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VaccaRabite |
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En Garde! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 13,717 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() ![]() |
I hate my creeper, and it is slowly dying.
If I have to spend any time on it, I get up with a rocking headache and sometimes a little sick to my stomach too. The wheels are too small to roll on asphalt, and the creeper still sits pretty high off the ground. I am looking for a creeper that: 1) won't have me cussing a blue streak with an aching head if I have to be on it for a while 2) has wheels that work on asphalt driveways 3) is actually low to the ground. 4) does not suck. I eagerly await your replies. Zach |
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Hey Zach, hows it going? As far as creepers go I use a harbor freight unit that has held up to alot of use and, most importantly, didnt break the bank. It isn't the most comfortable for the back, but it has a headrest and some neat trays alongside to hold loose bolts, tools, etc.
Harbor Freight Creeper |
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these Dog Bone creepers look cool. Some models have big wheels to ease rolling.
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/sto...970_19656_19656 |
VaccaRabite |
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En Garde! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 13,717 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() ![]() |
Comfort is my number one concern. Rolling is a distant second. If someone has one that is actually comfortable, that is what I want to know. I am tired of dreading getting under my projects for the headache that is sure to follow.
Zach |
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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2,349 Joined: 12-July 03 From: Atlanta, ga Member No.: 904 Region Association: South East States ![]() |
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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2,439 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 6,146 Region Association: None ![]() |
I bought this one after a back surgery. My old one had a steel bar right under my stitches. This is the best creeper ever. You can get a tray for the side too.
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Driving & working on teeners 41 years ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,787 Joined: 3-May 08 From: Bryant, Arkansas Member No.: 9,003 Region Association: South East States ![]() |
Sounds like you need one with an adjustable head rest. That makes a difference. Also one with at least six wheels. Steel wheels roll better than plastic ones. I've got one with those features plus a steel frame. I've seen the "dogbone" types and have used them, but none I remember had an adjustable head rest. I prefer the adjustable head rest. Your neck doesn't kill you if you have to be holding your head up to work.
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i should be working ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 265 Joined: 12-October 07 From: charlottesville, va Member No.: 8,215 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() |
I say ditch the creeper... and get a lift. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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Barberdave ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,605 Joined: 12-January 03 From: Wauseon Ohio Member No.: 135 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() |
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Zack: My vote is for a lift ,one you can take apart to move to your next house. As you age and the eyes go creepers are almost impossible with Bifocals . Of the ceeepers I like the a from girots garage. Adjustable head rest is good option. A lift can be gotton for about $2,000 .00 could investment for a young man. My 2 cents Dave (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) |
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"Ace" Mechanic ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 7,411 Joined: 9-June 05 From: Hagerstown, MD Member No.: 4,238 Region Association: None ![]() |
I bought this one after a back surgery. My old one had a steel bar right under my stitches. This is the best creeper ever. You can get a tray for the side too. I have one very similar to that. I like it a lot, but the wheels are too small for your asphalt surface and the head rest is not adjustable. That said, the Griot's Garage creeper looks awesome! If you buy a lift, though, I bet 914 guys will be beating a path to your door every weekend. Whether that's a Good Thing or not depends on your perspective. |
VaccaRabite |
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En Garde! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 13,717 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() ![]() |
A lift would be ideal, but is not viable this year and probably not next year. In the mean time, I need a good creeper to get my projects on the road.
Zach |
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Racer from Birth ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 124,560 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States ![]() ![]() |
This is what I have, but since I have a lift I can't remember the last time I used it.
![]() http://www.craftsman.com/shc/s/p_10155_126...anics+Equipment When and if you buy a lift, DON"T buy a cheap inexpensive Chinese piece of crap. Use the same logic we give to Newbies when it comes to 914s, buy the best car you can afford - Pay me Now or Pay me Later. T.C. |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Collingswood, NJ Member No.: 1,410 Region Association: North East States ![]() |
Slide on the ground. Great clearance and you clean your garage floor at the same time!
(stupid stamped concrete garage floor rendering my creeper useless . . . ) |
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914 Guru ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
I second the molded harbor freight one. In fact, spent time on it this weekend. On sale for 22 bucks too. I don't like the Metal "bar " type ones. My shirt ends up under the wheels all the time. Not a problem with the molded ones.
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"Ace" Mechanic ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 7,411 Joined: 9-June 05 From: Hagerstown, MD Member No.: 4,238 Region Association: None ![]() |
Slide on the ground. Great clearance and you clean your garage floor at the same time! (stupid stamped concrete garage floor rendering my creeper useless . . . ) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) If your garage floor is really nasty, throw down a large sheet of cardboard, available almost anywhere for free. |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 260 Joined: 18-December 08 From: Springfield, Oregon Member No.: 9,860 Region Association: Pacific Northwest ![]() |
Creepers with angled casters roll a LOT better....even on asphalt.
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Collingswood, NJ Member No.: 1,410 Region Association: North East States ![]() |
Slide on the ground. Great clearance and you clean your garage floor at the same time! (stupid stamped concrete garage floor rendering my creeper useless . . . ) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) If your garage floor is really nasty, throw down a large sheet of cardboard, available almost anywhere for free. Yeah, I usually use cardboard or a crappy blanket, helps with the sliding too. Sometimes I am in a rush and forget, end up with a big old black smear on my teeshirt on my right shoulder blade (apparently I favor that one while sliding). The worst is during the winter when sliding and my shirt rolls up just enough that skin hits ice cold concrete. Lovely. |
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"Ace" Mechanic ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 7,411 Joined: 9-June 05 From: Hagerstown, MD Member No.: 4,238 Region Association: None ![]() |
I use cardboard if I have to work on a car outside (my driveway is gravel, dirt, and weeds). Plastic creepers get just as cold as concrete in the winter time...
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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2,439 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 6,146 Region Association: None ![]() |
In Hawaii it was different. My boss points towards the corner and says " You gotta get da creepah" (get the creeper). I look and see nothing. He says " Da creepah, right deah" (the creeper right there) and I'm still not seeing it. He walks up and pulls out one of these-
![]() And says " dis is da kine HAWAIIAN creepah!" (dis is da kine Hawaiian creepah). I still have one. I use it at the track. |
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914 Guru ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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