Pulling a Jeep with a lathe - GIF

[Jon]

Pulling a Jeep with a lathe. Hurts to watch!




Previously:

WWII Jeep front-mounted wire cutter - photo
Flying jeep Curtiss-Wright VTOL quadrotor helicopter - photo
Jeep drives down a steep ravine - GIF
Competitive Jeep speed disassembly - GIF and video
Jeep CJ-5 Go-For-Digger

[Frank S]

I agree. But I have a lathe that could winch a semi that way even so I would not do it.

[DIYSwede]

Given the license plate and a few other details, this dude seems to be a compatriot of mine.
Ouch! - the last few frames shows that he didn't even bother to use a tailstock centre.
Perhaps he just wanted to test the headstock bearings & alignment for an "unusual load capacity"?
Well - you can use a microscope to drive nails too, only slight less efficiently than with a hammer...

[jimfols]

It's no wonder the jeep won't move under it's own power.

[NeiljohnUK]

Given the stupidity of some in machining classes this is a good one to illustrate the power (torque) of a lathe, as showing them just how lethal they can be with torn up body parts is now verboten due to claims of PTSD. If it can pull a jeep your puny body stands no chance against it!

[IAMSatisfied]

Ouch! - the last few frames shows that he didn't even bother to use a tailstock centre.
Perhaps he just wanted to test the headstock bearings & alignment for an "unusual load capacity"?

I would definitely need to use the tailstock center on my Unimat SL1000 to pull something like that!

[Big Sexy]

Wow very clever. Shows how well these older manual machines are built.

[N00b Machinist]

If not the tailstock, then at least a steady rest. Sheesh!