly
pondered it before you hook up, and keep your toes clear"....
.....and make sure someone is home who can hear you scream if the worst
happens. No, i have yet to have this need. But I am going to be hanging
a car body this spring...... so you never know.
tim
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Jeff Scarbrough wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 1:10 PM, Matt <mbarre at juno.com> wrote:
>> Funny how many of us end up doing crap like this alone yet
>> don't end up injured (or at least don't admit it!)
>
> I tried to unload a 60-gallon compressor from my pickup truck with an
> engine hoist. I had to sling it around the middle because I couldn't
> reach any higher. I managed to find a spot about 1 inch below the
> center of gravity...thus, when it went over, it went slowly enough
> that I could get out from under it. More or less...
>
> If you're going to do that kind of stuff, be sure you have thoroughly
> pondered it before you hook up, and keep your toes clear!
>
> Jeff Scarbrough
> Corrosion Acres, Ga.
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