I love watching people use those crappy jacks from the car. man I hate those things.. I don't go as far as placing wheels under the frame. but I keep the jack there and place jackstands. I remember using a bottle jack once that was damaged... well needless to say it was a fun trip scrambling from under the car. hell same thing applys to using lifts. I never go under one until I see the locks engage.
Always use jack stands!!!
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all those who dont use jackstands are TEH IDIOTS!!!!!
too bad thre has to be threads liek this for only very few to realize the potential hazards.
USE JACKSTANDS U DUMBFUX!!! i work at a shop and NEVER work on a car unless on a lift or under stands.
some of u may remmber Trent from texas. he had a Ford Lightning fall on his chest while working. collapsed lungs.... etc....
a little over a year later he thought he could work on his mk3 with just a jack holding it up. shit started to creek and he flew out from underneath right before it fell and would have killed him with no one around to hear him. as he stated and i remmber reading vividly "i started to cry".
learn how to jack up a car properly and the jack stand points on ur car. dont be too "proud" or tuff cause all ur being is stupid.
not a joke people be safe for christ sakes. :nono:
too bad thre has to be threads liek this for only very few to realize the potential hazards.
USE JACKSTANDS U DUMBFUX!!! i work at a shop and NEVER work on a car unless on a lift or under stands.
some of u may remmber Trent from texas. he had a Ford Lightning fall on his chest while working. collapsed lungs.... etc....
a little over a year later he thought he could work on his mk3 with just a jack holding it up. shit started to creek and he flew out from underneath right before it fell and would have killed him with no one around to hear him. as he stated and i remmber reading vividly "i started to cry".
learn how to jack up a car properly and the jack stand points on ur car. dont be too "proud" or tuff cause all ur being is stupid.
not a joke people be safe for christ sakes. :nono:
well if you were smart you would put your spare tire under there while using jack stands. and why the fuck do you people get all upset over something someone has to say geeze. calm down
I have 2 supras i am working on and only 4 jack stands to hold both of them up.
I will stuff the sawblades under the car before going under something with no jack stands our cars are tanks.
Seeing that guy that stuck his head in the mouth of a lion and gator comes to mind both of them got chomped on. www.rotten.com & www.ogrish.com
You should put your hand gore shots on there and tell people this is what happens when not working safe on cars.
I will stuff the sawblades under the car before going under something with no jack stands our cars are tanks.
Seeing that guy that stuck his head in the mouth of a lion and gator comes to mind both of them got chomped on. www.rotten.com & www.ogrish.com
You should put your hand gore shots on there and tell people this is what happens when not working safe on cars.
HMm nomatter what i do, if i take a wheel off, it goes right under the car incase something fails, you got something that will save your life.
That's not what it's for.... eek.
Buy a proper jack and some good jackstands. Yikes.
Glad you weren't hurt too badly.
Glad you and your car are ok, just be careful next time. Do it right or don't do it all.
You could pay for more parts you may damage or you can pay a greater toll, your life. neither of which you or any of us would want.
Be careful man
You could pay for more parts you may damage or you can pay a greater toll, your life. neither of which you or any of us would want.
Be careful man
I hope you learn your lesson the first time, 87soup. Your Damn lucky your hand is O.K.SupraNick said:
Always set your car securely on jackstands on LEVEL GROUND and your wheels are blocked
When I was young (12-13yrs.) I worked on a citrus farm in Belize C.A.
One of the semi trucks had a flat trailer tire and had parked on the grass. It was my job to change the tire on a truck loaded with many many tons of grapefruit. I put blocks under the rear axle and it took all I had to get that massive jack on the blocks. I think it was like a 40-50 ton jack and was heavy as F*u*k, 50lbs+ easy.
I got the axle off the ground and was removing the tires, (the inside tire was flat). I was pulling the first tire off when I noticed the blocks under the jack were sinking into the ground. A few seconds later the jack was spit out from the axle so fast and with such force it you could just see a red blur and a spark when it the other axle. it was pretty scary, and left dents in the axle it hit and the ground where it landed. I remember thinking about what a hunk of steel like that could do if it hit me. It all happens so fast.
I think me and this guy might be related... At least he remembered to block the wheel,lol.
Thank you all for the stories and comments... I am glad this thing is all over, and my hand feels fine now... Just a little cut and bruised!:biglaugh: