mrbill_fl

hey, sorry if this is a repost, but...

I was surfing the 993 board and saw this...

looks like I need some new jack stands... seems the ratchet type are unsafe!

wonder how many of us have these.....

-- see post #66 page 4

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.p...ic=70117&st=60

https://rennlist.com/forums/993-forum/361425-modified-jack-stands-for-993-a.html

VERBOTN

Mr. Bill:
I very low cost option can be found at Pep Boys of all places. I have red alumimum cylinders that have locking pin and are lightweight and have flat bottom (blacktop friendly). $30.00+/- buys a pair. I will be a Sebring all of July if you want to check them out, BTW did I mention I have a great wife

Bryan Watts

What is inherently unsafe about the rachet style? Sounds like a freak failure that could happen no matter what style of jack stand you are using.

ltc

IIRC, there was recently a group buy, organized by Steve at Ultimate Garage adn Marc Shaw (super moderator) for some VERY well built jackstands.

Larry Herman

After seeing what my then teenage boys were doing putting their cars up onto jack stands, it wasn't hard to convince my wife that we needed to build a proper garage and put in a twin post lift. Just like I wouldn't crawl under a car up on a floor jack, when I have to use jack stands, I try to have the floor jack or somthing else there as a backup.

JayP

There's a pic of the failed stand- it looked like the tang wasn't square and the load was uneven on the ratchet. Poor casting of the part?

The stands I have are heavy, cast items that will be here with the roaches. I cannot see how they could fail without tipping over.

Tip #2- keep a phone close. In the thread, someone brought up keeping a cell phone in pocket. One of my college profs was pinned under his Vette. He thought he'd have to wait until the mail ran on Monday... it was Saturday night. He wiggled loose after a few hours.

Bill L Seifert

I bought some large ratchet stands at one of those traveling tool sales. They were junk, and several things on them have broken, mostly the steel piece that should keep the ratchet from slipping.

These traveling tool sales make Harbour Freight tools look like Facom. Stick with Sears of some name brand stuff. Of course even those could fail, I guess.

Bill Seifert

1987 944S Race Car

mrbill_fl

So, I'm still not sure if it was a freak accident or not...
but I'll sure be taking a good look at that jack gear angle... might even try drilling the ones I have...

These are aluminum, but the base looks small to me...
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...3386_200313386

I think I like these, but might be too tall.
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...3384_200313384


-fwiw another xpost on pelican boards... found searching for osha jack stands
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showt...hreadid=339127

dnitake

Yikes! I've used those cheap ones on my Suburban front end. But not without keeping some pressure on the jack as well as a backup when I get underneat. I have to admit I was actually surprised they didn't immediately buckle. It might be w/ too light a load (914), the release trigger is too easy???

Brinkley

Christian,
GT3 on order!?
You traitor!