Laugh now......But when it happened..F#*k

[nyne11]

Replying to a PM regarding my hoist and it reminded me of an incident that happened when I first installed it that I neglected to share.
After getting the hoist into the shed and positioned I decided to see how well it worked and how high it would lift with the lock in the last position. So.........up it goes and I am impressed. I measure the height (1.6mtrs)..fantastic. The hoist has no car on it at present as I had not manufactured the ramps. Anyway that done I decide to lower it. I release the valve and................nothing. Now you have to picture this...it is a 400-500kg hoist at 1.6mtrs high and with the rams at almost full extension obviously required some weight on it to lower. WTF am I going to do? I decide to loosen the hydraulic hose from the pump to the rams and let the fluid bleed off...........nothing, so I remove the hose............nothing. After a time of trying to figure out how I am going to get some weight 1.6mtrs up to lower it I remember an old trick we used to use when I worked for the airlines. I go and get my rubber mallet and give both rams a good tap on the body......SUCCESS! the rams start to move and the hoist is lowering........HOWEVER....I had neglected to hook the hose back up and a 10ft stream of hydraulic fluid projected itself from the ram outlet landing squarely all over the back of NYNE11....Holy S#*T!!. I am running around like a headless chicken trying to reattach the hose and heading for the Porsche to remove hydraulic fluid dripping from the guards and rear deck lid.
After a frantic effort and a monumental cleanup job all turned out OK with no damage done except to my pride. My wife comes down after the event and wonders why I am sweating like a rapist! I can laugh about it now but it could have been a lot worse. How could I be so stupid!! I guess we have all had these moments. Anyway this is mine.....laugh Away
Cheers.
Dave.

[billybek]

Very vivid mental picture on that one!!
We all have our moments!!!

[imcarthur]

It's always nice to know that I am not alone in doing brainless things.

Ian

[Paulporsche]

It's a wonder we haven't all killed ourselves!

[Rikao4]

well , there was the time while charging the battery...
so it's charging (PM)
I get up, and it's of to work,
and so as I quickly back out ....what am I dragging out of the garage.
Rika

[RoninLB]

good story

good info on the rams/pistons. I never knew that pistons can freeze in the bore.

[Kevin Stewart]

What in the world,,,Kevin

[village idiot]

Originally Posted by Rikao4

well , there was the time while charging the battery...
so it's charging (PM)
I get up, and it's of to work,
and so as I quickly back out ....what am I dragging out of the garage.
Rika

been there, done that..........................................
several times

[Tim Hancock]

I did nearly the same with my new Bendpak md6 mid rise scissors lift. After initially running it up without a car on it, it would not lower. I ended up going at it with the bucket of my old Bobcat skid loader. That luckily was barely enough weight to get it to lower. At one point I am sure it looked as if the Bobcat was humping the lift as I tried to rock the bucket and front wheels up and down.

[4flyboy]

Now that's a mental picture. I'm going to my happy place now.

S.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

LOL!

No kidding - it's no wonder we've not succeeded in burning down all our garages, blowing up half the neighborhood and/or putting ourselves in the ICU multiple times with this hobby. . .