Always leave the jack in place after the jack stands are set and place the wheel that you take off under the frame as well to give you some extra protection.

If you are working under a vehicle using jackstands on a job that requires removing the wheels, always place the wheels under the vehicle in such a way that if the stands fail, the wheels stop the vehicle from coming all the way down. You can find another rim easier than another limb.

There have been so many times that I have been in the market for something, and this guy makes an amazing review of several options. These tests are so thorough and well thought out. Thanks!

I learned a valuable lesson for almost getting my legs crushed changing the tire on an F-150. I was balancing the tire on my knees with my legs straight out trying to line the holes on the wheel with the lug nuts. I started hearing a creaking sound and quickly moved myself out the way. As soon and I did the jack folded like a piece of paper and the truck fell down. Now I always always use jack stands and still get nervous about it. Great video.

Nice review. I built some jack stands in my high school metal shop. The instructor would not allow them to go out until he inspected them and tested them in a big press; they had to hold 6,000 lbs each. I have been using them ever since, about 48 years now! Thanks Todd.

One of my sister's best friends lost her father to a jackstand accident when she was a kid. Traumatizing all around. My friends and I had a Honda slip off a jack in a garage once, and the only reason none of us were killed is that the tool chest caught the brunt of it. I'm still terrified of being under a suspended vehicle, even on a lift. Thanks for doing these tests - they were honestly kind of hard to watch, because my brain was screaming at me to run away the whole time. Bottom line: this video is going to save lives.

@17:20 the dancing is why i come back to this channel. love the random tool dancing moves!

As an engineer i wanted to note a few things. 1) the 3 legged jack stands will technically have a different tipping force depending on the direction the are tipping. (Highest when tipping in the direction of 1 foot, lowest when tipping in the direction straight between 2 feet) 2) i would be interested to see what the tipping for each stand would be in proportiong to their height (tipping force per inch) since that would give you a better standard of which stand is more stable. 3) for the downward force test, the prefered failure method would be one that slowly lets the bar sink down (which several had) and not crumpling of the feet. In the prefered failure method you would have some more warning, and it might not drop the load completely down.

Our aircraft jacks in the USAF are mostly Tripod types, due to the possibility or uneven ground (Concrete), a four leg stand would always rock. One thing I immediately noticed when you were testing the side to side tests, and the three legged stands, we are required to place our stands with two of the legs along the center-line of the load (aircraft fuselage) and the single leg Perpendicular outward. That arrangement has two main reasons, maximizing the footprint stability, side to side, and keep the inside legs from intruding under the airframe, where we might have need of access for maintenance.

About 30 years ago, my cousin had his dad's car up on two jackstands in the driveway. While it was raised, he got underneath to work on something. Anyway, the car slipped backwards off the stands on the slight slope and came down on him, pinning him against the concrete. Despite the pressure on his chest, he was able to yell for help and fortunately his dad heard him and raised the vehicle so he could get out. He went to the hospital but luckily other than lots of bad bruising, scratches and soreness, he didn't break anything or suffer internal injuries. My cousin later became a fireman to help other people in need.

I would love to see a test on dead blow hammers. The Snap On prices are out of this world compared to the Trusty Cooks or Tektons. Durability of the handle and hammer face as well as recoil would be ideal, plus any other metrics you can measure. Keep up the great work!

I would love to see a comparison of rubbermaid type storage bins/tubs. I find that certain brands that claim they are weather tough or cold resistant still crack and shatter relatively easily. Maybe a cold resistance test since we’re getting into winter, a test of the lids for water resistance, or a test for shock when throwing heavy items inside. Thanks for all you do!

Please include more tool dance moves, that is the type of stuff that makes my day. It also really comes to show which brand can flex the most!

It's absolutely insane to me that ZSP can even sell a jackstand this dangerous. You don't need to be a mechanic to take one look at the ZSP and know it's a widowmaker.

I am a full-time RV'r and we go through RV water filters like crazy. There are a lot of claims out there which one is the best...whether it be Camco, RV guard, Clear O2, Tastepure, Spiropure, Aquaquest, on and on it goes... I would personally love your help on this issue as I'm sure many other campers would as well. I appreciate you, your time, your integrity, your Channel and all you do. Thank you so much for your consideration.

I love your work and your character! Your tests are always well conceived, thoroughly investigated and concisely explained. Thank you for all your time and sacrifices, you are an icon and guru.

Todd, about 25 years ago I was apprenticing for my A & P, the guy I was working under was a younger guy in his 30s, considered top of his field & was just promoted head of maintenance for Comair (remember them?) at our location. He went home, crawled under his old truck to replace a starter or something very elementary & never returned. The truck slipped off the stand & killed him. He was found a couple of days later when his girlfriend finally decided to go do a welfare check. Your opening comments really hit home. RIP Andy. Stay safe out there guys, gravity & Sir Isaac Newton are both unforgiving, mean sumbitches that will take lives at the drop of a hat....

It is shocking how little side force is needed to knock a jack stand over.

Thanks for your consistent, concise & thorough testing. You reviews have helped me numerous times in purchase decisions I've made.

Wow. I've always admired his efforts in testing for us but this was over the top for work put in. Thank you so much. Google of jack stands showed a lot that looked indistinguishable. This gives me what I need, thanks again.

Thanks for this test because I don't know jack about jacks.

25 years ago, my buddy / neighbor had his nova up on cinder block and stands for months as he replaced his engine, transmission and exhaust. He was under it one day trying to get the headers installed, prying with a bar when the car shifted forward, the cinder blocks tipped and cracked and the car came down with the transmission bellhousing crushing his hip and pinning him. My brother in law was outside when it happened and people started screaming, I ran out to see what was going on and saw his feet sticking out from the front of the car while my bother I law was trying to reach in. I ran over looking for the hydraulic jack and my brother in law yelled at me to grab his feet while he grabbed the front bumper and deadlifted the car up about eight inches while I dragged him out by his feet. My brother in law never lifted, wasn't a gym rat and quite honestly was in pretty terrible shape, yet he lifted a 75 nova with a V8 and auto trans enough by himself. My neighbor survived, spent a month in the hospital and another month in rehab, shattered hip, fractured femur, torn knee ligaments, broken wrist and broken arm, broken clavicle and some internal bleeding, he was fortunately young and able to heal. Always use quality jack stands and back those up with an actual jack if you can.

Thank you for including Larin units in this test as I'd suggested in the previous jack stand review. I like them because there is no quick-drop feature. I'm very happy to see you still reading the comments and taking our suggestions into account! Thank you for all of your time and effort. Your videos are invaluable.

I love all the testing you do - most times its products I don't think I'll ever need but I try to watch every video anyway! Why? Well, obviously the testing is kind of the main point, but the witty monologue is a definite factor. And then often there are awesome moments like at 17:09. Dancing jackstands? That is the mark of a creative genius!

My observation here is most common jackstands in this weight category are good for way more than the mfgr states. The flip side is most accidents are NOT the jackstand failing due to weight rating issues. Your tests of lateral stability and sinking into blacktop prove the point well!

I agree that the direct downward pressure is a pretty unlikely failure scenario, most of those jack stands could support the entire weight of farmabago on one stand. Side to side failure is a much more realistic scenario and frankly I didn't see more than a 10% difference in all of the jacks except for the 3 legged ones as I recall. In other words most of those jack stand were pretty good. Keep the good stuff coming.

I really do appreciate you making these videos. I just got a Daytona low profile. 1.5 ton floor jack from harbor freight and I love it. Used it for the first time today. It's a bit tipsy on slanted driveway but just had to reposition smarter and it works great and cost me less than 100.00. next purchase is going to be the Daytona 3 ton jack stands for 50.00. I went with the best for the price and performance.Thank you again for the content.

Saving peoples lives and money one video at a time. Thanks again for all the work you put into these tests, this is the best channel on youtube. I'd like to make a suggestion on reviewing the best tarp. From the "heavy duty" harbor freight stuff, the silver/brown ones you get at Walmart, and a few high end (aka more expensive) ones. It'd have to be like a year long test to see how they hold up to UV, puncture and abrasion resistance, general durability, obviously water proofing from both rain and standing water, sagging over time, as well and whatever else you can come up with. Thanks again for everything you do.

I know of a guy that had a car fall on him. It knocked the breath out of him and due to the weight, he couldn't draw a breath back in. Unfortunately, his son found him dead several hours later. Great video Todd! As always. I like the built on Monday morning and Friday before quitting time comments. 😄

The amount of effort you place into these tests is seriously impressive! Another awesome video as always!

Happy to see the more affordable equipment coming in so well in your tests!~ Thanks for the tests.

The victory dance was HILARIOUS!!! Thanks for another GREAT video!

Great test ! I had a friend crushed to death under an RV, many years ago. I ALWAYS take the time to back up the jack stands with some huge wooden blocks I have, If the jack stands ever fail, i'll have some shorts to throw away, but the wooden blocks will stop me from being killed. Also, your viewers should be aware that welds might look "good", but penetration is key to a strong weld.

Excellent video. The side to side failure is why I never extend jack stands past their 50% mark and also use a floor jack on a jacking point as backup whenever possible. I'd rather have less working space, but a more secure setup.

SUGGESTION... But first, your channel is great! I point everyone to you when they are trying to figure out products. And I actually just listen to your videos sometimes like a podcast when on the road lol. Great stuff. Suggestion for a video.... have you thought about coolers? There are so many options and costs are all over from cheap to an "arm and leg" price. You could test the ability to hold ice, durability, etc. Some hinges suck, etc. Just food for thought. Thanks for the videos!

Just watching the vehicle coming off the stands is priceless. Sometimes a good scare is very valuable. Thanks for all of your efforts!

I've personally bought some overkill 10 ton Jack stands that you buy individually (10 ton each capacity) to work on my cars maintenance, they're industrial solid chunk of steel with a solid steel pin that are going to last at least 100 years. And now I don't have to worry about getting under my cars because of that, I've used them many times, they've paid for themselves many times over.

There are a couple of issues with the three legged stands 1) The maximum height is considerable less than the others. All the other jacks performance would improve at a comparably lower height setting. 2) The tipping performance is more dependent on alignment of the 3 legged jack than the 4 legged versions. As for the ZSP jacks, they are a lawsuit in waiting

Thanks! I always love your videos. I would enjoy seeing you do a comparison of sweeping compounds for cleaning a concrete floor.

Awesome video thank you. I always try to do the shoulder bump test after jacking on jack stands.

In 59 I was 3 and remember going to the hospital to see my dad. He had a shop where he primarily worked on manual transmissions. A car fell and crushed his skull and for 11 days he had blood running from his ear. He survived and later I found out the jack stands were made from removable axle housings. You could remove housings from each side of a differential housing. They had a notch curve cut from each small end to make a cradle. My brother opened his own shop and I worked for him about 30 years and always thought about my dad every time I used stands or hydraulic lift. One thing I always watched for is after the weight is on all the stands is the stand stable. Sometimes you don't have pressure straight down on the stand and their will be an almost unnoticeable side pressure. In other words each leg on each stand may not have the same pressure on it. If its not even the car may actually move with slight pressure on the fender. If its a small difference a tap on each of the 3 legs will settle the stand and equalize pressure and make the stand stable under load. When people put stands under a car on a sloped driveway you are basically setting a trap. If jack fails and stand catches the car it will shift and car can easily tilt the stand and car will fall from stand.

That's some scary stuff they are selling these days. Good video on safety risks... Thanks!

The dancing skit was hilarious. 🤣😂 Thanks for always providing awesome reviews! Big Reds is what I got for Christmas, nice to see they did pretty well.

I was using a heavy 6 ton jackstand that had edges of the base that were the thickness of the steel. One had the sides steele with no holes and the bottom edge made contact all around it. I was putting an axel and wheels under the frame of 2700 pound diesel powered pump. It was warm and sunny so the asphalt was hot. There was a slight slope where I was working. When I was under the pump I notices the pump had started leaning and just barely had time to get out of the way as the pump fell over. If it had hit me I would of most likely ended up dead. Because of this I don't do work on hot asphalt and am trying to find jackstands with wide feet at the bottom of the jack stands. The 2 ton jack stands don't have a wide enough base when they are at their highest point. I really like your show and it has great information. David

I think the key take away from this video is that the danger with jack stands is not putting too much weight on them, it's every other way they can fail!

The first stands we ever bought were actually pretty much exactly those folding things😅 But the first time I actually wanted to work underneath the car I spontaneously went to the market and bought some beefy ridgid 4-legged ones, because I was scared as heck by the thought of trusting the flippy flappys with my life😂😂 And now after seeing this I am so glad I did that😅

I don't always listen and watch Todd do reviews. But when I do, my neighbors do too. Loud and proud. Well done, good sir. I sure do appreciate you and all the hard work you do to get these videos to us. I always trust and know you go to great lengths to do fair reviews and honest, fact-based, data to back it up. 😊

LOL, I've been in isolation from COVID for the past 3 days and your Jackstand little dance put a smile on my face and made me chuckle. THANK YOU FOR THAT! :) Love your videos

You know companies make some phone calls when Todd says "We're gonna test that!" 😂

Thank you for your unbiased reviews! I always look forward to your videos!

Excellent tests. One additional comment. The jack stands are really only for vertical loads. When I put a vehicle on 2 jack stands, I chock the other 2 wheels fromt and rear. That reduces the side loads on the jack stands as the tires then resist a lot of the side load. I had a car fall off a scissor jack. Bruised some ribs. Car had tires on, so I wasn't crushed, but ribs were painful for a month. That was over 40 years ago and I never took that risk again.

Absolutely love the humor in this video. Love how you’ve mixed it up

Thanks for highlighting the dangerous stands Todd. You have probably saved someone's life who will now use a safe set. Good man

Would live to see you test car ramps next! I remember watching my older brother in horror as he drove his 74 cougar up onto them when i was 9! I alway thought they were so scarey and dangerous. Would love to see them tested to see if they are safe/worth your time!

The 100T press is imPRESSive!! 17:00 Favorite part of the video, LoL. I personally have four Big Red 6- ton jack stands, because overkill never hurts and the working height is excellent. HF made big improvements, great stands now! From personal experience, working in a hot parking lot gets sketchy when trying to lift a car on 4 stands and the jack is trying to remain stationary!

Fantastic video as always. I thoroughly enjoy your videos and general do a search through your library before purchasing to see if you have reviewed what I’m looking for. Here’s my viewer suggestion. I know this is an expensive one, Mini lathes. Most are cast in the same factory however they are assembled with different components and I’d love to see a comparison between, little machine shop, grizzly, harbor freight, etc. Thanks again, and keep up the amazing work!

Please do this forever ! I can’t tell you how many hours I’ve spent and continue to spend researching tools before I buy. I watch every single one of your videos, some several times, and a lot of times make the final call with your testing results. Thank you. We really enjoy the videos.

One of your best videos, the safety demonstration is a sobering reminder of how risky home use tools can be.

Hi Todd, as always great video. A long time now I'm thinking to propose a video of bolts and screws. I'm not a tradesman but I'm an advanced diyer and the last 30 years several times I faced the same problem as many others had.. quality of bolts and screws. Even with the right screw drivers or spanners we all had (and sometimes still have) the same problems of damaging bolts and screw heads due to poor metal quality. Think about it.. Keep up the great work and thank you again for all of your amazing reviews

Great video as always! Right when I'm about to start looking into jack stands, too. I'd be super stoked if you did an oil filter testing showdown, where the oil used between a couple common viscosities is tested against multiple popular oil filter brands, at 3 (or more!) different filter models and tested on their ability to filter small and large particulate, both in shorter term tests (for overall cleanliness), and in extreme tests as well (for total particulate absorption/to failure) While lab testing heavy, this would help see if filter quality is generally consistent with a brand! What good is a fantastic oil if you don't have a known good filter to back it up?

You deserve a lot of credit for this video, sir. I personally knew a women that saw a car fall off of a jack onto her husband. However, he did not survive. She turned to alcohol and suffered from it until the day she died. On a brighter note, I have a set of NAPA jack stands that I got in the late 70's. USA made and top notch quality. Been using them for over 40 years. Be damn sure of the security before you get under any piece of equipment. Thanks for your effort on this one.

ah, my sunday isnt complete without a project farm video. thanks for all you do!

I bought some Husky jack stands a while back, think I got the right ones. Thanks for the video! As I get older, I'm starting to appreciate a good flashlight. Would be nice to see a video about the newer rechargeable ones out in the market.

Excellent work sir, as always. I've got both the Big Red and Husky in my shop - never had a problem with F450's and the like. Glad to see some science that says I can probably trust them

The thing I found most helpful in this video was the demonstration of a car falling off jack stands. I always wonder how sturdy they are when I am working on a car, but now I see that there are obvious visual indicators when it falls. Thanks!

Unless the contact point is unsuitable, rotate the stands 45 degrees (opposite on each side). Effectively enlarges the base in the direction of the most likely shift and changes the direction of the sloppy movement.

Thanks for doing this test and video!!! Very appreciated!!

What a great video. Totally surprised with the husky brand. Also love the sense of humor with the dance moves on big red and u.s. jack stand. That was pretty funny. Thanks again todd for your hard work, time, and dedication

Love the dance moves! I'm such a fan of this channel for so many reasons, and the disco scene was hilarious! Thanks for all that you do to provide accurate testing and data for the products you review. I've recommended your channel time and time again to friends, and always find value in your videos. Please keep doing what you do!

One of my best friends died last year using cinderblocks as jackstands. He wasn't my brightest friend, but I miss him 😥

Man, thanks for the thorough review. You rock!

Excellent video. You made me chuckle with the dancing part. Very creative. You no doubt will save a life with this type of content. Good work.

Great video! I have been using the Daytona jack stands in my shop for some time and feel very safe under them. On the weight test to failure, I was hoping that you would go back and test the other stands with the pin lock in place as intended with a heavy load. So one test with the pin lock and a second test without. Love your thoroughness in all your tests!

Love the dancing part for sure! A recommendation would be testing whether using more than recommended amounts of product like (fuel system cleaner, stop leak, stabilizer, octane boost, oil additive, etc) is harmful or gives better results. Keep the videos up! Love em’!

I have known people to die or get hurt from leaving the vehicle on the jack rather than using stands or from misuse of stands or putting them in dirt or something. From my knowledge injuries from proper jack stand use is quite rare. Another great video. I just bought a set of those Daytonas last weekend that i haven't unboxed yet so i was very interested in thus video

Great test video, very funny! Whenever I use jack stands (Craftsman) I always use wheel chocks and keep the jack in place. Great safety tips! Thank you for making this video! Maybe testing wheel chocks could be a good video.

Looks like the ZSP jack stands were designed to be collapsible, which might make them more easily stored - in a trunk - for instance. Unfortunately, they made them collapsible in more than one sense, though 😄

This man is saving people's lives and he doesn't even realize it.

Really like these videos, very useful, and appreciated. Looks as though it would be worth it to use pieces of plywood (3/4 by the distance between the feet2 to distribute the weight better on asphalt (or gravel!) Looking at the last chart, I opted for Big Red. Your mileage may vary.

Excellent, I learned a lot on this one, like I never thought of the foot pads being that important for asphalt and it certainly is.

Man those ZSP stands are CRAZY SKETCHY. And they're not even cheap! Something like that might be good for roadside emergency gear, alongside the standard scissor jack. Better than nothing, but only for swapping tires, not getting under. But at that point id trust a smaller hydraulic jack over that pair. Thanks for the great video as usual!

Thank you for all you've shown us, I've definitely made some of my purchases based on your videos. I think it would be really interesting to see different types of shop airline setups. I've seen people use black pipe, pex, copper, airline kits like Rapidair, and I've even heard of some crazies using pvc. It would be fun to see how easily each method is to install, what the price difference would be for a small shop or garage, how durable each option is to bumps, abrasions and other minor shop mishaps, and most importantly, the psi each method can handle. I think that video could be incredibly helpful for those of us setting up a shop for the first time. Thanks again for all you do for us viewers!

Thank you so much for these insights.

YOU are still the best tester ever!!!, One good thing to test also, I had to buy a metal portable bandsaw today, and also blades, but when I came on your site for advice, you never tested that, so anyway I bought a Makita and the only blades 44 7/8 I found after visiting 3 stores, was the Dewalt brand, so too late for me, but it's something people might need or enjoy! Regards.

Great video as always! I'm personally a fan of leaving the jack in place along with using the jackstands if I don't have access to a lift. Feels a touch safer especially if you need to reef on something

Considering each PAIR was rated for 6 tons, I was very impressed to see that most of the brands were able to hold almost 18 tons per stand.

Love the jack stand dances! Glad to see we can have a little humor with a pretty serious topic of climbing under a car, trusting our life with a piece of metal.

Awesome comparison as usual, but with plenty of great safety tips everyone should be aware of! This video will likely save someone's life!👍My pre c0vid Big Red "6 Ton" stands have been great... I even had a set with a properly working roll pin safety because I sheared it by hand when I was too lazy to spend 5 minutes resetting (vehicle was supported by the rear tires with jack able to twist back and forth, I had just left the rear stands in place before setting up the front end for some other work, which pivoted the vehicle adding some pressure on the stands, and I needed a 3rd tall stand up front) Lesson learned, just spend 5 minutes resetting stands and jacks instead of an hour to change a headache of a roll pin with one from my collection that is probably significantly stronger, probably deleting that safety feature! Luckily it was my set with the additional safety lock pin, which I ALWAYS use! (I have a set of the previous 6 ton model without the secondary safety locking pins aswell) You will definitely need to replace the terrible quality safety pin chain and split rings with either some custom made small steel cables or even some small nylon cord, etc. as they always eventually fail, or the split rings get bent/mangled... I also made some custom baseplates for working on asphalt/gravel/dirt which have been very useful, if I buy another set of "6 ton" stands I may just permanently attach some baseplates to a set of my old stands for when not on concrete, the stands have a large footprint already for using a creeper on concrete otherwise I would've already done this. I just hope Big Red's quality and quality control didn't drop while the price has risen like most of my other go-to automotive tool/parts/tire brands over the last couple years 😒 Watching you testing newer production versions of classic items is always insightful 👍

It's astounding how bad those ZSP stands were, especially with how expensive they are! I hope nobody out there is stuck using those deathtraps.

Thank you once again for a very subjective and entertaining test of the products we all use every day. It blows my mind to think the ZSP brand costs $170. These are the same as the $10 ones from ebay and amazon being sold for a higher price to make people think, "They cost more, they have to be better." Out of curiosity, I looked on ebay and most of these are sold under different names and prices. The Daytona comes to mind when in the UK it can be found on ebay for £18.

Excellent video! I learned something. I was not aware of the tipping risk. I thought that the real danger with these stands was from the set pin/lever failing. I always set the parking break and put blocks in front of any wheels staying on the ground. I also always leave the jack in place as a backup. I wouldn't be surprised if this video ends up saving a few lives. Well done!

As always great video and information! I know you’ve done tests on work gloves before but I’d like to see a test with the non padded nitrile dipped gloves like Milwaukee Klein and various store brands such as project source. These offer a lot more finger dexterity. Also, I’d like to see resistance to electrical, heat, and water!

Thanks for the video, I have a 20 year old set of Husky jack stands, they look better than the new ones. I also, always chock the wheels. I use a square 16" X 16" X 1/4" thick steel plate under them on gravel, since I don't have a concrete or asphalt driveway!

Todd, has anyone ever tested if all levels are actually level? I don’t mean the bubble, but checking if the level housing is actually correctly indexed to the bubble housing. That might be interesting to see.

dang was really hoping to see my pro lift jacks in here but once again your testing is soooo amazing!

Always great reviews! I’d love to see you and cousin Eddie test out traction boards with the farmebago! Winter is coming around and I would like to purchase some for my work van.

This is one of my worst fears. I was working on a car under jackstands and got massively claustrophobic out of nowhere. Before that I've never been claustrophobic in my life and this was only a few years ago.

Dangerous Jack stands are not worth the savings. Thanks for examining these.

Not sure if already mentioned, but the lateral force test to have the stand tip seems like it should either be done at the same extension height. Or, have a way to take the height into effect. I'd think higher jacks (all else being equal) would be more apt to tip over than one with a shorter extension. But otherwise a well thought out (and entertaining to watch!) test.

The dancing Jack stands in the hydraulic press had me cracking up!!! Lol 😂 (17:09)