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Old 07-25-2019, 05:39 AM   #1
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Default Using a two post lift ?

For those using a two post lift to service their beloved flathead
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Old 07-25-2019, 06:15 AM   #2
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Mine has a safety mechanism to keep it from going too high!
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Old 07-25-2019, 06:56 AM   #3
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Mine has a safety mechanism to keep it from going too high!
So did that one
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Old 07-25-2019, 07:21 AM   #4
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The top would be bent.. Not the bottom.
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Looks fake to me. Pretty funny, though.
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Old 07-25-2019, 08:50 AM   #6
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At my job a 1070 mercedes sl was being put up for the adjuster to look at oil pan damage for a comprehensive claim, it wasn't lifted in the proper places, as it reached full height it fell on it's side -----made a big noise---the adjuster said "I'm done", ---total, but not my problem,
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Old 07-25-2019, 01:23 PM   #8
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Didn't someone roll a '40 Ford off of a four post lift a little while ago?
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Old 07-25-2019, 01:56 PM   #9
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