The last thing I want to see is cuts and bruises on my piano-playin'
hands!!! (LOL)  I will definitely be wearing leather gloves for starters!
Patti

On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 11:59 AM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> > .... The backs of one's hands have thin skin and bleed profusely.
>
> Yup. BTDT. Once (sometimes I learn) Hence the strap type "handles" I added.
> Chock all that up to newbness at the time.
>
> Thanks for mentioning the battery hold down thing.
> I meant to do so.
> Each of my buses did not c/w the hold downs.
> I ended up making a metal bracket hold down of sorts.
>
> Neil.
>
> On 7/7/15, mcneely4@cox.net <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:hj
>
> > The "correct" battery, that has the foot to fit the factory bracket, has
> a
> > handle on it from the factory to facilitate holding it and lowering it
> into
> > the compartment.  Without a handle, your hands have to hold the battery
> by
> > the sides or ends to lower it into place, and they suffer from being
> > scraped.  The backs of one's hands have thin skin and bleed profusely.
> > mcneely
>
>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
> Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca>
>
> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy>
>
> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/>
>
> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
>

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