In the US they call them jack stands for some reason. We call them axles stands, because after you have jacked the vehicle up, you put the stands under the axles....when cars had axles that is.
There could be another reason they are called axles stands - when they are made from axles ! this was a pretty common thing in days gone by. These aren't used often now, but I had one propping up a machine the other day, and took a photo before putting it away. And another one too...we have half a dozen.
There could be another reason they are called axles stands - when they are made from axles ! this was a pretty common thing in days gone by. These aren't used often now, but I had one propping up a machine the other day, and took a photo before putting it away. And another one too...we have half a dozen.