John M
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Jack stands for Coco?
With a high probability of receiving a negative comment from Mtgoat666, I'll post a message from Coco. He is in need of two jack stands to support the
frame of his car when the axle is removed. When I was there a week ago he offered me cash to buy them but I couldn't tell when we'd return that way,
certainly not soon enough to be of much help. He showed me a Harbor Freight ad where he had them circled.
With the 1000 coming soon, perhaps someone would be passing that way that might be of assistance.
John M
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DENNIS
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Won't cement blocks do the same job? I've seen this work.
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They can crumble under the weight with negative consequences for the person working under the car. Quite unsafe.
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Harbor Freight carries a few different load capacity jack stands. Do you remember what size he was looking at ? (2 ton, 4 ton, 6ton...12ton)
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mtgoat666
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Quote: Originally posted by John M  | With a high probability of receiving a negative comment from Mtgoat666, I'll post a message from Coco. He is in need of two jack stands to support the
frame of his car when the axle is removed. When I was there a week ago he offered me cash to buy them but I couldn't tell when we'd return that way,
certainly not soon enough to be of much help. He showed me a Harbor Freight ad where he had them circled.
With the 1000 coming soon, perhaps someone would be passing that way that might be of assistance.
John M |
Not being negative, just providing some "mexineering." What would McGyver do?
It seems there is a lot of junk in the yard, some of it is probably right wt and strength to fun as block.
Mexineering!
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John M
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Jack stand capacity
The specs for a 1984 AMC Eagle show that the vehicle weighs about 3,300 pounds. Supporting the back half I would imagine the minimum with a safety
buffer would be a two ton type - but I'm certainly not expert at this sort of thing. I do not recall the weight capacity of the ones he had shown me
the advertisement for.
John
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I'm headed north in a week or two and have a couple I can drop off. I'll go throw them into the truck right now or I'll forget by then. I don't know
the weight rating but it may be stamped on them. They're old and I use them only to hold up a quad but the 'look' the same as what I use at home on
cars.
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| Quote: Originally posted by John M | With a high probability of receiving a negative comment from Mtgoat666, I'll post a message from Coco. He is in need of two jack stands to support the
frame of his car when the axle is removed. When I was there a week ago he offered me cash to buy them but I couldn't tell when we'd return that way,
certainly not soon enough to be of much help. He showed me a Harbor Freight ad where he had them circled.
With the 1000 coming soon, perhaps someone would be passing that way that might be of assistance.
John M |
1000 is not going that way this year....try to catch someone going north or south...hwy 5 is getting a lot of traffic anymore.
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| Quote: Originally posted by bkbend | | I'm headed north in a week or two and have a couple I can drop off. I'll go throw them into the truck right now or I'll forget by then. I don't know
the weight rating but it may be stamped on them. They're old and I use them only to hold up a quad but the 'look' the same as what I use at home on
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Very nice.
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| Quote: Originally posted by bkbend | | I'm headed north in a week or two and have a couple I can drop off. I'll go throw them into the truck right now or I'll forget by then. I don't know
the weight rating but it may be stamped on them. They're old and I use them only to hold up a quad but the 'look' the same as what I use at home on
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One still had a readable label and they're 4000 lbs. I didn't see any obvious damage so they should work.
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TMW
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Thanks bkbend
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de nada. My wife and I and dog were the one's who stopped at Coco's last January when you brought down the trophy.
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bkbend
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Jack stands were dropped off yesterday, Coco was pleased.
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rts551
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Were they for the Jeep?
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What fee is coco charging you for storing the jack stands at his place?
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love that folks are helping each other out! and I knew someone whose son died under a car that wasn't properly raised so yeah, nix to the cement
blocks.
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Sure he's thrilled to get free stuff - and then charge you $300 to get your wrecked Jeep back.
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agree.
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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John M
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thanks bkbnd
For delivering them. John M
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