I caught these pics on my commute a few years back. Not really sure what was going on to cause the tippage. The project was an overpass on hwy 26 at the Sylvan exit in Portland, OR. These guys were having a BAD DAY!
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Thread: lift gone wrong
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09-21-2009, 08:37 AM #1
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lift gone wrong
Last edited by Johnny; 09-21-2009 at 11:02 AM.
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09-21-2009, 10:41 AM #2
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That is a pretty big oops!!!
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09-21-2009, 02:48 PM #3
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In the third pic I think they just need a little more air in the tire & all will be good.
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09-21-2009, 03:00 PM #4
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The left rear rim may be a wee bit square as well.
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09-21-2009, 03:36 PM #5
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Have you ever seen the little signs that say:
Originally Posted by Johnny
"A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part"
In this case, a failure to plan for contingency was a success in discrediting little signs.Equipped with red and blue... and red and green!
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09-21-2009, 05:47 PM #6
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Cna you say STRESS!
It would be interesting to have electrodes hooked up to the people involved just to measure up the vitals and gauge their stress levels.Guaranteed off the scale,Frank
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09-21-2009, 07:01 PM #7
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Hopefully nobody was killed or injured in this mishap.
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09-21-2009, 07:04 PM #8
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i wonder who has to come good for that
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09-21-2009, 07:14 PM #9
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I'm pretty sure that was NHRA's fault.
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09-21-2009, 07:31 PM #10
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I just coin my own... Originally Posted by Bodybagger
In case of stairs
use elevator
The heart rate and blood pressure of the guy operating the forklift was OFF THE CHARTS to be sure.MillerMatic 140 Auto-Set
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