A moment of quiet reflection.

[stevenlizuk]

After eight years of unrelenting faithful service my Halfrauds trolley jack has finally lifted its last.
It now sits forlornly in a puddle of its own oil .
No-one else has spent as many wasted days off in a wet driveway with me as that jack, it's tragic.

There will be a short service near the recycling skip followed by crap sandwiches at a local hotel.
I'll keep you all posted

Steve

[teamster1975]

"Here Lies T.Jack. Up to the job 'til he collapsed & bled to death!"

[Welly]

I am sorry for your loss, it must be very difficult for you at this time.

I can offer the advice that time is a good healer and you must remember the good times you had together.

If you'd like to talk more please feel free tp PM me - I'm a good listener.

[steve_earwig]

I think my Halford's jack was more like 20 years old when it died. I didn't leak though, the internal seals went. I was changing the height of the D9 while I was bleeding the brakes, I had the wheel off and the axle stand out at the time so it got quite exiting... (pumpumpumpumpumpaxlestand!!)

[teamster1975]

I had the wheel off and the axle stand out at the time

Flip!!!!

[stevenlizuk]

Thank you all for your kind words.
Jack may be gone but I'll always have the oil stain on the driveway to remind me of him.
I'm off to the shed now to try and convince the axle stands that everything will be all right again one day.

[omega]

After eight years of unrelenting faithful service my Halfrauds trolley jack has finally lifted its last.
It now sits forlornly in a puddle of its own oil .
No-one else has spent as many wasted days off in a wet driveway with me as that jack, it's tragic.

There will be a short service near the recycling skip followed by crap sandwiches at a local hotel.
I'll keep you all posted

Steve

im ashamed and disgusted with you
a loyal mate who has stuck by you when things have been cold and hard,who has helped you out many a time in the cold and the wet and never complained,saving you pounds and pounds
then when your mate needs a bit of help you turn your back and throw him out
havnt you heard of hydrulic repair centers?
a bit of tlc and he will be back
but no you turn your back
shame on you sir

[steve_earwig]

I've still got mine

Time to treat yourself to a proper one

[teamster1975]

[jasper5]

Sorry about the loss of a faithful servant.

On a serious note, my brother in law was killed working on his Landrover, he was in the Army in Germany many years ago now, he was a mechanic in the engineers, he was fixing something underneath, removed the axle stands and foolishly went under again without putting the stands back, the jack collapsed, the Landrover fell on him and crushed him.Always put axle stands under the car when working underneath.

[stevenlizuk]

I've still got mine

Time to treat yourself to a proper one

The red one is the same as mine!!

Sob

[stevenlizuk]

After eight years of unrelenting faithful service my Halfrauds trolley jack has finally lifted its last.
It now sits forlornly in a puddle of its own oil .
No-one else has spent as many wasted days off in a wet driveway with me as that jack, it's tragic.

There will be a short service near the recycling skip followed by crap sandwiches at a local hotel.
I'll keep you all posted

Steve

im ashamed and disgusted with you
a loyal mate who has stuck by you when things have been cold and hard,who has helped you out many a time in the cold and the wet and never complained,saving you pounds and pounds
then when your mate needs a bit of help you turn your back and throw him out
havnt you heard of hydrulic repair centers?
a bit of tlc and he will be back
but no you turn your back
shame on you sir

It's what he wanted, he was adamant he didn't want to be a burden.
Of course we talked about repair before the end but he said he just wouldn't feel the same afterwards.
Above all he wanted me to go on without him, selfless to the end.

[mjb]

Always put axle stands under the car when working underneath.

Never a wiser word

[stevenlizuk]

When I take a wheel off of the car I stick it straight under the sill.

[teamster1975]

When I take a wheel off of the car I stick it straight under the sill.

Same here. It gives me the willies working under the car no matter how much support it's got. Especially when I've crawled under to the point that just my feet are showing!!