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DFW BS Thread : ********NEW MEET!! CHECK POST #1*******

Discussion in 'Texas' started by Silverspool, Jul 20, 2016.

  1. May 20, 2020 at 10:54 AM
    Bigdaddy4760

    Bigdaddy4760 Well traveled Older Than Dirt

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  2. May 20, 2020 at 10:56 AM
    p1zombiekiller

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    Of course they did. Why wouldn't they? If I would have saw this in the first .5 mins..... I would too.
     
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  3. May 20, 2020 at 11:12 AM
    CaliRaisedLed

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    :rofl:Honestly, I was going to buy it and resale for even more personally
     
  4. May 20, 2020 at 11:19 AM
    imthejaybird

    imthejaybird I make things and do stuff. TTC #287

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    Being wise is checking all your equipment before you use it. It would also be wise to not assume everyone can afford more expensive tools. Sometimes you have to get what you can. I always check to make sure my vehicles are stable before I get under them, and I have older craftsman stands that were given to me a long time ago. The “good stuff” still breaks too. We killed a Snap On breaker bar at work a month ago.
     
  5. May 20, 2020 at 11:45 AM
    TXTaco13

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    Didn't assume any of that, you're also acting like jack stands are very expensive specialty tools. Being wise is buying decent jack stands, even a middle of the road set with a safety pin and then checking your equipment. Be safe out there.
     
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  6. May 20, 2020 at 12:00 PM
    Silverspool

    Silverspool [OP] Come at me Bro!

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    nothing wrong with Chinese jack stands, theres always something wrong with recalled products
     
  7. May 20, 2020 at 12:13 PM
    hoarder23

    hoarder23 Truck fell over

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    I'd bet most jack stands are Chinese or Indian. The Duralast ones I'm using now we're probably made right alongside the HF ones. Jack stands don't need to be over engineered. Maybe you shouldn't support your vehicle on an unlevel surface and the use it as a jungle gym.
     
  8. May 20, 2020 at 12:22 PM
    SuperBad

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    All this talk about jack stands. I dont even have any large enough for my truck. Been using only the bottle jack that came with the truck for the past 3 years when I have to work on it at the house.:anonymous:
     
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  9. May 20, 2020 at 12:26 PM
    Naveronski

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    Only poors use jack stands. Any reasonable person has a lift.
     
  10. May 20, 2020 at 12:36 PM
    Silverspool

    Silverspool [OP] Come at me Bro!

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    I use my chinese jack stands to hold my swedish couch up while I search for loose change so I can buy mexican beer.
     
  11. May 20, 2020 at 12:40 PM
    Naveronski

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    That's very diverse of you.
     
  12. May 20, 2020 at 12:41 PM
    Bigdaddy4760

    Bigdaddy4760 Well traveled Older Than Dirt

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    Got a couple more for us to try. Just the Signet is mine
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  13. May 20, 2020 at 12:46 PM
    Silverspool

    Silverspool [OP] Come at me Bro!

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    very interesting, I havent heard of any of those
     
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  14. May 20, 2020 at 1:00 PM
    TXTaco13

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    I'd be surprised if you have anything made in the USA
     
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  15. May 20, 2020 at 1:58 PM
    Beef Nachos

    Beef Nachos Here for a good time, not a long time

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    Hell, he wasn’t even made in the USA
     
  16. May 20, 2020 at 2:19 PM
    hoarder23

    hoarder23 Truck fell over

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    Why is the poor person talking to me
     
  17. May 20, 2020 at 2:19 PM
    Suprajim54

    Suprajim54 Unfamous Member

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    If I wasn't poor, I'd pay someone else to do all the work for me or call AAA and never need jack stands.
     
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  18. May 20, 2020 at 3:40 PM
    Silverspool

    Silverspool [OP] Come at me Bro!

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    but, youre poor because of the thing that needs jack stands in the first place, maybe Kyle was right all a long.
     
  19. May 20, 2020 at 4:20 PM
    Silverspool

    Silverspool [OP] Come at me Bro!

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    Manufactured in Japan, assembled in Brazil, braaaaped in Texas.

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  20. May 20, 2020 at 6:29 PM
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    Oh my!:eek::D:thumbsup:
     

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