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From: Steve W. on 22 Oct 2007 14:20 Built_Well wrote: > Comboverfish wrote: >> Built_Well <Built_Well_Toy...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>> You won't be disappointed by the Harbor Freight stands. If you >>> need some very good 6-ton stands really cheap, hurry in before >>> their sale ends. >> I wouldn't argue that point on a value basis. >> >>> And if you want the very best stands, pick >>> up the DuraLast at AutoZone >> Really? Really! The *very* best?! >> >> Toyota MDT in MO > ======== > > If you know of better jack stands, my ears are open :-) > > I already picked up a pair of the DuraLasts, but I still need > a second pair. > The problem is you don't want to pay the price for a GOOD set of stands. All of the posts you have put up talk about how this store or the other has them CHEAPER. A GOOD quality tool isn't cheap. And your NOT going to find them at Auto-Zone or Walmart or HF. You were talking about floor jacks for under 100 bucks. The short floor jack I use was well over $500.00 Made in the US and rated for 4 tons with a 200% safety margin. The cheapest stands I use are 12 ton rated and were 140 bucks for a pair. They weigh over 30 pounds each. http://www.bendpak.com/ http://www.asedeals.com/jack_stands_main.html http://www.ac-hydraulic.com/ http://www.americasprideonline.com/Stands-1-4-.ViewProducts -- Steve W. Near Cooperstown, New York ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
From: Built_Well on 22 Oct 2007 15:21 Steve W. wrote: > The short floor jack I use was well over $500.00 Made in the US and rated for 4 > tons with a 200% safety margin. The cheapest stands I use are 12 ton > rated and were 140 bucks for a pair. They weigh over 30 pounds each. ======== Steve W., I don't think even Ray_O paid over $500 for a floor jack or $140 for a pair of stands. Steve W., are you in the auto repair business, and use the equipment on customer's vehicles? In that case, I could see justifying the expense.
From: Steve W. on 22 Oct 2007 18:33 Built_Well wrote: > Steve W. wrote: > > >> The short floor jack I use was well over $500.00 Made in the US and rated for 4 >> tons with a 200% safety margin. The cheapest stands I use are 12 ton >> rated and were 140 bucks for a pair. They weigh over 30 pounds each. > ======== > > Steve W., I don't think even Ray_O paid over $500 for > a floor jack or $140 for a pair of stands. Steve W., are > you in the auto repair business, and use the > equipment on customer's vehicles? In that case, > I could see justifying the expense. > So is your LIFE worth the extra expense? Ever seen what happens if a jack fails or a stand collapses? How about while your under the vehicle? The "I can't justify that amount" sounds a LOT like the guys who buy motorcycle helmets and tires based on price. Look at it this way, If your life and the end result of a vehicle coming down and crushing you are destroying parts of the vehicle are cheap then buy low end items. I buy quality tools regardless of use. I also buy a few low end tools for use by others. However those are not tools that will kill you if they fail. -- Steve W. Near Cooperstown, New York ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
From: Tegger on 22 Oct 2007 19:31 Bruce L. Bergman <blnospambergman(a)earthlink.invalid> wrote in news:ijsmh3557d067isj02len185t9muaeojhd(a)4ax.com: > > I'm in So Cal so I don't worry about rust much, but if I was in the > snow belt I'd give the hubs and the back side of steel wheels a quick > shot of High Heat Barbecue Paint when new, and whenever worked on, to > keep the wheels from rusting to the hubs. Not a good idea. The paint has thickness, which will wear down to nothing with the constant flexing of the wheels. This risks loosening the lug nuts and causing noises while cornering at low speed. The correct solution is, very simply, to undo the lug nuts and remove the wheels twice per year. While the wheels are off, rub some 50-grit emery cloth on the hub/wheel interfaces, wipe them clean, then reinstall. Rust-welding is a function of the time joints spend undisturbed. Disturb the joints twice per year and you won't have any seized components. -- Tegger
From: Mark A on 22 Oct 2007 20:48
"aarcuda69062" <nonelson(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:nonelson- > Dead is dead. Not exactly. Dying as a result of being crushed to death by a car is one of the most excruciating ways to go. It is not instantaneous death. Don't even think about yelling for help because in all likelihood you won't have enough breadth to yell out loud enough that anyone can hear you. |