lift cable broke!, and this lift was regularly serviced!!!! |
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lift cable broke!, and this lift was regularly serviced!!!! |
dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Feb 16 2018, 10:05 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,896 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
The cable broke on our outdoor pressure washing lift, two months after a complete inspection of all of our lifts! One never knows, accidents happen. Car fortunately has minimal damage. Will post pictures of the lifting and repair later
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Mblizzard |
Mar 26 2018, 07:23 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,033 Joined: 28-January 13 From: Knoxville Tn Member No.: 15,438 Region Association: South East States |
I think what we all have to do is take tis incident to heart. We get comfortable working on our cars either as a shade tree mechanic or a professional, but this is dangerous work!
When it comes to lifting heavy things there are so many things that can go wrong. Now that e see this everyone should evaluate their lifts to determine if this type of failure can occur based on the design of your lift. When I worked in my fathers diesel engine shop we handled some truly massive marine and locomotive engines. Even after completing a new lift plan for every move and ensuring that the lifting cables were rated for the load we had problems. One thing that we implemented was to lift the load a slight distance and wait at least 10-min before proceeding further and spend that time inspecting all of the lift points. Many errors were discovered during this 10-min which saved a lot of money and prevented potential injuries. Now that I am a shade tree mechanic I still practice a triple support approach when working under a car. It may be on jack stands as the main support. But I have another set under the car but not touch to catch if the first set fails. Also I always use the good old wooden blocks placed under the car so that no matter what happens the car will not make it all the way to the ground. |
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