Any word on Alan (Aearch)?

You are a very lucky guy. About 15 years ago a friend was working at home on his 1960 Cadillac Coupe Deville. He had the front wheels up on ramps so he could change the oil. The Cadillac rolled off the ramps and ended up crushing him. His girlfriend found him under the car, unfortunately it was too late. The saddest part is that his girlfriend was pregnant with their child. Skip was the coolest guy and always had a huge smile on his face, sad just thinking about it. Skip really loved that car.

I have a 4 poster at home, nothing is 100% safe especially when the human factor is put in to play; but I feel much safer working under the hoist than I do working on a car on jack stands. I hope it isn't a false sense of security.
 
Ohmess said:
Wow; that sucks. My car is on jack stands right now (with a scissors jack from a Humvee as backup), and I'll be underneath it again today and over the weekend as well.

I too avoid Chinese jack stands and floor jacks and power tools and hand tools and BMW parts, etc., etc. Don't trust the metals and/or the manufacturing processes.
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Don't blame the Chinese. Blame the companies that ask Asian factories for low price over quality. I've been to many Asian factories for CE goods and many are state of the art. But, if a retailer or parts supplier asks these factories for lowest cost, they are going to produce a low quality product. Apple products are manufactured in China, and they're not junk.

Get reputable equipment from reputable companies, which will manage quality from their Asian suppliers.
 
It's going to be pretty unlikely that a jackstand will fail. However, there are multiple pictures online of failures. It looks like the cast portion that moves up and down is the culprit.
 
bfeng said:
Don't blame the Chinese. Blame the companies that ask Asian factories for low price over quality. I've been to many Asian factories for CE goods and many are state of the art. But, if a retailer or parts supplier asks these factories for lowest cost, they are going to produce a low quality product. Apple products are manufactured in China, and they're not junk.

Get reputable equipment from reputable companies, which will manage quality from their Asian suppliers.
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I try to do reputable, but keeping up with who remains reputable ain't easy. It is very frustrating to buy from someone who previously was reputable, who has decided to hollow out their product in an effort to be more profitable. Admittedly, this is not the fault of the contract manufacturer.

As an individual consumer, it is tough because often all you know is that the previously reputable company item you just bought was not worth what you paid for it. Obviously, the previously reputable company is hoping to sell junk faster than their reputation declines, which is not usually a recipie for success.
 
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