[Spridgets] Steel grades, now jack stands

Tim Collins thcollin at mtu.edu
Sat Nov 24 07:20:32 MST 2012


The Torin 3 ton jack stand is at Walmart for about $28 so for a few 
more $'s you get a ton. The small print that covers the side of the 
jack stand tells who certifies the capacity of the jack stand. I 
would assume that ASTM is probably involved.


At 09:06 AM 11/24/2012, Rick Fisk wrote:
>I would think that if the guy doing the welding knows his stuff they should be
>stronger than the split tube type.  The stands in the Northern Tools link are
>rated 2-ton.  Wonder who does the testing?
>
>Rick

Tim Collins


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