Where to get high lift jack stands?

[CK5]

Anyone know where to get "high" lift jack stands like the ones below that are cheaper than 200.-300. bones?

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=6970&productId=200318711&R=200318711

 

[steve_kibbe]

At least they are only a discounted price of $199

Make some Built not bought

 

[K5-newf]

u could try buying a set of small cheap ones and wled them up so there are bigger but im not sure how safe that would be



Jason

"keep on truckin"

 

[bigjbear]

If need 4' probably be cheapest to make them. If you can get away w/ 3' Northern & Harbor Freight have them for $75. I got mine from HF.

 

[ryan22re]

that for just one stand?

i never saw a quantity.

 

[dremu]

that for just one stand?

i never saw a quantity.

"Sold only in pairs".

-- A

 

[Leper]

I have a pair of the Harbor freight 12 ton stands. 69.99

 

[bigjbear]

I have a pair of the Harbor freight 12 ton stands. 69.99

I bet those are the three footers I was talking about.

I measured mine and they are not as tall as I thought, only 2 1/2 feet, sorry.

 

[55Willy]

there was a guy in springfield oregon making em and selling them, my friend got a set at the portland swap meet. I'll see if she has his card. he makes em in any heigth.

 

[rdn2blazer]

welding supply shops cary those types of stands.

 

[afroman006]

I'll also vote for making them. If weight isnt an issue, make a wheel pyramid. Start with a 16.5 on bottom, put a 16 on it, put a 15 on it, put a 14 on it, and top it off with a 14 bolt drum (dually if you want some extra height). If you're really worried about safety, weld them all together. I use this setup in the yard at my shop all the time, and its perfectly steady.

 

[Muddytazz]

I made my own about that size for under $50 bones

 

[diesel4me]

too tippy!!..

I'd avoid using jack stands that are over 2' high..they get too tippy,and are a danger to work with..we used rims stacked as Afroman suggested at the junkyard to support vehicles we were torching the axles out of,etc..even in dirt of mud they are steady..

I made 2 "sawhorses" out of 3" channel iron about 2' high,that can support anything I can fit them under..only bummer is they are "fixed height",not adjustible..I've seen other ones with adjustible legs made from those pipe "lolly colums" they sell that have holes in the telescoping pipes that worked well..the sawhorse style is much sturdier and safer than any jack stand..

We used 55 gallon drums filled with water to support a 4x6 wooden beam, that held the body up when we changed cabs or tubs,and removed car bodies to fix rusted chassis with good results too..

 

[1-ton]

Here is my home made solution to getting my lifted truck in the air. I took some 6x6 boards, and cut them into 20" lengths. Then I criss-crossed them three wide, and screwed them down with nine #8 3-1/2" wood screws. The two jacks pictured are at 3-Feet.

 

[walla2k5]

At least they are only a discounted price of $199

Make some Built not bought