[Shop-talk] jack stands

[Mark Andy]

Howdy,

On Wed, 30 Apr 2008, eric at megageek.com wrote:
> At the risk of offending someone that may use these, I really donbt see 
> the point of these lifts.
>
> Basically, it lifts up a vehicle about a 20b total.  Then, you have to 
> work around these lifts, which it looks like will be in the way on the 
> sides, and front of the vehicle and in between the wheels underneath.
>
> I just canbt see where they would be a real advantage.

They'd be handy for some things, but for $1.5k I think I'd buy a low 
clearance lift (i.e. uses the floor to cross the cable/hydraulic line or 
whatever is over, vs. doing it overhead).  It'd cost similar money 
(assuming you could find one used) and it'd let you lift the vehicle 
higher, even though you wouldn't have the clearance to be able to stand 
under the vehicle in most residential garages.

Mark