Re: [MBZ] Lift oil drain bucket
On Sat, Dec 11, 2021, at 10:35 AM, mitch--- via Mercedes wrote: > Anything depending on the posts will fail if the concrete lags fail. That's my one worry with a 2-post lift. Leverage working the way it does, it seems to me that if you get an out of balance load 8 feet in the air the bolts WILL pull out of the concrete, unless something else gives first. Either way the car is falling. I'm sort of surprised they don't have sensors to detect if the load is too far out of balance. ___ 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] Lift oil drain bucket
On 2021-12-11 10:30, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: I was wondering if a big log chain hooked to the top of the posts that you could run under the car tightly would work to hold it up if anything let go. It would kinda get in the way of some jobs I guess. Even a 1500lb rated stand under the car should slow it down enough to run away. Anything depending on the posts will fail if the concrete lags fail. ___ 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] Lift oil drain bucket
I was wondering if a big log chain hooked to the top of the posts that you could run under the car tightly would work to hold it up if anything let go. It would kinda get in the way of some jobs I guess. I saw a vid a coupla years ago of some guys in HK or Taiwan or somewhere who had a Roller up on a lift and it fell off and crushed a guy and killed him. Seems like they did not do a rock test on the car and it just teetered of the arms and fell. OOPS At least some kind of safety chain would have held it up some, maybe. --FT On 12/11/21 10:08 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I got one of these last night and will go back and get another one today or tomorrow when I can use my 20% off coupon again: https://www.harborfreight.com/2-ton-capacity-underhoist-safety-stand-61600.html I then ordered one of these on Amazon last night: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VM9JCN5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I figured I would use the HF ones to support car where needed and the Amazon one for areas where the smaller footprint will come in handy, such as pushing up a control arm doing shocks or maybe motor mounts. On 12/11/2021 7:40 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes wrote: I’ve got the big one with the air connection to remove the oil and it’s quite good, also based on Jono’s recommendation. Get at least two high lift stands, one isn’t enough. You can support one end of the car while you lift something on the other end to ensure you don’t disrupt the balance much. Took me a lot of cautious trial and error to do work like this when I first got my lift. Motor, subframe, diff mounts, etc. I didn’t think I’d miss the safety of the floor so much! Jaime On Fri, Dec 10, 2021 at 9:43 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I decided to sign up for HF inside track in order to use the 20% coupon and bought 1 high lift stand for the lift. Tomorrow I will buy the next one, then Sunday will buy a lift drain bucket (can only use the coupon once a day). Anyway, should I get this one: https://www.harborfreight.com/5-gallon-oil-drain-dolly-90582.html Or splurge and get this one, would use 20% off on either one: https://www.harborfreight.com/20-gallon-portable-oil-lift-drain-69814.html Anybody have either one? ___ 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 -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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 -- --FT ___ 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] Lift oil drain bucket
I got one of these last night and will go back and get another one today or tomorrow when I can use my 20% off coupon again: https://www.harborfreight.com/2-ton-capacity-underhoist-safety-stand-61600.html I then ordered one of these on Amazon last night: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VM9JCN5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I figured I would use the HF ones to support car where needed and the Amazon one for areas where the smaller footprint will come in handy, such as pushing up a control arm doing shocks or maybe motor mounts. On 12/11/2021 7:40 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes wrote: I’ve got the big one with the air connection to remove the oil and it’s quite good, also based on Jono’s recommendation. Get at least two high lift stands, one isn’t enough.You can support one end of the car while you lift something on the other end to ensure you don’t disrupt the balance much. Took me a lot of cautious trial and error to do work like this when I first got my lift. Motor, subframe, diff mounts, etc. I didn’t think I’d miss the safety of the floor so much! Jaime On Fri, Dec 10, 2021 at 9:43 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I decided to sign up for HF inside track in order to use the 20% coupon and bought 1 high lift stand for the lift. Tomorrow I will buy the next one, then Sunday will buy a lift drain bucket (can only use the coupon once a day). Anyway, should I get this one: https://www.harborfreight.com/5-gallon-oil-drain-dolly-90582.html Or splurge and get this one, would use 20% off on either one: https://www.harborfreight.com/20-gallon-portable-oil-lift-drain-69814.html Anybody have either one? ___ 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 -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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
Re: [MBZ] Lift oil drain bucket
I’ve got the big one with the air connection to remove the oil and it’s quite good, also based on Jono’s recommendation. Get at least two high lift stands, one isn’t enough.You can support one end of the car while you lift something on the other end to ensure you don’t disrupt the balance much. Took me a lot of cautious trial and error to do work like this when I first got my lift. Motor, subframe, diff mounts, etc. I didn’t think I’d miss the safety of the floor so much! Jaime On Fri, Dec 10, 2021 at 9:43 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I decided to sign up for HF inside track in order to use the 20% coupon > and bought 1 high lift stand for the lift. Tomorrow I will buy the next > one, then Sunday will buy a lift drain bucket (can only use the coupon > once a day). Anyway, should I get this one: > > https://www.harborfreight.com/5-gallon-oil-drain-dolly-90582.html > > Or splurge and get this one, would use 20% off on either one: > > https://www.harborfreight.com/20-gallon-portable-oil-lift-drain-69814.html > > Anybody have either one? > > > ___ > 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 > > -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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] Lift oil drain bucket
Get or make a barrel dolly, get a 45 gallon barrel and a big funnel. On 12/10/2021 8:42 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I decided to sign up for HF inside track in order to use the 20% coupon and bought 1 high lift stand for the lift. Tomorrow I will buy the next one, then Sunday will buy a lift drain bucket (can only use the coupon once a day). Anyway, should I get this one: https://www.harborfreight.com/5-gallon-oil-drain-dolly-90582.html Or splurge and get this one, would use 20% off on either one: https://www.harborfreight.com/20-gallon-portable-oil-lift-drain-69814.html Anybody have either one? ___ ___ 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] Lift oil drain bucket
I decided to sign up for HF inside track in order to use the 20% coupon and bought 1 high lift stand for the lift. Tomorrow I will buy the next one, then Sunday will buy a lift drain bucket (can only use the coupon once a day). Anyway, should I get this one: https://www.harborfreight.com/5-gallon-oil-drain-dolly-90582.html Or splurge and get this one, would use 20% off on either one: https://www.harborfreight.com/20-gallon-portable-oil-lift-drain-69814.html Anybody have either one? ___ 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
