Traded a jack for a forklift...

[Cliocrone]

No need for a jack when you have access to one of these bad boys!

 

[Russ_16v]

And the reason? Lol

 

[Cliocrone]

just changing a couple bolts, Couldn't find a jack so improvised..

 

[Pete.M]

Nice and safe that. I'm sure the HSE would love that.

 

[Cliocrone]

Nice and safe that. I'm sure the HSE would love that.

Yeahh seemed easiest way, Rubber blocks on the forks so no damage caused, nice and high to get underneath.

 

[Russ_16v]

You went underneath it?!

 

[Jaff.]

Lol completely missed the point of that post!

I prefer putting mine over the pit in work

 

[Zmaster2k]

f**k going under neath.... your mental...

 

[Cliocrone]

Yeah, Be alright. Wasn't under there long. haha. Didn't have a pit in the scrap yard. :/

 

[Pete.M]

Lol I was being sarcastic, very unsafe in fact, relying on hydraulics is a bad idea to start with, hence why you never go under a car when it's just on a jack.

Having said that it's often common practise in a scrap yard, a lot of old school scrap yards don't seem to have moved forward in terms of health and safety, if you get caught doing stuff like that on a contruction site these days you'll be out of a job very quickly.

 

[Addicted]

You're crazy, and missing the point rofl.

 

[Russ_16v]

It doesnt matter being under there long, it's about weight distribution or the lack of it in your case! Why do you think ramps have safety locks? Lifting it a few inches off the floor to change some wheels I could understand but sticking it in the air and going under it? Mental, completely mental

 

[Knuckles]

Lol I have to be honest; I've looked at the fork lift in work and thought about doing the same

 

[Rich172sport]

Ain't bad, we use forklifts to change lorry body's everyday never had one drop. Unless you ask the new boy to go up!!!!! I said up!!! Oh bollox!!

 

[Cliocrone]

Chill out people, No harm done,

 

[crombie1]

Lol there is a ramp in the pic

 

[Cliocrone]

Lol there is a ramp in the pic

The cars that go up on there are lifted on, usually with the forks through the windows. Didnt fancy that. + theres a car already on it which hasn't been finished yet.

 

[JackJack]

Oh

 

[Owen92]

F**k that, I don't even like going under a car on axle stands when some one is about, let alone underneath a car supported on a forklift.

 

[Dave..]

The forklift's my idea

 

[Cookson]

If those forks extended past the sill on the otherside, I wouldnt mind working under that.

f**k, I've took bigger risks while working on cars in the past, lol

HSE is far too heavy these days

 

[The Boosh!]

Changed Grays gearbox with a length of wood holding the engine. I assure you, forklift is safe lol.

 

[Munson]

Meh. More chance of being run over by a horse. Ghetto FTW.

 

[MartinR]

Dangerous

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

A 3 ton fork lift aint going to break a sweat lifting a ton of car but as suggested the scope for user error is enough to make things interesting. I cant say i'd use one to work on the 200 but i wouldnt have the escort up on one no problems.

 

[Budgie]

PMSL.

It'll be reet.

 

[MrDave]

Meh, its not that bad.

 

[BoatNonce]

If only I had photoshop

 

[Cliocrone]

If only I had photoshop

Why's that mate?

 

[BoatNonce]

There's a pic about with 3 forklifts piled up like that. Your car would be going straight at the top of that

 

[JackJack]

The cars that go up on there are lifted on, usually with the forks through the windows. Didnt fancy that. + theres a car already on it which hasn't been finished yet.

What sort of f**king pikey place does that?

 

[couzens]

LOL Awsome ghetto improv tbh. Sounds like something Budgie would do.

on another note, I was at a scrap yard and the forklift was getting a lupo down off the top of a 4 car stack. It then proceeded to fall off said Forklift right next too me.

s**t was spilt. Everywhere.

 

[Eddie.]

'Tis a bit dangerous tbh! Even when I have a fixed axle stand under the car, I feel a little nervy.

Relying on a tube with some fluid pumped into it?... I'm out thanks.

 

[Christopher]

I've seen worse at Renault dealerships.

 

[Adam.]

LOL at everyone saying it's dangerous.

I'd rather work under a car on a forklift than a shitty frauds jack.

I have done in the past and I'm still alive...

 

[Cliocrone]

What sort of f**king pikey place does that?

1# My dad does that because its his job.
2# The cars that go up on there are being processes, wheels off, fuel drained, cat's cut out ect. then to be crushed..

 

[Cliocrone]

LOL at everyone saying it's dangerous.

I'd rather work under a car on a forklift than a s**tty frauds jack.

I have done in the past and I'm still alive...

Exactly pal, nothing wrong with it. Sure it 'might' drop. but i 'might' also win big on the lottery...

 

[Owen92]

LOL at everyone saying it's dangerous.

I'd rather work under a car on a forklift than a s**tty frauds jack.

I have done in the past and I'm still alive...

Luck of the draw, both can collapse due to relying on hydraulics. I don't see why anyone would work under a car on just a jack when axle stands don't cost much and take 10seconds to put under the car.

 

[Adam.]

Remind me not to leave my house tomorrow.

I might get hit by a bus/falling plane/snowplough etc.

 

[JoedotwasT5phy]

I would work under that. as said i'd rather that than a lidl jack and axel stands