There we go. Some of you are now applying the theory which I was getting at rather than suggesting I'd be daft enough to climb under an unsupported car.
Quite by coincidence, I'm at the store now but I'm being told they're in a crate out in the car park. They have sent the lad out to get it. The boss came out and said because they're heavy, they were probably put on the bottom and would I like a cup of tea. BRB
I didn't consider skyhook in the equation to be fair. Though they would probably eliminate the use of a standard jack and be a safer proposition, Unfortunately though, Ford decided not to put a provision for sky hooks on the Hypothetical to try and save weight.
Indeed, in practice, I would use a three ton trolley or the beam on our ramp but I was just interested in finding out about the theory of how the corner weights of vehicles equate to the lifting capabilities. As pointed out, the stiffness of a chassis could easily lead to a front engined front...
Hypothetically: My car has a kerb weight of 4 tons. My jack is rated at 1ton. I have a flat tyre so need to jack up one corner. Is the said jack up to the job?
Nick
Very wise. I'm self semi retired but the boss of Browns won't commit me to doing anything without consulting me first. Pointless having a dog and biting the postman yourself eh.
Nick
You'll be fine. Many of us here have had a good few lung fulls of it in our time and well before HSE. We all used PPE. Half a pint of milk and in you go. We all survived.
Nick
I won't ever use water based paints Bert. I have no experience or training with them so don't need the cars coming back with post shrinkage flaws. I learned using celly and re learned 2k in the 80s so will only use 2k polyester base and Acrylic lacquers now. If the client want to use any other...