And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Many many times including out in the middle of the pasture jacking a 2WD pickup high enough out of the mud to get some rocks and wood under the tire for traction.
yeah. was fixing my Dad's station wagon with one of them holding it up. then, "someone" leaned on the car and it slipped. YUP. 3 cracked ribs. the next time I went under my Dad's car or truck, I used a damn floor jack !
Used two, one on each corner of the '50 Chevie to get out of a snow/ice ditch. Jack it up to the max and push the car sideways. (staying out of the flying bits) Rince and repeat until I could back onto the Co. road. Yes, I was in my teens. Survived!!
Oh heck yes! First 4 US made vehicles I owned had the bumper slots for that sucker, but I don't see the foot, gotta have the foot or it won't do shit. Of course with the VW's we just got a couple or three guys to lift the corner that needed a wheel replaced ;-)
in 1965, two 15 year old boys were walking thru a shopping center and saw a flat tire on a parked car just as a pretty young girl came out of the drugstore and saw her flat too. Of course we volunteered to change her tire. One grabbed the jack and started jacking as the other used the lug wrench. By the time the lug nuts were off, the car was up and the spare was ready. In less than 2 minutes, the flat was in her trunk along with the hubcap along with the idea that every time she noticed the hubcap was missing, she would be reminded to get the flat repaired. We strutted off, feeling like Indianapolis race car tire changers
handy dandy bumper jack
ReplyDeleteMany many times including out in the middle of the pasture jacking a 2WD pickup high enough out of the mud to get some rocks and wood under the tire for traction.
ReplyDeleteYeah, but not lately. Have one out in the workshop somewhere.
ReplyDeleteThe one in my dads 1972 Lincoln Continental was as big as I was.
ReplyDeleteBetter than those scissor jacks they have nowadays.
ReplyDeleteHeh-heh! Used enough times that we also recognize that it’s shown upside-down!
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Got one out in the tractor barn. Use it on farm machinery often. I have no idea where or when I got it. ---ken
ReplyDeleteyeah. was fixing my Dad's station wagon with one of them holding it up.
ReplyDeletethen, "someone" leaned on the car and it slipped. YUP. 3 cracked ribs.
the next time I went under my Dad's car or truck, I used a damn floor jack !
I won't use a floor jack without jack stands. Hydraulics fail, too.
DeleteDitto on the jack stands. Used to be $20 for a cheap pair. I wouldn't change my oil without them. Now I let somebody else do it.
DeleteWas the only way long ago. Have a floor jack now
ReplyDeleteMy friend broke his jaw with one of these. Lever popped up and BIFF.
ReplyDeleteAnyone as dumb as me (teenager) to trade my lug wrench for a four-way lug wrench that I could spin?
ReplyDeleteAlso useful for pulling out fence posts.
ReplyDeleteWHO NEEDS A JACK WHEN YOU DON'T EVEN GET A SPARE WITH NEW VEHICLES?
ReplyDeleteYup, a number of times. Only cars today don't have "bumpers" and they wouldn't be strong enough.
ReplyDeleteyep, been there...
ReplyDeleteUsed two, one on each corner of the '50 Chevie to get out of a snow/ice ditch. Jack it up to the max and push the car sideways. (staying out of the flying bits) Rince and repeat until I could back onto the Co. road. Yes, I was in my teens. Survived!!
ReplyDeleteIts a 'you better know what you're doing' bumper jack. heavy has hell they are.
ReplyDeleteOh heck yes! First 4 US made vehicles I owned had the bumper slots for that sucker, but I don't see the foot, gotta have the foot or it won't do shit.
ReplyDeleteOf course with the VW's we just got a couple or three guys to lift the corner that needed a wheel replaced ;-)
in 1965, two 15 year old boys were walking thru a shopping center and saw a flat tire on a parked car just as a pretty young girl came out of the drugstore and saw her flat too. Of course we volunteered to change her tire. One grabbed the jack and started jacking as the other used the lug wrench. By the time the lug nuts were off, the car was up and the spare was ready. In less than 2 minutes, the flat was in her trunk along with the hubcap along with the idea that every time she noticed the hubcap was missing, she would be reminded to get the flat repaired. We strutted off, feeling like Indianapolis race car tire changers
ReplyDeleteMine had a hook that went into a slot on the big chrome bumper.
ReplyDeleteToo many times…..
ReplyDeleteI know what it is and found it to be a reliable weapon when the Jets tussled with Sharks. Just sayin
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