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

shadowarrior · Post by **shadowarrior** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:46 am

http://www.news.com.au/national/queensl ... 6892728182

silverGPX · Post by **silverGPX** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:46 am

Post by **Bennoz** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:57 am

Seen it happen before...

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:59 am

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 ...

Sahin · Post by **Sahin** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:03 pm

She be right

Daniel2019 · Post by **Daniel2019** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:46 pm

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!

Post by **Bennoz** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:05 pm

I also find that drinking ones body weight in beer prior to doing anything mechanical helps safety as well.

Sahin · Post by **Sahin** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:10 pm

I just use me head as a wheel chock

Technikhaus · Post by **Technikhaus** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:16 pm

Stands and wheel chocks here...
I can't stand using the scissor jacks...

Daniel2019 · Post by **Daniel2019** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 5:34 pm

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.

FTO AUSTRALIA

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