8000lb Automobile Lift Catastrophically Fails (Cable Snaps) with a Jeep Grand Cherokee

Famous last words by technicians when working on their own stuff. "I'll clean that up later." Once it works, it won't be looked at again until it breaks. LOL

I know you don’t use it much, but that truck just proved it’s worth keeping.

Ray, for safety's sake , put all of your lifts on a monthly inspection and maintenance schedule. Glad nobody was injured.

You know it's a project when every step adds more steps. Project: Change a lightbulb. 1: No lightbulbs in the house, go buy one. 2: Removing the lightbulb, the light fixture in the ceiling cracks. Go buy one. 3: Go turn off the breaker to replace the fixture, find out the breaker is defective. Go buy one. Share jokes at with Joe at Ace about every little project taking multiple trips to the hardware store. 4: Replace breaker, turn off circuit. 5: Replace fixture. 6: FINALLY install new bulb and turn the breaker back on. 7: Wife comes home and says she doesn't like the new fixture.

That lift hasn’t sounded happy since you installed it. Glad you are taking it out, and very glad you averted disaster when it broke.

Don't forget the power-driver and wrenches are under the drivers seat Ray!

The winch cable on that tow truck has a hook on it that is put on with a loop in the cable and the clamp on that cable is installed backwards. Not only should there be at least two clamps on it, the saddle on the clamp has to be on the live side of the cable. It currently has the saddle on the dead side of the cable. The way you remember that is you do not put the saddle on a dead horse. That cable is ripe for failing.

Eric O changed his cables on his lift about a year ago. It was an interesting video. I'm happy no one was hurt. Great job Ray🎉🎉

The first two commentors, talking about bad luck, seem to be missing that no one was injured and that there was no property was damaged. It was good to see how Ray "safely" resolved what could have been a real disaster.

That truck just paid for itself 10 times over. You need to give it a special reward.

Not dying is, hands down, my favourite way to start and end the day. Nice job @RainmanRaysRepairs!

You're a brave man for putting this on video. I know people who would sue the repair shop claiming that their ride was damaged by this.

When the boss asked if you're busy, the correct answer is yes, but I'm at a stopping point.

No dying. Your wife and kids need you. We need you too but we are last. I’d say those with vehicles in your shop are before us viewers. Keep up the great work .!!

Ray for the win. NO PROBLEM is ever too big for Ray, he just takes it in stride and deals with it no matter what it is. No whining, complaining, or giving up, just flat out takes care of business with a positive attitude. I wish everybody was like him!

Soaked from the rain? Brings a whole new meaning to Rainman Ray.

Greetings from Finland. Sometimes you just have days like that. But, important part is that no one is injured- keep up the good work

Ya, "foot off the brake, the winch has you", until THAT cable breaks. 😄😄

BRAVO RAY! I was just at the part where you SAW your young Apprentice in the corner... I can RELAX now as a lot of BAD things were running thru my mind about it(Gotta lead the young guys, show em the way to a LONG life... been there.. done that too!)

It's not an equipment failure that caused this. It's a maintenance and inspection failure.