Corvette falls off lift

[EBSXR6]

https://www.itemfix.com/v?t=8iib0g

[Itsme]

Fancy putting a vehicle with no engine on a hoist, too much weight at the back!
Bet you the guy went off to wipe his a*s.

[.:4:.]

Pretty sure the trans/transaxle is in the rear of those corvettes. Great for weight distribution when the engine is installed, but clearly not so much with no engine in them. The subsequent phone call to the client would have been a good one.

[wodahs]

it went from
i can save this
to no i cant
to i wasnt here

but forgot the video evidence
tho i would have liked to see the camera from the front side as it dismounted and disassembled it self

[b0son]

if it happened in a Ford dealership, would they lead with 'they all do that' or 'it's within tolerances' ?

[jpd80]

Originally Posted by b0son

if it happened in a Ford dealership, would they lead with 'they all do that' or 'it's within tolerances' ?

You gotta wonder sometimes…….some people just don’t think what might happen.

[Franco Cozzo]

79 series land cruiser is another bastard child you need to be careful with on a 2 post hoist - limit your swinging on things under it

https://news.levanta.com.au/whats-th...-your-workshop

[Citroënbender]

I don’t understand why people are not safety chaining (or lashing) at least one hoist leg to the car. Ideally at the lighter end. I feel uncomfortable working alone without this.

[wodahs]

whether its hoists or forklifts ive always slightly lifted and gave it a while then checked its stability before fully lifting and keeping clear
and at work im lifting odd stuff on to (or off of) trailers with my 10t fork or stacking my unused semi trailers in the corner to keep room down

but i cant say ive chained as i have to lift it for me to get under to chain and by that time it could be too late if its not stable and i wouldnt want to be getting under as its starts to topple
so best to do it right and have it stable to start

[Citroënbender]

Falcon utes are not well balanced if you lift at the jacking points, to throw a chain around one leaf pack and the hoist leg is easy. Older Citroëns were famously nose heavy and more than one has gone up slowly but come down a bit quick. I’ve also got a front drive Alfa that is sketchy on all four lift points. That’s just a few from my experiences. Not really different to tying off a ladder for work purposes.

[Franco Cozzo]

I always thought those in ground scissor lifts were a bit dodgy, you drive over the platform and the car sits on rubber blocks you put underneath the car which then touch when you lift the hoist.

Would rather use a 4 post hoist with the wheels on the deck.

[slowsnake]

Put a spirit level on it before you lift, see which end is heavy!
But, the guy is not someone to trust holding a ladder for you as you climb, some folk just have no idea, "lights on, no ones home" types.

I never used a guillotine with someone who was missing a finger tip, never, ever, ever!


Cheers Billy

[jaydee]

I like his reaction, "Well I'm off to lunch".

[roKWiz]

Just glad it wasn't a classic chrome bumper Vette.

[slowsnake]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Just glad it wasn't a classic chrome bumper Vette.

All Corvettes are classics, even if it rolled off the production line yesterday!
The only Corvette that wasn't a classic is the 1983 Vette.


Cheers Billy

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by slowsnake

All Corvettes are classics, even if it rolled off the production line yesterday!
The only Corvette that wasn't a classic is the 1983 Vette.


Cheers Billy

Ok, I'll include upto late 70s just for you. snake.

[slowsnake]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Ok, I'll include upto late 70s just for you. snake.

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OK, but not the "75" that was a piece of sh.t, 160hp?

But add the 67 Coupe and 69 convertible, L88..427ci/430hp



Cheers Billy

[jpd80]

Normally this happens

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by jpd80

Normally this happens

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Midwest rust belt ?

[Citroënbender]

“Tacoma frame recall”

[slowsnake]

Wonder if that is a "secret" articulated ute?......


Cheers Billy

[MercuryT]

Imagine how pis'ed off you'd be if your own pride and joy when hearing the news...........

[aussiblue]

I always thought those in ground scissor lifts were a bit dodgy, you drive over the platform and the car sits on rubber blocks you put underneath the car which then touch when you lift the hoist.

I have one and they are safer than you may think. There are multiple stories of vehicles on them during the worse Californian earthquakes with no vehicles falling off despite getting a violent shaking. The only serious or fatal accidents I know of with the Bendpak MD-6XP Mid-Rise Car Lift and their clones are where people (illegally) fitted a quick release hydraulic fitting between the control box and the lift and people accidentally released it by tripping over or stepping on the hose as the were lowering it with the physical safety lock off and they lost all the hydraulic fluid at once so it came down extremely quickly. I am not sure how this happens as they also have Hydraulic flow restrictors per https://www.bendpak.com/best-car-lif...r-lift-safety/

Hydraulic car lifts that are designed with safety in mind use specialized hydraulic flow restrictors or velocity fuses integrated into the hydraulic cylinders or hydraulic circuit to control sudden, rapid decent in the event of a hydraulic component failure. These essential safety devices can dramatically reduce or stop downward travel in a free-fall situation due to a hydraulic system failure other than the cylinders themselves. When exploring lifting solutions, always make sure the car lift design features these crucial components for consistently smooth operation and no surprises.

Perhaps they were cheaper clones.

Other accidents have occurred where people have used it on lawns and soft ground or even over a soak well or septic tank and a corner has collapsed into the ground but in those cases people were really being just plain stupid. Off course you are always extra careful. I also have a rule of strictly no observers as I have found from past experience observers never seems to be able to resist giving the lift a good shake at one corner while the car is on it and up in the air and I am working in the opposite end of the lift and that just seems to be tempting fate.