12 ton jack stands arrived

[rhyary]

Yes I did say that.
Second jack to support the slider can be an excellent backup for a primary jack stand under the frame or under the axles.

No I did not say the jack should be undersized.

 

[ERG80]

My sister ordered me a set of the 12 ton Jacks from JC Whitney for Christmas. They arrived yesterday and are the ones with the safety cross pin pictured in the original post.

 

[Kernal]

Yep, those are the double locking, can just see the dangling chain that holds the safety pin and the triangular hole it goes through.(what, you couldn't wait till Christmas?)

 

[ERG80]

Had to take them out and inspect for uh....... shipping damage. yeah, that's it.

Yep, those are the double locking, can just see the dangling chain that holds the safety pin and the triangular hole it goes through.(what, you couldn't wait till Christmas?)

 

[harrydunn]

In reference to the bottle jack picture...all I can say is WOW...

Wow indeed.

I usually go overboard and in fact used multiple stands and floor jacks for my axle rebuild but it works for me and I felt good about it. My floor jack is always in the "primed" position. Cell phone is within reach as well if I'm working by myself. I had a close-call as a teenager (hmmm...two actually) and looking back, I'm extremely glad they both happened. We were young and stupid (now, I'm neither!). Be safe!

(Hmmm...after staring at this picture, I think I'm taking the "bug shield" off. )

 

[96r50]

My sister ordered me a set of the 12 ton Jacks from JC Whitney for Christmas. They arrived yesterday and are the ones with the safety cross pin pictured in the original post.

Nice stands, they look beefy. Where does the pin fit in?

(I noticed the chair in the background; I'm sitting in the same one right now. It's a sweet chair. Yeah, I know, I just thought it was amusing! )

Ok, back to your regularly scheduled thread....

 

[ERG80]

The hole is bigger than it looks and the pins are beefy too.

Those chairs are great. I don't know exactly how old it is but its over 30 years and still works and looks great, just a little dusty.

Nice stands, they look beefy. Where does the pin fit in?

(I noticed the chair in the background; I'm sitting in the same one right now. It's a sweet chair. Yeah, I know, I just thought it was amusing! )

Ok, back to your regularly scheduled thread....

 

[Fergie]

I'll have to try the special order at my local HD.

On a related safety note, whenever a tire comes off the vehicle I'm working on, say for an axle rebuild, I always slide the tires under the vehicle, directly under the frame.

I've no clue if this will do any good, but something extra cant hurt. It could be the difference between me crapping my pants, or having my chest crushed.

 

[Ebag333]

I've no clue if this will do any good, but something extra cant hurt. It could be the difference between me crapping my pants, or having my chest crushed.

Or having the crap squeezed out of you?

 

[sandcruiser]

if the truck is high enough, you can stack two tires on the side under which you are working.


here's a question for those of you who spend time thinking about safety:

Let's assume you are doing both birfs. Is it safer to:

A) leave the tire on the truck, on the ground on the pass side, lift the truck on the DS, then put a stand under the axle and a stand under the frame on the DS. (and the tire under the frame somewhere as a "backup"

or

B) lift both sides and put a stand under the PS axle and another stand under the DS of the axle then put both tires under the frame (1 per side)

C) lift both sides, put stands on axle (as above) but stack the two tires you've removed and put them under the frame on the side under which you are working.


??

For this example, lets assume that you only have 1 pair of 6 ton jack stands (ie: we aren't working near the limit of the jack stand, at all)

Opine!

 

[ERG80]

My brother in law had no luck trying to special order them at 2 different HD stores near his house. So I got the ones from JC Whitney. They are the same stands and only a few dollars more with their free shipping.

I'll have to try the special order at my local HD.

On a related safety note, whenever a tire comes off the vehicle I'm working on, say for an axle rebuild, I always slide the tires under the vehicle, directly under the frame.

I've no clue if this will do any good, but something extra cant hurt. It could be the difference between me crapping my pants, or having my chest crushed.

 

[nicholas]

It's too bad Adam Savage was chased away from Mud after visiting chat, we need them to do a Myth Busters episode on how these cheap Jack stand companies mislabel their stands.

One thing to consider is slight differences in ground level. My placing the stand on uneven ground, you change the vector force direction going through the stand which can lead to failure. I'm sure that during the factory testing, the force is directed straight down on a flat surface, without any side loading. I've seen side loading the top of the stand and uneven ground both lead to stand failure, luckily nobody was underneath the vehicle at the time.

 

[Kernal]

I talked to one US manufacturer who said they test their stands on the vertical and 5 degrees off vertical. Says on the warning/safety label to use on "hard level surfaces capable of sustaining the load", in a perfect world. It would be a neat experiment to see what it would take to crush a jack stand.

 

[hawaiicruz]

I went to two of the local HD. One of them never heard of special order , the other doesn't seem to be able to find the confirmed price. They were saying the special order price ($63 here in Jersey) is an out-dated price.

Anyway, I went ahead order a pair from JC Whitney for all Auto parts - Car, Truck, Jeep, Motorcycle & RV Parts. It cost about $61 including the over-weight shipping charge $12.99. (They have free shipping today, you just have to pay the over weight charge).

The torinjacks.com says the 12T (model: T412002A) uses double locking pawl and tooth design for extra protection, instead of the safety pin that OP pictured, and that is what jcwhitney shows too. Is it a new design or a wrong picture?

Those look exactly like my 6 ton stands from checker, anybody know the dimensions?

 

[Kernal]

From post #1:

Specs: (actual measurements)
min height: 18 3/4"
max height: 28"
base: 12 1/2" x 10 3/4"
wgt: 30 lbs each

 

[MaddBaggins]

I've been using 6 ton stands for years. I wouldn't mind a set of 12 ton, if only for the extra height they provide.

 

[wxm]

My order from JCWhitney has arrived and they look exactly like what pictured in post #1.

 

[akarilo]

Jack stands

 

[7schulz]

Kernal thanks for the heads up on these, ordered mine from Home Depot today at Cost $59.22 for the pair. I quickly ordered 2 sets for a total of 4 - 12 ton double locking. The Home Depot people were really nice and worked hard to get them for me but couldn't figure out the pricing and the lady from Torin said cost was $59.22 so that’s what they charged me b.c they wanted to make the customer happy. Needless to say I will buy more stuff from them.
The Torin vendor phone# 888 448-6746 or 909 390-8588

 

[7schulz]

These things are huge, what jack to you guys use to lift the truck high enough to use these jacks, this one bairly got it on the stands. http://www.craftsman.com/shc/s/p_10155_12602_00950244000P?keyword=00950244000&sLevel=0. I also need it to work on my LS400 and would like to use these stands that means it needs a good deal of travel to get the car high enough to get the stand under it.