PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-482

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 482

JANUARY 1993

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-482 - Page 17 of 57
Mechanic's Creeper .±±
t's hard to keep up wiTh tools while manUeverIng arOund on a creepeR To work
undeR a vehicle. Since there±s no pLace to Lay tHe tools, they geT greasy, scaTTered and
sometimes ²ost³
´o solve µhe pROblem¶ maKe an add-on Too· tRay to attach to tHe Bottom of the
cReeper¸ ´He tRay slides out to The side to give the mechanic easy access to the tOols¹
Follow these three simple steps To make The tray:
I
MounT ºOuR sheet-metal retaining channels underneaTh the cReeper on Two oº the
wIdth-wise ReinºORcement »¼bs (two channels peR Rib)³ ½he channels will allow the
tRay to s²ide in and o¾t º¿om ¾ndeR Àhe creepeR³
JAN9
Áse mateRiaÂs s¾ch
a
p·ywood oR sheet metal to
make the tRayà ´he measuRements ÄÅr the tRay will
depend on how Æar apaRt the ReinÇrcemenT ribs
aRe and how wide tHe cÈeepeÈ isÉ J¾st maKe
s¾Re the tRay doesnÊt sticK o¾t beyond tHe
side oË the creepe̸
,i
Attach a swiveling casteR Í1 oR
l
Î/2Ïinch wheelÐ under The Tray
to heÑp keep the creePR stabÒe
and moveable¸


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