dropped the hoe, shattered the arm

[Grocery Getter]

We've all been there..... the manic mechanic....gotta' get it done NOW!!!! Shit, I had to redo half my e-fan wiring today for the same reason....but a broken PIN is no where close to a broken arm....... damn, I still can't believe that you managed to jack yourself up so bad pulling springs.......

Your wife must have been pissed as soon as she realized you were OK for the most part.... I know mine would have "told me so" for days if I managed something like that.

---------- Post added at 08:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:46 PM ----------

Sorry about that, worst part abou this is when i lowered my Tahoe I was about go without jackstands too, but then realized they are only $25 so I might as weell be safe!

It's worse than not wanting to drop $25.... he had them( you can see one in the pic) he just wasn't using it.........

 

[DarkTahoe00]

Damn TY That is a ******* nasty break! Dude sorry to see that happen to you,I wish you the best in surgery and a speedy recover!!!

 

[fatnlowtahoe504]

tell u what prob one of my worst fears, having the truck fall on me while im working on it, im even nervous with jack stands cus u cant always trust them either with the big ass tahoes on them, but anyway good luck with the recovery and.. glad ur truck is ok, lol jk

 

[matt14]

Damn, that ****** sucks. I hear a lot of you saying its your worst fear, i hardly ever think about it anymore. Maybe its cause i work on cars everyday. I do make sure i have jackstands under the truck if im working at home, and if im working on a big ass truck at work, support the rear with a pole jack. One time that had me nearly shittin bricks was at work, i was bullshittin with two co-workers under a car racked up in the air. All 3 of us were under the car when a earthquake hit. Luckily it wasnt that big of a quake, but it shook the car and all the racks.

 

[tybardy]

yes, only 30 seconds before i broke the arm, my friend was under there doing the same thing.... i told him to get out because i knew what we were doing wasnt safe...

like grocery getter said... i have the jack stands, i was just rushing and not taking the time to protect myself... simple case of thinkin "it wont happen to me"

.... and the truck still sits unfinished....

 

[dec322]

I'm still trying to picture this. Did it fall on you and someone had jack it up to get it off of you? My fear has always been that it would fall on me and I wouldn't be able to get it off. I'd just have to yell until someone heard me and get it off.

For your wife and kid's sake, glad you will be ok!

 

[tybardy]

no, my arm was pivoted between the axle and the rear cross member that sits right behind the axle. the cross member was 9 inches higher then the axle when it was jacked. when the truck fell it through my arm between the two... the arm came out easy because it was floppy and broke

 

[road1will]

That does suck, but gotta admit it was pretty stupid. I'd never get under something that didnt have a jackstand.

 

[BOSS]

no, my arm was pivoted between the axle and the rear cross member that sits right behind the axle. the cross member was 9 inches higher then the axle when it was jacked. when the truck fell it through my arm between the two... the arm came out easy because it was floppy and broke

OMG I just had to set down my Sunday beverage. We need to let Ty's unfortunate experience remind everyone to be safe. It's just not worth a head or being paralyzed. I would really hate to read something really terrible happened to one of my fellow bretheren on this board because they weren't being safe. Take it a step further, double it up when you can.

I say sticky this one. We don't have any threads about the importance of using caution and proper equipment on this board. This is a school of hard knocks lesson. Sorry about your arm Ty, that must have hurt man but I'm glad you're ok.

B


BOSS

 

[tybardy]

yes... safty is key guys, clearly it isnt worth the time you think its going to save you. like you can see in the pic, the jack stand is sitting right there, i was just in such a damned hury and not thinking about the posibilties....

.... and the still sits unfinished.... lol