Notices
General Automotive Discuss all things automotive here other than the RX-8

tragic accident lesson to us all

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Rate Thread
 
Old 05-15-2011 | 05:56 PM
  #26  
coreyhendo's Avatar
Registered
 
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 99
Likes: 0
From: Olde Towne Portsmouth, VA
Tragic.

This same thing happened to a friend's sister's fiance a few years ago.
Old 05-15-2011 | 06:20 PM
  #27  
MS Addict's Avatar
Needz moar Mazdaspeed.
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 641
Likes: 0
From: Mechanicsville, VA
Originally Posted by olddragger
So sad. I can only imagine what that family has gone through. At least he did die doing what he loved to do and not in some sterile hospital bed with no one around him.

I never use jack stands anymore. Local "almost" failing stories and friends experiences have convinced me.
I now use cribbing. Easy to build and WILL NOT FAIL PERIOD.
At the track I do have to use jack stands, but I am only under the car while the wheel is still on, the jack is still up and there are people with me. Also no heavy work, only adjusting my coil overs.

Maybe someones life will be saved since this sad and tragic story was shared.
May he RIP
Interesting, what do you use to crib the car with?

I work on heavy equipment, like construction, paving, and forestry and such, and we crib those machines with blocks of oak wood. We have jackstands as well, lifts, and whatnot, but we do use blocks of oak for cribbing.

I've personally had my car jacked up, four jackstands, and the jack, and it somehow ended up falling forward. When it did that, well, it crushed the jack in.


For those that just use a jack, you're pretty much relying on an o-ring, for the hydraulics on it to not fail.

But as far as jackstands go, I've been thinking about getting the kind with the pin, as I have a set of 4 of the ratchet style, I guess you could say, rated at 3 tons.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
drebbrnator
Series I Trouble Shooting
11
12-27-2018 07:02 PM
SupraG
RX-8's For Sale/Wanted
7
09-21-2015 12:09 AM
Tsurugi
New Member Forum
0
09-07-2015 08:27 PM
Solidtrance
Series I Wheels, Tires, Brakes & Suspension
22
09-04-2015 12:47 PM



You have already rated this thread Rating: Thread Rating: 0 votes,  average.

Quick Reply: tragic accident lesson to us all



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:20 AM.