I bought the same stands, either from Sears or Walmarts last year. After
using them a couple
of times and an incident of one slipping, I decided that the stands were not
safe. I then bought four "pin type" stands from Autozone which are safe
unless a metal part of the stand breaks since there is no way the stand can
slip with the pin through holes in the sliding car support and the base.
Christians father assumes he hit the jack lever accidentally. After my
experience with the same or same type jack, I think the jackstand could have
simply slipped spontaneously. IMO he should file suit against the retailer
and the manufacturer if for no other reason than to get these possibly
dangerous jackstands off the market.
Gerry
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From: "toms cat1" <tomsc...@hotmail.com>
A tragedy occurred locally recently... I may have posted it here... in
which a young man was crushed by his car while changing his oil. I posted
it as a cautionary safety public service message in several BMW and
Mercedes forums.
Unbeknownst to me, word of my post apparently reached the family of the
young man, and last night his father responded to my post. it is a
heart-breaking story, but worth reading, and I offer it in its entirety,
including my response to him. Stay safe out there, fellas.
"I am Christian Klorczyk's father
Good Day,
I feel that I must respond to this post for the sake of accuracy, the
honor of my son and family name and also to attempt to save other
lives.....snip
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