NWI INGO General Thread #26 - Pink Pooping Spiders & Raccons

[repeter1977]

Happy Veterans Day, thank you to everyone that served.

 

[bigretic]

I would like to get some of those air bag jacks anyone use them? I do have a roller jack but that just does one end obviously … I have a wildfire 9000 stuffed in my garage.

 

[Bugzilla]

Bought the 4 ton floor jack from Harbor Freight maybe 7 years ago. Been happy with it. My 35 yo floor jack not sure if it’s 2 or 3 ton, was really having trouble lifting my now gone 2016 F350. I change oil and rotate tires every 10k miles.

 

[marvin02]

 

[2A_Tom]

Yes but it takes forever with them.
The one on indy us-41/highland always beyond busy.

You can make an appointment on line.

 

[2A_Tom]

I thought they just used cinder blocks

But then they forget which tire goes where so they just throw them in the pickup and drive away.

 

[jedi]

I thought they just used cinder blocks

Growing up jedi saw grandpa and uncles use this method. They would keep the vehicle raised with a floor jack and had tree stumps under the vehicle in case the jack gave out.

One day one of uncles buddy was at jedi grandpa place doing this for a vehicle, a station wagon. The jack failed and the station wagon came down on the stumps. One held, the other side spilt amd the vehicle was lopsided with the guy under it.

Broken leg was the result.
That incident has stated in jedi mind and thus why jedi avoids being under a vehicle.

 

[KLB]

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Growing up jedi saw grandpa and uncles use this method. They would keep the vehicle raised with a floor jack and had tree stumps under the vehicle in case the jack gave out.

One day one of uncles buddy was at jedi grandpa place doing this for a vehicle, a station wagon. The jack failed and the station wagon came down on the stumps. One held, the other side spilt amd the vehicle was lopsided with the guy under it.

Broken leg was the result.
That incident has stated in jedi mind and thus why jedi avoids being under a vehicle.

Ouch. Supporting it with the stumps is better than what they did. That sudden crush of the fall is much more likely to cause a failure.

 

[Ballstater98]

 

[KLB]

Is it even possible to thread-jack this thread? I would think you would have to actually have a subject first.

 

[jedi]

Would these work.

 

[chef larry]

Looks like a neat idea.
Don't have an air compressor and no desire to get one at this point. Not in the budget and feel more comfortable using a floor hydraulic jack to lift the van to put on jack stands.

Ideal would like something like this...
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Or even better a pit!

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The difference between Men and Boys is the Price of their Toys.

 

[chef larry]

Yes but it takes forever with them.
The one on indy us-41/highland always beyond busy.

The one on 30 is longer than married life even with an appointment.

 

[jedi]

The one on 30 is longer than married life even with an appointment.

Ah so it's NOT just jedi then!
Sis likes their service (on 41) but knows to just leave the car all day.

 

[cg21]

Ah so it's NOT just jedi then!
Sis likes their service (on 41) but knows to just leave the car all day.

Prices …. Great. service and promises garbage.

 

[jedi]

Prices …. Great. service and promises garbage.

Yups.
Last set of 4 tires jedi got tire barn did not have in stock. 4 to 6 week delay. Got them from pep boys for about the same price n then went to a small tire shop, 1 guy shop, to have them installed, aligned, balanced.

That was so much better

 

[CTC B4Z]

I would like to get some of those air bag jacks anyone use them? I do have a roller jack but that just does one end obviously … I have a wildfire 9000 stuffed in my garage.
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Dude what the ****... Is this your garage?

 

[Bugzilla]

That incident has stated in jedi mind

Jedi has a mind?!?

 

[KLB]

Yups.
Last set of 4 tires jedi got tire barn did not have in stock. 4 to 6 week delay. Got them from pep boys for about the same price n then went to a small tire shop, 1 guy shop, to have them installed, aligned, balanced.

That was so much better

Interesting. I've been shopping at DT for about 15 years now. Haven't purchased a tire or wheel anywhere else. These days I go to the Portage store. I'll be there Friday now in fact.

 

[jedi]

Jedi has a mind?!?

A broken clock is right twice a day u know.