Sometimes no bigger fool

[elan]

All the years I've been working on Broncos, I kept putting off buying the taller jack stands.

Instead?, wrestling heavy blocks of wood to sit a regular jack on to get everything elevated off the ground.
Welp..........that moronic behavior is now a thing of the past. Which, by the way clears my agenda for other moronic behaviors.

Behold, the Harbor Freight big boys. Two fer 99. I think they go up to thirty inches in height from nineteen.

 

[Broncobowsher]

When those are not tall enough...

I have a set of wide 6-lug wheels (10 or 12", I forget) that one day I set the jackstands in and picked up a handful of scrap metal. Took that metal and welded "pockets" for the feet of the jackstands. Now my tall jackstands have a lift kit.

 

[SteveL]

What's safer? Random things in the garage to stack up or jack stands from hf?

 

[langester]

Good question!

 

[rydog1130]

What's safer? Random things in the garage to stack up or jack stands from hf?

ha! seriously...I remember my dad yelling at me when I used logs to keep my 71 charger jacked up while I welded a new sub frame in, he thought for sure It was going to kill me

 

[Crush]

We have all done scary things. I have a mastere degree in safety management and i also have a bronco in my spare garage that is on 5 cinder bloks on the rear trailer hitch and the front is on three blocks on each frame rail. Yep it is not cery stable but i very rarely get under it. Hiwever it ended up that way when i robbed the suspension lift iut from under it. That was a gety stressfull situation!! Lol

 

[sprdv1]

the harbor freight stuff is good most of the time

 

[half cab]

I got two sets of HF jack stands around here and for the last 5 yrs or so they've been under everything and sometimes extended periods of time.

 

[DirtDonk]

I would think that the HF stands are good quality. I do question some of their stuff, but a jackstand is pretty straightforward. And if made with decent material, would be strong enough even if built cheaply.

And I always make sure to bend the retaining tabs in a bit too.
Not that being able to remove the extensions won't come in handy now and then, but I'd rather not do it by mistake!

Paul

 

[Skiddy]

When I shopped jack stands it didn't matter where I looked, all made over seas so it didn't matter.
By the by......these are good for 24,000 pounds.....I think they will be just fine.

On another topic of tools. Since Craftsman has fallen out of my favor I purchased Husky at Home Depot. I have had very good results and the fit and finish is just fine.

Disclaimer: I'm not a professional wrench so take what I write with grain of salt. You want a 48" natural gas pipeline welded and pass x-ray I'm your guy.

can i look at yer booger welds;D j/k we have a hard time finding good welders here. I have had the HF jack stands for about 10 years they are built pretty good.

 

[Apogee]

For my higher lifting requirements, I've been using the taller, folding, 2500 pound capacity Rigid pipe stands. The shorties are 20-38 inches tall while the tall ones are 28-51 inches. They've been great for holding the frame and body high enough to work on the suspension, axles, etc, even with 37's at full droop.

 

[JefeAZ]

Ya been there done that

 

[deltarat]

If I am going to be under it I will use 6x6 blocks to make a crib- not stand them on the end. We used to move houses back in the day and learned how to block something that can slip. If a jack or stand slips, you are still safe.
I will use a jack stand if I am working on a wheel but not if I am laying under it.
I used to take more chances than I do now.As I have gotten older the big red S on my chest has turned to a light pink...lol..