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My father always taught me to keep a nice piece of cardboard behind your tool cabinet.
Creepers or cardboard???
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My father always taught me to keep a nice piece of cardboard behind your tool cabinet.
ihateminimumwage
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Used the hell out of my Jeepers Creeper when I was doing service inspections at Kenworth. It was a must have for greasing fuel tanker trucks and trailers bumper to bumper to bumper.
Working in the field, I still have a Snap-on 38"x16" foam pad a coworker tossed in the dumpster and I retrieved 10 years ago. It's full of weld and grinding burn holes, and chunks are missing, but it's been a lifesaver working outside in the snow to stay dry and warm.
Working in the field, I still have a Snap-on 38"x16" foam pad a coworker tossed in the dumpster and I retrieved 10 years ago. It's full of weld and grinding burn holes, and chunks are missing, but it's been a lifesaver working outside in the snow to stay dry and warm.
TwoInch
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Stall mats are very heavy and hard. They Will definitely work though.
I use cardboard.
I have a couple creepers I need to dump in the trash. Never use them anymore. Always got severely aggravated trying to use a creeper..
One time got a huge chunk of my hair wrapped in the caster of a creeper... I was stuck in place... Head pulled right to the creeper frame. Stuck to the ground under a car flat on my back.. Couldn't roll it out obviously.. Couldn't turn My Head.. Bad place to be. Tried for a while to wedge something under it to get the caster off the ground. Realized that wouldn't help even if I could get it...
Had to rip out a good chunk of hair to get out...
Cardboard. [emoji106]
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Dang!
driz
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Under the truck is exactly the place where you have just the clearance to run a creeper. Too bad cars keep getting lower ....
As for that snap on foam pad if you decide you need another one I’ll bet this would work as well. Go to a surplus store and get yourself a military sleep mat. Essentially the same thing Oh it does tend to wanna roll itself back up. I would think you could lay it somewhere with a heavy object on it and that rolling tendency would go away.
I’ve used those cheap office floor work station tiles you can get in department stores for years too. The big 2 ft. Square interlocking pads. Work really good too. until they get to full of weld holes.
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Super Mech
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Cardboard for me. An old piece of wall panel works really good too. Easy to slide around on and wipes clean pretty easily.
theundermount
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nothing for me, I just throw on the old coveralls and climb on under
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RedneckWelder
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I like my Lisle Jeepers creeper. I’d like it even more if I had the big wheel version but that makes it harder to get under the small dozers and backhoes. I’ll typically put backhoes and dozers up on 6x6 blocks to get more clearance too
welder4956
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Cardboard is my go-to. To use my creeper on any of my vehicles I have to jack up and put on jackstands. With cardboard I can slide under without jacking. I also have a 1" thick foam mat covered with vinyl that my wife made me a few years ago that I use when I don't have cardboard. Been looking at one of these recently, but not sure how much I would use it:
https://www.amazon.com/Pro-Lift-C-5006-Foldable-EVA/dp/B00LB0BB9W/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_263_tr_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=G12SYF7RCX07DVHG94P6
https://www.amazon.com/Pro-Lift-C-5006-Foldable-EVA/dp/B00LB0BB9W/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_263_tr_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=G12SYF7RCX07DVHG94P6
Jazz1
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or roll up your flannel shirt and cut you in half
I never wear hoodies for the exact reason. Friggin hoods gets stuck in casters when its not soaking up spilled oil and metal shavings off the floor.
PhantomEB
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Creeper for when the project doesn’t need to be moved during the build. I prefer cardboard as electrical cords always get jammed up under the creeper wheels.
JRC3
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And air hoses.
PhantomEB
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This is why I am planning to build a pair of LED ceiling fixtures (one 2’ and one 4’) that will be used with angled brackets on small casters, that will light up the undercarriage like no tomorrow and start using cordless impacts when I can.
Also put bigger casters on the creeper!
fsae0607
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Exactly what I do. I have a Bone creeper. Comfy.
Michael_in_DE
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I use my snap-on creepers. 3.5" wheels roll over just about everything. The metal frame allows magnetic leds next to my head facing up and well placed magnets on the rails allow for easy storage of tools and hardware.
But with all the cardboard talk, I'll have to try the big piece that dog crate came in.
BTW some of you might want to check this out:
https://magiccreeper.com/
But with all the cardboard talk, I'll have to try the big piece that dog crate came in.
BTW some of you might want to check this out:
https://magiccreeper.com/
JRC3
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Cardboard crew...however if the concrete is wet, I use this piece of fabric? that came out of an old car I used to have. It is basically a divider between the back seats and the trunk area. I think it came from a cutlass.
https://www.carid.com/restoparts/trunk-divider-jute-mpn-r580003.html?singleid=97596203
https://www.carid.com/restoparts/trunk-divider-jute-mpn-r580003.html?singleid=97596203
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80 bucks!
magic cardboard
paulsomlo
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Might be the next exercise revolution.
For $80 bucks, they could at least make it black and red.
Crazyjake8493
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I use one of these rolled foam mats from Harbor Freight, I keep two rolled up in the corner of the garage. They're the perfect size, about 2'x6', and warmer and more comfortable than cardboard. If I don't have a mat readily available, I use cardboard. I have two creepers and they get used as moving dollies in the garage more than anything else.
https://www.harborfreight.com/anti-fatigue-roll-mat-61241.html
https://www.harborfreight.com/anti-fatigue-roll-mat-61241.html
Ilikeike
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I always run over my T-shirt or hangup on cords,tools, hoses...not worth the hassle to ma at home. the last few years I've been using a $20 padded shipping blanket,I just replaced the old worn-out one.
The creeper mostly just hangs there on the wall un-used.
At work, the creeper gets used much more often since it's usually large equipment we're working on.
The creeper mostly just hangs there on the wall un-used.
At work, the creeper gets used much more often since it's usually large equipment we're working on.