Ramps or Jack Stands...which do you use?

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Nov 19, 2018 | 10:59 AM

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Toolman

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Re: Ramps or Jack Stands...which do you use?

My intention with this post is not to discourage anyone from working on their car, or to criticize any option suggested. I recalled a man being killed in the area when his truck fell off a jack while he was under it working. I searched for that incident and found too many recent incidents of men being killed when their vehicle fell off a jack. Shown below are just a few of the links to examples in the news. All the jacks I've seen that come with cars to change tires are flimsy and never appropriate to use to work under the car. I would never get under a car with just a hydraulic jack unless I had a couple of strong jack stands under the car as well. Even then there are potential risks by a number of factors.

https://www.dispatch.com/news/201808...ter-jack-slips

https://poststar.com/news/local/poli...2e4df2d64.html

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/8...-kills?sba=AAS

https://www.wtva.com/content/state/M...485763021.html

Nov 19, 2018 | 11:48 AM

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onehundred80

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Re: Ramps or Jack Stands...which do you use?

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Originally Posted by Toolman

I am with you on this, some jack stands are so flimsy because the welding on them is terrible and the metal is too thin to start with. I never go under the car unless there is solid and stable wood blocks used, I give the car a good shake as well. Even with the set up I have just described I hate to go under the car as I find it too claustrophobic for my liking, I have a steering damper to fit still on the shelf to prove my point.