Building Inexpensive Wheel Cribbing or Wooden Wheel Stands
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- čas přidán 24. 11. 2023
- In this video, I demonstrate how to build wheel cribbing or wooden wheel stands for your vehicle. These are great for those times when you want to lift your vehicle off the ground to work on it but you don't want it on wobbly jack stands.
As a reminder, please be safe out there. I do not know what the actual capacity of well-constructed wheel cribbing is, and if your cribbing is not well-constructed or deteriorated, it's going to be unsafe with just about any load. As mentioned in the video, proceed at your own risk. Also, please follow all manufacturers guidelines for your floor jack and jack stands as well.
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great video, thanks for sharing! I like that you carry the load bearing all the way down.
Glad you found it helpful! Scott
I've been struggling on how to safely work on my 67 caddy transmission..best idea I've seen yet. thanks
Thanks for the comment and good luck with the caddy! Scott
Nice video, complete instructions. I have looked into these cribs and your video provides great tips. Also, your cribs will save me a few bucks from the ones I was going to build. Thx
Happy to help, Jesse, and thanks for the feedback. Scott
I also made wooden blocks after watching your video to keep my Mercedes Benz .
Excellent! Glad you found it helpful! Scott
Hello Scott, great video on the wheel cribbing!!!! I did the same thing for my 69 Chevelle, and they work great, I will use them to store the car on as well in the garage for the Minnesota winters, Thanks again!!!!!!!! ~ Mike
Hey Mike - thanks for the feedback, glad you liked the video! Scott
I have a lot of scrap 2x4’s and now I’m gonna make some of these haha
Good call. They're good to have around and quick to assemble. Scott
Always a good day seeing another video from you scott! Thanks for the great information.
Great to hear from you, Mr. Pingwuan! Thanks for the comment, Scott
Thank you for the great video,I just went through the same thing,my neighbor loaned me the exact transmission jack you have and I pulled the trans out and even with the car as high as I could get it the trans wouldn't clear the exhaust so I thought I was going to have to remove the trans from the jack (would have been fun!) but then I realized all I had to do was tilt the front of the trans down with the jack adjustment.We always seem to overlook the obvious.
Glad you got it figured out! Scott
Hi Scott! I made a similar cribbing a while back and it has been a very useful tool, seems like I'm always needing something about that size to set something heavy on. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, Will! Really handy to have around, aren't they? Scott
Looking good Scott. Good to see you're still at it. I'm looking forward to seeing your 68 progress. My favorite year. I've owned several 68 GTO's. One a verdoro green convertible.
Hi Karl - Good to hear from you and thanks for checking in. This is the only '68 I've ever owned, but I've had several 69's, including a few RAIII Judges. Vedoro is a stunning color when it's fresh, but I hope you had black interior and not green! Thanks, Scott
Yes. Black interior, 400 4 speed.
@@karlrussell6765 - 3 pedals and black guts? Very nice.
Good Work !!!
Thanks! Scott
Good job. There was a thread on this subject on the HAMB not long ago, and some of the cribbing that was shared in the thread looked really sketchy; some guys are obviously engineering challenged. I don't like pine boards for cribbing, but I think the 4" long blocks you inserted in 2 sides made a huge difference, in effect transferring the weight straight to the ground. As long as the weight of the vehicle doesn't exceed the crush weight of the wood, you're good to go; and with the weight of the car you're working on you're fine. But for those watching, if you're working on heavier off-road equipment, don't use soft wood like this, get some hard wood for your cribbing. Again, good job on these. Be safe!
Thanks! I hear you on soft wood; I think these would be really strong with some rough-cut hardwood 2" x 4"s - something that's a full 2" x 4" of course. Scott
this channel is a hidden gem! i subscribed
I think so too! Thanks! Scott
You can always put lumber under the floort jack as well. And im starting to buy floor jacks in pairs makes things alot easier and safer
True, but you have to be very careful if you're lifting front and rear with floor jacks at the same time because there's really nothing to keep the car from tipping over on its side. Thanks, Scott
This is some great info!!
Thanks, Olivia! I knew you'd appreciate this one!
Ahhhhh
I’m thinking about building some of these. Do you think it would work or be safe if I only used two in the front to remove and replace a transmission? Thanks
It should work fine.
Did you consider another layer or two of cribbing? Also, did you consider mini cribbing for that long reach jack? Finally, Christmas is coming. Will there be a car lift under the tree?
I actually considered taking a layer of cribbing off; they're pretty high already. Mini cribbing would have been a good idea for the jack, but I managed. No car lift under the tree; I had one and sold it! Thanks, Scott
You're not going to attract the crack addicts covering it up. Lol. Cheers Graham
Crack kills!!!
Hi. Where to buy your jack? Or at least could you leave the model name please
It's the Harbor Freight Daytona long reach low profile 3 ton jack - www.harborfreight.com/3-ton-long-reach-low-profile-professional-floor-jack-with-rapid-pump-blue-56641.html
Cool Vid! What is brand of the Orange toolbox up front in shop? I feel very fortunate to have both 2 post and 4 post hoists to work on. The 4 post is inside the shop as I also use it for parking that extra vehicle. Still waiting on update on the little red car . . One just brought big $ on BaT
Hey Randy - The orange toolbox is a Homak RS Pro; I have three of the 72" bottom boxes. Pretty good thread on these on GJ; they're a good box for the price. Little red car is coming; I have to get the '68 Lemans convt. done and sold and then it's up next! Thanks, Scott
I usually use three cement blocks stacked on top of one another, but this looks a lot safer! Ha Ha!
Hey Roy - Good to hear from you. I'd prefer wood to concrete, and these aren't difficult to build. Scott
Needs to be a way to tie all four corners together. Nice jack though. I'm going to see if they are available here.
Tying all four corners together is possible, but at the expense of added weight. The jack is good piece of gear. Thanks, Scott
Interesting approach when you don't have a lift.
Yep, it's like a poor man's 4 post lift.
I am curious if the transmission and jack would fit under the car if you went from the front or back instead of the side. Can you measure the lowest point from the front and back to check if either way will work?
The car is no longer on the wheel stands, so it may be a while before I can get some measurements. Thanks, Scott
I used a pair of cribs very similar to this to pull a motor/trans out from under a ‘95 Camaro. Very handy when you don’t have a lift.
Yep. Wish I had built these years ago; I suspect I'll get a lot of use out of them. Thanks, Scott
What's the weight limit on that cribbing solution Scott? What's the chance it will hold up my F350? Probably not I'm guessing. Any other solutions for heavier SD trucks?
Serg - I really don't have any idea on the weight limit, but you could always screw some 3/4" plywood to the outside the strengthen it even more. Thanks, Scott
I gotta sawzall that’ll do
Yep!
Nicely done.......I especially liked the John Deere gloves! 👍
I like 'em too! Durable and high quality. Thanks! Scott
Inexpensive Torx head screws and brand new lumber aNd... a 200$ brand new floor jack . . . ❓❓😗
I'm not sure I understand your comment.
@@THEBULLETPROOFGARAGE * You spent like, a lot more than I would have spent. I'd use scavenged wood, nails and the crap floor jack I already have with a big block made from nailing something together. All that money and work and you still wound up a tad too short to roll the transmission under on its jack. Still a valuable video, and I like it, but it's mistitled. raathaa.. lol