Has anyone had any luck or even tried to tip a 24 year old 300D. There was a device that would attach to the wheels and alow one to role or tip the car over nearly 90 degrees. That way you could work on the underside standing or sitting. I am not sure the car was meant to be stressed like that.

Comments are appreciated.

I have seen in magazines how a device could be attached to the front and rear wheel hub and used to support the car while you lifted or jacked up the other side. The round frame on the hub mount would allow you to role the car on an incline up to 80 degrees.

Can a 24 year old 300D or any other vehicle stand up to this kind of stress?

It looks like a good way to repair or replace rocker panels and other without getting a face full of paint, undercoating, rust etc.

Comments.

I have seen in magazines how a device could be attached to the front and rear wheel hub and used to support the car while you lifted or jacked up the other side. The round frame on the hub mount would allow you to role the car on an incline up to 80 degrees.

Can a 24 year old 300D or any other vehicle stand up to this kind of stress?

It looks like a good way to repair or replace rocker panels and other without getting a face full of paint, undercoating, rust etc.

Comments.

Seems to me that if the car was designed to take corners with the possibility of the inner two wheels off the ground, it could easily handle a gentle ride up on two wheels.

From my younger days, I remember a 1967 Mustang, a 196? Fiat and an AMC Gremlin being tilted like that with no damage. I'd worry more about the tires than the car itself.

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You mean one of these?

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8955&frostProductName=Body%20Roller%20&catID=&frostCat=&frostSubCat=&subCa tID=

I don't see why it wouldn't, so long as you remember what's happening to all the fluids in the engine as you're doing that Probably best to drain everything beforehand.

Pretty sure you have to drain fluids before tilting.

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1973 220 (gas)
1980 300SD
1992 400E

Is car tipping anything like cow tipping?

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I agree. No problem.

Tom W

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2500 KILOS..? I think a 123, and especially a 126 weighs a lot more than that. Especially if it's still completely assembled. This thing is made for stripped, or mostly stripped resto projects, or extremely light weight vehicles. I don't think I'd put a fully assembled vehicle on that thing. Unless they make a heavier duty unit..

Trucky

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2.2 #/kilo.

Neither 123 nor 126 approaches that weight. It would be 5,750#, I estimate.

Tom W

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It's a 4000lbs 'ish Jaguar on that thing.

They have been around in UK for many years...2500 kilos is 2.75 US short tons or 5,511.5 lbs.

Weight of my 1992 124 300e over the scales last week with no driver = 3260lbs.

Adverage weight of a 123 = http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/6633/w123body.html


Multiply kilo's by ....
1 kilogram = 2.20462262 pounds

or.........http://www.strengthcats.com/kilopoundconverter.htm

anyway...it has more capacity than you need for most vehicles.


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OK, Thanks for the correction dude. Guess I hadn't realized it was actually that high of a load capacity...

Nick

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interesting.. I've seen VW Bus shells on rotisseries before , never a thing like this though

Here is an example of this type of lift unit.

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/16/who-needs-to-lift-a-car-when-you-can-tilt-it/

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8955&frostProductName=Body%20Roller%20&catID=&frostCat=&frostSubCat=&subCa tID=

2500 kilograms is equal to 5,511.56 pounds