Comments by "Comm0ut" (@Comm0ut) on "Cheap Jack Stands Dangerous? Let’s find out! Daytona, Husky, Pittsburgh, Arcan, TCE, US Jack" video.

  1. I gave away my jack stands many years ago and use wooden cribbing and bare rims instead. Horizontal rims work on sand and dirt (the reason self-service salvage yards use them) and can be nested small into large for tall trucks etc. Wooden cribbing is also unlikely to tip and doesn't crush (the USAF uses cribbing to store 2000lb bombs at deployed locations because it works). Cribbing is less likely to slide than the ram of any stand and done right no ordinary human can push the vehicle over. I let my ~2ft long 6x6 and 4x4 cribbing marinate in used engine oil because I store them outdoors.
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  2. A superb stand used in the (many) thousands by self-service and other salvage yards is made of two steel rims. Lay one flat, place the other vertically inside the cup formed by the first then firmly tack weld (for handling convenience, the welds are not weight bearing) then repeat for as many as you desire. They're especially good for trucks and farm equipment. Project Farm's carbide recip saw blade reviews are why I just bought Freud carbide blades to cut off about 20 tire carcasses to make a batch (it was time to clean my back yard....) and the first blade is still in good condition with only modest wear.
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