Sad Safety Reminder

[Gregory OConnor]

The HWH jacks are dependent on valves and lines. when you get under
a bus it is most often chasing a failure of some system.

I use 8inch X 10inch X 30inch long wood stacked like lincoln logs
under a section of frame as a landing point for the bus. I dont use
jack stands because if they are strong enough they are too heavy to
posture and too expensive. Jack stands also rely on the bus staying
still in its tracks and not rolling. The wood I use is Gluelam
remnaments. GlueLam is more or less 8 inch if stack plywood. the
plywood is glued in thin sheets of wood and the grains are crossed
NorthSouth to EastWest. The crossed grain keeps the manufactured
gluelam beam from splitting down a natural grain found in a thick
milled tree trunk style beam. I found the glueLam at a greenwaste
recyclincing junkyard near my house.

I am glad Mike notated COD. It is out of respect for JimS that I
plan on taking extra care when I raise my bus, Trucks, tractors and
cars for repair and service.

GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomolandCa
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
wrote:
>
> On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 4:36 PM, mbulriss <mbulriss@...> wrote:
> > Our understanding is that Jim's passing was due to his bus
falling on him.
>
> Does anyone know how it happened? What was he doing, what went
wrong?
>
> I crawl under my bus all the time under these circumstances:
>
> 1. Parked on a flat, level surface.
> 2. Parking brake set.
> 3. Air bags inflated.
> 4. Leveling jacks down as a safety against airbag failure.
>
> I've never had cause to jack the bus up beyond normal airbag
operating
> height. I'm small enough I can work around it without lifting it. I
> can't see the airbags and the jacks failing at the same time. I'd
> imagine most of the danger here is when you've actually lifted one
or
> more tires off the ground, yes?
>
> -Ryan
> '86 PT-40 8V92
>