Michael Mayben
IHPA Tech Moderator - Retired & No Longer Online
How 'bout a "shop" thread?
I'll kick it off with this link, ya prolly need to spread your viewing time over several hours to go all the way through this one:
restored 1930's auto shop - the garage journal board
The rotary hydraulic lift in that thread...I delt with one of those exact items for several years.
In college I ran an enco (formerly esso, and before that humble oil co., now known under the exxon brand) service station built in the late 20's. A double drive-thru service bay and shop building separate from the "bungalow-style" office/showroom.
One bay was a wash rack, the other had the rotary lift. One night a new hire (we always hired all the college kids who needed a job) took in an oil change onna pink and black '55 desoto. Notice the counterweights on the runners that activate safety chocks to prevent roll-offs?
Kid put the desoto up in the air, then did the oil change and lube. Then we always lowered the lift and dumped in the oil and cranked the motor, then ran the lift back up to check for leaks at the drain plug and oil filter.
Instead of bringing the lift to the floor, he only brought it half-way down and jumped up on the ramp, popped the door, and reached in and cranked the motor. When he did that, he bumped the shift lever (automatic) and the tranny went into drive and ran right off the lift and through the huge glass overhead door and kept on going until it ended up against a neighbors garage wall! Kid jumped out and just watched it launch!
Yeah, we spent the nite there cleaning up the mess. Then the owner of the place got to deal with it next morning when he showed up at 6am to open!
All this happened waaaay before osha! 1967!
I'll kick it off with this link, ya prolly need to spread your viewing time over several hours to go all the way through this one:
restored 1930's auto shop - the garage journal board
The rotary hydraulic lift in that thread...I delt with one of those exact items for several years.
In college I ran an enco (formerly esso, and before that humble oil co., now known under the exxon brand) service station built in the late 20's. A double drive-thru service bay and shop building separate from the "bungalow-style" office/showroom.
One bay was a wash rack, the other had the rotary lift. One night a new hire (we always hired all the college kids who needed a job) took in an oil change onna pink and black '55 desoto. Notice the counterweights on the runners that activate safety chocks to prevent roll-offs?
Kid put the desoto up in the air, then did the oil change and lube. Then we always lowered the lift and dumped in the oil and cranked the motor, then ran the lift back up to check for leaks at the drain plug and oil filter.
Instead of bringing the lift to the floor, he only brought it half-way down and jumped up on the ramp, popped the door, and reached in and cranked the motor. When he did that, he bumped the shift lever (automatic) and the tranny went into drive and ran right off the lift and through the huge glass overhead door and kept on going until it ended up against a neighbors garage wall! Kid jumped out and just watched it launch!
Yeah, we spent the nite there cleaning up the mess. Then the owner of the place got to deal with it next morning when he showed up at 6am to open!
All this happened waaaay before osha! 1967!
