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another question "hi-lift jack"

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unknownmanxman:
Yeah, its not a good idea to lower the jack with your head near it.. i lost concentration and the handle caught me on the side of my chin, knocked me out for 10 mins or so..

V8MoneyPit:
Yep, I can vouch for a 'near miss' too, in a moment of lost concentration. Didn't hit me but it quickly taught me to treat it with great respect.

Snooky:
Another thing, always chock the wagon as well, learnt the hard way with that too, trying to jack the back end with 2 jacks and because we didn't chock both wheels it tipped on one side  :(bigoops):
Only needed a new fog light.....

M19 ROO:
thanks for the feedback... am going to give it a trial run at work i think (work at ford so nice warm workshop is good for first attempt)
will take everything on board, and see how i get on.

Whitelandyman90:
You really need to know what you're doing with a hi-lift as they can be lethal, especially in the mud when your footing is maybe less sure than on tarmac. Dave Bowyer is the winching and lifting guru and has some great advice on his website at http://pattiland.com including lots of pics.


Cheers

Phil

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