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Am looking for new jack stands and was given these NOS (new old stands).
One pair is obviously automotive type, rated for "3000 lb static load" from Monkey Ward (!) and made in USA. The metal isn't particularly thick, and the trusses at the bottom only have two small pin/tack welds attaching them to the legs. But they are the pin- and not ratcheting-type
The other appears to be a trailer stand of some kind, rated for 4000 lbs. But not "proper" automotive stands, and I have thoughts of Al fatigue.
I like the fact that both have flat tops, but not sure if I would trust them for anything more than secondary, or supplemental duty.
Any thoughts?
There are few options on the market with flat, or mostly flat tops; I don't own a vehicle with a live axle, or jack up using anything other than jack points, so accommodating pinch welds isn't really a factor in my book, making most of them less than optimal.
That leaves the Esco stands as the obvious candidates, but they sure do have some ugly welds for that kind of pricing. And I'm not sure about the conflict between what the web page says
["3 Ton (Each Stand)"] and what the manual says in terms of capacity rating
["3 Tons (Per Pair)"].
The HF knockoffs actually appear more nicely manufactured, and the knock of them was the lower rating, but they also say
"3 Tons" across a pair.
Going by what the manuals say, that would make them equally rated, negating the supposed advantage of the Esco stands.
They all probably come out of the same two or three Chinese factories anyway.
