Speaking of safety, how safe are those $2000 lifts you can install in your own garage in comparison to the 6 ton jackstands? What about the pricey scissor jacks - how safe are those? This is assumng the operator will not take unreasonable or unnecessary risks.
On 6/17/12, Brian Toscano <brian.tosc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Unrelated, the neatest jack I've seen is the air bag type of jack that they > use in heavy equipment shops... > > > On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 1:29 PM, Brian Toscano > <brian.tosc...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Its just a matter of using the right tool for the job. On my Jeep there >> is no room for the jack if I slip 6 ton jacks under the axle. On a >> Mercedes with lift points on the side, it wouldn't be much of an issue. >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 12:58 PM, Rich Thomas < >> richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: >> >>> I tend to think of things like that as nokill, but that's just my >>> engineering edumacation telling me to build in some safety margin. >>> >>> --R >>> >>> >>> On 6/17/12 2:47 PM, Brian Toscano wrote: >>> >>>> Personally I >>>> think 6 ton jackstands are overkill >>>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives >>> http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >>> >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
