Overhead Creeper Eases Engine Servicing

Overhead Creeper Eases Engine Servicing ENGINES Engines 6-2-34 "It's almost like having the engine on a stand," says the manufacturer of the "Overhead Creeper", an innovative new engine servicer for do-it-yourselfers that saves backs and time working on big equipment. Keith Olson, of K/P Automative Equipment Research, and his partner Patrick Halland, are mechanics who grew tired not only of sore backs but of watching profits go down the drain due to lost time on hard-to-reach engines. "The creeper platform adjusts vertically from 23 1/2 in. to 66 in. above the floor. The rolling base can approach the work from any angle and is designed to clear the largest truck tires. The creeper never touches the machine being worked on and thus doesn't nick or damage fenders," Olson explains. "You lay down on your stomach on the creeper and, once there, you can easily pull and move yourself around the engine, thanks to six castor wheels under the platform." Olson says you can brace the creeper when working so it won't roll. When not in use, the creeper folds down, taking up just 18 by 34 in. of floor space. "We feel it's safer when working over hot engines or cold slippery surfaces. It helps prevent slips, scrapes, cuts and burns. In addition, we've found we can now do many jobs twice as fast as before," says Olson. Besides working on pickups, trucks and cars, Olson says the creeper works well on big 4-wheel drive tractors since it can raised alongside the machines. It'll also double as a portable scaffold. The creeper weighs 148 lbs. and has a rated capacity of 400 lbs. at the platform end. Sells for $435. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, K/P Automotive Equipment Research, Rt. 1, Box 47, Twin Valley, Mn. 56584 (ph 218 584-8550).

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