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Lol
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In all honesty saftey is no laughing matter
Really, it isn't!
You could drill your own instead of buying new jack stands. I went to Tractor Supply and bought a set of 6 ton stands last year, the jack has large deep teeth and great lever wedge to teeth contact. I will post a picture later of them, you might like them.
I had the HF 6 tonners that were recalled and took them back and now I'm a bit spooked (I always triple check any jack stands before getting under the car) so if I can't find a locked or pinned model I may drill either my old 3 ton units or any new 6 ton I find. I need to watch ttocs video too. Any ideas on a pin in terms of hardness? I wonder if is it better to go with a softer steel that will deform, but not snap?
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I don't think this is the thing you want to act or hope that you know what would be best. Go with something off the shelf.
Yeah, good point. I found Blak's stands at Blaine's Farm and Fleet. They are Larin's at about $65 a pair. Nice price, but a few knocks on weld quality. Then I found Torin, but the base is small. Finally found Esco. Best so far and about $50 each.
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I have seen a couple that have the lever, and a pin. I think that would be the way I would go if I did it again. I am not saying these are not going to fail just that it seems like a great idea.
https://www.amazon.com/Torin-Big-St...words=jack+stands+sunex&qid=1590356682&sr=8-4
https://www.amazon.com/Torin-Big-St...words=jack+stands+sunex&qid=1590356682&sr=8-4
I saw those too. Not sure how the pin and teeth interact. I will probably stop by TS and check them out. I really like the Larin and Esco pin idea especially getting the stands at equal height without counting teeth showing.
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it looks like a regular lever style stand that just has a pin as a double locking system. It seems so simple...
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