jack safety

["jerry hesch" <jerryhesch@xxxxxxxx>]

John,

Which catalog is thescissors jack?  I think you briing up a good point that some are very poorly designed.  I think it is so easy to assume that everything is rigorously controlled for our safety, but that is not necessarily true. It makes me wonder about the regulation of jack design.  No time to research that one though.  Thank you for suggestion.

Jerry53

----- Original Message -----

From: John Harvey

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Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 3:50 PM

Subject: Re: IML: jack safety

Another thing I would add about jacks is that the factory jacks are wonderful to show with the car, but I found a hydraulic scissors jack out of one of the catalogs for about $20 that is much more stable, easier to work, and is much less likely than most of the factory jacks to fall.  I started using this because the jack in my modern car is actually a criminal design, just looking to kill someone.

 

John