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Title: A sad reminder not to work on a car on a jack.
Post by: CaptainZok on 11 January 2014, 17:09:53

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/bob-chadwick-50-salford-who-6496722

Bob was a friend of a friend and will be missed by many.

Title: Re: A sad reminder not to work on a car on a jack.
Post by: Big_Al on 11 January 2014, 17:14:44

crikey  . . . proves it does happen  . .         very sad  :( :(

Title: Re: A sad reminder not to work on a car on a jack.
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 11 January 2014, 17:34:15

Very sad! :'( :'(

Just for the sake of not using axle stands"............ :'( :'(

Title: Re: A sad reminder not to work on a car on a jack.
Post by: redelitev6 on 11 January 2014, 17:57:32

 :( I did something similar when I was a daft teenager , I was under my triumph herald ( that gives my age away ! ) just using a scissor jack , the car moved and tipped over , luckily my father was close by and he got the car jacked up again , ever since then I've been very cautious about working under cars  :(

Title: Re: A sad reminder not to work on a car on a jack.
Post by: Entwood on 11 January 2014, 18:08:57

Very sad, condolences to the family, however, unfortunately it is not the first and it won't be the last ... :(

Folks are often in just too much of a hurry to take the time to make the car safe on stands ... the idea "I'll only be a minute nothing will happen" is, sadly, too prevalent and too often wrong. By definition "working on the car" means applying forces to it, such forces are easily sufficient to unbalance a flimsy jack

Thanks to Capt Zok for publicising this tragic occurrence, it may be just enough to make someone else think twice, so avoiding a repeat.

Title: Re: A sad reminder not to work on a car on a jack.
Post by: kevinp58 on 11 January 2014, 18:09:40

Sad to hear this :'( but why do people still do this  :-\

Title: Re: A sad reminder not to work on a car on a jack.
Post by: MR MISTER on 11 January 2014, 18:16:34

Very sad.  :'(

Title: Re: A sad reminder not to work on a car on a jack.
Post by: tigers_gonads on 11 January 2014, 18:29:36

Jesus  :o
But I bet we all have done it, I know I have  :-[

Makes you think .............
Sorry for your loss bud  :(

Title: Re: A sad reminder not to work on a car on a jack.
Post by: ozzycat on 11 January 2014, 19:11:18

very sad :'( :'(

Title: Re: A sad reminder not to work on a car on a jack.
Post by: 05omegav6 on 11 January 2014, 19:27:19

There, but for the grace of god... :'(

Even on a level, smooth surface, you can't rely on scissor jacks, but trolley jacks will slip just as easily :-\

Title: Re: A sad reminder not to work on a car on a jack.
Post by: ronnyd on 11 January 2014, 20:14:22

I was taking a towbar off a grannie some years ago when the diff dropped and trapped my right hand. Luckily i
could just reach a large screwdriver to lever it up and drag my hand out. Learned me a strong lesson.
Thoughts to the family of the deceased.

Title: Re: A sad reminder not to work on a car on a jack.
Post by: tunnie on 11 January 2014, 20:52:12

Very sad to read this, as you say a reminder for everyone to keep safe :(

Title: Re: A sad reminder not to work on a car on a jack.
Post by: Andy B on 11 January 2014, 21:19:21

very sad indeed  :(

Title: Re: A sad reminder not to work on a car on a jack.
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 11 January 2014, 22:00:58

sad news..  :(

Title: Re: A sad reminder not to work on a car on a jack.
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 11 January 2014, 22:09:54

But when you have a big belly like Jammy, Gixer, Lazytinker oh and Albs... the car would just rest on it  ;D

Title: Re: A sad reminder not to work on a car on a jack.
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 12 January 2014, 01:02:13

Tragic!  :(  Good friend has been in a wheelchair for nearly 15 years after a truck came down on him....  :'( :'( :'(

I get the shits getting under my Mum's Fiesta these days.... :-\  :-\  :-\

Title: Re: A sad reminder not to work on a car on a jack.
Post by: blackviper90210 on 12 January 2014, 08:40:34

Condolences to friends and family of this gentleman.  :(

Title: Re: A sad reminder not to work on a car on a jack.
Post by: 2boxerdogs on 12 January 2014, 10:47:44

My late father in  law who was a mechanic , had a mk 10 Jaguar come down on him years ago, lucky for him there were other staff around who saved him from serious injury. He always suffered with a bad back afterwards & had to leave the motor trade. I  always use axle stands as well as a trolley jack on the rare occasions I venture under a car,I have a trolley jack in both migs as the jack supplied with them I really don't feel is up to the job to even change a wheel. It really must have been an awful way to die , for this poor man.