Posted by bruce in CO from 63.186.8.204 (sdn-ap-002neomahP0204.dialsprint.net) on Sunday, April 07, 2002 at 6:39PM :
In Reply to: Don't Jack me? posted by Sean from 12.247.152.236 (12-247-152-236.client.attbi.com) on Sunday, April 07, 2002 at 11:30AM :
...but, I have only used my HiLift on rare occasions for at-home, in-garage use. It has served me better as an offroad tool in operations where all the wheels/tires have been left on the vehicle. I've seen it tip and fall over (sometimes intentionally, sometimes not) many times. For driveway & garage use (especially involving tire removal), I would highly recommend a either a rolling floor jack or a cylinder jack. These should be used along with an assortment of bulky wood blocks. I've attached some handles and/or lengths of looped cords to my favorite "jacking blocks" for easier maneuvering. Also for a PW or any other "full" sized truck, the bigger the adjustable jackstands, the better. Smaller sized jackstands can be rated with an entirely appropriate "weight rating." However, larger sized jackstands (while overkill on the weight rating) logically have a larger sized base footprint. This becomes advantageous when the truck is up on the stands and you are perfoming some high-torque operation on the truck (like removing spring bolts). My enlightening experience was many years back doing just that on my '62 chevy 1-ton. I was sitting under the jackstanded truck pushing hard on the piped breaker bar. My legs were under the axle. I watched both jackstands tip up leaning over in one direction. As I let pressure off the bar, they tipped back and stayed standing. I went out the next day and bought 2 7-ton Walker stands which I'm still using today thankfully with both legs.
Be Safe, Bruce