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Originally Posted by Tcoat
I will take the crappiest side mounted scissor jack ever made over the old bumper jacks. Had more than one hood or trunk lid creamed when the top decided to go east and the bottom west. Most unstable thing created by mankind.
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I'd had almost forgot about that man maim-er ......
Yep, either the base would sink into the ground ..... and the car would slide off
or, the jack would lose its grip on the bumper ..... and the car would slide off
or, the latching mechanism wouldn't hold ..... and the car would slide off
or, when releasing, the catch, the catch mechanism would go haywire and flip the jack handle up in your face ...... and the car would slide off
or, you would get the car jacked up, and while pulling to remove the flat tire, the car would slide off
Now, you have a 4,000 pound car, sitting on the ground, with no wheel and a bumper 1" off the ground and a bumper jack that has a twisted off base.
OBTW, it was snowing and it was uphill both ways .......
THE END
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