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| windforfun |
 Nov 8 2024, 03:54 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,999 Joined: 17-December 07 From: Blackhawk, CA Member No.: 8,476 Region Association: None 
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Thanks George. I've done business with you for over 15 years now & I have to say that you & your staff are the best. No bullshit. Right on!!!
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| technicalninja |
Nov 10 2024, 09:12 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,209 Joined: 31-January 23 From: Granbury Texas Member No.: 27,135 Region Association: Southwest Region
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QUOTE(930cabman @ Nov 9 2024, 06:41 AM)  QUOTE(Montreal914 @ Nov 9 2024, 02:02 AM) I'd be scratching my head "what the hell happened" Three "things" had to happen... Someone disabled the mechanical locks. This is the MAIN safety failure. You lose the cylinders AND the cables with the locks functional, and the car stays UP. It is a double headed nightmare to get down if left 6 feet high, but the car doesn't fall... Disabling the safeties on any lift is negligence in my book. The cables failed. The cables have a service life and should be replaced at least every ten years. My BendPak lift service manual states 5. Mine are 9 years old now... Light cars and low "cycle" life extends cable life IMO. I DO inspect and lubricate my cables ever year. They take special lube specifically for cabling. Every side post lift I've worked on has a hydraulic ram on both sides. It might be possible to have a single ram lift, but I've never seen one. The ram failed on the left side. So, even with triple redundancy that car dropped. Looked like a nice car! I have a rule in my shop. A car left chucked up on the lift is ON the first safety lock overnight. If the lift shits the bed overnight the car is only 18" high and can be removed with a floor jack and jack stands. You can get the car off of the lift BEFORE you have to call the customer... |
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| windforfun |
Nov 10 2024, 09:02 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,999 Joined: 17-December 07 From: Blackhawk, CA Member No.: 8,476 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(technicalninja @ Nov 10 2024, 07:12 AM) QUOTE(930cabman @ Nov 9 2024, 06:41 AM) QUOTE(Montreal914 @ Nov 9 2024, 02:02 AM) I'd be scratching my head "what the hell happened" Three "things" had to happen... Someone disabled the mechanical locks. This is the MAIN safety failure. You lose the cylinders AND the cables with the locks functional, and the car stays UP. It is a double headed nightmare to get down if left 6 feet high, but the car doesn't fall... Disabling the safeties on any lift is negligence in my book. The cables failed. The cables have a service life and should be replaced at least every ten years. My BendPak lift service manual states 5. Mine are 9 years old now... Light cars and low "cycle" life extends cable life IMO. I DO inspect and lubricate my cables ever year. They take special lube specifically for cabling. Every side post lift I've worked on has a hydraulic ram on both sides. It might be possible to have a single ram lift, but I've never seen one. The ram failed on the left side. So, even with triple redundancy that car dropped. Looked like a nice car! I have a rule in my shop. A car left chucked up on the lift is ON the first safety lock overnight. If the lift shits the bed overnight the car is only 18" high and can be removed with a floor jack and jack stands. You can get the car off of the lift BEFORE you have to call the customer... I wonder if the car was restored? Probably. Was any of the glass still okay? If it had been my car, I would have pissed on it prior to having filed an insurance claim. I guess George would have been kind enough to have his insurance company cover it. Yes? Definitely off topic now, but tangents can be fun. |
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windforfun Auto Atlanta Nov 8 2024, 03:54 PM
930cabman
Thanks George. I've done business with you f... Nov 8 2024, 05:05 PM windforfun Yeah really. I don't know where I'd be wi... Nov 8 2024, 05:25 PM cassmcentee :first: Nov 8 2024, 07:17 PM dtmehall NOT SO MUCH!!
They screwed up my last two... Nov 8 2024, 07:19 PM
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They screwed up my last tw... Nov 8 2024, 09:28 PM Van B Oh boy… another one of these threads… Nov 8 2024, 09:47 PM Montreal914 :unsure:
Nov 9 2024, 01:02 AM 930cabman
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I'd be scratching my head ... Nov 9 2024, 06:41 AM mate914
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I'd be scratching my head ... Nov 9 2024, 07:20 AM windforfun
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Irrelevant. AA doesn't sell li... Nov 10 2024, 08:17 PM dtmehall
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Irrelevant. AA doesn't sell l... Nov 10 2024, 08:27 PM SO.O.C914er I’m just so happy we have people like AA, 914rub... Nov 9 2024, 09:30 AM cassmcentee
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Agree. But cheers to our good suppliers!... Nov 10 2024, 08:47 PM dtmehall my previous post may not have been clear
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