Not always Art Cars

[Broccoli1]

One friend helpin another fix a little exhaust problem.
...and that friend didn't want to listen about puttin some pants on- if ya notice he's got short sox and shorts on- guess where the little hot pieces are going to land?

The best part about these scenarios is I ain't the one doin' the stupid stuff

I get to drink the beer, take the pics and make the smartasss commentary.

and the second pic, well ya just have to live with some friends and their ride of choice

[49degreesnorth]

Broc,

I nearly killed myself once on a motorcycle with a backpack. A small pack is OK, but I had loaded up a big pack with groceries ... The first turn I took, that backpack wanted to keep going straight and just about ripped me offa the seat.

I know your friend is just goofing around, but it brought back memories!

[Hotfoot]

That $2.00 Jack Stand extended out all the way makes me nervous...but when gas gets to about $5.00 a gallon, that bike will start looking real fine!!

[Broccoli1]

Yeah, the backpack was going in the Jeep. I tried the "messenger" style bag one time and that was an Episode of Good Idea Bad idea

It's those quick little rides that always gets you, ain't it?.

[Broccoli1]

Hotfoot, we were looking at that as well but with the Hi-Lift on there it was pretty steady.

Gas is 2.83 for reg. here.

[KartRacer55]

ouch! Gas is anywhere from 2.20-2.50 for regular depending if you go to a sunoco or a qwik-i-fill place. Haha Im startin to sound like an old guy... i can say, "yeah I remember when gas was 95cents a gallon lol! It went up 80 cents in 3 years around here.

Jim

[James D. Clark]

ouch! Gas is anywhere from 2.20-2.50 for regular depending if you go to a sunoco or a qwik-i-fill place. Haha Im startin to sound like an old guy... i can say, "yeah I remember when gas was 95cents a gallon lol! It went up 80 cents in 3 years around here.

Jim

And i remember when it was 25 cents.

[Jerry Smith]

I remember gas at 19 cents, today coming back from Eastern Ohio, it was $2.50 for reg unleaded. That S&c#s. I have grocery baskets on my mountain bike, so I maybe using that bike one of these days soon. I used to ride about 3 miles to the store and load up my mountain bike with 40 to 50 pounds of food and ride it back home. That wasn't when I was kid and cars had horsepower, that was 5 years ago practicing for the Triathlon. I finished the race.

Jerry

[jniolon]

you tell'em JimBee

I remember back in the ...well, whatever century it was.... buying my first Volkswagon to 'save on gas' 10 gallon tank and it cost me all of 3.00 to fill it up... dang theiving arabs... imagine gas costing 30 cents a gallon. 'course I was making about 400 bucks a month too

later
john

[Pumpkinhead]

broc,
two things, first why are your supplies in a wheel chair?
second, who's the cutie wit' the long hair? the '60's are over man!

like we used to say back then: Jack looks like Jill, and Jill smells like a john.

[Karish]

I'm with Hotfoot, that jack arrangement made me cringe. But, as Broccoli points out, I'm not the one doing the stupid stuff. Maybe if the timing is right, the sparks from the now uncontrolled welder will seal up the blood gushing out of the crushed leg.

I took a piece of 2" square tube that fits into the receiver hitch, cut a slit into one side (the bottom in use) so it would fit over the tongue of the Highlift, drilled holes in the sides to allow me to bolt it through the tonge. Then I drilled a hole to allow a receiver hitch pin to capture the tube. Now, I jack the back of the truck up with the Highlift pinned into the hitch. It can't pop off. Cheap, easy, and works very well.

[Hotfoot]

I know i've put this pic up before, but ...its just a matter of scale, I guess!!

[Broccoli1]

Pumpkin,

That alley just got paved- was pretty bad and rough before that. That "Wheel Chair" was great for that terrain and it has a brake on the back wheels to keep it from rolling away on ya.

As for sweetie pie he made 30,000 on a commercial wid dat hair

As Liberace would say... " I'm laughing all the way to the bank"

[Pumpkinhead]

Pumpkin,

As for sweetie pie he made 30,000 on a commercial wid dat hair

As Liberace would say... " I'm laughing all the way to the bank"

so is that what it's all about? money!

[KST1]

****, I'm just happy to see that they thought to use jack stands at all.

For my own knowlege, is there an acceptable height to extend a jack stand? At what point is it considered unsafe? 1/4 extended, 1/2 extended, 3/4 extended, etc. I personally release the tension on the jack until the vehicle weight is on the jack stand (regardless of extension height) and then leave the jack in place as a back-up.

Is there a better way? Always looking for opinions (and I sometimes find knowlege) .

-D