At first glance this under-dashboard mechanic’s creeper seems designed for automotive mechanics who work on cars and trucks in shops. But then, after consideration, heavy-equipment mechanics start devising all sorts of ways these back-saving devices could be used under, beside, or inside big machines.
It’s padded surface can provide protection when laying on sharp edges in the bowels of a machine. It’s folding leg adjusts from 13 inches to 24 inches, and it wouldn’t take much for a creative heavy equipment mechanic to customize a longer leg. Its metal frame supports up to 350 pounds, perfect for the “big-boned” mechanics who commonly work on big machines.
For US$175, it’s a tool that has uses in the heavy equipment industry far beyond its designer’s intentions.
— Dan Anderson
