My car fell off a hoist today

I hope the workshop is paying for it!

Ute said it all....
and they shouldnt bother giving you the bill

ANd I would call cops for them threatening you.

Well that's the worst thing Utemad, they were trying to argue that they wouyld get their own quote on the Fuel tank and a panel beater would fix the side steps, I couldn't believe it. The damn thing FELL of the F*&king hoist 2 metre in the air andf they're trying to squabble over a few hundred dollars to fix it. It's a chain store too, and people who know chain stores, should know which one it is.

No way would I be going to THEIR chosen repairer. They would have the cheapest job done possible..

I would be getting my own quotes and giving them the bill.

Then I'd take their money and put it towards a long range replacement tank and steel side steps. Depending on the amount you get.

"he yelled at him saying he warned him about using that hoist on trucks such as mine"

going by this they knew it was stuffed...ring work place services etc etc
this was accident waiting to happen that they should have avoided...
they are lucky no one was injured

damn lucky you are not insured by Allianz as they pay up for nothing
Allianz have been one of my worst nightmares

No offence Eric but if I saw my car fall to the ground because of someone elses error I would give them a piece of my mind. Sure there is no need to go on and on about it but if they then turn around and say that they are going to have some guy try and 'fix' it that would compound the problem.

If they felt any remorse for what they had done they would have said to get a quote and they would pay. Then cancelled their bill for their 'work'.

Easy to say sitting from your living room. As utemad said, if it were yours....

All i wanted was, "gawd, sorry, go to Toyota, get a bill and we'll pay for the repairs," not, "awh it's nothing mate. " It's hard not to get emotional when your 60grand comes crashing down coz some guy's incompetent, or some other guy couldn't be bothered to get his hoist checked!

Eric I could just imagine if your or trucksres truck fell of a hoist it would make the front page of the age.
If it was your truck you would go to the smoko room and have a good laugh.
I dont think so.
I know If it was my truck I would get a full inspection from a pannel beater and get the truck on a alingment machine to see what damage was done.
But who cares if it did fall from about 1 to 1.5 metres shout the boys a beer for giving you a good laugh.

All the best
Eric

I know its hard in the heat of the moment but you have to think strategically:
I feel like throttling someone so I will just yell instead ,,, or my objective here is to get them to make good my loss - will that be better achieved by remaining calm and rational or getting them off side? Human nature is such that, even when you deserve it, if someone aggravates you you are going to get your back up. That's why lawyers always do very well indeed.

I hope it is repaired to your satisfaction.

What do you reckon guys, If the truck is driving fine, do you think I should go and get an alignment done. Toyota looked at it, and found ONE cross member slightly bent but negligable.
The GIO inspector(ex-pano) found the same.

The front steering arm was hit(or whatever that arm is that goes from front axle back on each side parrellel and inside the chassis rails), but they told me stories of troopies hitting that all the time on the rocks and that they're "unbenadable!"

The rest is as mentioned before Bent tank and side step.

It has been said that coz it landed on the chassis rails on the hoist arms, and then slid backwards to the ground, that there shouldn't be any chassis/structural damage. From Toyota/GIO. Hope they're right!!!

Thanks everyone, you've been really helpful. It's very upsetting when things like this happen. I still have a knot in my stomach!

Well Eric , Maby to your suprise . I have had things damadged by mechanics. And no , I didnt go to the smoko room and have a laugh. I turned around and said , I am glad no one is hurt . Yes I would inspect the vehicle and get a full assesment and yes they should pay for it , thats why they have negligence incurance . All i said was that they are human also .bleephappens , keep a level head and deal with it .

It's easy to sit back and make judgements and comments about how to deal with it and I'm also glad no one was injured. I've no doubt Waveslave will deal with the matter logically and the due processes of the law will be followed.
But he has my total sympathy for the anguish he has suffered at the hands of some incompetent fool who has almost killed someone. The operator was incompetent. People operating such machinery should not make mistakes.
Sure, insurances will fix things in the end but it's the total waste of time that you have to put into chasing up all the crap to get it fixed, days & sometimes weeks, no one pays you for the inconvenience nor the anguish that you have to suffer because of some one elses stupidity.

I had an incompetent hire me a machine a couple of years back that almost killed me, it did $12k worth of damage. I had a lot of sleepless nights after that, as do all who have a near death experience.

My point is Eric it's not always easy to just sit back and deal with it. People need a little bit of sympathy, it helps a lot.

Thanks cocka,

It's 1 a.m. and I can't sleep, just keep replaying the incident. Totally sucks! Like you say, waste of time.

Was meant to have towbar on in time for advanced 4wdrive course on Sun.(that was meant to be getting done at the time) Then meant to replace winch wire as it's badly kinked, again for sunday. And pick up our new oztent.
Now I have none of it but a lot of anguish! And tomorrow to do all of the above, as well as work!

Looks like I'm gonna have to postpone the course coz it's all about recovery, and it's to teach my GF. No point in just watching!

Anyway. Life goes on. In this case.

"Member Eric posted this followup

Well Eric , Maby to your suprise . I have had things damadged by mechanics. And no , I didnt go to the smoko room and have a laugh. I turned around and said , I am glad no one is hurt . Yes I would inspect the vehicle and get a full assesment and yes they should pay for it , thats why they have negligence incurance . All i said was that they are human also .bleephappens , keep a level head and deal with it ."

The funny thing is, knowing Eric, I can see him, he would just pull out a cancer stick, light it up, and say oh well, chit happens. fix it fellas.. he would probably come out of it in front too!

Buying an OzTent !!!
Now I know you are a man of good taste. Enjoy, they are a great unit - had one for years. Getting any extras ???

Just be a bit more choosey about your servicing choices and you'll be perfect. Guess you wont be back there again and isn't it amazing how an incident can generate such bad publicity for a business - but some don't really care, they just work there and the boss doesn't give sheite, just worries about the money not the customers.

Funny about their short sightedness, they can't see that it's the customers who pay the money, it's all about GOOD service, like nothing is too much trouble.

Measure the chassis? How/Who does that?

Most good panel beaters would have an alignment jig that can measure the points on the chassis and see if there are any misalignments from the factory spec.

Hey dude
Not sure but was a passanger in an accident in a friends 4WD, they had to put the fourby on a machine that ,measured and straightend the chasis. It was at a body work place.2 meters in a long way to fall. Sorry mate, not sure, good luck with everything.

Hey Crazie,

It didn't actually fall 2m. It fell off the rubber stops onto the 4 arms (few inches) which then flung out. The arms caused the damage underneath. It then slid back on the chassis rails (on the arms) with the front up in the air( bit like a massive skateboard grind) until it got caught(thank god) on the front right bash plate. It kept sliding over the arm on the left, which cause the car to turn. Luckily, it stopped moving and was brought down at the angle. Rear wheels hit first.

So I guess it essentially didn't fall off but if anyone was standing under the back half of the car they'd be dead

The operator of the hoist should be trained and assessed competant to be the hoist operator. It is his employer's responsibility to ensure he has been trained. The mechanic should not have had an accident with the hoist. It appears that he did not operate the hoist properly and as recommended by the manufacturer or best practice.