Re: [MBZ] Dumb trick.
When I found it took a very long shop jack to reach the front lift point on the Prius, I bought a pair of ramps instead, centered them on the front wheels, drove up on the ramps, put on the emergency brake, and then decided to move the car further back in the shop. When I had backed half way down the ramps with the emergency brake dragging, both ramps shot out from under the wheels, knocking the woodworking bench down, and kicking out one leg on the general purpose bench. I sat there for a minute trying to figure out why the ramps kicked out with such force, and then it dawned on me: Front wheel drive car after 40+ years of working on rear wheel drive cars! Fortunately there was was no significant damage. Gerry...who has a long history of dumb tricks. That is a good story. It is also why I don't set the emerg brake, but use blocks. Emerg brakes have a history of sticking on. So if you don't use it, it can't stick on. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dumb trick.
On May 24, 2015 at 9:13 AM Gerry Archer via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: When I had backed half way down the ramps with the emergency brake dragging, both ramps shot out from under the wheels, knocking the woodworking bench down, and kicking out one leg on the general purpose bench. In my family we call that 'a senior moment'. Is it wrong of me to admit to laughing out loud while reading this? Mitch ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Dumb trick.
When I found it took a very long shop jack to reach the front lift point on the Prius, I bought a pair of ramps instead, centered them on the front wheels, drove up on the ramps, put on the emergency brake, and then decided to move the car further back in the shop. When I had backed half way down the ramps with the emergency brake dragging, both ramps shot out from under the wheels, knocking the woodworking bench down, and kicking out one leg on the general purpose bench. I sat there for a minute trying to figure out why the ramps kicked out with such force, and then it dawned on me: Front wheel drive car after 40+ years of working on rear wheel drive cars! Fortunately there was was no significant damage. Gerry...who has a long history of dumb tricks. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dumb trick.
On Sun, 24 May 2015 08:32:45 -0500 Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: When I found it took a very long shop jack to reach the front lift point on the Prius, I bought a pair of ramps instead, centered them on the front wheels, drove up on the ramps, put on the emergency brake, and then decided to move the car further back in the shop. When I had backed half way down the ramps with the emergency brake dragging, both ramps shot out from under the wheels, knocking the woodworking bench down, and kicking out one leg on the general purpose bench. I sat there for a minute trying to figure out why the ramps kicked out with such force, and then it dawned on me: Front wheel drive car after 40+ years of working on rear wheel drive cars! Fortunately there was was no significant damage. Gerry...who has a long history of dumb tricks. That is a good story. It is also why I don't set the emerg brake, but use blocks. Emerg brakes have a history of sticking on. So if you don't use it, it can't stick on. G: Thanks for the suggestion. I'll use blocks in the future. Of course, this time I just forgot to release the emergency brake. Duuh! Gerry --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dumb trick.
On Sun, 24 May 2015 09:29:20 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On May 24, 2015 at 9:13 AM Gerry Archer via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: When I had backed half way down the ramps with the emergency brake dragging, both ramps shot out from under the wheels, knocking the woodworking bench down, and kicking out one leg on the general purpose bench. In my family we call that 'a senior moment'. Is it wrong of me to admit to laughing out loud while reading this? Mitch G: Not sure it's a senior moment what with a long history of doing even dumber things before I was a senior. No problem with laughing out loud. After a string of my own choice words and setting back up the tables I knocked down, I had a good laugh myself. Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dumb trick.
G: Thanks for the suggestion. I'll use blocks in the future. Of course, this time I just forgot to release the emergency brake. Duuh! Gerry I had forgotten, but I think i learned that lesson the same way with the wabbit. It was the first FWD of 2 I owned. In my case, no damage was done. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dumb trick.
Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: That is a good story. It is also why I don't set the emerg brake, but use blocks. Emerg brakes have a history of sticking on. So if you don't use it, it can't stick on. Emergency brakes should be used frequently, or not at all. If you use them all the time the cables don't rust to the housings. I had the opposite problem from Gerry last year. Tried to back a fwd onto ramps, and it would go up a couple of inches and then start shoving the ramps across the floor. I finally piled some concrete blocks behind the ramps to hold them in place until the car got some weight on them. Mitch ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dumb trick.
Yup. That's what kicked out the ramps since the engine didn't start. Gerry rawillms wrote: Don't forget the electric motor that puts out100% torque at 1 RPM. Sent from my Android-Powered Device - Reply message - From: Gerry Archer via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com Subject: [MBZ] Dumb trick. Date: Sun, May 24, 2015 08:13 When I found it took a very long shop jack to reach the front lift point on the Prius, I bought a pair of ramps instead, centered them on the front wheels, drove up on the ramps, put on the emergency brake, and then decided to move the car further back in the shop. When I had backed half way down the ramps with the emergency brake dragging, both ramps shot out from under the wheels, knocking the woodworking bench down, and kicking out one leg on the general purpose bench. I sat there for a minute trying to figure out why the ramps kicked out with such force, and then it dawned on me: Front wheel drive car after 40+ years of working on rear wheel drive cars! Fortunately there was was no significant damage. Gerry...who has a long history of dumb tricks. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dumb trick.
Don't forget the electric motor that puts out100% torque at 1 RPM. Sent from my Android-Powered Device - Reply message - From: Gerry Archer via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com Subject: [MBZ] Dumb trick. Date: Sun, May 24, 2015 08:13 When I found it took a very long shop jack to reach the front lift point on the Prius, I bought a pair of ramps instead, centered them on the front wheels, drove up on the ramps, put on the emergency brake, and then decided to move the car further back in the shop. When I had backed half way down the ramps with the emergency brake dragging, both ramps shot out from under the wheels, knocking the woodworking bench down, and kicking out one leg on the general purpose bench. I sat there for a minute trying to figure out why the ramps kicked out with such force, and then it dawned on me: Front wheel drive car after 40+ years of working on rear wheel drive cars! Fortunately there was was no significant damage. Gerry...who has a long history of dumb tricks. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
