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. Ever seen the Joe Dope US Army Training Films ? I specifically remember watching Joe Dope crib a Deuce with a stack of boards. Not nice and neat in a square. In a tall stack 1 wide and maybe 6 high under the middle of the axle. And off camera you could hear him scream. The front of the...

. Northern Tool has what they call "22 Ton Jackstands". They also seem to have several other heavier duty pieces as well. In my humble opinon: Whatever IDIOT started describing a set of two stands at its combined weight should be taken out back and shot.

. Agreed. Maybe I didn't say it quite right. I had thoughts of a piece of plywood (not OSB, real plywood) that would crush to conform. Maybe and maybe not. It just bothers be a lot when that "ear" on the jackstand is supporting the weight. If that ear popped off, it wouldn't be pretty.

. So just fishing for ideas here, but I wonder if a piece of wood between the stand (steel) and the axle (steel) would be a way to "better support" the truck? Somehow it just feels like more than those two little "ears" need to be supporting that vehicle...