If you work beneath your truck, absolutely close the cab doors!

[frioman]

I can't stress this enough. Yes...I did it. I was being so careful working beneath my M923, then I had to get something out of the cab and left the cab door open. I crawled beneath the truck, crawled back out, stood up, and BAM! I hit my head on the opened door. Man I know I got a concussion and lost brain cells that I can't afford to lose. Uhmm...let's say it hurt REALLY bad.

Now in addition to making sure the doors are closed, I also wear one of those plastic replica baseball batting helmets when I'm working around the truck. It resembles a baseball cap but it's made of hard plastic -- basically a hardhat. Trust me, you don't want this to happen to you...ever.

 

[swbradley1]

All that means is that you have worked on an MV. Done it a couple of times which may explain other problems.

 

[doghead]

Been there, done that.

 

[Al Harvey]

 

[73m819]

YEP, most times I find the ground real QUICK, while we are on safety working under the trucks, you should try to ware goggles, the clear ones with the elastic strap, they are a lot easier to keep on then glasses and keeps stuff from going around the lens of glasses. because it is a MV truism that if bits of crap are above you, it WILL end up on your face and in your eyes.

 

[mkcoen]

The only thing truer than a deuce biting you is a piece of armor doing it. There are sharp corners and edges everywhere.

 

[Al Harvey]

The sharper the edge or the larger the drip is directly related to the odds of you hitting it or it getting in your eye.

 

[zout]

Yup..will say it's at the top of my list of the dumbest more hurtful injuries. And I thought the first time was bad enough I did it several times after that.

 

[Trailboss]

Yep, I've hit my head on the door bottom and other locations under a truck. Banged my noggin just last week.....or couple of weeks ago?.....maybe a month? Gee, I don't remember stuff as well as I used to

 

[oboyjohn]

I have done that at least a few times in the Forces and I believe I still have the scar on my upper back to prove it. Always close the doors before going under it!!

 

[dilligaf13]

I'm not going to throw anyone under the bus, but I know someone on this forum who was forced (by the now ex-wife) to wear a hockey helmet anytime he worked under his deuce. All because of one little trip to the ER for some stitches.....

 

[Floridianson]

Rule # 1 of Rules of Engagement. Close all doors.
Been there and lucky for me nothing important is stored in there.

 

[swbradley1]

Maybe some of us need one of these...

 

[PureMayhem]

That is the reasons why I named my M923 "Audrey II". That is the name of the big green bloodsucking alien plant in the movie Little Shop of Horrors. Every time I work on it she takes a little bit of my blood.

 

[Jeepsinker]

We can all laugh at you because we've all done it. So without further adieu....

 

[18operator]

I've banged my noggin on the front bumper of my truck! I may have knocked myself clean out... Don't remember much after that. Problem is, you can't close the bumper.

 

[wreckerman893]

When I was reverse engineering the M927 a while back I was using the "blue flame speed wrench" to cut things off the truck. I had to crawl under the truck several times to cut out some plumbing and each time I came out at a certain place I would whack my head......four times in less that 30 minutes....each time telling myself to watch for that head banger. The last time I lost my religion and torched off more metal that I actually needed to. I mean...the truck had to be punished....right.

 

[Gunzy]

Been there, done that. And as an auto technician I can atest to that NOT being a MV novelty. Oh, and if you're under a running truck inspecting, you may want ear plugs as that air dump in your ear is WAY loud. What? Did you say something?

 

[phil2968]

I remember a certain psychic member of this forum showing up at the 2010 Georgia Rally with a fine shiner on his eye. He said it was from lowering a deuce spare tire winch and the handle got away from him. I think he smarted off to the wife. He kind of looked like this. (Note, pic is not the real subject but a poorly paid stand in)

 

[Flyingvan911]

I've wacked my head on a open deuce door before. Luckily if was a soft blow on the bottom edge. I haven't made that mistake twice.