2 Post Lift Failure!

[danieldd]

Just saw this on Jalopnik:

http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/lift-...mercedes-g-wagen-fall-from-1667224685/+travis

Can't tell what the failure mechanism was.. I don't think the vehicle was too heavy for the lift, though.

Don't know what one of the guy's were thinking he could do by rushing in and grabbing the back wheel...

 

[dlcwent]

Scary **** even if it would have been a $1000 beater.

 

[Swegner99]

Those aren't particularly heavy vehicles, no worse then a pick up truck. It almost looks like the lift arm on the right side is what started the failure.

 

[Radix2]

probably the left front lift pad slipped off the frame/rail, vehicle tipped, right front pad slipped, vehicle tipped, left rear pad kicked out,....

doubt if it was a lift failure at all.

 

[danieldd]

probably the left front lift pad slipped off the frame/rail, vehicle tipped, right front pad slipped, vehicle tipped, left rear pad kicked out,....

doubt if it was a lift failure at all.

I believe you may be correct. It does appear the front left pad initially moved, causing the other arms to slip. The unanswered question at this point is what caused the left arm to slip? Don't know if we can answer that given the limited video..

 

[Arps]

probably the left front lift pad slipped off the frame/rail, vehicle tipped, right front pad slipped, vehicle tipped, left rear pad kicked out,....

doubt if it was a lift failure at all.

This

Weird how their first reaction was to try to catch it. That is a scary though. BACK AWAY!

 

[Diesel Dan]

Hard to tell from the B/W video from the front but it looks like the RF arm is gone.

A car fall of the hoist at one shop I worked at from the LF arm kicking out. From that case the first arm to move kicked out completely.

 

[DoyleDee]

looks like the arms weren't locked in position and they slipped out from under the frame.

 

[bannerd]

looks like the arms weren't locked in position and they slipped out from under the frame.

Yeah, operator error. Lock the arms and that would have never happen

 

[Falcon67]

looks like the arms weren't locked in position and they slipped out from under the frame.

Thats what I saw. Right side front looks like it squirted out from under, then the right rear and off she goes. I was thinking "aren't you supposed to pin those arms in place once set?"

 

[Rod N]

Is it just me that finds it strange a guy is filming this? You can tell it's a handheld.
How long has he been waiting?
Insurance scam?

 

[Nessal]

Is it just me that finds it strange a guy is filming this? You can tell it's a handheld.
How long has he been waiting?
Insurance scam?

Looks like a security cam to me. Might be a guy recording a recording.

 

[Woody610nb]

Ah, it's photoshopped.

 

[browntown]

Looks like a security cam to me. Might be a guy recording a recording.

Indeed, the story says the original video is gone. I think someone handicam-ed the original for internet preservation.

 

[JDMopar]

OMG!!!! I bet that lift wasn't certified by GLI !! I'm sure if they paid the extortion, the lift would have held the car until the cows came home.

 

[dynahoe]

why are the 2 guys on the drivers side bent down watching it go up?looks like they did'nt have it racked very well and were expecting an issue.pilot error

 

[Playwme]

There's a guy at the front right doing something near the arm when it goes. I'm willing to bet he's got the thing balanced on the other 3 and trying to adjust that 4th arm or something stupid.