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Was that really a Craftsman Lift? This isn't a very good promotion for them. That lift failed somehow. I first thought the arms had slipped out from under the vehicle, but if you look, they should be even with the ones on the driver side, just extended away from the vehicle if that were the case. The lift also should have had a safety mechanism that locks the block where the arms attach into position, in case of a hydraulic or chain failure.

 

That appears to be a very nice car. I can only imagine how mad the owner was, unless he was under it, in which case he was probably just glad to not still be under it.

 

EDIT: I think I see the lift arm all the way down on the passenger side. There is something that can be seen just under the edge of the hood. Not sure why there wasn't a safety on this one.

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That's why I love working on my truck. I rarely have to even jack it up unless it's to get a tire off, and when I do jack it up, it's very rarely more than a few inches. I make it a point to use jackstands no matter what when working under my truck or any vehicle. If it's only going to be a quick job, I do it anyway just so that bad habits don't get established. It's a shame that a man died, but let's all use his unfortunate accident as a reminder that it CAN and WILL happen eventually.

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That's why I love working on my truck. I rarely have to even jack it up unless it's to get a tire off, and when I do jack it up, it's very rarely more than a few inches. I make it a point to use jackstands no matter what when working under my truck or any vehicle. If it's only going to be a quick job, I do it anyway just so that bad habits don't get established. It's a shame that a man died, but let's all use his unfortunate accident as a reminder that it CAN and WILL happen eventually.

 

 

+1 :happysad:

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good advice. and do not use cement blocks. i was lifting up the camper with a cement block on the jack for a bit extra height and the block shattered and let the camper drop, lucky there was nothing under it, just bounced on the tires. I traded the cement for a about a 3 foot section of .25 wall 6in steel tubing.

jro909 Senior Enthusiast

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4x6 or 6x6 blocks of wood work the best for cribbing....concrete blocks are tricky because if they are cheapo blocks they are missing an additive that holds it together better

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Was that really a Craftsman Lift? This isn't a very good promotion for them. That lift failed somehow. I first thought the arms had slipped out from under the vehicle, but if you look, they should be even with the ones on the driver side, just extended away from the vehicle if that were the case. The lift also should have had a safety mechanism that locks the block where the arms attach into position, in case of a hydraulic or chain failure.

 

That appears to be a very nice car. I can only imagine how mad the owner was, unless he was under it, in which case he was probably just glad to not still be under it.

 

EDIT: I think I see the lift arm all the way down on the passenger side. There is something that can be seen just under the edge of the hood. Not sure why there wasn't a safety on this one.

 

 

 

I remember seeing this one a while back...I believe an investigation was held and they found that the safety mechanism failed. Such a shame, it was a gorgeous car

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