Thread: Check those Jack Stands!!!!!!
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01-22-2009 10:12 PM #1
Check those Jack Stands!!!!!!
We all know we should use them but how often do you check the jack stand itself??? A member of ChevyTalk posted about what he found when he pulled the extension out by accident.
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01-22-2009 10:37 PM #2
That will get your attention, thats for sure and for certain.
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01-23-2009 09:29 AM #3
That just gives me the creeps. I use them plus 2 floor jacks every time I crawl under my car and I still have trouble laying under it not thinking about what could happen if something gave way.
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01-23-2009 11:40 AM #4
WOW. thanks for the picture and the heads up. never thought to check them. I am like Larry. I always use 2 stands and my floor Jack when i am under my car.BARB
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01-23-2009 11:42 AM #5
I don't like jack stands, never have, they scare me. But I do have a pair of 6 ton ones that I use when desperate. Normally I use 12 ton ramps to get under the car.Bob
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01-23-2009 02:09 PM #6
I always use two stands and leave the jack after lowering it just enough onto the stands... beats a couple lengths of 4x4's we've seen on here before Ramps are good unless you need to take the wheels off...
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01-24-2009 05:43 AM #7
Mine are about 20 years old...guess I'd better go check 'em today. Thanks for the heads up!
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Shea
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01-24-2009 07:50 AM #8
A little story about ramps. Not 12 ton ramps but the ones you buy a parts stores. A friend of mine was pulling his car up on a new pair of ramps he was near the top and he hit the brakes to slow down not wanting to go into the stops. When he hit the brakes the ramps colapsed as the front wheels locked up but the rear kept driving. Good heads up on the stands. Glad I finaly got a hoist, but there are maintanance isues there also. SAFETY DOSEN'T JUST HAPPENCharlie
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01-24-2009 08:02 AM #9
i all way s put more then 4 stands under a car if its up off the gound i all ways put two more under the rear end and the floor jack under the front cross over and 4 on the frame rails .i had a car come down on me i did not get hurt but it did changed my way of thinking for lifeLast edited by pat mccarthy; 01-24-2009 at 08:19 AM.
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01-24-2009 08:07 AM #10
I've got the Spirit on 4 stands right now and was laying under it the other day while welding. Think I had better check things out and add my two other stands before I crawl back under.
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01-24-2009 04:33 PM #11
Also, if you are worried what you have on stands may slide on the stand because steel on steel is very slippery just put some wood or cardboard or leather in between.
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01-24-2009 07:30 PM #12
Hy jackstands are made from Ford V8 axle housrings. I don't worry.
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01-24-2009 09:07 PM #13
Mine are newer, but I never trust just them alone, always keep the floor jack in place and wheels blocked! I'm always thinking this is no time for an earth quake! I don't know about the rest of you but mine like the meat between your thumb and your index finger, when you let them down!" "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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01-25-2009 05:30 AM #14
Does anyone remember those crappy sheet metal stands that were made out of sheet metal and were like 2.99 each and used the pins??? I remember seeing a lot of those that folded up with a little bit of lateral pursuasion...All the current cars of the time were a lot heavier then as well...Now we have ratchet stands but so many are made in china.I remember when hot rods were all home made.
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01-25-2009 11:19 AM #15
Yep. My brother had a pair on screw adjustable metal alloy stands that were great for getting the exact height you wanded, just a bit slower going up or down, but they never bit me like my wratcheting ones do! Another reason why beer and cars don't mix well!" "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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