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canadian_driver
10-15-2008, 10:51 PM
theres this guy who follows my girl friend around......









i delt with him, but im looking for a new mechanics creeper, is there anything new or special or cool features that you guys know about? id love a creeper with a light on it does that exist?

UTChavok
10-15-2008, 11:12 PM
I just have the good ol jeepers creeper... but most of the time I dont even use it and lay on the concrete. Ive seen some pretty cool ones, my friend has one with flames on the seat is formed to your body. Havent seen one with a light though.

ATL ZJ
10-15-2008, 11:15 PM
I have taught myself to crawl on my back. it was free.

BigDaveZJ
10-15-2008, 11:21 PM
We've got a Craftsman Pro creeper, works pretty well. I rarely use it, but Pam loves using it.

fpkites
10-15-2008, 11:38 PM
Pretty much every time that I'm working on the Jeep, I pull out the creeper (no clue what brand, probably got it at vatozone or china freight)....without fail, I either forget to use it, or I cuss at it because the concrete in my carport sucks bawls and it's more work to maneuver it between pits and cracks :D

nate
10-15-2008, 11:49 PM
This is what I use. Works fine on flat floors, but not so well on my busted up concrete pad or the rough pavement.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00951158000P?mv=rr

I need to get one of these instead...

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00951168000P

zj95
10-15-2008, 11:50 PM
i use them everyday at the shop... just get the lightest, lowest profile one you can find.

Gearsmith4
10-16-2008, 05:00 AM
I picked up a snap on one at a pawn shop, it has sort of a trough shape so the wheels sit level with the padding, it's nice. Low profile is good. They're probably way expensive new though.

ZJ TINS
10-16-2008, 11:40 AM
The absolute best thing I ever did for working under a vehicle is just use a scrap piece of indoor outdoor carpet. They have thin rubber back which spreads out pressure. I can work all day (and have) under the Jeep and come out feeling great (except for sore arms.) My creeper which is well padded has not been off its hook in over 2 years.

Cue-Ball
10-16-2008, 11:53 AM
I use the big bone rough rider creeper.

Worked great when i had a car port and a gravel driveway, works even better in my garage with a concrete floor but I LOVE it.

Skyline
10-16-2008, 12:17 PM
I use a creeper that articulates in the middle and raises up to serve double duty as a rolling seat. I got it from Griots garage...but they no longer sell them. VERY comfortable.

CurtP
10-16-2008, 03:34 PM
I just have the good ol jeepers creeper... but most of the time I dont even use it and lay on the concrete.

Same here. In blue. But I'm on the bare concrete 75% of the time.

I hate "The Bone" creepers. I've been pinned under a car with one of those fucking things. Put my head against the side of the dome where the wheel sits and I couldn't roll my head over. I won't touch one of those pieces of shit ever again.

A long time ago there was an attachment for the Jeepers Creeper that had an articulating arm and a clip for a drop light. The attachment screwed into a threaded boss that was molded into the creeper. I have the attachment somewhere, but my creeper didn't have the threaded boss, so I could never use it. They no longer put the threaded boss in their creepers.

nate
10-16-2008, 09:57 PM
http://www1.pacific.edu/~h-cai/home/indx.html
This one looks pretty nice too.

I've never need a lo-pro one. Thing could have 12" tires on it and it would still be fine for me... though my 3 rigs are all lifted, 2 on 35s and 2 on 36s

canadian_driver
10-16-2008, 10:31 PM
yeah nate that one is sweet




jackass lol

paulkeith
10-16-2008, 11:35 PM
Snagged this thing from my company's employee surplus auction, called an 'Eidos Lowmaster 107' for 48 bones.

Stupid comfortable, ball bearings, very heavy, very stable. Just not very 'low profile' but between the CJ and the '250, low-pro isn't top priority.

http://www.eidosergonomics.com/model107.htm

http://www.eidosergonomics.com/toppag8.jpg

Paul

EMTimZJ
10-17-2008, 04:17 PM
http://www1.pacific.edu/~h-cai/home/indx.html (http://www1.pacific.edu/%7Eh-cai/home/indx.html)
This one looks pretty nice too.

I've never need a lo-pro one. Thing could have 12" tires on it and it would still be fine for me... though my 3 rigs are all lifted, 2 on 35s and 2 on 36s

:butthead::butthead: + :butthead::butthead: = :butthead::butthead::butthead:

:coffee:

-Tim


oh and about creepers... I have a no name 4 wheel one, it works fine, and a harbor freight creeper with 6 wheels and the tilting head rest. I do like the tilting head rest for some situations. I did have to fix one of the HF's castor studs. The threads stripped off of it, so cut is off and welded on M8 x 1.25 thread from a bolt I had handy. It still works!

nate
10-17-2008, 07:11 PM
Haha. No wonder the counts on ammo is always off at work. 12 bombs... hmm the computer says 14.

AprilzWarrior
10-19-2008, 12:21 AM
Get a lift...




I use a SnapOn... I abuse it, throw it down, plop my ass on it with NO MERCY ! :smt046


Its the only one I have not broke yet !

nate
10-19-2008, 12:52 PM
The higher end Craftsman ones are good for the price.

They are probably made by OTC and Craftsman, Snap On, Matco, etc just rebadge them.

I use my creeper all the time. I hate dragging myself around under a rig in dirt, grease, oil, etc. About the only time I'll do that is if I'm trying to put some serious ass into something and the creeper just keeps rolling around or if I have jack stands, trans jack, etc in the way so the creeper won't fit where I need to reach.

-=Lurker=-
01-08-2009, 02:31 AM
http://www.matcotools.com/ProductImages/MCO2B.jpg

What I've used forever (a Jeepers Creeper but Matco branded so it cost more for their ink). ;)

http://4cabguard.com/images/310SG%20Backhoe%20front-side%20size%20320.jpg

I ran over it once with the rear wheel of a John Deere 310 and it popped back onto shape. No damage at all. hah Ever since then I couldn't trust myself to by anything else (more expensive).

rccolacc
01-08-2009, 11:50 AM
What kind of cab covering is that? I guess that's to keep vandals out? Looks pretty interesting. Never seen anything like that before.

-=Lurker=-
01-11-2009, 09:30 PM
Yeah, it's anti-vandal armor.

Katesdad
01-11-2009, 11:34 PM
Nice reminds me of the gauntlet with Eastwood.


I destroyed a trades pro from chinamart. I bought a plastic one from advance auto its pretty good. But Ive got smoooth concrete now and in the summer its cool to lay on. So I only use it in the winter.

novacayne75
01-12-2009, 05:15 PM
i have a snap-on that i have been using 14 years its been run over,thrown,rained on, caught fire,stolen and returned. and all thats wrong with it is it needs new casters they are worn down to the bearings. id love to lay on the cool floor in the summer but in a fab shop their is to many painfull litle bits laying around+ it doesent feel to good when torching under a jeep and slag drops scattering sparks!!!

zj95
01-12-2009, 06:36 PM
my trades pro has broken in half a dozen times.. i just keep rewelding it.. lol

but now the wheels froze up so time for a new one

nierace
01-12-2009, 11:08 PM
I like that batman backhoe :D

I have a craftsman creeper and hate it cus it sits high and gets stuck going in a position and is a bitch to move around some times.