I have always noticed with a bit of a worry that no one ever uses the handbrake when on the ramps. I presume there is a reason...

 

There I was working under a car which was on a two post lift. I was removing all the rear suspension etc for a rear end body repair, everything was going fine untill I unbolted the fuel tank at which point the car took a nosedive off the ramp, smashed into the floor and the propped itself against the ramp! No body was hurt but the car is a total loss, ****!
Bob

 

Ouch!

 

Thank god things like this don't happen in real life eh

Unlucky!

Paul

 

Holy mary that sounds scary.

 

Sounds like you're pretty lucky that nobody was hurt!

 

Jeez M8! It makes my hair stand on end just imagining it. Damn lucky you're okay.

 

Good to hear you're OK Bob

It was a Ford though wasn't it

DW

 

Hi
This was a real life incident

It was a Ford

It was a two post lft rather than one that you drive onto, we generally leave the hand brake off to make it easier to position the car plus you may want to check the brakes etc which requires a free spinning wheel.

Finally, does anyone know why my topics seem to disapear, I had to do a search to find this again, Moray, Stuart?

Cheers Bob