I was just eyeballing those yesterday!!
Anyone use pads on their foor jacks?
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they are awesome! I can raise the car way off the ground, plenty of room to get under there.. plus the round feet are not only stable but don't leave marks on the garage floor!
so..I'm glad I could help ya!! seeing how you got me eyeballing that backlit keyboard of yours! lol..
Those are the HF version of the ESCO jack stands.
I use the shorties for most of my vehicles, but the full size for my Tundra and others.
I thought that HF copied someone, they looked familiar! It's amazing to use these tall ones on the Civic! Now I can really have room to get under there. I had some old shorties from Craftsman, they were strong, stable, but fitting my body under the Civic, I wasn't that comfortable it being THAT close to me.. lol
I know these are not cheap, but using the hole/pin design is in my opinion MUCH safer and secure. hey.. thanks for the info!
How are you all cutting the slot in the hockey pucks? I tried once years ago and gave up; that was some hard rubber.
I need to revisit this try again because my jack does end up bending the pinch welds pretty bad.
HARD no on any jack stands from Horror Freight. Don't get me wrong, I like the place and have plenty HF stuff, but the "Statute of Limitations" on their double-recall debacle has not lapsed.
+1 on "Pin type"
I would do what I got to do and buy the real Omega ones or similare
Below are decent, similar ones are available under different brands.
https://www.amazon.com/Omega-32105B-Black-Heavy-Stand/dp/B000I1FP7E?ref_=ast_sto_dp
I ended up buying and modifying a set of 11 ton Omega stands in order to hit my height requirement with room to spare and the stability I wanted
+1 on "Pin type"
I would do what I got to do and buy the real Omega ones or similare
Below are decent, similar ones are available under different brands.
https://www.amazon.com/Omega-32105B-Black-Heavy-Stand/dp/B000I1FP7E?ref_=ast_sto_dp
I ended up buying and modifying a set of 11 ton Omega stands in order to hit my height requirement with room to spare and the stability I wanted
yeah, back when I had a skid steer that was my go to auto jack. Miss that machine.I'm too lazy to drag the floor jack and usually just use the forklift.
Have a NAPA jack that came with a pad. Removed it after after a Pathfinder slipped off and the jack went through the oil pan.
The car had an oil leak and I placed the jack with the pad on the crossmember and lifted. I prefer the bare saddle where the edges can bite into the crossmember if there is any slippage.
The car had an oil leak and I placed the jack with the pad on the crossmember and lifted. I prefer the bare saddle where the edges can bite into the crossmember if there is any slippage.
I prefer softwood 2x4's or 2x6's, 6-8-10-12" long, longer on the pinch weld seam and short ones if using a smaller spot else where underneath . The jack sinks into them an 1/8" or so and they compress so they never slip on the jack and they also usually indent a bit to the shape of the car part. They could split but on my lighter cars they don't seem to even think about it? I do have to stack a couple to get the whole side of the subaru off the ground.
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Thrift store hockey puck fits right into the jacks saddle cup. Semi permanently stuck in place.
I like the magnetic ones that go around the pinch welds as well. They fit good after I straighten out the bends...
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metal on metal is extremely slippery when wet too just fyi. you probably put it on an oily spot. I dropped a pump off a forklift loading it onto a flatbed once. Probably a $30,000 pump. The base had slid all the way to the end of the forks and it slid right off the end of the forks onto the semi trucks trailer. Never got in trouble. I didn't see anyone else helping me in the rain
All the time, metal on metal is slippery, and all you do is expose metal to rusting if you don't use one.
Oh wow, I just saw "The motor guy" posted similar before me.
Oh wow, I just saw "The motor guy" posted similar before me.
Never even knew they were a thing.
Lost my pad and wood can split on unitbody lift points.
I might cut up a used tire tread into a 5" square . But I don't like getting bit with steel belt wire.
I might cut up a used tire tread into a 5" square . But I don't like getting bit with steel belt wire.