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Re: [Shop-talk] jack stands

To: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>, <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] jack stands
From: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:54:13 -0500
Please be careful with those...

Not much of a base there -- looks like they could topple easily.  I trust 
fabrications more than castings, too.  Suppose that little base cracked ?



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
> But recently, I bought a new set of aluminum jack stands - "Big Red" by
> Torin <http://www2.northerntool.com/product/200313386.htm>.  There are
> extremely stable (just as stable as my three legged ones) and light
> weight.
>
> Rather than a ratcheting mechanism to raise and lower it, it has the pin
> through the hole method of adjusting the height - I much prefer that
> kind as it isn't going to possibly slip.
>
> I highly recommend the "Big Red"s...
>
> Tim Mullen
>
> Chantilly, VA
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