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| dr914@autoatlanta.com |
 Feb 16 2018, 10:05 AM
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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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dr914@autoatlanta.com lift cable broke! Feb 16 2018, 10:05 AM
JmuRiz Rusty outdoor lift...not surprised Feb 16 2018, 10:11 AM Andyrew :agree:
Also thats going to be some decent damag... Feb 16 2018, 10:20 AM Andyrew Really glad no one got trapped under there... You ... Feb 16 2018, 10:21 AM Bartlett 914 Looks like one side dropped down. When using prope... Feb 16 2018, 10:24 AM
dr914@autoatlanta.com yes everything was good, the cable broke
Looks l... Feb 16 2018, 10:26 AM dr914@autoatlanta.com at least it makes it easier to pressure wash, the ... Feb 16 2018, 10:28 AM mepstein Glad nobody was under the car! Feb 16 2018, 10:29 AM Amphicar770 Yikes! Now I see why some people use under li... Feb 16 2018, 10:31 AM mepstein
Yikes! Now I see why some people use under l... Feb 16 2018, 10:34 AM dr914@autoatlanta.com yes they lock but this happened while the car was ... Feb 16 2018, 10:38 AM URY914 Really makes me want to bring my car to you. :woo... Feb 16 2018, 10:31 AM Edward Blume Let's have a caption contest:
"Here at ... Feb 16 2018, 10:34 AM Chip
Let's have a caption contest:
"Here at... Feb 16 2018, 07:59 PM SirAndy :huh: Feb 16 2018, 10:44 AM sixnotfour That picture is why people dont respect your mind ... Feb 16 2018, 10:51 AM Mueller
That picture is why people dont respect your mind... Feb 16 2018, 11:56 AM sixnotfour No Governments, no regs. A simple self respect and... Feb 16 2018, 01:35 PM Lucky9146 I for one am glad he shared the picture, he didn... Feb 16 2018, 11:07 AM dr914@autoatlanta.com here is a before and after, accidents happen, just... Feb 16 2018, 11:44 AM Elliot Cannon More rust on that lift than on the last 914 I saw ... Feb 16 2018, 12:18 PM rjames
More rust on that lift than on the last 914 I saw... Mar 24 2018, 11:38 PM mmichalik Thanks for posting the pictures! It's a g... Feb 16 2018, 12:29 PM Racer Chris A roller in my lift failed a few months ago and we... Feb 16 2018, 12:33 PM dr914@autoatlanta.com that was and still is our pressure washing lift, o... Feb 16 2018, 12:44 PM JRust That looks bad & I would certainly be pissed i... Feb 16 2018, 12:54 PM rgolia Thanks for the post. The next time I raise or low... Feb 16 2018, 12:57 PM bretth Oooo that sucks. Looks just like my car too only b... Feb 16 2018, 01:11 PM sixnotfour One Question ?? Can anyone show me a picture of a ... Feb 16 2018, 01:49 PM dcheek I would find it hard to believe that the body is s... Feb 16 2018, 01:55 PM rudedude I’m for sure going to check my cables when I get... Feb 16 2018, 02:05 PM sixnotfour research your lift model and how it functions....... Feb 16 2018, 02:09 PM jd74914 I understand Chris's lift failure, but the AA ... Feb 16 2018, 02:38 PM gothspeed Undetected corrosion is apparently the cause of th... Feb 16 2018, 02:53 PM dr914@autoatlanta.com The safety peg is only on one side of this old lif... Feb 16 2018, 03:02 PM porschetub Hell I would be talking to the lift inspection com... Feb 16 2018, 02:44 PM mepstein
Hell I would be talking to the lift inspection co... Feb 16 2018, 02:51 PM dr914@autoatlanta.com That is almost our situation too. We are now rebui... Feb 16 2018, 03:01 PM mepstein
That is almost our situation too. We are now rebu... Feb 16 2018, 03:05 PM malcolm2
:agree: we are moving to a bigger shop and just... Feb 16 2018, 04:29 PM dr914@autoatlanta.com reminds me of another incident, anyone know which ... Feb 16 2018, 03:51 PM Bartlett 914
reminds me of another incident, anyone know which... Feb 16 2018, 04:45 PM rgalla9146
reminds me of another incident, anyone know which... Feb 16 2018, 04:57 PM dr914@autoatlanta.com good man, some think that it was sabotage. Many c... Feb 16 2018, 05:57 PM Mueller It would seem that the responsible thing to do if ... Feb 16 2018, 04:19 PM dr914@autoatlanta.com already promised to our scrap guy
It would seem ... Feb 16 2018, 04:26 PM mepstein
It would seem that the responsible thing to do if... Feb 16 2018, 04:27 PM worn
The cable broke on our outdoor pressure washing l... Feb 16 2018, 05:52 PM Cairo94507 I respect the Dr. for sharing that incident and pi... Feb 16 2018, 05:59 PM ejm In my 3+ decades of working in dealerships I'v... Feb 16 2018, 07:52 PM aggiezig Hey George, any update or pictures of the carnage?... Mar 23 2018, 11:06 PM GeorgeRud Glad no one was hurt, and thanks for posting. Itâ... Mar 24 2018, 07:52 AM dr914@autoatlanta.com We do too George, always a backup. Real stupid th... Mar 24 2018, 09:22 AM dr914@autoatlanta.com We purchased a door jamb and a door from parts he... Mar 24 2018, 09:19 AM 76-914 I'm lucky that I didn't have a catastrophe... Mar 24 2018, 09:43 AM flyer86d I replaced the cables twice on my two post lift in... Mar 24 2018, 09:43 AM GeorgeRud It seems it happens to others as well. Mar 24 2018, 09:46 AM sb914
It seems it happens to others as well.
Isn... Mar 24 2018, 10:25 AM Andyrew
It seems it happens to others as well.
Isn... Mar 25 2018, 01:31 PM somd914
It seems it happens to others as well.
The lif... Mar 25 2018, 02:42 PM bulitt Thankfully no one was injured!
Lift acciden... Mar 25 2018, 02:10 AM r_towle Sorry that happened!
But more importantly, wil... Mar 25 2018, 09:18 AM mb911 An awful lot of George bashing on here which I am ... Mar 25 2018, 02:57 PM mepstein
An awful lot of George bashing on here which I am... Mar 25 2018, 04:24 PM mb911
An awful lot of George bashing on here which I a... Mar 25 2018, 04:33 PM mepstein
[quote name='mepstein' post='2592488' date='Mar 2... Mar 25 2018, 04:36 PM mb911
[quote name='mepstein' post='2592488' date='Mar ... Mar 25 2018, 07:36 PM bdstone914 I think failures are mostly operator error or old ... Mar 26 2018, 08:10 AM Mark Henry
An awful lot of George bashing on here which I a... May 5 2018, 08:57 PM Mblizzard I think what we all have to do is take tis inciden... Mar 26 2018, 07:23 AM JOEPROPER I didn't read every response but every pretty ... Mar 26 2018, 07:41 AM 914 Ranch I have never ordered a part from that shop and yet... May 3 2018, 01:22 AM porschetub Ok George really has no right to be abused....real... May 5 2018, 11:32 PM Larmo63 Coulda woulda shoulda
May 6 2018, 12:02 PM Perry Kiehl I don't think that could possibly happen on my... May 6 2018, 12:14 PM  |
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