<VV> "Easier on a lift ... "

[Bill & Chris Strickland]

These are the words of folks that haven't done something on a hoist -- 
some things might be easier (brake work, exhaust), but others aren't -- 
like gas tanks (unless you have a young, strong armed buddy to stand 
there and hold it overhead while you make adjustments to get it to slide 
in or out easier).  Working overhead while in a standing position is not 
necessarily all that "easier".  Not to mention safety -- cars do fall 
off hoists, but only if they are up on one.  And, to be fair, cars fall 
off jackstands, too.  Several blocks of downtown Newberg, OR burned to 
the ground a few years ago when a dealer mechanic dropped a gas tank 
from a car on a hoist, and then, in the excitement, dropped an 
incandescent "drop" light into the spilled fuel.

Metal on metal contact can be slippery -- it is good to pad jackstands 
with those little plastic covers, or perhaps tape on a piece of old 
carpet (or new carpet ... ). Most hoists (wheel lift excepted) come with 
rubber type pads on the lift arms -- if yours doesn't have them, get some!

Be Safe!

Godspeed!

Bill Strickland