Lifting a parked lock car by putting pallet underneath it?
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Grandad Pig
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- Location
- Essex
Did it years ago when a brand new gold/black 1600E Capri was parked across our entrance. Moved it with an electric sideshift about 100 yards.
no visible damage but modern cars are covered in plastic. Few blankets on the pallet should do the trick.
no visible damage but modern cars are covered in plastic. Few blankets on the pallet should do the trick.
Richy12
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- Location
- Fermanagh, N Ireland
Personally I wouldn't do it, leave notes on the car and make it obvious that they shouldn't park there.
Lifting a car on pallets would most likely do damage... bmws have a cooler underneath, all new cars have plastic guards front to back which will 100% crack, bend the exhaust mountings?
Lifting a car on pallets would most likely do damage... bmws have a cooler underneath, all new cars have plastic guards front to back which will 100% crack, bend the exhaust mountings?
TripleSix
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- Location
- Helmsley, North Yorkshire
Probably better with long pallet forks
nearly did it the other day. if you look under there is so much stuff protruding something is bound to get bent or damaged.
not sure on the legality of it either.
either leave a note or if you are really angry just take the side out and shove it in the hedge, make it look like a hit and run and look innocent if anyone asked if you saw anything!
not sure on the legality of it either.
either leave a note or if you are really angry just take the side out and shove it in the hedge, make it look like a hit and run and look innocent if anyone asked if you saw anything!
farmerm
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- Location
- Shropshire
cars are really not designed to be lifted on pallet forks, unless its a scap car do do it, something will surely bend, break, snap or deform is any expensive way. If you are going to pick up a car with pallet forks you really want to jack up all 4 wheels and slide a car size pallet under it....
- Location
- Herefordshire
My dad lifted a camper staying at the farm's car up with JCB and a chain by the rear towing eye or tow bar (cant remember which) because their exhaust had fallen off and they reversed and it folded over lifting the back wheels off the ground, problem being it was a bmw...... the next BIGGER problem was the car snapping in half, first alerted by all 4 doors flying open at the same time so what ever you do dont do that!
goodevans
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Or through the windows
- Location
- Hereford
Strap on the front and drag it
WillH
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- Location
- Huddersfield
forks under then blocks to the jacking points probably the best way if you really needed to move it
- Location
- Darlington
Stick an Invoice for a lot of money on it for the cost of your time wasted by not being able to use the entrance. Might stop it being parked in another gateway. probably not though with the selfish people of today.
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
Get it blocked in with a couple of silage bales and refuse to release until they pay you for your hassle. Take your lead from the clamping cowboys - £100?
- Location
- Hereford
Per bale ?
Goweresque
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- Location
- North Wilts
Could one adapt those ratchet straps that fit round the wheels to strap cars onto car transporters to allow you to pick a car up by the wheels?
Leave an angry note on the windscreen ? 
What next, restrict then to only 5 cucumber sandwiches for tea ?
Deary me, this forum.
Stuff a rag in the petrol tank, set fire to it, weigh what's left in, sweep up any ash that's left on the ground, take it round to their house, scatter it round the bedroom, chainsaw their faces off, and don't forget to trample the gladioli on the way out.
What next, restrict then to only 5 cucumber sandwiches for tea ?
Deary me, this forum.
Stuff a rag in the petrol tank, set fire to it, weigh what's left in, sweep up any ash that's left on the ground, take it round to their house, scatter it round the bedroom, chainsaw their faces off, and don't forget to trample the gladioli on the way out.
Sorted it for you .Leave an angry f**kin note on the windscreen ?
What next, restrict then to only 5 cucumber sandwiches for tea ?
Deary me, this forum.
Stuff a rag in the f**kin petrol tank, set f**kin fire to it, weigh what's left in, sweep up any ash that's left on the ground, take it round to their f**kin house, scatter it round the f**kin bedroom, chainsaw their f**kin faces off, and don't forget to trample the f**kin gladiolus on the way out.
need a spreader bar for that
Netherfield
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- Location
- West Yorkshire
We once tried bouncing a little french car out of the way, creased both front wings, denied all knowledge.