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Thu, 08 April 2010 07:48  |
Mr ERFisher
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This year, I heard of 2 GMCs sliding off of the floor jacks when trying to
center the jack under the slippery ,front beam. *
*Since Manny and I were going into a FRENZY of change of the engine and
tranny, (and I do not have a pit ;>), I decided to make a jack pad for the
floor jack, that would self-align , using the two holes in the front cross
member, and would pull the floor jack as the coach went up.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=33075&title=jack-pad-for-front-of-gmc&cat=5434
or*
http://tinyurl.com/y85lntx*
This is what I made, and I hope some of the GMC entrepreneurs, will
consider selling something like this for safety and ease of use. My guess
is, every GMC owner needs to carry one of these (even if someone else does
your work)
good luck (and I need one more ;>)
gene
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| Re: [GMCnet] JACK PAD FOR FRONT OF GMC [message #79718 is a reply to message #79696] |
Thu, 08 April 2010 09:04  |
GMCWiperMan
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Excellent, Gene! I've thought several times of doing something similar, but
since my jacks' pads have protruding "ears" on them, I haven't found it
necessary so far.
What I did make though, is a pad to go under the A-arm. It's a rectangle of
1/4" steel plate, to the top of which is welded a piece of 1" tubing
deformed into a oval to fit the hole near the outer end of the A-arm. The
tube is just long enough to prevent the plate from sliding on the A-arm but
not to touch and damage the CV boot. The bottom side of the plate has a
fence made of a 3/8" section of 2" steel tubing to prevent the jack from
slipping from the pad. It needs a little refinement but I'll post a photo.
Ken H.
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Mr.erf ERFisher <mr.erfisher@gmail.com>wrote:
> This year, I heard of 2 GMCs sliding off of the floor jacks when trying to
> center the jack under the slippery ,front beam. *
>
> *Since Manny and I were going into a FRENZY of change of the engine and
> tranny, (and I do not have a pit ;>), I decided to make a jack pad for the
> floor jack, that would self-align , using the two holes in the front cross
> member, and would pull the floor jack as the coach went up.
>
>
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=33075&title=jack-pad-for-front-of-gmc&cat=5434
>
> or*
> http://tinyurl.com/y85lntx*
>
> This is what I made, and I hope some of the GMC entrepreneurs, will
> consider selling something like this for safety and ease of use. My guess
> is, every GMC owner needs to carry one of these (even if someone else does
> your work)
>
>
> good luck (and I need one more ;>)
> gene
>
> --
> Gene Fisher -- 74-23,77PB/ore/ca
> “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today --- give him a URL and
> -------
> http://gmcmotorhome.info/
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| Re: [GMCnet] JACK PAD FOR FRONT OF GMC [message #79727 is a reply to message #79718] |
Thu, 08 April 2010 10:02 |
Mr ERFisher
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and
and
YOU HAVE A PIT !!!!!!
GENE
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 7:04 AM, Ken Henderson <ken0henderson@gmail.com>wrote:
> Excellent, Gene! I've thought several times of doing something similar,
> but
> since my jacks' pads have protruding "ears" on them, I haven't found it
> necessary so far.
>
> What I did make though, is a pad to go under the A-arm. It's a rectangle
> of
> 1/4" steel plate, to the top of which is welded a piece of 1" tubing
> deformed into a oval to fit the hole near the outer end of the A-arm. The
> tube is just long enough to prevent the plate from sliding on the A-arm but
> not to touch and damage the CV boot. The bottom side of the plate has a
> fence made of a 3/8" section of 2" steel tubing to prevent the jack from
> slipping from the pad. It needs a little refinement but I'll post a photo.
>
> Ken H.
>
> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Mr.erf ERFisher <mr.erfisher@gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > This year, I heard of 2 GMCs sliding off of the floor jacks when trying
> to
> > center the jack under the slippery ,front beam. *
> >
> > *Since Manny and I were going into a FRENZY of change of the engine and
> > tranny, (and I do not have a pit ;>), I decided to make a jack pad for
> the
> > floor jack, that would self-align , using the two holes in the front
> cross
> > member, and would pull the floor jack as the coach went up.
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=33075&title=jack-pad-for-front-of-gmc&cat=5434
> >
> > or*
> > http://tinyurl.com/y85lntx*
> >
> > This is what I made, and I hope some of the GMC entrepreneurs, will
> > consider selling something like this for safety and ease of use. My
> guess
> > is, every GMC owner needs to carry one of these (even if someone else
> does
> > your work)
> >
> >
> > good luck (and I need one more ;>)
> > gene
> >
> > --
> > Gene Fisher -- 74-23,77PB/ore/ca
> > “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today --- give him a URL and
> > -------
> > http://gmcmotorhome.info/
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> > http://gmcmotorhome.info/APC.html
> > _______________________________________________
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| Re: [GMCnet] JACK PAD FOR FRONT OF GMC [message #79733 is a reply to message #79696] |
Thu, 08 April 2010 10:40 |
zhagrieb
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Sweet. I'll buy one set up for a bottle jack. Glenn Giere
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 5:48 AM, Mr.erf ERFisher <mr.erfisher@gmail.com>wrote:
> This year, I heard of 2 GMCs sliding off of the floor jacks when trying to
> center the jack under the slippery ,front beam. *
>
> *Since Manny and I were going into a FRENZY of change of the engine and
> tranny, (and I do not have a pit ;>), I decided to make a jack pad for the
> floor jack, that would self-align , using the two holes in the front cross
> member, and would pull the floor jack as the coach went up.
>
>
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=33075&title=jack-pad-for-front-of-gmc&cat=5434
>
> or*
> http://tinyurl.com/y85lntx*
>
> This is what I made, and I hope some of the GMC entrepreneurs, will
> consider selling something like this for safety and ease of use. My guess
> is, every GMC owner needs to carry one of these (even if someone else does
> your work)
>
>
> good luck (and I need one more ;>)
> gene
>
> --
> Gene Fisher -- 74-23,77PB/ore/ca
> “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today --- give him a URL and
> -------
> http://gmcmotorhome.info/
> Alternator Protection Cable
> http://gmcmotorhome.info/APC.html
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Glenn Giere, Portland OR, K7GAG
'73 "Moby the Motorhome" 26'
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| Re: [GMCnet] JACK PAD FOR FRONT OF GMC [message #79754 is a reply to message #79727] |
Thu, 08 April 2010 12:12 |
GMCWiperMan
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But I some times need to raise a wheel off of the ramp. :-)
Ken H.
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Mr.erf ERFisher <mr.erfisher@gmail.com>wrote:
> and
> and
>
> YOU HAVE A PIT !!!!!!
>
> GENE
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 7:04 AM, Ken Henderson <ken0henderson@gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Excellent, Gene! I've thought several times of doing something similar,
> > but
> > since my jacks' pads have protruding "ears" on them, I haven't found it
> > necessary so far.
> >
> > What I did make though, is a pad to go under the A-arm. It's a rectangle
> > of
> > 1/4" steel plate, to the top of which is welded a piece of 1" tubing
> > deformed into a oval to fit the hole near the outer end of the A-arm.
> The
> > tube is just long enough to prevent the plate from sliding on the A-arm
> but
> > not to touch and damage the CV boot. The bottom side of the plate has a
> > fence made of a 3/8" section of 2" steel tubing to prevent the jack from
> > slipping from the pad. It needs a little refinement but I'll post a
> photo.
> >
> > Ken H.
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Mr.erf ERFisher <mr.erfisher@gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > This year, I heard of 2 GMCs sliding off of the floor jacks when trying
> > to
> > > center the jack under the slippery ,front beam. *
> > >
> > > *Since Manny and I were going into a FRENZY of change of the engine and
> > > tranny, (and I do not have a pit ;>), I decided to make a jack pad for
> > the
> > > floor jack, that would self-align , using the two holes in the front
> > cross
> > > member, and would pull the floor jack as the coach went up.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=33075&title=jack-pad-for-front-of-gmc&cat=5434
> > >
> > > or*
> > > http://tinyurl.com/y85lntx*
> > >
> > > This is what I made, and I hope some of the GMC entrepreneurs, will
> > > consider selling something like this for safety and ease of use. My
> > guess
> > > is, every GMC owner needs to carry one of these (even if someone else
> > does
> > > your work)
> > >
> > >
> > > good luck (and I need one more ;>)
> > > gene
> > >
> > > --
> > > Gene Fisher -- 74-23,77PB/ore/ca
> > > “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today --- give him a URL and
> > > -------
> > > http://gmcmotorhome.info/
> > > Alternator Protection Cable
> > > http://gmcmotorhome.info/APC.html
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > GMCnet mailing list
> > > List Information and Subscription Options:
> > > http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
> > >
> > _______________________________________________
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>
>
>
> --
> Gene Fisher -- 74-23,77PB/ore/ca
> “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today --- give him a URL and
> -------
> http://gmcmotorhome.info/
> Alternator Protection Cable
> http://gmcmotorhome.info/APC.html
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| Re: [GMCnet] JACK PAD FOR FRONT OF GMC [message #79793 is a reply to message #79718] |
Thu, 08 April 2010 18:41 |
GMCWiperMan
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OK, sorry as they are, here are the photos of my prototype A-Arm Jack Pad:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=33080&title=unpainted-prototype-a-arm-jack-pad&cat=3056
and the following 4 photos.
<http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=33080&title=unpainted-prototype-a-arm-jack-pad&cat=3056>This
was a quickie project to satisfy an immediate need I had. It could be a
very useful device, but it needs to be modified by extending the plate
inboard 1" to 1-1/2" and moving the safety fence a similar amount. I needed
a jack very close to the tire -- too close for general purpose use.
I'm NOT interested in making/selling anything like this -- I consider the
"design" to be in the public domain for anyone who wants to do so.
Ken H.
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Ken Henderson <ken0henderson@gmail.com>wrote:
> Excellent, Gene! I've thought several times of doing something similar,
> but since my jacks' pads have protruding "ears" on them, I haven't found it
> necessary so far.
>
> What I did make though, is a pad to go under the A-arm. It's a rectangle
> of 1/4" steel plate, to the top of which is welded a piece of 1" tubing
> deformed into a oval to fit the hole near the outer end of the A-arm. The
> tube is just long enough to prevent the plate from sliding on the A-arm but
> not to touch and damage the CV boot. The bottom side of the plate has a
> fence made of a 3/8" section of 2" steel tubing to prevent the jack from
> slipping from the pad. It needs a little refinement but I'll post a photo.
>
> Ken H.
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Mr.erf ERFisher <mr.erfisher@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> This year, I heard of 2 GMCs sliding off of the floor jacks when trying to
>> center the jack under the slippery ,front beam. *
>>
>> *Since Manny and I were going into a FRENZY of change of the engine and
>> tranny, (and I do not have a pit ;>), I decided to make a jack pad for
>> the
>> floor jack, that would self-align , using the two holes in the front cross
>> member, and would pull the floor jack as the coach went up.
>>
>>
>> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=33075&title=jack-pad-for-front-of-gmc&cat=5434
>>
>> or*
>> http://tinyurl.com/y85lntx*
>>
>> This is what I made, and I hope some of the GMC entrepreneurs, will
>> consider selling something like this for safety and ease of use. My
>> guess
>> is, every GMC owner needs to carry one of these (even if someone else does
>> your work)
>>
>>
>> good luck (and I need one more ;>)
>> gene
>>
>> --
>> Gene Fisher -- 74-23,77PB/ore/ca
>> “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today --- give him a URL and
>> -------
>> http://gmcmotorhome.info/
>> Alternator Protection Cable
>> http://gmcmotorhome.info/APC.html
>> _______________________________________________
>> GMCnet mailing list
>> List Information and Subscription Options:
>> http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
>>
>
>
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| Re: [GMCnet] JACK PAD FOR FRONT OF GMC [message #80466 is a reply to message #79696] |
Tue, 13 April 2010 11:42 |
Terry Skinner
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OK Gene, I did all the leg work on your "jack plate". It works out to
$42 each in groups of 74. That is in any color you want as long as it
is black. That is a little short of the 80 you requested for the
Auburn rally but two runs would be 148 pieces and that would be way
past your request. What do you think??..............Terry
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 5:48 AM, Mr.erf ERFisher <mr.erfisher@gmail.com> wrote:
> This year, I heard of 2 GMCs sliding off of the floor jacks when trying to
> center the jack under the slippery ,front beam. *
>
> *Since Manny and I were going into a FRENZY of change of the engine and
> tranny, (and I do not have a pit ;>), I decided to make a jack pad for the
> floor jack, that would self-align , using the two holes in the front cross
> member, and would pull the floor jack as the coach went up.
>
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=33075&title=jack-pad-for-front-of-gmc&cat=5434
>
> or*
> http://tinyurl.com/y85lntx*
>
> This is what I made, and I hope some of the GMC entrepreneurs, will
> consider selling something like this for safety and ease of use. My guess
> is, every GMC owner needs to carry one of these (even if someone else does
> your work)
>
>
> good luck (and I need one more ;>)
> gene
>
> --
> Gene Fisher -- 74-23,77PB/ore/ca
> “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today --- give him a URL and
> -------
> http://gmcmotorhome.info/
> Alternator Protection Cable
> http://gmcmotorhome.info/APC.html
> _______________________________________________
> GMCnet mailing list
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Terry Skinner
253-686-2624
Roy. Washington
'76 GMC
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| Re: [GMCnet] JACK PAD FOR FRONT OF GMC [message #80467 is a reply to message #80466] |
Tue, 13 April 2010 11:47 |
Mr ERFisher
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what does it look like?
give it a try, lets publish it on the internet
gene
On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Terry Skinner <gmcnut@gmail.com> wrote:
> OK Gene, I did all the leg work on your "jack plate". It works out to
> $42 each in groups of 74. That is in any color you want as long as it
> is black. That is a little short of the 80 you requested for the
> Auburn rally but two runs would be 148 pieces and that would be way
> past your request. What do you think??..............Terry
>
> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 5:48 AM, Mr.erf ERFisher <mr.erfisher@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > This year, I heard of 2 GMCs sliding off of the floor jacks when trying
> to
> > center the jack under the slippery ,front beam. *
> >
> > *Since Manny and I were going into a FRENZY of change of the engine and
> > tranny, (and I do not have a pit ;>), I decided to make a jack pad for
> the
> > floor jack, that would self-align , using the two holes in the front
> cross
> > member, and would pull the floor jack as the coach went up.
> >
> >
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=33075&title=jack-pad-for-front-of-gmc&cat=5434
> >
> > or*
> > http://tinyurl.com/y85lntx*
> >
> > This is what I made, and I hope some of the GMC entrepreneurs, will
> > consider selling something like this for safety and ease of use. My
> guess
> > is, every GMC owner needs to carry one of these (even if someone else
> does
> > your work)
> >
> >
> > good luck (and I need one more ;>)
> > gene
> >
> > --
> > Gene Fisher -- 74-23,77PB/ore/ca
> > “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today --- give him a URL and
> > -------
> > http://gmcmotorhome.info/
> > Alternator Protection Cable
> > http://gmcmotorhome.info/APC.html
> > _______________________________________________
> > GMCnet mailing list
> > List Information and Subscription Options:
> > http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Terry Skinner
> 253-686-2624
> Roy. Washington
> '76 GMC
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“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today --- give him a URL and
-------
http://gmcmotorhome.info/
Alternator Protection Cable
http://gmcmotorhome.info/APC.html
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