A teachable moment, be careful under a vehicle Options

[zymurgist]

I didn't know this gentleman, but his death underscores the need for care and caution when working under a vehicle. Never depend on a transmission alone to hold a vehicle when it is on ramps. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Man killed when van rolled onto him

[Tom]

When used correctly, concrete blocks are extremely strong. I have seen too many examples of them being misused. So we really should not use them! However, there are some other concrete products that are hard to misuse and work very well and are more stable than jackstands. I have a system that I use that is very strong and stable and makes me feel safe when I'm under my car.
If some one will PM me their e-mail address, I'll send them pics and they can post. I have had no luck at resizing pics to post.
To Jim Kelly. As a former shipyard supervisor, looking at the pic of your car in the air, I would not let any of my personnel go under there to work. It is just to dangerous and unstable. You need to support both ends of the car securely to prevent movement. One end on round tires is asking for some movement that would have the jack stands and jack teetering on collaspe.
Please, I don't mean this unkindly, just sharing 40+ years of safety training and practice. I never had one of my personnel get injured. "Safety is job one!"
Tom