Hell, maybe HF jack stands aren’t the worst...

"PyramidHat" (pyramidhat) 05/21/2020 at 06:21 • Filed to: None

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Right, then...

Stumbled on this article from The Drive

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Check out the cons on the best jack stand they recommend. Hardly confidence inspiring.

pip bip - choose Corrour > PyramidHat 05/21/2020 at 06:57

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yikes

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > PyramidHat 05/21/2020 at 07:02

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Holy crap you weren’t kidding. Best Overall: “

CONS

The weld quality may be poor, and they may arrive bent out of the box. They may also break within a short period of time"

Urambo Tauro > PyramidHat 05/21/2020 at 07:12

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D isappointed that their “best overall” selection does n’t even have feet . It’s become the very first thing I look for in a good set. Jack stands are pretty simple, and don’t need a whole lot of “features”, but that little bit of extra metal welded on makes a huge difference, particularly when working on gravel. For a manufacturer to skimp out on that i s kind of a deal-breaker for me.

PyramidHat > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 05/21/2020 at 07:42

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Right?  “These are our recommended jack stands.  They’re great except they suck and sometimes they’re shit.”

facw > PyramidHat 05/21/2020 at 08:07

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Heh, yeah I looked at T he Drive’s spring compressor recommendations, and it certainly felt like they just read some product descriptions and reviews on Amazon.

They didn’t make one that failed all over the place their top choice though...

Chinny Raccoon > PyramidHat 05/21/2020 at 08:18

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I thought The Drive was a real website, not just a content farm.

shop-teacher > PyramidHat 05/21/2020 at 08:26

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Apparently of the three they mentioned, they liked this one the least, despite it being the only one they say the welds are good on, because the freaking paint arrived chipped.

bwp240 > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 05/21/2020 at 08:52

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That seems like a fundamental fault in the purpose of jack stands...

Nom De Plume > shop-teacher 05/21/2020 at 09:11

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You were right, this did call for a screenshot.  

facw > Chinny Raccoon 05/21/2020 at 09:18

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Everyone needs that sweet, sweet referral cash in these difficult times...

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > PyramidHat 05/21/2020 at 09:25

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Death. Internet glory. There is no middle ground.

404 - User No Longer Available > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 05/21/2020 at 09:47

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The real P ro: they paid us a lot of money to recommend it.

Tripper > PyramidHat 05/21/2020 at 10:02

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I switched to these because someone spent more on a pair of jack stands that I would around my birthday last year. Also all of my cars require some sort of adapter for most areas so the flat tops are helpful.

https://esco.net/products/esco-3-ton-performance-shorty-style-jack-stand/

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher 05/21/2020 at 10:18

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 My theory is, you have a car that weighs a ton and a half and you're splitting the load of half of that car between a pair of three ton or six ton jack stands, you've got some margin in there...

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 05/21/2020 at 12:12

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You do, but the HF recall is not for structural collapse, it's for the pawl lock slipping out of place, causing the vehicle to drop down.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher 05/21/2020 at 12:18

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Would not be good. I have a pair of those 3-ton Harbor Fright minis...

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 05/21/2020 at 22:06

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Better trade them in then. Definitely not worth the risk.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher 05/21/2020 at 22:20

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I most definitely will do so.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 05/21/2020 at 22:26

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Good!