PSA: Spent $200 on a so-called heavy duty jack stand that failed on me after 2 months

Got it from a big box store, went to lift a 10-ton boiler tank and the thing buckled sideways, so has anyone else had luck with those old screw-type jacks instead of these newer ratchet ones?

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xena126d ago

10 tons on a jack stand that likely had a 3 ton rating? That sounds like the real issue right there. Did you actually check the weight limit stamped on the side before you used it? Old screw jacks are slower but they don't have teeth to strip out like ratchets do.

brian_rivera5926d ago

Those teeth strip so fast once they start going, it's like the whole thing becomes a ticking time bomb.

alicecooper15h ago

Yeah that “10 tons on a 3 ton stand” part REALLY made me rethink my whole setup, I used to not care about ratings.