Here I thought I was brave for standing on the top rung of a ladder
Vevor Tools - Deaths Lawsuits
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pcmeiners
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"Do we actually know the details of how this was used? I mean it's possible the deceased was using the jack outside of any reasonable load case. It's also possible the tool was junk. We really don't know"
You do not know because you did not attempt to follow the information which was supplied or referenced in this thread before your post.
You do not know because you did not attempt to follow the information which was supplied or referenced in this thread before your post.
We had an overhead door company come for a service call on the very large door last year. I walk by the bay and here is the tech standing on the very top of a sixteen foot ladder. Holy ****, never seen such a thing.
Having just scanned back over the thing I don't see any source of good information beyond the original article. Is there a single post that has the link to more established facts?
pcmeiners
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Go over it again, the original post had the link to the Post's article with reference and picture which shows the "pipe support" the guy used......Vevor's link below...........
www.vevor.com
VEVOR V Head Pipe Stand 1/8-12 inch Capacity, Adjustable Height 28-52 inch, Pipe Stands 2500 lbs Load Capacity, Portable Folding Pipe Stands, Carbon Steel Body More Durable | VEVOR US
Durable VEVOR pipe stand with adjustable height (28"-52"), 2500 lb. load capacity, and folding design for easy storage, ideal for welding heavy pipes.
www.vevor.com
four.cycle
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^ If you are only focusing on the "jack stand" or the "load binder" incidents, you are not seeing the entire "Vevor" picture.
That's not really enough information to answer my questions. Also, per the NYPost article it appears this was for sale in the auto section and there is also the question of load vs rated load. If the stand is really rated for 2500lb and if the load wasn't lateral etc, I'm not sure saying "it's only for pipes" is going to be enough. That's especially true if say the rated load is 2500lb and it failed as (hypothetical) 500lb. Also, when I watched the video on the Vevor site they appear to be using these jacks to hold up some type of truck frame. They also appear to use a friction lock.Go over it again, the original post had the link to the Post's article with reference and picture which shows the "pipe support" the guy used......Vevor's link below...........
VEVOR V Head Pipe Stand 1/8-12 inch Capacity, Adjustable Height 28-52 inch, Pipe Stands 2500 lbs Load Capacity, Portable Folding Pipe Stands, Carbon Steel Body More Durable | VEVOR US
Durable VEVOR pipe stand with adjustable height (28"-52"), 2500 lb. load capacity, and folding design for easy storage, ideal for welding heavy pipes.
However, if the vehicle was grossly tilted to one side and the applied load was right at 3000lb and perhaps was on gravel etc, then yeah, I'm going to place that on the operator.
Basically we don't have enough information to really know.
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Gangly
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That's an extreme statement, you know thats not what the intent of the statement was, and your wordsmithing an argument.
To match extremes, I could just as easily say to you "So he chose an improper tool for a potentially deadly task, didn't care enough about his life to use the correct tool, wound up dying as a result, and your fine with him having zero accountability for it?".
Both statements are asinine. Things are rarely black and white, usually falling on the grey scale somewhere, and absolutes like the two statements above do nothing to shine the light on truth, accountability, or corrective action..
mike93lx
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"I'm good with that" tells me all I need to know about the poster's character. Call it wordsmithing all you want on my part, I don't care
Either way, this is my last post in this thread
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jayemm
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The lightweight construction and design is similar to the smaller (way over rated load capacity) jack stand that failed miserably in Project Farms testing. Starting at 6:25 in video. Just looking at the Vevor stands wouldn't inspire confidence to trust them anywhere near 2500 lb.