David,
I was the one said it could be done.
Note I did say knees bent back straight !
However, you are right of course. Get hold of a proper hoist if you possibly
can.
Guy
-----Original Message-----
From: Lancer7676@aol.com <Lancer7676@aol.com>
To: Guy@weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk <Guy@weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk>;
racer45@bellsouth.net <racer45@bellsouth.net>; spridgets@autox.team.net
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: 21 February 1999 13:36
Subject: Re: Im pulling apart my baby bumble-bee
>Hey Spridget Friends:
>
>I have been following this thread with some interest and have heard a
number
>of people on here and other places talk of grunting the engine and tranny
out
>a la Paul Bunyon, using their backs and muscles. I dunno bout that guys.
Not
>for me! For one thing, the angles you have to bend to accomplish some of
that
>is counter the proper lifting position for a healthy back. I had back
surgery
>back in '81--extrememly successful--6 months later I created a tough
>backcountry Wilderness program that I led for 18 years carrying heavy packs
>and climbing impossible ridges--and I know the agony of living day to day
with
>a bad disc. It can happen suddenly and without much effort, but lifting
>engines and transmissions is surely a means to that end. It just aint
worth
>it!
>
>Besides, mankind has come a long way in the use of simple machines, like
>screws, levers, wheels (actually a form of the lever). And some bright guy
put
>it all together and called it a "hoist". That not only saves the back and
the
>backs of those around us, usually family members who innocently want to
help,
>but it allows you to pay full attention to the exorcism of the nasty engine
>and/or tranny. Testosterone notwithstanding. I get enough testosterone
>leakage amidst the smoke and sparks of the welding process. And the
"Hoist"
>is only a rental fee of $25. Back surgery is probably. . . ahhhh. .
.about. .
>.uh. . .$10,000--would that be a liberal estimate? Not counting the agony
and
>the time being an invalid (the toughest thing for me to do).
>
>Without a hoist? Let it sit and defeat you for a week. Life with a
smirking
>Spridget is a whole lot more pleasant than life with a slipped disc.
>
>--David
>
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