Jacking up a carrier

[universalgrl]

Some important things to consider when undergoing jacking operations take your time and do it right!
1. Always jack on a level surface preferably concrete.
2. Check your equipment for faults.
i. jack stands for cracks or missing floor pads
ii. hydraulic jacks for proper fluid level and leaking seals
iii. make sure the jack has sufficient capacity to handle the load.
3. If you are jacking a carrier that does not have a center divider make sure that the hull sits level and do a cross corner alignment check before any serious riveting work is undertaken. A small misalignment error at the bottom can equal a large error at the top.
If you think I am preaching, I was a general safety officer and I have seen jacks collapse after blowing their seals, jack stands crack and collapse and cars fall off hydraulic hoists.

[Paul Dutton]

Lift her slowly on a suitable jack and use blocks mate.
Old railway sleepers (check not rotten....seen that a few time!!) chainsaw to length/size required!
1 rail sleeper is about £15.00 here and you can get 3 large blocks from one of them, cheaper than good heavy duty stand!
If up in air for prolonged period you can alsi `TIE` them together with steel straps with holes in to put screws thru!
And dont stick ur daft head under til its secure!

[Dale Jordan]

Thanks for the tips everyone all points taken on board . Yes I have gone for timber blocks with rubber mat under hull to look after the paint work . I just jack up one corner to take off the double station on the hand right hand side . Once it was off , I jack her back down the level whilst I work on the station over the next week or so , The hull did creak and groan a bit as I lifted here up ... Dale

[Lynn Eades]

It has been touched on. I always have a bit of wood between the hull and the jack. I jack under the vertical side plates, and I block the hull with pine blocks.