On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 01:21:40 +1000, "Bushy Pete"
wrote:

I just cut a couple of stands to fit the tractor, car or whatever I'm
working on with the chainsaw while I'm cutting firewood. Use a solid enough
piece of timber to make a good stand, and they roll when they are tipped
over on their side so you can put them back in the shed.

The tractor is 3 ton, the dozer shovel is 4 ton, so I choose good thick logs
to cut them from. You could probably find something good to work with and
get it cut to size at your local sawmill, or get some old recycled house
stumps or bridge timbers. Make sure they are wide enough to support the car
with the sideways forces that you will apply with a spanner on tight bolts.

As another poster said, don't use bricks, concrete blocks or similar as they
can crumble and collapse. You do not want to be underneath something heavy
trying to hold it up with the side of your head......

Hope this helps,
Peter


And NEVER EVER use the end grain to support ANYTHING. If you use a
log, put a plank across the end the car/truck/tractor or whatever sits
on. If (when) the log splits, it WILL ruin your day.

ramps made from dimensional lumber, "nail laminated" together, make
very safe vehicle supports. Use combinations of 2X4, 2X6 and 2X8,
staggered layer to layer, with alternate layers having a peice or two
running crosswise to keep the stack from splitting, and nothing made
from steel will be safer.
"Ignoramus3635" wrote in message
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On Sat, 9 Jul 2005 10:14:31 -0300, jtaylor
wrote:
I have a small (=light) car that will need a lot of work done. It would
be
easier if it was off the ground by more than the height those car stands
you
get at the auto stores can do.

So I'm thinking of making some stands from wood, and jacking it up in
stages
onto them. Has anyone done this, and are there any pitfalls (a
particularly
appropriate term) of which I should be aware?

I would make them from solid wood (say, pieces of 10" boards screwed
together).

i