Had a jack stand collapse today.

[roaniecowpony]

I have a few floor jacks. I try to leave at least one under the vehicle when on stands.

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[roaniecowpony]

Timely topic for me. I just bought stands on Saturday from Amazon. I mulled over the right ones for months, and am now not convinced I chose correctly.

Big Red 6 Ton’s on Amazon

I like that the pin is shaped in such a way to suggest it’s providing double protection. It certainly would prevent the locking handle from moving. However if you look at the closeup, you can tell that the pin won’t fully engage the entire depth of the teeth on the ratchet arm. So it seems a bit superficial.

The post on Amazon says it’s ANSI rated, but neither the manual nor the actual stands mention the same.

Just say NO to ratchet stands. It's an unnecessary complexity to a product that needs to be "bowling ball reliable".

 

[Joe98]

Was putting new springs on the Jeep. Jacked it up with the floor jack, put the stand under it and let the jack down. The stand collapsed.

Is this the jack that come standard with our Jeeps?

 

[fat_head]

Is this the jack that come standard with our Jeeps?

No. The jack i used was a floor jack from Harbor Freight. The jack stands I used I bought 20+ years ago from Pep Boys most likely. Or autozone.

 

[Windshieldfarmer]

This is a great reminder; always have a backup Jack or lift in case one fails. Jack stands scare me….

 

[Vatdevil]

Sunex 10 ton stands are some of the best. Made in China ? however.

 

[AlgUSF]

I got a set of these back when Sears was a thing. I had my 2014 Tundra on them for weeks while figuring out the rear axle assembly and a wheel bearing, installing the lift on my Jeep, and countless other repairs. I never am nervous getting under a vehicle supported by them, but I typically also stack some tires and 4x4s in-case I have to roll out from underneath them quick.

 

[roaniecowpony]

Here's the first one I had seen. It's somewhere in eastern Europe.

At 3:40 in the video, you can see just how little engagement the "safety pin" has in the ratchet lugs by the amount of sheared metal on the corner of the pin.

The "safety pin" is a great idea, but given the extremely loose manufacturing tolerances of a cast steel post and formed sheet metal base, the engagement of the pin is marginalized. Just say no to ratchet stands.

 

[Marco corsa]

Was putting new springs on the Jeep. Jacked it up with the floor jack, put the stand under it and let the jack down. The stand collapsed. Coulda been bad I guess. Took a look at the stand, and a drift pin had broken so that the teeth weren’t fully engaging. These are going in the trash. I can’t even remember where I bought them. The brand is Larin from 2002 according to the date stamp.

Wow, that is tragic, lucky you weren't under the vehicle!

 

[ALRUI]

I have a few floor jacks. I try to leave at least one under the vehicle when on stands.

I always leave the jack under the lifting point unless it's going to be in the way (lift the handle up so nobody trips over it also!). I have various jack stands but the best are the ones I made in high school shop class which was a LONG time ago!

 

[Robby Robot]

This guy is my favorite reviewer of tools. Very meticulous and a high level of engineering quality in his tests. BY chance he recently did a review of "inexpensive" jack stands:

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[JJM]

SIX TON JACKSTANDS, so you figure you'd be safe!
Sonofabitch, I'm lucky to be alive.

 

[blnewt]

This guy is my favorite reviewer of tools. Very meticulous and a high level of engineering quality in his tests. BY chance he recently did a review of "inexpensive" jack stands:

Project Farm Reviews

x2, all his product comparison/reviews are very well done.

 

[Seemego4WD]

I've been using the same harbor freight orange jackstands for 20 some years, sadly most of the time with a car/truck on them, no issues. They are 6 ton and appear beefy.

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