Just wanna take a second and recognize this man's no nonsense presentation. No music. Concise. And quick demo of what he's talking about. Nice work. Thx for teaching us something new and practical.

@lugnut4961

Сағат бұрын

videos aren't the same without that loud, obnoxious heavy metal music that drowns out the person talking. And where is the 5 minute channel introduction we normally have to sit through on these same loud music-blaring videos? I need to calm down. I don't know if I can take another no-nonsense video. ps:Good job!

58 year old farmer/tractor parts guy/home wrencher here. Had no idea. Thanks for a great tip!

Damn. I’m 78 years old and have been wrenching for over 50 years and I never knew this. This is a perfect example of an old dog learning a new trick. I guess if all else fails read the directions does pay off. Thanks.

No man ever has read the manual for a jack stand. 😁 I'll be checking it out tomorrow.

@SPCLPONY

3 күн бұрын

Me too!

@gsp911

2 күн бұрын

Yep, it says the same on mine. 👌 Have used them for 30 years, been annoyed 1000 times that they fall out all the time. Who would have thought that it was actually necessary to read the manual for a jack stand to use it correctly. 😂

@jbsleddin

19 сағат бұрын

😂 Truth!

70 years old here. New to me. WOW. After owning some real junkers in the 60s and 70s, constant repairs it seemed like, this would have come in handy to know. I have some cob webbed and rusty stands in the garage I am going to go adjust next time I go out there.

Never noticed this and I've used these forever. Thanks

"Instructions ?" "Instructions !" "Vee don't need no Stinkin' Instructions ! !" ☆

Benefits of reading directions 😂

I learned this 30 years ago when I bought my first pair of jack stands just out of high school. Makes it easy to pick them up from the cradle.

67 years old and I never knew that! Thank you 👍

Jack stands are easier to store in two pieces in my shop. I never bend the tabs.

@patrickallen5781

2 күн бұрын

Really?

@BSS22193

2 күн бұрын

Why? These jack stands dosn't take up any space when they are lowered all the way down.

@commodorenut

2 күн бұрын

Because you can stack 4 frames like cones (not quite as well as cones stack) but you can fit 4 in the same place as 2 that are complete. I do it with mine (all 4 are the same make/model).

@UncleFjester

Күн бұрын

My shelves are too short to store the stands in one piece too!

Been wrenching for decades and didn't know this. Gonna share to Facebook mechanic friends. Thanx

Amazing! This "secret" was "hidden" by printing it in plain sight. One wonders what other "hidden secrets"🤔 might be found on other tools, appliances and gizmos just by reading the instructions.

@rickt10

4 күн бұрын

One will never know, never know.

@donaldbrittsan984

3 күн бұрын

😂😅👍

@gimpygardner3377

3 күн бұрын

I have a handheld grass seed spreader. All the comments say it doesn't work. It didn't come with instructions, however it did have a little sticker that says "oil before every use". It works great.

@dragondaze

3 күн бұрын

Whatb are 'instructions'?

@rickt10

3 күн бұрын

@@dragondaze Something my wife talks about trying to confuse me when I am putting something together.

Amazing! I was ironing my clothes while wearing them until I READ THE LABEL on my iron telling me not to do that.

@froglobster

11 сағат бұрын

Yeah but you were just trying to smooth out extra wrinkles so you could be iron man

another hidden 'secret' with jack stands is that the load rating on some or most (some websites won't even tell you) is PER PAIR. Don't put a 2000 lb load on a single stand rated for 3000 lb unless it's rated per stand.

I didn't know it was possible to not know this.

It's hard to believe someone wouldn't already know this.

I have learned over the years to listen more than talk. Thanks for the information! That said I will trust a round of oak far more than any jack stand. Works on dirt and never fails.

The instructions should have addressed that for your stands, mine did.

This is like those videos titled "hacks" where it's just using the item as it was intended.

@geraldarcuri9307

Күн бұрын

Doesn't that chap your hide? Obviously, people who throw the word "hack" around don't have a clue what a hack actually is. Or the way they misuse the word "epic". Or "best" when describing a recipe. Words have meanings. Too bad most people don't care about meanings.

@jonathankreamer

Күн бұрын

@@geraldarcuri9307 Amen...ignorant doesn't mean rude, decimate doesn't mean totally destroy, etc.

@rogerthomas169

22 сағат бұрын

​@@geraldarcuri9307I agree, underrated is another often misused term. How can a rock band be underrated if they're in the R&R Hall of Fame?

I was today years old when I found out about this little trick. Thank you.....😮

Cool man. I didn't know that either. Had mine for years and always hated it when they'd slide all the way out. Hidden in plain sight

I have jack stands a long time and never knew that. Thanks for the video

I'm glad you discovered this feature and shared it with us. I guess it pays to look over tools for directions. I have 16 jack stands in the shop and 12 of them have been under unfinished projects that I need to sell since I'm not going to live long enough to finish them. One pricey street stock dirt race car has been on stands since around 1989 and you can hardly tell what it is since it has so much stuff stacked on it. I started racing in pure stock class with a 9C1 police car that I had intended on using for a 100 lap enduro car since it was a lot cheaper. It was laughed at by some for being a 4 dr but after I learned how to set the suspension up by using parts from other cars that were a little longer, taller, stronger, etc but all factory parts that the rules called for and adding some hidden weight here and there and getting some seat time I started doing better and better and went on to win 73 feature wins and 3 season championships with the same car (except for body parts) until the frame got bent in the front too bad to repair by some idiot that took me to the wall so his buddy, that I would have passed the next lap, could win the race and the championship. I could have passed him the last 2 laps before that but I wanted to pass him coming out of turn 4 for the checker just to make it more exciting like I had done many races before that. Show them a fender on one side for a couple turns and then pass them on the other. Sorry I got off topic but I'm old, on oxygen and will never race again I just like to reminisce about the funnest time of my life. There were actually 2 seasons that I came out ahead counting all my expenses including a hotdog and if you ever raced in a lower class you know that cannot be said by very many. Rules got ignored and when I could no longer finish in the top 3 so I had to give it up. I have a 421 stroker with a 4340 bottom end and all the goodies. A 8000 rpm engine, 500+ old school real hp that cost me $6200.00 to have rebuilt (that included a new 850 cfm holley, he said my 830 cfm quadrajet wasn't enough) and I had the block and heads. It doesn't have over 15 races on it that I would let go for $6000.00, but that includes the car and 16' trailer, dovetail with tire rack and extra parts. It's complete, I pulled it off the trailer and into a heated shop after my last race 8 years ago and haven't touched it. I need to start it since it's been 6 months. I just hate to buy $60.00 of fuel to hear it again since it requires race fuel only, it's not a street engine unless you have a lot of money for fuel.

Thanks for taking the time to show us this.

Thanks for sharing this very interesting video/info! For years I've been restoring my Jeeps using those stands but I never understood about this detail. Great info 👍 👌

See that little hole in the bottom of your ratchet bar? Thats where the roll.pin goes that does the same thing.

Thanks for bringing it to our attention. Have had many sets of different ones over the years, and have noticed that tab on some, but never cared to look into it. Good to know, if you don't want to take the posts out.

I have never thought of that idea or read the jack label thanks for showing friend... from MI...

I never knew this and am glad you showed us!

Cool! I love discovering things on stuff you had for ages that I never knew were there... thanks for the vid!

Thanks going to do it right now to the set Iv'e had for 15 years.

My Dad and I argued back and forth on this issue. "The instructions say..." "If they wanted us to bend the tab, the Factory would have done it!" "If the factory bent the tab, we couldn't insert the tall bit!" "If you had bought a better quality tool, we'd not have this problem!" "Dad... these are your jack-stands..." "Are you getting smart with me?"

EARTH SHAKING! A man reads instruction and learns something 😂

I learned something today! And I've used jack stands for fifty years!

If you did not already know this, then maybe you should not be using these or a jack. Jacks have instructions too.

Hey man, that’s was very helpful. I didn’t even pay attention to that on my jack stands. Thanks a lot, simple but it helped. I like videos like this! 😊

Too funny, never noticed that tab. Thanks for the video.

Boy do I feel dumb. I can’t tell you how many times this would have been helpful. I moved around a lot when I was younger and remember have to put my jacket stands back together after trying to carry too much at once or getting slammed around the back of a Uhaul on the last trip. Thx!

Thanks for the video, never even noticed that.👍🏾

They all don't have that but now you can't change it out for a longer bar without a bout. Cool video.

When i get home from work im checking mine. thanks for pointing this out!!

Thank you!! I can't tell you how many times I've dropped that piece on my foot.

I never knew that either! Thank you sir 😊

I did not know that, rhank you for sharing.

Good idea however you should use a chisel not a screwdriver

Hmmm...never knew this. Thanks!!!

Thanks. Didn't know that !!!

Tks for sharing CB

Never knew this, thanks

Good info, thanks

I knew about this but I still didn't bother to use the feature.

Remember harbor freight had some jack stands. And for some reason they went feral and started to kill everyone.

@blueplasma5589

2 күн бұрын

The locking dog was not cast to a proper pronounced edge, more rounded off and didn't engage the notches fully.

Mine don't stack as well with the ratchet bar installed. There's a reason they are shipped as two separate pieces.

Put screwdriver in the slot and pry. No need for hammer.

Now I need to go out to the garage and bend those tabs 😂

That's cool, I never knew that, thanks 🤙

Good One Friend 🎉😊

Great info ty

Grat tip. Thanks

I have never noticed that on my jack stands. Next time I have them out I’ll have to look into this. I bet I forget.

This is why we need to being back shop class in high school. I learned this in 1980!

Nice find

Wow. Absolutely insane

I was 40-years-ago old when I read that on my Craftsman stands. 😅

Thank you 🙏

Thank you!

Good thing to know. But it does beg the question: "Why didn't they do this at the factory when they were made?"

I’ll just keep mine ‘stock’. I nest them when not in use. Cheaper than building a larger garage 😂

@28704joe

2 күн бұрын

Your jacks must be huge.

@garyb6219

Күн бұрын

Larger garage. Good one! 😊

I’ve seen those and it was pretty obvious what they did. I just never bothered doing it because it looked like the steel was really thick and would require a lot of work. And having the centerpiece not fall out isn’t much of an issue except when carrying them. So you just don’t carry them by the centerpiece, you pick them up by the release handle. It would be useful for a mobile mechanic who’s always tossing their jack stands around though..

Good to know.

Be cautious of the release handle. There was a notice I read that the release mechanism was too sensitive. It recommended that jacks with the safety pins be use to prevent slipping and accidents. I tested mine and discarded them for safer jacks.

I knew about this feature for decades now, I just never had a use for it.

Thanks man! It's the little things in life lol

I was today years old.............. and now going to look at my Jack-Stands

Hmm...I guess manufacturers assume mechanics can read...

A hidden label in plain sight. 😂

Yep… I knew it. Always wondered why the manufacturer didn’t do it.

There's nothing new about this, and to all the elderly commenter's not knowing this, it just proves that you never bothered to even notice anything about the tools you use. Mainly because you obviously already know everything. Those tabs have been on jackstands for over 50 year's! ❤

Nice thanks

Secret? It's right on the side there. I've known about this for over forty years. Never bent it because I want to be able to remove the bar.

When do this, use a drift, not a screwdriver if you have one. If you use a screw driver, shorter one is better, turn it 90 degrees from how he did it, catch the bottom edge of the tab, but have the jack-stand slid against something immovable so it doesn't slide while you do it. 2-4 hits will do it. If it takes more, get a bigger hammer.

Dont bend the tab in, you can remove the bar and use the base to get a little less height if needed.

THANK U 👍😎

Mine are From motomaster Canadian Tire and came from factory with a spring pin at the end of the ratchet bar about 30 years ago, now you pay more money for less and you have to complete their job " some assembly required"

On my smaller jack stands, that I use on my car or half ton, I set up a color code. Using magic markers I have a red line on the lowest teeth, followed by a green line and a yellow lie. That way I can see that both are set to the same height while I am jacking the vehicle and positioning the jack stands.

I have never had a problem with my ratchet bars flying out.

You dont need a hammer/insert driver bend down.next

good to know

So I have to ask, now that you know about the “retainer tab”, how had your life been improved? I was never bothered by the ratchet bar coming out when I attempted to lift the Jack by the bar. I have always been more concerned that the ratchet bar and pawl keep whatever I’m supporting with the from falling down on top of me. Gravity can be a killer!

@jeffhale2278

Күн бұрын

The Daytona stands sold by Harbor Freight now have a safety pin you insert after raising the post to the desired height. More reliable that the ratchet and pawl alone.

I like when mine fall apart. 😮😮

Helpful. Women should come with fine print stickers all over them, too.

Screwdriver Hidden Secret: don't use it as a punch.

Fkn Good! i didnt know it 🤓 👍🏼

I prefer to keep the center bar removable

Never heard the phrase RTFM huh? Sheesh.....

I’m guessing the black top originally was on the black bottom…:)

👍

It made that way because everyone picks up a jack stand by the ratcheting head😂😂😂

When all else fails - read the instructions!