[Spridgets] Jack stands

[Bob Spruck]

When I used concrete blocks in the days before I had jack stands, I 
would set them with the openings up, as they would be if you were 
building a wall.  I also placed a piece of 2x4 or 2x6 on top, that 
was longer than the length of the block, thus spanning all three of 
the block's cross pieces and distributing the weight over the 
vertical parts rather than the horizontal parts of the block. The 
wood also provided some "grip" for the metal to indent.

Would this be a better or even acceptable way for those who don't 
have jack stands? I set my 6 parts cars in the woods up this way 
since all four pairs of jack stands are either in use or in my shop, 
ready to be used.

Bob
MGMaven and MotorMouth/south

At 09:31 PM 1/11/2010, Dan Dwelley wrote:
>When you load points V think about this! VV is only 16" long and uprights A,b,
>and c support VV thus making V only about 7" each...Keep in mind that VV is
>equally loaded. unless you load V with a sharp edge thus creating a point load
>which will place V in tension creating deflection.
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>(Do you see where I'm
>going here? )
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>Thanks for listening.
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>Dan
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