Recent content by Phrank308

That’s a good point on stability. I also worry about the drop in suspension when lifting for an SUV which may explain why I only ever see sports cars being held up this way. I may need to just put my Jack under there and lift it all the way up to see how far the wheels get off the ground. It may...

Not planning to go too high, 12-18 inches, or doing anything crazy, oil changes and ATF filter. There are two reasons I’m thinking about using cribs. First they seem more stable for getting the suv in the air. I’m lifting a Range Rover and the wheels have a lot of articulation so if I get them...

I’m looking for some guidance on the strength of “standard” pine cribs for working under a vehicle. I’ll be under an SUV tha weighs approximately 3 tons. I was planning to use yellow pine 2x4s in the stacked configuration I see in all the guides topped with a solid board, with bumpers for the...

Ohh and if I don't have power going to the lights how am I supposed to see what I'm doing [emoji12] No really the power is off while I'm working it blew the circuit immediately because I have a switch tied to the garage door so the light was live as soon as the breaker was flipped. Sent...

So just pulled the wire that I had run from the box to the fixture. And sure enough it had shorted through. When I opened it up it looks like the wire got pinched from not laying right and me putting too many turns on the grommet. As you can see it arched right through the wire insulation and...

Shorting on the fixture was my best guess. Not sure how I would have done that when wiring this one up but not the other seven but I am skilled like that ;). The romex comes in through a knockout in the middle of the fixture with one of those screw down pressure fit grommets. If I over...

I am in the process of replacing the old fluorescent fixtures in my garage and have run into an issue with the last one I installed. When I ground the fixture, even without hot or neutral connected the breaker will trip immediately. Some background: Garage had old T12 strip fixtures which...