PSA: Use jack stands, dang it!

[Mercula]

Very sorry to hear also. Avoidable accidents are always the toughest to swallow.
I always slide whatever wheels I have off under too even if I have stands set, something my old man taught me.
Seemed to stick with me.
I’ll even lower it onto stands , and reposition the jack somewhere else with slight pressure.

[buffalobo]

Very sorry to hear also. Avoidable accidents are always the toughest to swallow.
I always slide whatever wheels I have off under too even if I have stands set, something my old man taught me.
Seemed to stick with me.
I?ll even lower it onto stands , and reposition the jack somewhere else with slight pressure.

^^^This.

[theGinsue]

Very sorry to hear about your coworker. Absolutely horrid that his son had to find him as well.

Sorry to hear it. I always get nervous when either hammering on something or having to use a lot of force to break something loose when on jacks/stands.

I'm exactly the same way. Scares the heck out of me.

Very sorry to hear also. Avoidable accidents are always the toughest to swallow.
I always slide whatever wheels I have off under too even if I have stands set, something my old man taught me.
Seemed to stick with me.
I’ll even lower it onto stands , and reposition the jack somewhere else with slight pressure.

While I always remove the wheels from the immediate area I'm working in, I too tend to keep my floor jack under the vehicle and lower to just below where the jack stands catch the weight of the vehicle, just as an added measure of protection. And yes, tires always chalked.

[Erni]

My condolence.

Folks if you are going to push and pry use all of the above or get some crib blocks and park your car on them.

[brutal]

Condolences.

I'd also add that cinder blocks are not intended to be used as stands/crib blocks.

However, if you MUST, please stack them as they would be in a building with the holes vertical, cross hatch 2 wide if you need height, and always use a heavy board on top. Haven't seen it firsthand, but heard some horror stories of blocks getting crushed as well as the person under.

Oh, and ditto on chocking your wheels properly. Parking pawl alone isn't enough, e-brake if you don't need it off, and know which axle (or electronic) it actuates.

FWIW, my huge Craftsman jack has a POS valve and won't hold a load long, so I never ever work without stands, even for a minute.

[Jim B]

Happened to someone else just a few months ago: http://www.colorado4x4.org/vbb/showt...ssed-chester70

[Irving]

I like the idea of using 6"x6" blocks that some one was posting about a few weeks ago. Probably take up less space to toss under instead of the wheels.

[GilpinGuy]

We had a dude get crushed to death in high school by a car with no jack stands. That stuck with me ever since. It just takes a few seconds to be safe.

[Ah Pook]

Sad for your friend/co worker.

I hate getting under anything that is lifted off the ground. Done it many times and still have issues with it. Too many variables.

[StagLefty]

Sorry about your friend !! Good reminder to do it right,my son gave me holy hell a few years ago when he saw I didn't use jack stands.