Time to retire them?
Submitted: Friday, Nov 07, 2008 at 15:18
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Member - Paul W (VIC)
Afternoon All,
Today i was refitting one of my shocks that i had damaged, removed it to test it (was OK) and i pulled the ol trusty ramps out, stuck one under the RHS and backed onto it, funny thing was the cruiser did not riseImage Could Not Be Found
i guess they cant last forever, my old man bought them in the 70s and i have used them for the last 20 odd years. i did add some strength to them as they are not made to carry the cruiser.shouldnt complain i spose. will now look for some heavy duty ones.Image Could Not Be FoundImage Could Not Be Found
cheers Paul
Reply By: Hairs & Fysh (NSW) - Friday, Nov 07, 2008 at 15:42
Friday, Nov 07, 2008 at 15:42
PAUL
MARK G here........they make perfect wheel chocks now.
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Reply By: Vince NSW - Friday, Nov 07, 2008 at 16:09
Friday, Nov 07, 2008 at 16:09
Looks like it's time to put that Toyo on a diet.
The max load is 1300 LBS not KG.
I had the same thing happen to my old set, but I was only driving a datsun ute at the time.
Vince
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Follow Up By: Member - Paul W (VIC) - Friday, Nov 07, 2008 at 16:39
Friday, Nov 07, 2008 at 16:39
Yeh Vince i knew it was always 1500 lbs, they have done extremely
well!
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Reply By: Sea-Dog - Friday, Nov 07, 2008 at 16:15
Friday, Nov 07, 2008 at 16:15
I used to work in a
granite quarry and the owner showed me his Ubeaut wheel chocks he just bought.... he put them behind the
wheels of his front end loader, which wasn't even on a
hill by the way, and the loader simply rolled straight over the top of them..... didn't even unsettle it!
I suppose that is what happens when 18 tonnes of steel rolls over something though hey :)
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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Saturday, Nov 08, 2008 at 10:52
Saturday, Nov 08, 2008 at 10:52
I wonder who designed those??? Don't think they had an engineering background!!
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