Straighten the rail and your bottom line

This month for our feature on chassis straightening, we thought we’d share with you some ways of making your chassis straightner straighten out some profit issues at your shop.

Raising a safety issue

A recent incident in a workshop where a vehicle tipped from a hoist has prompted leading equipment supplier STOCKS to issue a safety reminder to all technicians on raising vehicles. Fortunately, no one was injured when the four-wheel-drive Nissan Patrol fell to the ground, but it serves as a clear warning to everyone, according to STOCKS, especially when working with short wheelbase vehicles of this type on a 2-post hoist.

Double trouble with V8's from Aus

New Zealand looks set to have two Aussie V8 meetings a year – one for Supercars and one for utes. Hamilton’s surprise bid to run a street race looks likely to save New Zealand’s round of the Australian V8 Supercar championship; its future had been uncertain after the current contract with Pukekohe finishes next year.