This is a version of JackPoint or Jack Stands that allows you to lift the car from the floor for winter car storage so the tire are not resting on ground.
Like many of the previous comments, the benefit to me would be the ability of using the same location for both your jack and jack stands. I think I would make the stands slightly wider to accommodate a floor jack though, and maybe place a 1/4" steel plate over the top piece just for an extra precaution to insure the top piece of wood doesn't split, since all the downward pressure is focused where there isn't anything directly under it.
I think that is a good idea, and if one wants to go even further, a steel plate both top and bottom would mimic the design efficiency of an I beam. The top is max compression, the bottom max tension. hence a steel plate top and bottom would dominate the properties of the beam you are making, with the wood just acting to keep the steel plates apart.
This was the best idea I found on RUclips to safely raise up my ML350 which only has the 4 jack points at the four corners. I spent a lot of time researching the best way to get this truck in the air to work on it. I used your idea with a longer 6x6 timber placed on the jack with the jack pads. Then I slid about 6 wide 2x10 pieces of wood under it at both sides of the jack. Worked perfectly! Thank you so much for sharing this idea!
Excellent idea,I will make a pair to add to my other jack stands. I really like the mirrors ,that is the best feature I have seen yet. They look like metal plates. I have to find some ,maybe online. I have glass mirrors but they always break from the activity of work. Also the hockey puck is brilliant,I can get those easy enough.
This idea is absolutely brilliant. After extensive repair to my Mk2 Golf due to incorrect jacking I've been looking at avoiding that in the future. Being able to jack and support on the same point is priceless. Well done 👍
Even though I was laughing my ass off with the dead battery situation I learned something new today and I really appreciate his way of doing the video without editing or restart filming again like nothing happened, thumbs up.
Excellent idea! Don't listen to the negative, the numpties have never struggled to find appropriate jacking points and get axle stands in position tight up next to a trolly Jack or a scissor jack. I will definitely build myself two of these
Great Idea, I store two cars, one in NC another here in Florida..Car's are low profile. The in N.C. has very little space above roof, because someone car is parked right over me. This custom size jack is awesome..GREAT IDEA
Very clever. No need to worry about where the jack points are to jack up and place the jack stands. Some people are missing the point. It's not about jack stand being cheap...This will enable you to jack up the car and place jack stand at the same time and in the same place. Good for replacing oil filters underneath. Thank you.
Thanks, a lot of people missing the point because they are not watching the all video and then criticize as bad idea. It is winter now in my car is resting on it until summer. I love it.
Beemer Guy I totally agree with you, people are missing the point, very clever idea, being able to jack up the car and at the same time have a place where to put the jack stands, ingenious. Thank you MrEnergyFree
tony coppe: It's a great idea, not only for cars but for a boat also. I like the idea of the hockey puck, it's hard enough it will hold up but soft enough it won't scratch or dent whatever you apply it to.
@@brianlanders1545 I've used pucks for years...even provide them to the service station l count on for my annual vehicle inspection. But the pieces of wood screwed together is very clever!...+it's instant jack stand aspect keeps the support points outboard as far as possible & out of your way if you have to crawl underneath!!! MAJOR AAAA+!!!!!
Hey bud, this is a very innovative design idea, so practical and easy to build. It has several merits though a simple design. At least, it speeds up the jacking process by eliminating the height the jack has to raise which is a relatively slow process, inserting the wooden spacer also protects the bottom notch on the car avoiding bending it, weakening it eventually to accept the jack again. Just brilliant and simple design. Give you a genuine LIKE.
I like the fact that this is an alternative to buying (4) jack stands, not to mention a good hydraulic jack; all of which will cost you considerably more than $25. Its not just the economy of this alternative, but use of ingenuity. I presume that if you can afford a Porshe, you probably already have the aforementioned equipment. Perhaps they are in use for your other vehicles! Thanks!
Thanks for sharing. This is especially useful if you want to lift the car up high. I would fill up the empty spot below the hockey puck with wood also when the jack is gone.
Excellent idea. You can usually find lumber scraps and not have to shell out any cash for the lumber. Largest cost is the hockey pucks, at about $2.00 US each. Although you could substitute a piece of lumber for the hock pucks, even cut a groove in the lumber for the car's support point at the pinch weld, to fit into.
That's a great idea! This would be perfect for lifting my old Corvette. It has to be lifted on the pinch welds and this would take a lot of the work out of it for me. Good video, thanks!
Have a BMW and this would work great because of the limited jack points. BMWs would need to have a rectangle cut on the hockey puck for this to work really smooth--there are other videos on how to do this on youtube. I think this idea is really good, and potentially, you should consider patenting the idea. You would want to design this in metal but it would be similar to your wood stand but would allow you to vary the height with locking pins on notches. This is brilliant for people that have just a basic small jack and can go to the middle of the car and jack from a central point. Great solution!
sac1rmh, this would work for my BMW too, I've been looking for ideas how to jack up the car from the single jacking point and at the same time a place for the jack stands and this will do it. i agree with MrEnergyFree should patent this idea.
This is fire. My enext build for sure. Was looking around to see if anyone had used scissor jacks in pars on a frame lift and came across this vid. Right on time, far less dime.
Nice idea. Well executed. I like how you scrambled (successfully) after realizing the drill batt was dead. When you ran off I thought you would come back with another (charged) batt. We jack our Lemons (race) car A LOT, but with a (very low) floor-jack. So would need a slightly wider opening than "2x4", but the method can still work. But in my own driveway, with the jack-point-taken-with-jack-thus-not-available-for-the-jack-stand dilemma, then by all means this would fix that! Clever. Thanks.
Really nice one. Thumbs up :-) I have 2 hydraulic floor jacks and 6 jack stands laying around and always find cumbersome having the heavy jack sticking out from under the car and have to find the right spots to put the jack stands on different car models. This allow to have all in the same place. Plus the added lift height with this wooden units. I built very similar units to use under the wheels give a lot of lift height but are not very practical to deploy. For the narrow minds who can't see the advantage of having it all together in one spot/unit I can only guess they just work occasionally with few cars. With a flat tire wouldn't be a problem either. Because (Murphy's law) it only happens at night when it's raining in the middle of nowhere and then you just use the normal car jack and move on... LOL ;-)
This is well thought and practical. Safer than jack stands for four pointing; also, can be used on the road with considerable safety. I prefer this method for jacking since it has considerable safety along with getting away from the problems of scissor jacks. I speak about the jack stand risks since I had a car fall on me from some one else setting the stands and not checking them personally. Don't like being pinned down! Great job and it does have considerable flexibility in jacking cars. I have made similar car skates using the same type wood and angle steel reinforcement, 4 wheels per each dolly being able to take 4000lbs each wheel; this is the other side to handle safe jacking.
You could have breakfast, lunch and dinner before this man raises that car. But you have a great idea. Thanks for sharing. I'm going to build your idea....Canada.
I am making that this weekend. I already have the lumber cut and the hockey pucks. Need to get some wood glue tomorrow. Totally love the idea and feel much safer getting away from cheap Chinese metal jack stands that I have. Thanks for posting this. BTW I have a Boxster with the same wheels probably going to use it first on her to change the plugs.
Good idea! When it's on the 4x4s you could slide a 4x2 in the gap to raise the jack and raise the car higher. You can find bigger scissor jacks in vans at scrap yards that make better workshop jacks for cars.
Back in the day I walked off my ship at the Bremerton ship yard and saw they had the carrier Enterprise dry dock drained down so I figured it would be cool to walk around under a ship that large. You know how it was supported? Lots of big wooden blocks...
Brilliant idea and thanks for sharing, one of the best ideas I have seen on RUclips! I just don't understand some of these negative comments though. I think these people are completely missing the point and need to watch the video again. It's perfect for the job MrEnergyFree designed it for (and more)! For those that say these stands are not safe please explain, are you structural engineers? This design uses the fact that wood is extremely strong in compression. For anyone that understands wood, they would probably trust a wooden stand they had made themselves over the equivalent metal shop bought kit. Jack stands can slip/topple, welds can break, pins can shear etc I will be making a set of these, not to save money (I have a floor jack and jack stands) but because I think they offer a great lifting solution! Thanks again MrEnergyFree!
Sam Holt Great points about the strength wood. These self appointed engineers should look at what holds up a ship in a dry dock or a roof over their heads for that matter.
Great idea for cars that don't have a lot of room for jack and jack stand at the same corner, I've caught myself not using stands a few times because of the lack of a sufficient jacking point. Also like the hook to raise jack
Awesome! I built these. Only difference for me was I used longer 2x4 pieces (9 inch instead of 5.5 inch). I had a bunch of leftovers from another project in that size. Adds a little more stability. I cut a slot in the hockey pucks to clear the pinch welds. On my Subaru the reinforced area is actually an area next to the pinch weld, not the weld itself. Check your service manual to be sure. I slide 4x4 pieces under the stands after removing the jack. These have been super stable for me. I can't get the car to wobble at all. I do use traditional jack stands as a backup if crawling under the car. For people who say that wood is not strong enough, the compressive strength of a standard 2x4 used in this manner is anywhere between 5000 to 9000 PSI. The total weight of my car is about 3200 lbs. I've never has a problem using wood blocks to support a vehicle. Just make sure the wood is in good condition with no obvious splitting, rot, etc. You will be fine.
Perfect idea. Thank you so much. On many s-jacks you can use a 15/16 socket to raise the jack. Or you can buy an adapter that works with drill or ratchet for about $12.
Very nice idea, and safe,..these critics don't get that you only have one place to jack and you can have the stand already in place,.and alot of stands and jacks can fail and kill you,.but the wood doesn't fail !!! Very smart !!! People that are criticizing need to wake up !!
Great idea! There's nothing more dangerous than trying to change a flat tyre in the rain, in the middle of the night on the emergency hard shoulder of a motorway. Every couple of seconds a big heavy truck goes by and the car shakes violently! I wish I'd had your stands then! Thanks for the video.
J,C, Berwyn,Ilo. Nice idea .Base is wide enough to work on any type of pavement.I welded a !/2 inch socket on the jack end so I can use a ratchet or ratchet breaker bar, U can also make the jack space wider to allow the use of a small hydraulic roller jack. This way you have a safety back-up. Thanks again ....
Great idea! I might have to do this myself. Have you thought of adding some kind of pegs to the extension blocks for stability. Like protruding bolts that can slip into holes drilled in the bottom of the lifts so there's no way to they'll slip out.
That's a great idea also. I am going to make this stand this weekend and will incorporate you modification. I was thinking the same thing about possible slippage and you have solved the problem
Joel is a smart guy. I’ve jacked around cars for many years but this is a new one for me. I’m going to make some good use now out of my 2x4 scraps. Somebody send Joel a proper handle for his jack.
Damn good idea, for repairs (not for changing tires) i used to jack up the car and then put home made wooden "blocks" cut to the size of the tires under the tires. This is better in that it is just as safe BUT allows for removing or changing the tires. Good work amigo. Respect.
Many German and European were only designed to by raised by lifts and are enclosed underneath. The frame is not exposed and there is no where to jack the car except the designed jack points. So once you jack up the car you then have no where to put a jack stands. This is a perfect solution for someone who wants to work on their car safety. If there were lots of lifting point he could jack up the car and then use metal jack stands, however if you only have 4 jack points you need a lift or something like this.
Nick Lovejoy I totally agree with you. I just changed the oil on my Audi for the first time and the entire undercarriage is sealed with a cover. I tried to look for jack points and couldn't find any.
Yeah, I've experienced that with a few of the cars that I've owned over the years. I've also seen what happens when someone tries to jack from the wrong point and ended up damaging their car. My wife's BMW is low enough that I can't even roll my jack under it, much less something like this. I also can't use my normal ramps for it since they touch the front spoiler before the ramp touches the front wheels. I ended up having to make some stairstep ramps out of 2x12s to get it up a few inches so that my jack can fit underneath it.
This is a genius idea. Saw this a year or so ago. Was searching for this video today on youtube but couldn't and neither couldn't remember how he'd made it. Then as a last resort I tried my bookmarks! Delighted because I'm going to make 2 of these now for a car trailer.
This idea is better than it looks on the video! You also can lift a car higher with such a tool, just place another (the third block) in the middle and jack it up again for the next pair of blocks. Safety wise, I think is it pretty safe 'cause if the load carrying board splits the car will fall 2" down on the blocks and if the board cracks the car will stay in place. How do you attach the hockey puck? Thank you for the video!
I like the idea alot too. I have a Honda CRV which has pinch-weld jack points, so a slot can be cut into the hockey puck that will match the pinch-weld. I'd like to modify the design suggested in the video that would keep the extra added blocks from sliding ... especially if raising all 4 corners of my car for tire rotation and cleannings. I'll have to think about some clever method that would work in preventing front-to-back and also side-to-side slippage. Also, I'd probably want to be sure that this device is low enough to fit under the car if the tire was flat. (which would lower the jack point initial access, unless I am able to use a temporary different jack point to raise the car enough so as to then fit the blocks at the usual jack point)
Actually, it's more dangerous than it looks. There is risk of lateral sliding of the blocks. For instance an unexpected earth quake, even a small one could cause the blocks to fail. Or if another car accidentally bump into the car or someone pushes it for whatever the reason. The design idea is good. But I would use a great deal more wood with much mach larger base on the side away from the tire. Even so, there must be measures taken to prevent/resist lateral sliding.
you need to lubricate the threads of the Jack with graphite and lubricant, pre-clean the threads of dirt and old grease. it will be much easier to operate the car Jack sorry for my English, is not my native language
Stas Novitsky any time you don't have graphite used a pencil lead carry a thick carpenters pencil as a back up just rub the pencil on threads...or even a candle will work ! as a temp job
great idea at home. if you are using this home made jack stand, when you are working under the vehicle on the side where the wooden stand is , I would put the metal jack under just for extra protection. If you are only doing brakes, tire swaps , I think that is perfect tool. for extra strength, you can lock the two bottom piece of wood together by screwing a plywood underneath. so when when vehicle is bumped the jack stand wont move easily. I also recommend the wider pieces on the bottom for extra support and stability.
Great idea mijo, and a money saver too. Four jack stands are too expensive, and you have to jack the car almost a foot in the air. Your idea raises the vehicle just enough to prevent flat spots on the tires from winter storage. Please tell me where you got your mirror plates from ?
Rarely do poster's reply. I will search on ebay as you have advised. Keep those great ideas coming. I had all the necessary items in my garage lying around, except for the mirrors. You see brother. I have a vette also, that is put up in the winter. Many thanks!
Thanks for posting your video. From a safety standpoint, I like the idea of your wood jack stands having a large footprint. A car on four of the wood stands will be much more stable than those metal jack stands.
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Like many of the previous comments, the benefit to me would be the ability of using the same location for both your jack and jack stands. I think I would make the stands slightly wider to accommodate a floor jack though, and maybe place a 1/4" steel plate over the top piece just for an extra precaution to insure the top piece of wood doesn't split, since all the downward pressure is focused where there isn't anything directly under it.
I think that is a good idea, and if one wants to go even further, a steel plate both top and bottom would mimic the design efficiency of an I beam. The top is max compression, the bottom max tension. hence a steel plate top and bottom would dominate the properties of the beam you are making, with the wood just acting to keep the steel plates apart.
This was the best idea I found on RUclips to safely raise up my ML350 which only has the 4 jack points at the four corners. I spent a lot of time researching the best way to get this truck in the air to work on it. I used your idea with a longer 6x6 timber placed on the jack with the jack pads. Then I slid about 6 wide 2x10 pieces of wood under it at both sides of the jack. Worked perfectly! Thank you so much for sharing this idea!
Those mirrors make it so much easier to align too! Just brilliant!
Excellent idea. Great for winter storage with tires off the ground. And, it solves the jack point-jack stand dilemma. Thanks.
Excellent idea,I will make a pair to add to my other jack stands. I really like the mirrors ,that is the best feature I have seen yet. They look like metal plates. I have to find some ,maybe online. I have glass mirrors but they always break from the activity of work. Also the hockey puck is brilliant,I can get those easy enough.
What a great idea! And SO MUCH CHEAPER than all those other car lifts. Anything that can keep more green in my pocket is a great idea to me!
Nicely done presentation, almost professional! Thanks!!
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Nice idea. I also like the metal plates (mirrors) to aid in positioning/alignment. Thank you for sharing. I may make a set for my car.
This idea is absolutely brilliant. After extensive repair to my Mk2 Golf due to incorrect jacking I've been looking at avoiding that in the future. Being able to jack and support on the same point is priceless. Well done 👍
How did you damage the vehicle did you Jack up on the rocker panel?
Even though I was laughing my ass off with the dead battery situation I learned something new today and I really appreciate his way of doing the video without editing or restart filming again like nothing happened, thumbs up.
Even with a fully charged battery, my 18v De Walt drill wouldn't come close to shifting my car (Saab 9-3) when I tried to do this.
Thanks for another great idea, MrEnergyFree. I really like your instructional videos.
Excellent idea! Don't listen to the negative, the numpties have never struggled to find appropriate jacking points and get axle stands in position tight up next to a trolly Jack or a scissor jack. I will definitely build myself two of these
Great Idea, I store two cars, one in NC another here in Florida..Car's are low profile. The in N.C. has very little space above roof, because someone car is parked right over me. This custom size jack is awesome..GREAT IDEA
I like it. It is a very save method to jack up and secure your car for axle repair. Better than any axle stand.
Great Video, that is an ingenious idea I'm sure it will come in handy when I build my set. Thanks
Very clever. No need to worry about where the jack points are to jack up and place the jack stands. Some people are missing the point. It's not about jack stand being cheap...This will enable you to jack up the car and place jack stand at the same time and in the same place. Good for replacing oil filters underneath. Thank you.
Thanks, a lot of people missing the point because they are not watching the all video and then criticize as bad idea. It is winter now in my car is resting on it until summer. I love it.
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Beemer Guy I totally agree with you, people are missing the point, very clever idea, being able to jack up the car and at the same time have a place where to put the jack stands, ingenious. Thank you MrEnergyFree
MrEnergyFree very ingenious idea, I like it, i have been looking for ideas how to be able to do that and you just did.
Nice job! Well made, simple and very useful. Many thanks for sharing sir.
I am giving you the thumbs up because of all the cars I have jacked up I never thought of doing that, well done, and safe, nice idea, thanks.
tony coppe: It's a great idea, not only for cars but for a boat also. I like the idea of the hockey puck, it's hard enough it will hold up but soft enough it won't scratch or dent whatever you apply it to.
@@brianlanders1545 I've used pucks for years...even provide them to the service station l count on for my annual vehicle inspection. But the pieces of wood screwed together is very clever!...+it's instant jack stand aspect keeps the support points outboard as far as possible & out of your way if you have to crawl underneath!!!
MAJOR AAAA+!!!!!
Brilliant! This is one of those "why didn't I think of that" moments. Great Idea.
Farmers havebeen jacking up and putting a log of wood under the vehicle for centuries.
@@davidvickers8425 There's been vehicles for centuries?
@@my3dviews Depends on your definition of vehicle.
I have used wood cutoffs for many applications Your Method is very innovative and practical Thank you .
Brilliant Idea and well described. Thank you for sharing this!
Hey bud, this is a very innovative design idea, so practical and easy to build. It has several merits though a simple design. At least, it speeds up the jacking process by eliminating the height the jack has to raise which is a relatively slow process, inserting the wooden spacer also protects the bottom notch on the car avoiding bending it, weakening it eventually to accept the jack again. Just brilliant and simple design. Give you a genuine LIKE.
This is a very ingenious set-up! Bravo!!!
I like the fact that this is an alternative to buying (4) jack stands, not to mention a good hydraulic jack; all of which will cost you considerably more than $25. Its not just the economy of this alternative, but use of ingenuity. I presume that if you can afford a Porshe, you probably already have the aforementioned equipment. Perhaps they are in use for your other vehicles! Thanks!
This is really a great idea... I've been struggling with my floor Jack and stands.
Stephan Patterson Maybe, make a wood piece that can be raised faster with a floor jack.
Great job Joel. I made two of these today based upon your video. I thank you. God Bless you and yours.
MISSION: PREPAREDNESS Did you use hockey pucks? How to attach it
Thanks for sharing. This is especially useful if you want to lift the car up high.
I would fill up the empty spot below the hockey puck with wood also when the jack is gone.
I found the entire video very interesting ....I like how you added the drill too ....100% educational ....Thank you for your great ideas ....
Excellent idea. You can usually find lumber scraps and not have to shell out any cash for the lumber. Largest cost is the hockey pucks, at about $2.00 US each. Although you could substitute a piece of lumber for the hock pucks, even cut a groove in the lumber for the car's support point at the pinch weld, to fit into.
Umm, this is GENIOUS! I always had a hard time transfering jack to jack stands. You sir are the new king of the internet
Thanks for sharing
Very smart idea
I will make a set of 4 for myself.
The best ideas are the ones where everybody that sees it thinks 'I could of thought of that'. This is genius in its simplicity. Thanks!
Its avery good simple idea
That's a great idea! This would be perfect for lifting my old Corvette. It has to be lifted on the pinch welds and this would take a lot of the work out of it for me. Good video, thanks!
Have a BMW and this would work great because of the limited jack points. BMWs would need to have a rectangle cut on the hockey puck for this to work really smooth--there are other videos on how to do this on youtube. I think this idea is really good, and potentially, you should consider patenting the idea. You would want to design this in metal but it would be similar to your wood stand but would allow you to vary the height with locking pins on notches. This is brilliant for people that have just a basic small jack and can go to the middle of the car and jack from a central point. Great solution!
sac1rmh, this would work for my BMW too, I've been looking for ideas how to jack up the car from the single jacking point and at the same time a place for the jack stands and this will do it. i agree with MrEnergyFree should patent this idea.
You just disclosed your great idea publicly. This version not patentable now
brilliant well thought out idea Love the wheels too
This is fire. My enext build for sure. Was looking around to see if anyone had used scissor jacks in pars on a frame lift and came across this vid. Right on time, far less dime.
the mirrors and the drill with the hook. great ideas!
Would definitely be a big help when changing tires. Sure would have save me problems at various times if I had had one. Neat idea.
Nice idea. Well executed. I like how you scrambled (successfully) after realizing the drill batt was dead. When you ran off I thought you would come back with another (charged) batt. We jack our Lemons (race) car A LOT, but with a (very low) floor-jack. So would need a slightly wider opening than "2x4", but the method can still work. But in my own driveway, with the jack-point-taken-with-jack-thus-not-available-for-the-jack-stand dilemma, then by all means this would fix that! Clever. Thanks.
Really nice one. Thumbs up :-) I have 2 hydraulic floor jacks and 6 jack stands laying around and always find cumbersome having the heavy jack sticking out from under the car and have to find the right spots to put the jack stands on different car models. This allow to have all in the same place. Plus the added lift height with this wooden units.
I built very similar units to use under the wheels give a lot of lift height but are not very practical to deploy. For the narrow minds who can't see the advantage of having it all together in one spot/unit I can only guess they just work occasionally with few cars.
With a flat tire wouldn't be a problem either. Because (Murphy's law) it only happens at night when it's raining in the middle of nowhere and then you just use the normal car jack and move on... LOL ;-)
This is well thought and practical. Safer than jack stands for four pointing; also, can be used on the road with considerable safety. I prefer this method for jacking since it has considerable safety along with getting away from the problems of scissor jacks. I speak about the jack stand risks since I had a car fall on me from some one else setting the stands and not checking them personally. Don't like being pinned down! Great job and it does have considerable flexibility in jacking cars. I have made similar car skates using the same type wood and angle steel reinforcement, 4 wheels per each dolly being able to take 4000lbs each wheel; this is the other side to handle safe jacking.
what problems with scissors jacks are you referring to?
You could have breakfast, lunch and dinner before this man raises that car. But you have a great idea. Thanks for sharing. I'm going to build your idea....Canada.
This is for a low clearance car that is park one foot from the wall to storage during winter.
lastchapter i would really like to see your idea, maybe yours is going to be better than this one, maybe you can mke it out of metal.
Great professional presentation / demonstration. Thanks for sharing.
I am making that this weekend. I already have the lumber cut and the hockey pucks. Need to get some wood glue tomorrow. Totally love the idea and feel much safer getting away from cheap Chinese metal jack stands that I have. Thanks for posting this. BTW I have a Boxster with the same wheels probably going to use it first on her to change the plugs.
brilliant idea,. a regular jack stand is akward to set up when you have a car jack in the way. your set up is a good answer to that problem. thanks.
Thanks, some one got the idea of the video.
Good idea. May I recommend metallic pipe or tube for leverage on that screwdriver. It's much easier and less stressful on hands. I've used it.
Good idea! When it's on the 4x4s you could slide a 4x2 in the gap to raise the jack and raise the car higher. You can find bigger scissor jacks in vans at scrap yards that make better workshop jacks for cars.
Dude the mirrors are ingenious. Gonna have to do a couple of these. Good video.
Back in the day I walked off my ship at the Bremerton ship yard and saw they had the carrier Enterprise dry dock drained down so I figured it would be cool to walk around under a ship that large. You know how it was supported? Lots of big wooden blocks...
some reasons: wood is quite compressible and with many blocks you need each one to be compress a bit for load sharing (and hull protection)
Brilliant idea and thanks for sharing, one of the best ideas I have seen on RUclips!
I just don't understand some of these negative comments though. I think these people are completely missing the point and need to watch the video again.
It's perfect for the job MrEnergyFree designed it for (and more)!
For those that say these stands are not safe please explain, are you structural engineers? This design uses the fact that wood is extremely strong in compression. For anyone that understands wood, they would probably trust a wooden stand they had made themselves over the equivalent metal shop bought kit. Jack stands can slip/topple, welds can break, pins can shear etc
I will be making a set of these, not to save money (I have a floor jack and jack stands) but because I think they offer a great lifting solution!
Thanks again MrEnergyFree!
Sam Holt Great points about the strength wood. These self appointed engineers should look at what holds up a ship in a dry dock or a roof over their heads for that matter.
Super clever, man. Thanks for sharing this!
Great idea for cars that don't have a lot of room for jack and jack stand at the same corner, I've caught myself not using stands a few times because of the lack of a sufficient jacking point. Also like the hook to raise jack
Great idea, I'll make a pair to jack up my BMW E39
Great idea! I'm going to make some for myself.
Great idea. Recently saw an add from a company using a similar design out of steel . They sell for $125 each. Now I will make my own. Thank you.
Great and neat idea; this acts as an extra safe mechanism plus it doesn't damage the bottom of the car! 👍
Awesome! I built these. Only difference for me was I used longer 2x4 pieces (9 inch instead of 5.5 inch). I had a bunch of leftovers from another project in that size. Adds a little more stability. I cut a slot in the hockey pucks to clear the pinch welds. On my Subaru the reinforced area is actually an area next to the pinch weld, not the weld itself. Check your service manual to be sure. I slide 4x4 pieces under the stands after removing the jack. These have been super stable for me. I can't get the car to wobble at all. I do use traditional jack stands as a backup if crawling under the car.
For people who say that wood is not strong enough, the compressive strength of a standard 2x4 used in this manner is anywhere between 5000 to 9000 PSI. The total weight of my car is about 3200 lbs. I've never has a problem using wood blocks to support a vehicle. Just make sure the wood is in good condition with no obvious splitting, rot, etc. You will be fine.
thank you great idea
Neat idea. I bought 4 jacks to hold up my "storage" car to prevent flat spots on the tires, but that's definitely an interesting way to do it.
Yes that what I would use this stand. For a low clearance car that is park one foot from the wall to storage during winter.
Perfect idea. Thank you so much. On many s-jacks you can use a 15/16 socket to raise the jack. Or you can buy an adapter that works with drill or ratchet for about $12.
Very nice idea, and safe,..these critics don't get that you only have one place to jack and you can have the stand already in place,.and alot of stands and jacks can fail and kill you,.but the wood doesn't fail !!! Very smart !!! People that are criticizing need to wake up !!
A provision made to fit the center for a small floor jack and your in luck,still i think it's a great idea.
That's a great idea, man. I'm gonna build it
Great idea! There's nothing more dangerous than trying to change a flat tyre in the rain, in the middle of the night on the emergency hard shoulder of a motorway. Every couple of seconds a big heavy truck goes by and the car shakes violently! I wish I'd had your stands then!
Thanks for the video.
J,C, Berwyn,Ilo. Nice idea .Base is wide enough to work on any type of pavement.I welded a !/2 inch socket on the jack end so I can use a ratchet or ratchet breaker bar, U can also make the jack space wider to allow the use of a small hydraulic roller jack. This way you have a safety back-up. Thanks again ....
Intersting. I will to apply in the next time that I need to fix my tires! Boa idéia , meu caro!
Great idea! I might have to do this myself. Have you thought of adding some kind of pegs to the extension blocks for stability. Like protruding bolts that can slip into holes drilled in the bottom of the lifts so there's no way to they'll slip out.
That's a great idea also. I am going to make this stand this weekend and will incorporate you modification. I was thinking the same thing about possible slippage and you have solved the problem
Great video. Thanks for posting it. Nice Porsche BTW!
Joel is a smart guy. I’ve jacked around cars for many years but this is a new one for me. I’m going to make some good use now out of my 2x4 scraps. Somebody send Joel a proper handle for his jack.
BELÍSSIMA ideia..., adorei e farei um deste!!!
Abraço aqui do Brasil 🇧🇷
You do not know what you're a genius.Incredible wow.
Отлично, завтра сделаю
Well done Mate, that’s good-mail, JP, helping Car lovers around the World.
Damn good idea, for repairs (not for changing tires) i used to jack up the car and then put home made wooden "blocks" cut to the size of the tires under the tires. This is better in that it is just as safe BUT allows for removing or changing the tires. Good work amigo. Respect.
Many German and European were only designed to by raised by lifts and are enclosed underneath. The frame is not exposed and there is no where to jack the car except the designed jack points. So once you jack up the car you then have no where to put a jack stands. This is a perfect solution for someone who wants to work on their car safety. If there were lots of lifting point he could jack up the car and then use metal jack stands, however if you only have 4 jack points you need a lift or something like this.
Nick Lovejoy I totally agree with you. I just changed the oil on my Audi for the first time and the entire undercarriage is sealed with a cover. I tried to look for jack points and couldn't find any.
Yeah, I've experienced that with a few of the cars that I've owned over the years. I've also seen what happens when someone tries to jack from the wrong point and ended up damaging their car. My wife's BMW is low enough that I can't even roll my jack under it, much less something like this. I also can't use my normal ramps for it since they touch the front spoiler before the ramp touches the front wheels. I ended up having to make some stairstep ramps out of 2x12s to get it up a few inches so that my jack can fit underneath it.
Very good idea. Where are you from?
This is a genius idea.
Saw this a year or so ago. Was searching for this video today on youtube but couldn't and neither couldn't remember how he'd made it. Then as a last resort I tried my bookmarks! Delighted because I'm going to make 2 of these now for a car trailer.
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In Massachusetts your stands would be reffered to as Yankee Ingenuity. I think your idea is excellent. Good for you.
nice and simple things..greetings from croatia
I like this idea
Very nice! Thank you for uploading.
Brilliant idea....Thank You!
This idea is better than it looks on the video! You also can lift a car higher with such a tool, just place another (the third block) in the middle and jack it up again for the next pair of blocks. Safety wise, I think is it pretty safe 'cause if the load carrying board splits the car will fall 2" down on the blocks and if the board cracks the car will stay in place. How do you attach the hockey puck? Thank you for the video!
I glue the hockey puck with contact cement.
Mic Rosoft
Contact cement is weak use epoxy
I like the idea alot too. I have a Honda CRV which has pinch-weld jack points, so a slot can be cut into the hockey puck that will match the pinch-weld.
I'd like to modify the design suggested in the video that would keep the extra added blocks from sliding ... especially if raising all 4 corners of my car for tire rotation and cleannings. I'll have to think about some clever method that would work in preventing front-to-back and also side-to-side slippage.
Also, I'd probably want to be sure that this device is low enough to fit under the car if the tire was flat. (which would lower the jack point initial access, unless I am able to use a temporary different jack point to raise the car enough so as to then fit the blocks at the usual jack point)
Actually, it's more dangerous than it looks. There is risk of lateral sliding of the blocks. For instance an unexpected earth quake, even a small one could cause the blocks to fail. Or if another car accidentally bump into the car or someone pushes it for whatever the reason. The design idea is good. But I would use a great deal more wood with much mach larger base on the side away from the tire. Even so, there must be measures taken to prevent/resist lateral sliding.
great idea, how about 2 hockey pucks
Sir..you are a smart cookie! Thanks!
Super Brilliant! Thank You For Sharing :)
you need to lubricate the threads of the Jack with graphite and lubricant, pre-clean the threads of dirt and old grease. it will be much easier to operate the car Jack
sorry for my English, is not my native language
+Stas Novitsky Yes, you are right. I have to remove the old grease and put new one. Thanks.
Stas Novitsky
Stas Novitsky any time you don't have graphite used a pencil lead carry a thick carpenters pencil as a back up just rub the pencil on threads...or even a candle will work ! as a temp job
Your English seems perfect to me. Far better than some other posts.!
@@WELLBRAN Two clever ideas...thank you!
Going to use this idea to lift my motorcycle to remove rear wheel.
i do something very similar, works well
@@chobson4432 Because some people enjoy the process of cobbling things together. Not all of us want to buy our way out of a problem.
Brilliant! Love the mirrors!
great idea at home.
if you are using this home made jack stand, when you are working under the vehicle on the side where the wooden stand is , I would put the metal jack under just for extra protection. If you are only doing brakes, tire swaps , I think that is perfect tool.
for extra strength, you can lock the two bottom piece of wood together by screwing a plywood underneath. so when when vehicle is bumped the jack stand wont move easily.
I also recommend the wider pieces on the bottom for extra support and stability.
Wooden jack stand nice idea
Smart, very smart. This is why the internet was invented.
Hello friend, very nice video, especially a simple procedure that is 100% functional. Thanks, good luck, hello Mirek, Czech Republic.
That is a great idea .now i can lift my low bmw as high as i need. thanks so much for this video. 5 star love the idea.
Good idea and makes you wonder why they dont make a car jack thats safe and stable, and not the usual teetery crap
Amen.
молодец, хорошие решение, я буду иметь ввиду и сделаю также.....
I have been looking for a cheap solution to jack the car at the same point as the jack stands, this is perfect! thanks!
Great idea, very simple and very safe. I'm going to make four of them.
I really like this idea, I'll have to make a few for myself. Thanks for checking out my video and for the comment!
+Doing Whatever
You can make the gap between 2x4 wider to accommodate a floor jack.
Great idea mijo, and a money saver too. Four jack stands are too expensive, and you have to jack the car almost a foot in the air. Your idea raises the vehicle just enough to prevent flat spots on the tires from winter storage. Please tell me where you got your mirror plates from ?
Thanks,
For the mirror; search on ebay for "Signaling Survival Mirror Stainless Steel Camping"
Rarely do poster's reply. I will search on ebay as you have advised. Keep those great ideas coming. I had all the necessary items in my garage lying around, except for the mirrors. You see brother. I have a vette also, that is put up in the winter. Many thanks!
Great idea, well thought out, thank you. 👍👍👍👍
Thanks for posting your video. From a safety standpoint, I like the idea of your wood jack stands having a large footprint. A car on four of the wood stands will be much more stable than those metal jack stands.