Jack stands, tall ones?

[great scott]

I need tall jack stands, like 4' tall. I am planing on building some but, thought I would see what every one else has done first. So whats cheep, safe, and tall?

 

[78mitsu]

I've used sawhorses with a 6" main beam.

 

[fordy4]

Mobile home piers seem to work well if you can find some. Mine range from around 1 1/2 to 3 feet tall, not sure if I have ever seen any 4' though.

 

[SUPERFLY]

what do you need 4 foot jack stands for? ive got some that go up to about 2 1/2 to 3 feet and ive used them on tons of trucks(for lift kits, t-cases, ect) but ive never needed them at full height and depending on how you are planning on making them i cant imagen them being too safe

 

[78mitsu]

You couuld do like your Dad and weld a piece of tubing to the bottom of the frame.

 

[Unimog]

If you really need to go 4 feet high, I would weld up a custom metal 'sawhorse' out of channel that fits what you intend to do with it and then take it apart. Regular style jackstands that went that high would need a huge base to be stable.

I have a pair of 12-ton stands from HF that I use for the mog. I really like how strong and stable they are, but they only go to 30" or so. When I have needed to go taller, I just put a 6 inch wood beam across the top of the stands.

 

[mwmx54]

If you really need to go 4 feet high, I would weld up a custom metal 'sawhorse' out of channel that fits what you intend to do with it and then take it apart. Regular style jackstands that went that high would need a huge base to be stable.

I have a pair of 12-ton stands from HF that I use for the mog. I really like how strong and stable they are, but they only go to 30" or so. When I have needed to go taller, I just put a 6 inch wood beam across the top of the stands.

i have some rail road ties that i put under my HF stands,

 

[great scott]

4' is definitely on the high end of the scale. At this point I an using 6T that reach up 2' then to change an axle I stack a rail road tie under them . and still have to play games to get the axles out. Now I am building a new ride and the cab is on 4 saw horses while the frame is on 4 jack stands. If I am going to get some more stands they may as well be tall.

 

[Brett]

I've welded some stock wheels to the bottom of jack stands to get the extra height....maybe try that

 

[ALF]

The 100 tone Hydraulic jacks we have at work start at about 3-3 1/2 feet but probably out of your price range

 

[mygreenjeep]

These are the tallest jack stands I've ever seen. Built by a guy in Denver, Co.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c345/_Falcon/Dakota Build/JackStands-16.jpg

http://www.colorado4x4.org/vbb/showthread.php?t=52629
Scroll down about half way down the thread to see the build up of the stands.

 

[Rusted]

4' sounds really tall for any kind of jack stand. Ever concider a lift? 3000#, four feet in the air with people pushing, pulling, and crawling underneath sounds like a bad mix. But here are some ideas I saw recently

http://www.norcoind.com/norco/
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=245859
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=367387

 

[Meat_]

ummmmm take the tires off?

 

[great scott]

ummmmm take the tires off?

Thats part of the game I play.
Lots of Ideas some I even like ,

 

[Meat_]

Thats part of the game I play.
Lots of Ideas some I even like ,