Highlift jack
#101
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Re: Highlift jack
Bill is not one to let technicalities get in the way of a good argument.
Bumpers changed to accomodate federal mandates that they survive a 5mph
impact. To accomplish this mandate, the car makers started putting shock
absorbers on the bumper mounts that do not like sideways loads on them.
Bumpers these days only look like they are near the body of the car, the
reality is the covers is near the body, but the part that does the work is
several inches from the body. Lifting from the bumper would probably bend it
in most cases, so now cars are lifted by the frame, or subframe.
Another technicality that really screws up a good argument is that bumper
jacks from yesteryear take up lots of space, a well thought out scissor jack
will fit inside the rim of the spare tire, in space that cant be used for
anything else anyhow.
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:419C17EF.D58ED04D@***.net...
> Probably the main reason cars no longer come new with bumper jacks,
> that and the fact that competing with the Japanese plastic cars, we
> turned our chrome steel bumpers into pumperettes.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Bumpers changed to accomodate federal mandates that they survive a 5mph
impact. To accomplish this mandate, the car makers started putting shock
absorbers on the bumper mounts that do not like sideways loads on them.
Bumpers these days only look like they are near the body of the car, the
reality is the covers is near the body, but the part that does the work is
several inches from the body. Lifting from the bumper would probably bend it
in most cases, so now cars are lifted by the frame, or subframe.
Another technicality that really screws up a good argument is that bumper
jacks from yesteryear take up lots of space, a well thought out scissor jack
will fit inside the rim of the spare tire, in space that cant be used for
anything else anyhow.
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:419C17EF.D58ED04D@***.net...
> Probably the main reason cars no longer come new with bumper jacks,
> that and the fact that competing with the Japanese plastic cars, we
> turned our chrome steel bumpers into pumperettes.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
#102
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Re: Highlift jack
Bill is not one to let technicalities get in the way of a good argument.
Bumpers changed to accomodate federal mandates that they survive a 5mph
impact. To accomplish this mandate, the car makers started putting shock
absorbers on the bumper mounts that do not like sideways loads on them.
Bumpers these days only look like they are near the body of the car, the
reality is the covers is near the body, but the part that does the work is
several inches from the body. Lifting from the bumper would probably bend it
in most cases, so now cars are lifted by the frame, or subframe.
Another technicality that really screws up a good argument is that bumper
jacks from yesteryear take up lots of space, a well thought out scissor jack
will fit inside the rim of the spare tire, in space that cant be used for
anything else anyhow.
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:419C17EF.D58ED04D@***.net...
> Probably the main reason cars no longer come new with bumper jacks,
> that and the fact that competing with the Japanese plastic cars, we
> turned our chrome steel bumpers into pumperettes.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Bumpers changed to accomodate federal mandates that they survive a 5mph
impact. To accomplish this mandate, the car makers started putting shock
absorbers on the bumper mounts that do not like sideways loads on them.
Bumpers these days only look like they are near the body of the car, the
reality is the covers is near the body, but the part that does the work is
several inches from the body. Lifting from the bumper would probably bend it
in most cases, so now cars are lifted by the frame, or subframe.
Another technicality that really screws up a good argument is that bumper
jacks from yesteryear take up lots of space, a well thought out scissor jack
will fit inside the rim of the spare tire, in space that cant be used for
anything else anyhow.
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:419C17EF.D58ED04D@***.net...
> Probably the main reason cars no longer come new with bumper jacks,
> that and the fact that competing with the Japanese plastic cars, we
> turned our chrome steel bumpers into pumperettes.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
#103
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Re: Highlift jack
Bill is not one to let technicalities get in the way of a good argument.
Bumpers changed to accomodate federal mandates that they survive a 5mph
impact. To accomplish this mandate, the car makers started putting shock
absorbers on the bumper mounts that do not like sideways loads on them.
Bumpers these days only look like they are near the body of the car, the
reality is the covers is near the body, but the part that does the work is
several inches from the body. Lifting from the bumper would probably bend it
in most cases, so now cars are lifted by the frame, or subframe.
Another technicality that really screws up a good argument is that bumper
jacks from yesteryear take up lots of space, a well thought out scissor jack
will fit inside the rim of the spare tire, in space that cant be used for
anything else anyhow.
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:419C17EF.D58ED04D@***.net...
> Probably the main reason cars no longer come new with bumper jacks,
> that and the fact that competing with the Japanese plastic cars, we
> turned our chrome steel bumpers into pumperettes.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Bumpers changed to accomodate federal mandates that they survive a 5mph
impact. To accomplish this mandate, the car makers started putting shock
absorbers on the bumper mounts that do not like sideways loads on them.
Bumpers these days only look like they are near the body of the car, the
reality is the covers is near the body, but the part that does the work is
several inches from the body. Lifting from the bumper would probably bend it
in most cases, so now cars are lifted by the frame, or subframe.
Another technicality that really screws up a good argument is that bumper
jacks from yesteryear take up lots of space, a well thought out scissor jack
will fit inside the rim of the spare tire, in space that cant be used for
anything else anyhow.
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:419C17EF.D58ED04D@***.net...
> Probably the main reason cars no longer come new with bumper jacks,
> that and the fact that competing with the Japanese plastic cars, we
> turned our chrome steel bumpers into pumperettes.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
#104
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Re: Highlift jack
Exactly! Mike flunked Hi-Lift 101, you passed Jeff.
JimG
"Jeff Strickland" wrote in message ...
> Mike is completely correct here, but the selector needs to be set to the
> Lowering position. If the jack is set to raise the load, the handle will
not
> run away.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Mike Romain" wrote in message
>...
> > You just flunked 'highlift 101'.
> >
> > If you bump the damn thing slightly when up the handle can/will go
> > ballistic all by it's self!
> >
> > Really!
> >
>
JimG
"Jeff Strickland" wrote in message ...
> Mike is completely correct here, but the selector needs to be set to the
> Lowering position. If the jack is set to raise the load, the handle will
not
> run away.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Mike Romain" wrote in message
>...
> > You just flunked 'highlift 101'.
> >
> > If you bump the damn thing slightly when up the handle can/will go
> > ballistic all by it's self!
> >
> > Really!
> >
>
#105
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Re: Highlift jack
Exactly! Mike flunked Hi-Lift 101, you passed Jeff.
JimG
"Jeff Strickland" wrote in message ...
> Mike is completely correct here, but the selector needs to be set to the
> Lowering position. If the jack is set to raise the load, the handle will
not
> run away.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Mike Romain" wrote in message
>...
> > You just flunked 'highlift 101'.
> >
> > If you bump the damn thing slightly when up the handle can/will go
> > ballistic all by it's self!
> >
> > Really!
> >
>
JimG
"Jeff Strickland" wrote in message ...
> Mike is completely correct here, but the selector needs to be set to the
> Lowering position. If the jack is set to raise the load, the handle will
not
> run away.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Mike Romain" wrote in message
>...
> > You just flunked 'highlift 101'.
> >
> > If you bump the damn thing slightly when up the handle can/will go
> > ballistic all by it's self!
> >
> > Really!
> >
>
#106
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Re: Highlift jack
Exactly! Mike flunked Hi-Lift 101, you passed Jeff.
JimG
"Jeff Strickland" wrote in message ...
> Mike is completely correct here, but the selector needs to be set to the
> Lowering position. If the jack is set to raise the load, the handle will
not
> run away.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Mike Romain" wrote in message
>...
> > You just flunked 'highlift 101'.
> >
> > If you bump the damn thing slightly when up the handle can/will go
> > ballistic all by it's self!
> >
> > Really!
> >
>
JimG
"Jeff Strickland" wrote in message ...
> Mike is completely correct here, but the selector needs to be set to the
> Lowering position. If the jack is set to raise the load, the handle will
not
> run away.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Mike Romain" wrote in message
>...
> > You just flunked 'highlift 101'.
> >
> > If you bump the damn thing slightly when up the handle can/will go
> > ballistic all by it's self!
> >
> > Really!
> >
>
#107
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Re: Highlift jack
Wrong again!
Only if the selector is set for lowering and you let go of the handle, will
it go ballistic. All of these particulars are covered in Hi-Lift 101,
Lesson 1.
Again... to each his own. :-)
JimG
"Mike Romain" wrote in message ...
> You just flunked 'highlift 101'.
>
> If you bump the damn thing slightly when up the handle can/will go
> ballistic all by it's self!
>
Only if the selector is set for lowering and you let go of the handle, will
it go ballistic. All of these particulars are covered in Hi-Lift 101,
Lesson 1.
Again... to each his own. :-)
JimG
"Mike Romain" wrote in message ...
> You just flunked 'highlift 101'.
>
> If you bump the damn thing slightly when up the handle can/will go
> ballistic all by it's self!
>
#108
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Highlift jack
Wrong again!
Only if the selector is set for lowering and you let go of the handle, will
it go ballistic. All of these particulars are covered in Hi-Lift 101,
Lesson 1.
Again... to each his own. :-)
JimG
"Mike Romain" wrote in message ...
> You just flunked 'highlift 101'.
>
> If you bump the damn thing slightly when up the handle can/will go
> ballistic all by it's self!
>
Only if the selector is set for lowering and you let go of the handle, will
it go ballistic. All of these particulars are covered in Hi-Lift 101,
Lesson 1.
Again... to each his own. :-)
JimG
"Mike Romain" wrote in message ...
> You just flunked 'highlift 101'.
>
> If you bump the damn thing slightly when up the handle can/will go
> ballistic all by it's self!
>
#109
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Highlift jack
Wrong again!
Only if the selector is set for lowering and you let go of the handle, will
it go ballistic. All of these particulars are covered in Hi-Lift 101,
Lesson 1.
Again... to each his own. :-)
JimG
"Mike Romain" wrote in message ...
> You just flunked 'highlift 101'.
>
> If you bump the damn thing slightly when up the handle can/will go
> ballistic all by it's self!
>
Only if the selector is set for lowering and you let go of the handle, will
it go ballistic. All of these particulars are covered in Hi-Lift 101,
Lesson 1.
Again... to each his own. :-)
JimG
"Mike Romain" wrote in message ...
> You just flunked 'highlift 101'.
>
> If you bump the damn thing slightly when up the handle can/will go
> ballistic all by it's self!
>
#110
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Re: Highlift jack
Jeff, what do you think would happen if my Bronco bumper:
http://www.----------.com/bronco4.jpg hit your Federally mandated bumper
at six miles an hour? I can tell you it takes about four thousand
dollars to replace the rubber baby bumper and absorbers on my '89
Thunderbird. My Real Thunderbird:
http://www.----------.com/realTBird.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Bill is not one to let technicalities get in the way of a good argument.
>
> Bumpers changed to accomodate federal mandates that they survive a 5mph
> impact. To accomplish this mandate, the car makers started putting shock
> absorbers on the bumper mounts that do not like sideways loads on them.
> Bumpers these days only look like they are near the body of the car, the
> reality is the covers is near the body, but the part that does the work is
> several inches from the body. Lifting from the bumper would probably bend it
> in most cases, so now cars are lifted by the frame, or subframe.
>
> Another technicality that really screws up a good argument is that bumper
> jacks from yesteryear take up lots of space, a well thought out scissor jack
> will fit inside the rim of the spare tire, in space that cant be used for
> anything else anyhow.
http://www.----------.com/bronco4.jpg hit your Federally mandated bumper
at six miles an hour? I can tell you it takes about four thousand
dollars to replace the rubber baby bumper and absorbers on my '89
Thunderbird. My Real Thunderbird:
http://www.----------.com/realTBird.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Bill is not one to let technicalities get in the way of a good argument.
>
> Bumpers changed to accomodate federal mandates that they survive a 5mph
> impact. To accomplish this mandate, the car makers started putting shock
> absorbers on the bumper mounts that do not like sideways loads on them.
> Bumpers these days only look like they are near the body of the car, the
> reality is the covers is near the body, but the part that does the work is
> several inches from the body. Lifting from the bumper would probably bend it
> in most cases, so now cars are lifted by the frame, or subframe.
>
> Another technicality that really screws up a good argument is that bumper
> jacks from yesteryear take up lots of space, a well thought out scissor jack
> will fit inside the rim of the spare tire, in space that cant be used for
> anything else anyhow.