just wondering how many of u do'nt...i do'nt. noth that i dont want to...i just don't have em. is it really that unsafe? i use my honda oem jack btw

 

I work under them when I do my work at my dads house. To me, I feel safer. If you are wrenching on somerhing really hard, the car could easily fall off the jack.


Yager-

 

not wrenching anything really hard....just changing oil thast all

 

I would never get under my car with out jackstands or ramps. A jack is just not safe enough, even for changing oil.

You really don't want the car coming down on you.

 

Teken

G to Sears and pick up a good hydrolic lift + two jackstands for like $100.

 

Safty should always be #1. I had a cousin 2yrs ago that was killed while he was changing his oil with just a jack.

art

 

roger go to pep boys and by jack stands you cheap bastard

 

Uh, yeah, use jackstands. At least get some $15 ones if nothing else. Your life is worth at least fifteen bucks, right?

 

If i have too...I prefer workin under the lift though.....I hate crawlers.

 

hmmm gee i never really thought it would be that important...but i guess u guyz are right...i shouldn't have been working under my car the whole time w/out jackstands. ill buy some now. good looking out fellas.

 

anyone ever watch the Dream Car Garage on the Speedchannel. they have this really nice little hydralic lift and best of all. Its financed! ummmmmm. debt

 

Great Decision!!!!!!!!!!!! Getting and using safety equipment.

That will significantly help you reach old age, where other things catch up with you.

BTW I use a 10 Ton rated hydraulic jack and always block with jack stands or solid pine 4" x 8" x 14" blocks. In my 35 years working on everything I own (# for perspective risk) I have blown 1 hydraulic jack lifting a backhoe, and pulled one car down on myself installing an engine alone. A VW Beetle back in 1973.

The jackstand saved me when it caught the jugs and pushrod tubes. A bit of engine damage, but I was able to fix it unhurt.

It is never the planned event that gets you usually, it is typically the unexpected that cannot be controlled in time that bites you.

Regards,
BigMoose

 

Saftey alwasy first, always use jackstands.

 

the scissor jack isnt that great ethire
http://www.jcwhitney.com
i got a "starter kit" about 2 years ago from them that has a 4ton jack, 2 stands and 2 chocks.
saftey is VERY important. my friends integra slipped off the scissor jack LUCKILY he wasnt under the car


[Modified by KAMiN, 5:16 PM 6/8/2002]

 

High school was great, we had a Hydraulic lift we could use during shop class to do whatever work we wanted. After I graduated I broke down and bought a floor jack and jackstands.

I never go under my car unless it's on jackstands.

 

I use jack stands sometimes. My dad owns an auto shop and he gets hella pissed when he catches me not using jackstands. I think it is safe to work on a car without a jackstand, but I would never ever get under my car using the stock jack, that thing is very unsafe.

 

i always use jackstands.

 

i work under jackstands all the time.
I don't trust hydrolock jacks let alone the oem honda scissor jack

 

seriously, this guy put it best. i fyour using a hydralic jack you only have the car supported by one small little disc. anyheavy torqueing and the car could possibly fall. Than YOU DIE! so is that worth the 15 bucks you saved. don't be lazy or cheapos on safty people.

 

emergency jack... pretty ghetto. No hate for ghetto speed, get some really nice bricks or wood blocks to go w/ your jack. It'll save your arm for cheap.

 

Gotta have jackstands man. Why even risk it?

 

 

i do. just for my own sense of security.

 

I always use 2 jack stands plus the jack. Sometime I even put my wheels under there too. I've heard some bad stories from some locals last year.

steve

 

I have a huge floor jack and like 6 jack stands in my collection, mainly because I like overkill. However, when I'm just changing oil I use those heavy duty plastic ramps you can get at places like wal mart. They support something like 3000# each, so I trust them, and it takes 30 seconds to get on/off of them. They cost me like $30. I also have a set of metal wheel chalks that I use, but anything will work in their place (wood, bricks, whatever).

I have also seen people who have had cars fall on them (yes, several times) and it's not pretty. No medical bill will ever be cheaper than a set of jack stands.