Re: Re: Post random pic Thread
TacomaJD said:
Because Harbor Freight super coupons are just too hard to resist....damn those emails. Click click bought.
You have to know my father, but even if you dont, I'll tell you he is king of the cheap asses. His saying "if its free, its Dave P"
So he showed up with two of those HF blue jacks. So we have several options around the shop, but I happen to grab one of them a month or so ago. Knowing they are junk, but I wasnt willing to walk an extra 20 feet.....
If you've used them much you know the handle sucks because it is heavily spring loaded and wants to stand up no matter what. So nice cars get smacked by the handle. But thats not what this is about.
I had the unicorn rearend up on one, had the tires off the car, and was adjusting jack stands under each side. As I was pulling my self back to the standing position I had my hand on top of that jack handle. Well at that point the jack failed and the Unicorn came crashing down. And pinned for a split second my hand between the car and the top of the jack handle. Lucky for me the car bounced a millimeter and I ripped my flesh off the top of the handle. I got insanely lucky as no broken bones, but more or less a piecut of the meat between my thumb and index finger. Yes, that webbing area.
I was certain I was heading to the ER but after cleaning it up pretty good, I was able trim the sliced area, and superglue the large by large cut and band-aid up. I now have a perfect half circle scar on my right hand from that ****ty HF jack.
Had the car not bounced, I would have been pinned, and as luck would have it I was there solo, and did not have my phone in my pocket. I would have been major screwed. Pinned, and bleeding.
Both of those jacks have since been junked, as they are extremely dangerous.
Heres the top of the handle, and that isnt paint on it.