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@ClusterHeadSurvivor

2 жыл бұрын

I was almost crushed a few months ago. Cheap offshore crap. Folded the stands in half when the car landed. I jumped fast enough out. Listen to Scotty.

@Bluecollarwelderdad

2 жыл бұрын

Finally I can agree cheap jack stands will kill you just like your bad advice to not use them when you haven't taken the tires off

@thirdworldassassin

2 жыл бұрын

dont be committing suicide with jack stands god damnit lol

@MrTeatreeoil

2 жыл бұрын

Can't never trust jack gotta put a tire or some type of support under your vehicle

@frankbiz

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrTeatreeoil I double Jack stand and put a tire and still don't put all the weight on the stands, I spread it out with most on the jack.

well as my coworker in our shop says "im not really ever that worried about the lift failing, becuase it either stays up, or its suddenly not my problem anymore"

@A6Legit

2 жыл бұрын

IF YOURE LUCKY

@oldsalt8011

2 жыл бұрын

...and if it only half kills you it is life in a wheelchair wearing a diaper everyday wear you have to beg someone to change it.

@SFVYachtClub

2 жыл бұрын

@@oldsalt8011 Just cut a hole in the seat of the wheelchair and take an L for the house's drop in resale value.

@zezaekrael

2 жыл бұрын

There's a massive difference between a shop lift and a hydraulic floor jack. Good joke though.

@qua7771

2 жыл бұрын

@@zezaekrael Check out lift fail videos here on YT.

For added safety, I always put my mother in law under the car when I’m working.

@SoosRamirez1

8 ай бұрын

💀

@grahamhall2662

5 ай бұрын

Genius

@86-Trueno

4 ай бұрын

Always use 2 stands !!! A wise man gets a divorce and remarries so he can use the mother in law and ex mother in law. Safety first

@Smllc22318

3 ай бұрын

How do you get her to fit tho?

@mandalorian7964

Ай бұрын

Lmaoo 😂

"These jack stands will kill you" only shows jack stands that won't kill you.

@LEO-xo9cz

2 жыл бұрын

Lol I was thinking the same thing. Pointless video.

@scottmcfarland5830

2 жыл бұрын

pretty sure I heard him mention that the aluminum jack stands, or jack stands made in china w/ weak weilds will kill you but I could be hallucinating, I am not that woke with the times when it comes to slandering people for any reason at all

@helloshklosh4111

2 жыл бұрын

And that’s how it should be done.

@Josiah1994.

2 жыл бұрын

He doesn't have any crap jack stands to show 😆 you have to watch the video, not just look at the thumbnail.

@Aint_no_senators_son

2 жыл бұрын

Why would he have crap stands to show? He is smart enough to avoid them.

One thing I was taught by a cousin of mine that I still do till this day (only if I'm working on something that requires the tires to come off), is I also lay the tires underneath the car. In the event that either of the jack stands fail, you have the tire(s) as a fail safe.

@adotintheshark4848

7 ай бұрын

provided the tire is wide enough and you've placed it correctly.

I use the jack stands my grandfather bought back in like the 50s. They're solid steel and weigh about as much as a car, but you can support a diesel truck in all four corners and climb in the bed and jump around and the things won't move at all.

@ev-ezaye3580

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, they don't make them like they used to! Capitalism had ruined us in this instance... Back then most wanted to be known for reliability and dependability, now it's all 'bout opportunity cost and scarcity and 'greenness'

@Meekmillan

2 жыл бұрын

Similar boat. Gramps has a set that weigh about 30lbs each and at the lowest setting are like a 1 1/2 feet high lol. But I'd trust those things to hold up my house.

@quincy-2000

2 жыл бұрын

@@ev-ezaye3580 I’d say it’s more consumerism’s fault than capitalism. Capitalism allowed the creation of these inventions, consumerism put pressure on companies to cut corners to meet demands, and get away with products failing as they know their consumers will purchase another.

@TheBcoolGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@ev-ezaye3580 Scarcity is the limited amount of resources on the planet. It is an indisputable and unavoidable phenomenon. Opportunity cost is the cost of being lazy instead of working, studying, or doing something else that's productive. Greenness is an invention of the marxist elites, propagated by the massive, government subsidised megacorps to kill all competition from small businesses, just like most any regulation. The one relevant thing you mentioned is indeed affecting it and it's a subversion of capitalism. The USA is less capitalist than it was in the 1950s by far. Don't believe me? Check out the quality of soviet goods and their reasoning for it!

@incredulouskirk

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBcoolGuy I find your analysis simple, well put together, and bullet proof. That EXACTLY what's going on.

I called a young man from Craigslist to do brakes lines. He arrives, jacks up the back end of the car with a hydraulic jack and proceeds to lay under the car. I scolded him. I ran to my back yard and got him jack stands as back up along with the hydraulic jack for safety. I told him to never lay under a car that is held up only by a hydraulic jack. I said, "Don't do that to your parents and your young wife". I really yelled at him. I hope he got the message. I've seen jacks fail. I know one man who was found lifeless by his family crushed under a car. You guys out there, if you work on a car, use two or even three support systems. One main one, and one or even two extra back up support devices. You have a death wish if you lay under a car with only the hydraulic jack holding it.

@easyrider3748

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! I personally had 3 hydraulic jacks fail so I know what you're talking about. My grandpa was once working on his car and the jack suddenly went down and it was for the jack stands that the car didn't crush him. I always use jack stands and also put a tree stump with flat bottom as well as the spare tire every time I jack up the car. As CrazyRussianHacker says "Safety is number one priority".

@MrEddieEvo

2 жыл бұрын

I just changed the oil on my car today. With only one jack stand. This video came up randomly and now will go out and buy two solid jack stands.

@FitnessGuru91

2 жыл бұрын

Damn that was an accident waiting to happen. Hope you taught him a lesson. Jacks can fail easily, I got these really good car ramps I have been using. They are super solid and easy to use.

@alb12345672

2 жыл бұрын

@@FitnessGuru91 I always use a jack as a backup on the jackstands. The probability of both failing, that is final destination territory. Driving is risky too. But NEVER ever get under a jack. I've taken jacks apart, you are at the mercy of a rubber seal/oring.

@iknowyouarebutwhatami1181

2 жыл бұрын

Scotty had a video showing us that it was okay to work under a car whilst only using a hydraulic jack.. . . Providing the wheels were still on. 🤔 which is it ??

I’m an Emergency Room Nurse. We had a guy who was crushed after his jack failed and collapsed. He came in by ambulance after his family found him hours later. He did not survive. Please buy and use Jack Stands ! !

This guy is right. Please never use a harbor freight jackstand or any cheaply made one. January of this year I lost my uncle due to a faulty jackstand from there. Spending the extra money is better than loosing your life. Stay safe everyone.

@TradingFeline

Күн бұрын

They’ve gotten a lot better. I got their 6 ton stands and they are well built.

Getting jack stand of excessive capacity is one thing I would do if I can do it again. Instead of getting 3T jack stand that is enough for my cars, I would simply get 6T for the extra height and safety.

@jsihavealotofplaylists

2 жыл бұрын

@stangmaster 2 thats annoying.

@A6Legit

2 жыл бұрын

Certainly wont hurt to have overbuilt equipment

@questioner1596

2 жыл бұрын

That's good if your jack has the lifting range to fit the taller jackstands under your lower car.

@BitchFunky317

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds logical, but often the larger stands are just too big to use on smaller cars. My big 6 ton ones for my truck won't slide under my buddy's Honda even with the jack all the way up.

@alienpoker

2 жыл бұрын

Except for this: If the welds are going to fail, they may fail at less than the rated load. I was using Harbor Freight “6-ton” jack stands on a 2 ton car when they were recalled for bad construction. I was pissed off that they had put my life in danger.

Scotty, we definitely don't want you to become a pancake, that wouldn't be pretty. We love you and need you to be around a very L O N G time! 😍

@DoubleoP

2 жыл бұрын

Pancakes are good.

@carlossanchez-kz4wh

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

@carlossanchez-kz4wh

2 жыл бұрын

@@DoubleoP but not scotty cakes

@isaacaldrich3596

2 жыл бұрын

@@carlossanchez-kz4wh only Johnny Cakes!

@DoubleoP

2 жыл бұрын

Johnny cakes..... lol

I used to always work on my car in the backyard when I was younger and would put a huge cut tree stump under the car along with jack stands just for an added sense of security. I used to feel so comfortable I would sometimes fall asleep laying under the car.

@WeiFinder

2 жыл бұрын

Some types of wood (especially dry) would just break into quarters if the weight of the car came down on it

@yacobshelelshaddai4543

Жыл бұрын

@@WeiFinder I use kindling

@joshua-pj3rd

18 сағат бұрын

The Old redneck jack stand just an appropriate size chunk of wood

My buddy was laughing at me when I put my wifes suburban up on beefy 6ton stands so I could drop the tank to do the sending unit. His words were "dont you think those things are overkill bud" my response was "overkill is the only kill bud" lol I refuse to be a asphalt pancake

@duey1083

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, that's a fantastic response!

@LEO-xo9cz

2 жыл бұрын

Your friend is obviously not to bright is he? Logical

@42luke93

2 жыл бұрын

Lol! I wish I could understand the response though. Don’t get what you mean by overkill being the only kill. I thought it prevents killing. : /

@Admiral_Potato41

2 жыл бұрын

@@42luke93 it's old military lingo basically meaning your opposition can never be too dead. I played off it and used it in a you can never be to safe sense though.

I jack it up and then put wood beams(I have a big fear of ending up stuck or flattened)

@PneumaticFrog

2 жыл бұрын

i put a spare wheel under it, same effect

@robertholderman7552

2 жыл бұрын

ME Too !!! And if you set them at a 45° angle opposite both sides it’s even more stable .. / \ .. Seriously

@DoubleoP

2 жыл бұрын

Not me. I pop a Viagra before I go under a car. :)

@McCurtainCounty888

2 жыл бұрын

@@DoubleoP im stealing that line.😁

@mikehannigan848

2 жыл бұрын

@@DoubleoPyou only need a few inches of working room then,eh?

When you realize how flimsy many cheap hydraulic jacks are, it is doubly essential to use good jack stands.

Three things in life you never cheap out on: jack stands, health insurance, and toilet paper.

"They don't build em like they used to" that old saying continues to ring true.

@Rokomarn

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, cause they used to build them like crap.

@ifazeyou8591

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rokomarn nah, they were good.

@Rokomarn

2 жыл бұрын

@Jack K your survivorship bias is kinda cute ngl

This is crazy! The timing, the context. Definitely not a coincidence. Thank you Scotty

@idontlikeoutside

2 жыл бұрын

Same with me I was gonna do my first oil change lmao

@yacobshelelshaddai4543

Жыл бұрын

Your phones are listening to you that’s why. Fact.

Yeah, unfortunately when Harbor Frieght recalled those they replaced them with different Jack Stands that had to be recalled immediately as well 🤦‍♂️

@andrewsparks4112

2 жыл бұрын

Do you think they will ever have 12ton again?

@GodWeenSatan

2 жыл бұрын

Harbor freight is known for junk, why would anyone shop at harbor freight?

@andrewsparks4112

2 жыл бұрын

@@GodWeenSatan harbor freight is the industrial standard, for quality!

@ev-ezaye3580

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewsparks4112 then that's scary! 'industry standard for quality' but the jury states they're 'junk'!

@MrWolfSnack

2 жыл бұрын

Harbor Freight buys containers of cheap crap from China and marks it up about 60% and slaps their store brand on it. Anything you see in Harbor Freight you can find on AliExpress for just a few dollars.

Same here, my father has these jacks, they are probably over 40 years old and they weigh a ton. They don't make things like they used to. Most of the tools we have are decades old. Snap-On, Mac etc. All American made and will probably last forever.

I always use 2, just to make sure, and leave the jack in place as well. I’m not a fan of sudden death

@xxtoptankxx6873

5 ай бұрын

as well as the tire if you are taking the tire off

These harbor freight jack stands bouta have Scotty lookin like flat stanley

Scotty's wife: "Why are you using our outdoor chair cushions to work on cars!?" 🤣

@MLGtroll365

7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

My dad would use bumper jacks when I was a kid. I used to worry and think that it was so unsafe. One day someone from our church whom was a mechanic, died from using the same type of jack. Car crushed him. He was very young and had several kids. They were so poor that they held the funeral in their own home. I was like 8 years old. I remember going up to see the body because all the kids were there poking at him. One kid tells me, "Touch him he's cold!" So I did, and he really was cold. I guess the adults understood that we were just innocent kids being curious because they didn't scold us. I'm 38 years old now and till this day I can still remember seeing tears streaming down his wife's face. At that time I didn't understand her pain but now I can only imagine. I never really lost anyone close to me. I fret for the future...

I’ve had jack stands and a jack from HF for almost 10 years and the only time the jack failed was my fault - I didn’t have it under the frame and my car fell - but the jack is still good. Old, beat up, and a little rusty now, but still good. 😊

@summondominion

Ай бұрын

I have some 6 ton jack stands from harbor freight and a 4 ton jack for my half ton truck lol. I basically never take the tires off and get under the vehicle. I see no reason why anyone would. I use both jack stands and the jack I have zero issue doing this in my concrete slab garage lol.

Thank you, Scotty. You may save a life with this.

@buckhorncortez

2 жыл бұрын

Really? You're sure that wouldn't be natural selection...?

@robertdinero2853

2 жыл бұрын

He just did. Just right now my word is bond.

@frommarkham424

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but he made an insult saying that things made in china are crap

I had a set of the Harbor Freight ones in question and I used them many times and they seemed fine. I took them back due to the recall and am still sitting on my "gift card" to get replacements... for well over a year. I need to do an oil change this weekend, I'm not waiting any longer so I'll go elsewhere to get replacements. Steel all the way!

@joshl90

2 жыл бұрын

Why do you need jack stands for an oil change? Is your car that low to the ground?

@gabrielnascimento1021

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshl90 not everybody drives a truck, I had to get change a fog light bulb in my kia spectra and I had to get in on a ramp

@ominous-omnipresent-they

2 жыл бұрын

Aluminum jack stands are more than adequate for their intended purpose and application.

@bigwo56

2 жыл бұрын

get you a set of ramps.. FAR safer, and easy to use for oil changes!

@bigfootandbananaman4746

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know if you have a menards store near you but they carry a brand called masterforce and they are very well made. I have a 3 ton set and a 6 ton set. They have a pin that slides in and doesn't allow the jack stand to be lowered so they are really safe.

My seven year old son sometimes move his hands like Scotty when he talks, it's cute, it reminds me of Scotty K 😁👍🏼

"Now I've had these jack stands for over 30 years and as you can see, THEYDIDAPRETTYGOODJOBAHOLDINGITTOGETHER!" gotta love Scotty

I've had harbor freight and napa jack stands fold up first use. Thankfully I always shake the car before I go under just to make sure they are positioned right and didn't shift to an unsafe position.

@W0RLDSSMALLESTVI0LIN

2 жыл бұрын

I don't trust the cheapass jack stands and jacks made today. So what I do is keep the jack holding the car in addition to the jackstands...I never get under a car with only the stands holding it up. It's better to be safe than sorry.

@KenBober

2 жыл бұрын

@@W0RLDSSMALLESTVI0LIN my grandfather owned a service gas station from the late 60s to 1980, I still use his hand me downs. They easily hold up a ram 3500 front end. While the harbor freight ones folded up under a prius. Both rated for 6,000 pounds. Us made vs Chinese made I guess.

@W0RLDSSMALLESTVI0LIN

2 жыл бұрын

@@KenBober stuff made "back in the day" is of way superior quality than junk made today...alot of that old stuff will outlast us...quality went away with mostly everything as we got into the 2000's. I try to buy vintage stuff whenever I can but it's getting harder and harder to find as time rolls on.

@markg999

2 жыл бұрын

@@W0RLDSSMALLESTVI0LIN Yea I do the same....just another level of protection when under things that can crush you.

@tavariwilliams9233

2 жыл бұрын

@@W0RLDSSMALLESTVI0LIN Sad but true! Too many companies are cutting corners to save a buck.

Yeah, those stands ain't worth jack. You're a good man Scotty!

@oldsalt8011

2 жыл бұрын

Everything out of China sucks!

I was a military EMT and saw a jack stand give out while a 350 lbs man was under it. His Ford F-150 obliterated his legs.

My Dad's had the same jack stands since the 90's. They always work, he even has older ones from the 70's that also work great. The materials they use in some products just aren't the same quality as in years gone by.

as for jack stands or hydrolic jacks, trust neither, use both in case one fails you have other.

@shaggymeme1268

2 жыл бұрын

@Neil Rosenau 😂

@eh477

2 ай бұрын

That's true. I use more than jackstands but a old steel tire rim and wood skids as support on soft surfaces

Scotty: "These jack stands kill you" Us: Interesting.

I redid the whole underbody of my Durango, fixed rust, rust proofed the frame, panted it, with their crap jack stands before the original recall. I was under there for two weeks. Now I think I’m lucky to be alive.

Personally, I prefer ramps when I'm under a car. There's also the sarcastic option: Put a big enough lift kit on the vehicle that you can fit under it normally.

Interesting that Harbor Freight did a voluntary recall on their stands while every other vendor of Chinese or even cheaply built American stands has not. A boatload of similarities in construction. So what happened to O'reilly's, Autozone, the big box stores? Check them out, you'll find that the much denigrated HF stepped up, the others, nah, they'll take their chances.......with your life.

@rodneyfields4081

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, those same jack stands were sold under different names at a handful of other stores but only Harbor Freight had a recall. Looks like those jack stands Scotty is using are single locking, maybe he should go to Harbor Freight and check out the new Daytons.

@bigjohn2811

2 жыл бұрын

You're correct, HF did the right thing and got denigrated for it. While other places with the similar or same stands did nothing. The new HF Daytona stands are superior to the old ones.

I like a Jack stand I can get a spanner to, none of these fancy electronic computerised ones.

@youdontknowme5969

2 жыл бұрын

and without monthly subscription fees 🤣

@mikehannigan848

2 жыл бұрын

I just use the ones powered by the blood of orphans and prayers to the elder gods...

@Meekmillan

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikehannigan848 so the harbor freight ones? Blood of the orphans that make them in a warehouse and prayers to the elder gods that the welds and casting hold 😂

@mikehannigan848

2 жыл бұрын

@@Meekmillan No, those ones are just made with tiny hands and sometimes orphans do the work.

"These jackstands will kill you" Only shows good set of jackstands...

Wow! I remember you from back in the day, you helped me learn how to do oil changes on some of my first cars. I change my own oil till this day. This new shorts format works really well for your style of video too. You evolved with the times! Good on you. 🙏

I would highly recommend US Jack. They make fantastic Jack Stands - USA built, and great customer service.

@acardenasjr1340

2 жыл бұрын

That's how I like it, American built.

@confidentlocal8600

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, I have a set.

@Jdikmen

2 жыл бұрын

I have them too.

@golden.lights.twinkle2329

2 жыл бұрын

Where do you buy them?

@JosepGee

Жыл бұрын

$200 for 3ton Jack stands 🤔I’ll take my chances

I think the recall was do to the handle that also served as the locking device of the stand. While in use if the handle was knocked or touched just a little, it would slip out of the notch because the notches weren't wide enough or deep enough. Maybe recalled on both accounts....

@JV-io3nn

2 жыл бұрын

The first ones were recalled due to the locking teeth not engaging properly, the replacements had welds that could fail.

@rustyshackelford7651

2 жыл бұрын

Makes sense. Normally those levers won't budge for anything with the cars weight on them. Try it sometime. You can kick and bash the living hell out of it and it won't release with half a ton of weight on top of it.

I remember seeing one of my younger brothers changing the rear axle on a 57 Ford using a chrome kitchen chair as a support. He managed to survive the encounter because the chair collapsed before he slid under it. Scary. He did learn from the encounter though!

I always use redundant jacks if I am going under a car. Once while I was working on brakes from beside a car, it rolled off UPHILL. I watched in amazement. Smashed my small tool box, but not me.

@richardjensen2769

2 жыл бұрын

Happens in a hurry, doesn't it?

I love how you give all the necessary information in a short time. Very well done

“Harbor freight jack stands will kill you”, has a harbor freight jack in the background.

@Louberrrto

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing.

@pizana09

5 ай бұрын

Yup I noticed the same thing

@Wk-is8eh

4 ай бұрын

The jack isn't as important since it isn't the thing you rely on to protect yourself from getting crushed. If it could only be one or the other I'd buy expensive jack stands and a cheap jack over an expensive jack and cheap jack stands any day.

I've always used 8 x 8 cutoffs... Carpenter life

@honkeytonklin2198

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidramey7186 no it's free, safe & effective

Scotty Does not work at the House of Pancakes.

I mostly double up on stands. If one breaks it is caught by another setup slightly lower. Not perfect, but feels more safe.

Scotty sitting on his side with his hand movement like he is eating grapes on a picnic mat talking to his damsel. Love you Scott.

Thank you, Mr. Kilmer, one of your best videos yet! 🏆

I use pt 4 x 4 cut into 7" lengths. I stack them opposed until I get the needed height.

@DoubleoP

2 жыл бұрын

I pop a Viagra before I go under a car.

@Chrisjones-uh1xm

2 жыл бұрын

Wood can split. B careful

@DoubleoP

2 жыл бұрын

Wise words, grasshopper! !!!

I’m surprised that someone like Scotty isn’t using a lift for all his car work

@Turbojonny5

2 жыл бұрын

Especially since he got "youtube-money" aka:wealthy

He had me when scotty said "when im under a 2 ton car I love a nice safe jack stand" using a pitsburgh 2 ton though hahahahahahahahaha

Harbor freight didnt recall their Jack stands because of weld failure concerns, the tooling they were using was so worn out that the teeth on the saddle were no longer formed correctly, same for the paw that ratcheted the saddle teeth, resulting in a safety hazard.

@davidlp3019

3 ай бұрын

Surprisingly the ones they replaced them with were recalled as the welds could brake. Cheap Chinese junk.😊

@tomc5435

2 ай бұрын

​@@davidlp3019completely false.

I do shop Harbor Freight for a variety of things.. Love US General line of tool cabinets/carts and tops.....at least when I bought them years back. My only rule for HF shopping, is never buy anything where your life may depend on it.

@frankish5314

2 жыл бұрын

The HF ones are fine now.. I got replacement 6T stands, believe me they ain't going anywhere.

Confirmed, I was killed by a jack stand. Twice even.

“Pittsburgh jack stands will kill you.” Has car raised with Pittsburgh jack.

@jshepard152

Жыл бұрын

But he's not under the jack, is he?

Danger is where Scotty got his nickname; Savage Scotty lol

@DeeDee-pw9pm

2 жыл бұрын

I've not seen anyone call him that.

If i remember the ones that were recalled had an issue with the teeth not being deep enough due to manufacturing error allowing you to push the release lever with a much lower force than intended when under load

@JV-io3nn

2 жыл бұрын

This is true, but the replacements had welds that could fail. So they were also recalled.

I use my dad's that he bought when I was a kid. I trust those things more than the new garbage.

"Big solid steel ones" as he strokes the jack stand 🤣

Hey Scotty, I had a jack stand brake on me, luckily I wasn’t under the car, surprisingly it was from autozone and a 4 ton. My car weight is 2800 lbs so jacks are really bad everywhere. What stands do you recommend in the current market? Yours are super cool 😎 I wish I could buy one like yours.

@acardenasjr1340

2 жыл бұрын

*break

@hudsonGT500

2 жыл бұрын

Look on eBay for an older, made in USA pair

@Yophillips3272

2 жыл бұрын

When I returned my HF jack stands I got ones from Advance auto they seemed even more flimsy. 🤷‍♂️

I eat pancakes, I don’t want to be a pancake 😂

@joshuamorehead6124

2 жыл бұрын

You know what they say "You are what you eat" 😂

I see those Airborne wings on that front plate 😉

I've heard of a real life horror story due to one of those bad jacks. True Scotty.

I Like Harbor Freight Jack Stands, they are solid aluminum and welds are tight, I am also a welder, so i know a thing or two, Snap-on cannot rip folks off anymore because of competition, with snap-on good luck finding a truck that is willing to exchange defective tools, unless you bought from the guy who sold you the tool. Harbor Freight tools are great for do it at home.

"solid steel" *proceds to tap it resulting in a sound most comparable to a tin can*

@bsg1292

2 жыл бұрын

lol I noticed that too

@Emppu_T.

2 жыл бұрын

It's steel but it has to be hollow for the mechanicm

@spaghettigum

2 жыл бұрын

@@Emppu_T. yeah i know but it was just really funny imo

I like the ones Scotty has in this video. I have ones with legs and I'm constantly snagging onto the legs sliding things in and out from where I'm working. You wouldn't think it'd be a problem, but I always manage to do it.

Scotty and I must think alike. We both went cheap for our floor jacks. That spring to help lower it fast is so satisfying it's worth the risk.

Many years ago I had a car fall on me while I was laying under it working on the driveshaft universal joints. Luckily when it came to rest the clearance was still high enough to avoid crushing my ribs. But there was enough weight/pressure to make it almost impossible to breath. Happily my older brother was nearby and when he heard me banging on the side of the car with my hand he came running and jacked the car up. Take it from me use good jack stands! The life you save may be your own!

"I like big built jackstands and I do not lie"

@robertdinero2853

2 жыл бұрын

These other brothers can't deny!

And the man has a Pittsburgh jack!!! 😂 😂 😂

Scotty still borrowing lounge chair pads from the patio to lay on!!! Luv it!!!

Yes many people worldwide have died crushed working under a car ....

@acardenasjr1340

2 жыл бұрын

That's terrible.

Made in China says it all. I'll spend double or even triple on anything NOT made in China. When possible, made in America is how I roll.

@edisonwong320

2 жыл бұрын

All depends on your budget. You can get one that’s doubled the price and still be made in China and those will be of a higher quality. Chinese manufacturers cater for all.

@bettersteps

2 жыл бұрын

@@edisonwong320 You're missing the point.

@edisonwong320

2 жыл бұрын

@@bettersteps I was responding to your first sentence. Unfortunately it derailed the point you were trying to make. Might be a good idea to double check your argument and leave out unintended messages before publishing.

I’m an EMT. Had someone’s jack stands fail the other day and his whole entire chest was crushed. Don’t go cheap.

@altaccount4697

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not even sure why people need to be told to not go cheap on the only thing saving you from gravity's wrath and smashing you. However heavy you think cars are, I promise they are heavier. Good story though, my uncle nearly lost a thumb to a brake rotor after a jack stand failure.

From Steve. Scott that was sooooo funny when you said, "I like a good nice save jackstand so I don't turn into a PANCAKE". I'M still laughing I can't stop. 🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞😂🤣😅😆😂🤣😅😆I learned a lot from you Thank you thank you very much.

For oil change and other things I've been using ramps for years. They work well. Put the e brake on and use a steel wedge behind one of the wheels on the ground and you're good to go. Also my ramps have depressions for the tires. Never a mishap.

@markg999

2 жыл бұрын

Yea those work well...I have metall ones. I'll still put a jackstand under just to be extra safe.

@bigwo56

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kamal_AL-Hinai I have used plastic ramps for a 3/4T Chevy pickup, and never a problem!

@ithinktherefore7101

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kamal_AL-Hinai Mine are metal and not light.

@jshepard152

Жыл бұрын

I've seen photos of the plastic ramps collapsing. Be careful if you use those.

Uncle Scotty is always right !

I use 2 jack stands, a hydraulic jack, and the Tire when working on the suspension. one time the hydraulic jack failed and I didn't notice until after i finished working on my car. 2 things you don't cheap out on are jack stands, and brakes

I dislike how most jackstands you buy today have the "toothed" design. I like the ones my dad gave me from the 70's which were basically a heavy duty stand with a triangular base but it had a thick steel tube (probably 1/4" thick) that would move up and down and you would put a pin in place (much like you do with a trailer hitch) to lock it in place. That thin was not going anywhere. the ones like today, with the "toothed"/notched design I don't like and feel they are less safe than the old style pin-style ones like I have. Of course the ones that were given to me that I mentioned aren't light by any means, but they are sturdy. I believe each one is rated for 4,000 lbs so more than plenty for any job I've done. As with most things, they don't make them like they used to.

I heard that when Harbor Freight recalled their jack stands, they soon had to recall the replacements as well!

@JillyBean860

2 жыл бұрын

OMG! That's crazy! I never got around to returning my jack stands to Harbor Freight that were recalled. I'm glad I didn't waste a trip doing that last year just to have to go back and do it again! 😒

Like how he's says. He don't want to turn into a pain cake. Older stuff was heavier but was made so good there still around and still work like they did when new.

Lol.."Turn into a pancake!"

I throw the wheels under the chassis too. I have rolled trucks off stands with a breaker bar before, plus a wheel has much more surface area than a jack stand.

I just use the ramps, and use Jack stands for extra safety and leave the Jack somewhere where it’s not in the way while helping keeping the car up. Can’t go wrong with 3x safety. Can never have too much safety

The greatest mechanic ive heard or seen.

Scotty talks like a comedian but his opinions are well worth my time.

I had two jack stands bend sideways, when I used them on my son's Prius. They worked fine on my Charger RT.

Went to school with a guy who was using one of those scissor Jack stands which ended up falling and crushed him under his car. He lived but couldn’t continue with nursing school

Slight correction on the recall of the HF jack stands. They were recalled not because the welds were breaking but because the teeth in the anvil section were not machined deep enough to adequately contact the latching portion. They now have new ones which are much better made with more safety protocols built in.

Way to go Scotty, old-school jack stands sweet😁🧰👋🍻👍

The best part of that Jack stand recall is the ones they replaced them with where just as crap lol

@HE-162

2 жыл бұрын

Almost all modern jack stands are made by the same 2-3 companies. Including harbor freight. HF recalled only a specific serial number/batch. Pretty much every modern Jack stand is one of only a couple different stamping patterns. Basically fucked no matter what ya do 😂

@mcduck5

2 жыл бұрын

@@HE-162 from memory the problem with the HF stands was the moulding of the nuckle was warn causing them to drop, handed out the the replacements that where also buggered rofl

WAIT! Was it a joke that you using a harbor freight jack in the background. Lol. Good one.

I was using the Recalled Harbor Freight “6 ton” jack stands. I relied on them and never knew they were unsafe. To be fair, Horror Fright was really good when I returned them. Offered me a swap to new safe ones or a full refund to buy others from someone else.

"I don't know about you but i need a jack stand made out of Vibranium" 😅

Scotty showing off his best Disney witch voice ....

Another thing Scotty, my old automotive instructor was telling a story about how he almost got crushed by a car. He had a car all up on 4 jack stands working on asphalt during the hot Summer. A stranger came over to him and they started talking, then all of a sudden a loud crashing sound came from behind them. Sure enough the jack stands started to shift on that asphalt, then the whole thing came down.