These are neat "jack" stands!
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Complements on the design! I have imagined that in my mind, but never took it any further. I salute your accomplishment!
Have you done any experiments loading them up to failure, to verify weight capacity, etc.?
I really like the design and the simplicity of use. Great work!
Have you done any experiments loading them up to failure, to verify weight capacity, etc.?
I really like the design and the simplicity of use. Great work!
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+1...very smart, but at $279 a pair, still far too pricey in my opinion. As for comparing them to the ESCO price-wise...well the ESCO is a $30 stand in my opinion, considering the construction.
Out of curiosity, I too would like to know. Depending on the type of casting, some types would worry me.
Out of curiosity, I too would like to know. Depending on the type of casting, some types would worry me.
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Complements on the design! I have imagined that in my mind, but never took it any further. I salute your accomplishment!
Have you done any experiments loading them up to failure, to verify weight capacity, etc.?
I really like the design and the simplicity of use. Great work!
Have you done any experiments loading them up to failure, to verify weight capacity, etc.?
I really like the design and the simplicity of use. Great work!
For all 4? If so, how do we order?
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Complements on the design! I have imagined that in my mind, but never took it any further. I salute your accomplishment!
Have you done any experiments loading them up to failure, to verify weight capacity, etc.?
I really like the design and the simplicity of use. Great work!
Have you done any experiments loading them up to failure, to verify weight capacity, etc.?
I really like the design and the simplicity of use. Great work!
In each case the load was applied to a single jack stand using the standard pad. I rate them at 4000 lbs. because I want margin of error for any change from one stand to the next. They are made one at a time and finished by hand. For what its worth - industry standard for jack stands is they are rated in pairs - so a 2 ton pair of stands is rated for that weight on the pair. ANSI standard requires an individual stand in the pair support 1.5 times the total rated load. Worth a look when you're shopping for stands that have no ANSI rating. NEVER overload a jack stand - not even these.
Sorry - but $279 is the pair price. I can make all kinds of arguments about how that is not that much money when you consider damage to your car or person from a jack stand slip (apparently 90+ % of jack stand "failures" are the result of the car slipping off the stand - not the stand actually coming apart). I can also talk about it in terms of the cost of brake pads burned up in two days at the track or a single Hoosier which also has a short life. In the end - I know its hard to consider that kind of money for something that sells for $30/pair. This is a new product that solves a problem for some and works well when you're away from a smooth cement floor (some of the design is aimed at addressing the issues of jacking on a paddock road where floor jacks don't always want to roll and relocate as the car is lifted).
Either way - thanks for the interest and the comments good or bad.
BTW - I am not aware that the Flying Lizard Team is using these stands or has even heard of them. If they are interested or curious - that would be great - and I'd welcome the inquiry. But I don't want anyone to be mislead and I certainly don't want to make any claims that are not accurate regarding use or endorsement. To my knowledge Flying Lizard is not using JackPoint Jackstands.
Thanks
Last edited by jpoint; 03-05-2012 at 03:15 PM.