[Shop-talk] jack stands

[Marc]

I tend to be overly cautious, perhaps they *are* perfectly safe. But, I 
just don't feel comfortable with the mid-rise. Could be lack of 
experience too...

Which 4 post lift do you have?

Marc



Mike Rambour wrote:
>
>
> Ok, not sure why they would but ok, some people are also afraid of 
> roller coasters and I don't understand why they are.
>
> Scary to me was when the motor came out of the Ferrari Dino and all 
> that weight on the rear end was gone but the front end did not fall to 
> the floor. I did see the pics of the Lotus Elise that fell off one of 
> these at a tire shop right about the time the Dino was on the lift.  
> People use these all the time, including me.  Like I said on this list 
> a few weeks ago, just because people do it everyday does not mean its 
> safe, I guess I was right.
>
>    Anyway, to each his own, I am not offended I was merely suggesting 
> other options, I will keep using mine.
>
>    mike
>
> Marc wrote:
>> I've seen one of those used, and frankly, it scares the hell out of me!
>>
>> Marc
>>
>>
>>
>> Mike Rambour wrote:
>>  
>>>   $1,600 gets you one of these 
>>> http://www.asedeals.com/mid_rise_lift.html if you really don't have 
>>> the space but want to work on the car, I would rather have one of 
>>> these then the quicklift.
>>>
>>>  Its not very useful for doing gearbox work as you can't get under 
>>> that part of the car easily, that is when a true lift comes in handy 
>>> and when the quicklift might work well but I would just go for a 
>>> 4-post and be done with it.
>>>
>>>     mike (disclaimer, I have both a mid-rise scissor and 4-post so I 
>>> am biased towards them)