My Lift Stand - Great idea for lifting a car
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- čas přidán 13. 11. 2010
- www.MyLiftStand.com - My Lift Stand is an outstanding idea for lifting and working safely under any automobile. My Lift Stand is made to be used with any type of floor jack, and they do not get in the way like jack stands do.
They are great to use for doing any type of work under the car or simply changing the motor oil. Bigger guys that need the extra room will love them.
Lift Stands also can be used at car shows for displaying your car. I also like using them when doing body work for a more comfortable position when working on a side panel.
Visit our website at: www.MyLiftStand.com - Auta a dopravní prostředky
As an engineer who is constantly designing in my head, bravo on realizing your design and patenting it.
I hope these go into production sometime soon, I would buy a set of 4 asap. Great idea!!
I'm not a mechanic nor do I mess with cars, however this is simply a brilliant invention. Great Job!
Very, very cool product! Definitely want a set of 4 when they become available! Keep up the nice work
Jack stands are cheaper, do the same thing and you can remove the wheels if needed.
John Doe’s Garage I think the point of this it to be able to get the vehicle higher. I get they are cheaper but using these you are able to lift your vehicle higher
I don't always have to take my wheels off
And the advantage of these over ramps????
Get larger jack stands. They make pretty giant ones. How often do you need to lift a car and not remove a wheel?
and are safer, because their build for that , this way the car can go side way, tip off very ease
When I looked at the video thumbnail I thought they were using coffee tables! hahaa
That's a great design. How sweet to have some elbow room when working under a car!
That is freaking awesome. I own a Mobile Repair business and this would be great for dropping a transmission, transfer case or exhaust work. With that height, it opens up a world of possibilities.
Make a ramped version of these and you're golden.
Drive up onto the initial height then jack them up further the same way as in the video.
@myliftstand this would make me interested. My problem is that I already have to use the jack twice to get my super low cars in the air. If I could eliminate one "jack session" I would be all over this
Ahh, that would be dope but the ramps would have to be super mellow slope, like 6' long. Or you'd have to pin em to the floor. May be cool to advertise your idea as a 4 wheel drive model.
Very cool, I would definitely buy them, but most of the work I do under my car, requires the tires off. A jack stand like attachment to the top would be amazing! Great work on your design!
Great stand, Stan, LOL.
Really good to have these for repair works.
This is a great idea and I am purchasing a set of lifts soon. These will be great for checking / cleaning my fuel filter, changing oil and filter, cleaning the undercarriage and wiping down the exhaust. For tire rotations and wheel cleanings I would just jack the car up the conventional way. This is totally worth it for those that don't have room for a full blown lift and is cheaper than race ramps. Driving on those ramps can be tricky with lowered cars as well. Race Ramps are great but just too expensive.
Wow, I've spent the last 2 years designing a low car lift but this is way simpler. Kudos to you.
we did....hate when you dont share the credit...LOL
@@bulletclub4life😅
Great Idea, I might have to make one myself :)
Flat out...Jack stands are not even remotely comparable in terms of safety. I need this!
I was trying to invent nearly the same thing last night. Yours is all debugged and ready to go. Nice.
Perfect. Now do your brakes lol.
You could put them under the frame but will the jack reach without getting hung up on car
@1234 It was a joke in reference to the fact that he jacked it up by the tire. If you can't remove the tire, you can't do brakes.
@michael j Like I said, it was a joke, and was supposed to be taken light-heartedly. On a serious note though, it would be a lot more practical to jack it up on the frame or on the pinch-weld between the tires, and as close to the tires as possible. That way you can do stuff like transmissions, exhaust, fuel systems, and still would be able to remove your wheels to do brakes, steering, and suspension jobs as well. Not saying it wasn't a clever little build. Just kind of inefficient.
@michael j Brakes?
@michael j You mad, bro?
You made these?.....amazing! Genius!
Best and most useful I've seen so far- excellent idea!
i love these stands
trés bien
Great idea Im making some. Thanks for this video.
Thinking the same thing ! This is easy to make...
Love your channel
Uhh who's? I am confused lol
Hey oldskool, please make a video if you make a pair of these! It would make for a great lesson.
Hopefully with all these vultures you were smart enough to patent them...Then these stealing losers can pay with everything they own for violating the patent. lol
wow, you sure can get the car up nice and high like that. I wish i had those earlier today when I was working on my focus, I was all cramped up under it, with my jackstands extended all the way up.
Perfect for doing a rear main seal job. I need this
I was recently able to see the major use of these stands firsthand. For most DIY'ers, it might not be worth it unless you do extensive work underneath.
I own a mobile auto repair business and was able to fully utilize a set of these recently. A gentleman and I used the set to pull a transmission out of an E350 work van. He bought a rebuilt unit and we were doing a straight swap. With the stands, we were able to do it in just a few hours and he paid me well for my time. Having a van fairly high and a transmission jack made that job easy. He may sell his set and I plan to buy them cheap also saving on shipping.
It would have been far more difficult on jack stands because you would need to lift the van very high to compensate for the height of the transmission sitting on top of the jack and then you are still not lifting from the lowest point. My friend and I pulled a transmission out of a 2005 C240 4 Matic using jack stands and it was much tighter and made the job take longer.
Fantastic Idea for the right people that can really profit from utilizing them.
That's awesome! They are PERFECT for mobile repair guys because they can bring the MyLiftstand to the car when they can't bring the car to the BendPak. Different tools for different jobs.
Would rent them but would not buy them. It's a great idea and would have worked great changing my daughter's catalytic converter I just recently replaced but most repairs involve raising the car and require the tires to be removed. The most practical would still be a floor jack and jack stands.
Awesome video I came across this while I was just browsing definitely something I'm going to look into
Great Work William 🙏
Website tells to contact for price. That means they are high priced. Pretty easy to list a price don't you think.
I agree. He probably has different prices depending on what kind of car you have; Porsches and Ferraris cost more than if you have a Corvette, Camaro, or Mustang. Why else wouldn't he list the prices?
FOAD RIGHTNOW Some how i dont think you would be buying them if you own a ferrari .
Why not? Do you think EVERY Ferrari owner wouldn't work on their own car? Or use them to display the underside of their car if they chose?
If they have the money to buy a ferrari, it's extremely unlikely they care about or know anything about working on their own vehicles.
From what I've read, they are about 650-800 and built to order (not stocked). This means short order, which implies he works with multiple fabricators/finishers. I can see the price varying depending on who he had to use and how fast he needed it done.
Good idea..just takes 4 hrs to get your car off the ground so you can finally work on it 🤣🤣
Lmao then as soon as you lie under it.. it fkn drops right on you.. this guys a moron
@No Name dont care how good your struts and springs are if that falls from even the first height he had that set at you gonna have a bad day, may be your last.
@@ruderocky1431 haters always mad. If he used high quality steel and hardware he’s fine. If he’s using cheap materials yeah he’s a moron. Every tire has 4 support points which is like have 4 jack stands per tire. We see no bending no twisting in the video. You’re assumptions have no base other than people have died from all types of lifts
Very nice. Looks solid and safe.
Vai ter no Brasil quando ??? Esse material é muito útil para nós mecânicos !
Stop trolling me CZcams you know I'm a car guy and I want this
GREAT IDEA VERY WELL DONE - I don't get the negative comments, these do not replace jack stands! You would still use jack stands if you need to remove the wheel but these allow you to work on the car for chassis/exhaust/transmission etc. Jack stands could crush the sills if not properly placed and would be slower to then adjust the height. The suspension can surely be more trustworthy than a rusted out sill for example. I like also that the cars weight seems to be better distributed onto the floor and would probably feel more secure working underneath plus there are no jack stands (less obstruction) to get in the way when going underneath and scooting back out etc. It also appears that you could get the car higher off the ground than jack stands - certainly if jacking teh tyres you would need to make sure the handbrake (e-brake) is on and the car is in gear or park mode. I use drive up ramps but these only give around 9 inches of extra height and a few more inches is needed for good access. These make perfect sense people!!
I agree to many negative know it alls, when you have to work underneath, the more room the better, and jack stands do get in the way when you have to go back and forth, I don't think the nay sayers actually work on vehicles, they just like to pick apart other peoples ideas.
I've seen where some portable lifts themselves get in the way of under car access from the side. I like this guy's design much, much better. It has built in wheel chocks - note the depressed area on top of these stands.
Chris McQuaigue
if well made and used properly, Great. I can't forget the story I was told of a new forklift mechanic, that had a forklift fall and crush his head.
That and normal jack stands are narrow, very nervous adding the 2nd 3rd, 4th stand after first is in place since I'm worried that one will be pulled over by the floor jack lifting other parts of the vehicle.
That's awesome! I would love those. My car is small, so when I change the oil I have to ramp the fronts. Wish I had them when I changed (well my mechaniced changed) the control arm bushings. I could've done it myself.
I own these lifts, they are outstanding from a safety standpoint & under vehicle workspace access. Highly recommend this product. Not cheap but you do get what you pay for and they are made in the USA.
Thanks for the compliment and recommendation!
I have a practice as a consumer: If i have to call a company or send away for free sales solicitation information to find out the price, i will never purchase the item(s).
So, i'm assuming you forgot to list the price Sir? What is your price for a four stands?
Website has price info. About $800 for set of 4. Too rich for my blood, and useless to boot. Can't do tires, brakes, wheels, etc.
I agree with all of this.
Though, I'm guessing these are more for underbody repair work or engine repair work more then anything.
*than... learning actual English.
Ill buy a set as soon as you list them, wish I had em when I did my transmission in the driveway
ok ,, Thank you for the reply ,, I was meaning on the stands themselves , maybe a curve to fit under the tires, just to have it sit locked in when in the air is how i was meaning. regards Xmodriver
Great unless you need to take the wheels off or leaving the suspension hanging for any reason
Shouldnt the stands be slightly contoured to avoid accidental rolling?
Answer4canceR If you look closely you can see that they are contoured.
would love to get this, would help in changing muffler, converter, etc
What a great idea, no reason it should not be safe, if used on a level surface.
Going to make some myself but with a manual locking / unlocking system.
Outstanding....that way I can leave my wheels on
where can i buy these jacks ? WOW ...
Cool idea. Always use the Jack and someone thing as back up protection.
Good to know. Thanks for the reply! It looked like you only did 2 pins but I take it 1 pin goes through the other side too then. I was thinking they were independent pins at each post
At $800 for a set of four, no thanks I'll stick to my floor jack and stands.
That's half the cost of a decent used two post lift...
@@scoleman0690 The idea is a garage and portable not a shop and professional.
Wish I had a big level concrete surface like that to work with.
NICE JACK! That's my question!
Great concept. For this to be even better for most people see if you can attach it to the car in a way that you can remove the tires.
It'll make your product 100x better
Jacks stands are cheaper and you can remove the wheels.
well if you only change wheels that must be greater, but for us who work under our cars jack stands sometimes is a bit low, these lift from under the wheel so you can lift the car higher than the garage jack can from the chassis
I like how people think that this is supposed to replace jack stands...smh. This is perfect for non suspension jobs. like oil changes or working on a transmission.
And exhaust. Oil changes don't need anything this ridiculously complicated, you can just lift the front end of the car for that. In my car, it only takes a few inches of added clearance before I can reach everything necessary to change the oil.
Jackstands are much faster than this. You just lift the side and be done with instead of having to relocate the jack bunch of times.
***** ,also if you needed to replaced a transmission, these are useless in my garage
tell me, with these under the tires how you would remove a front wheel drive transmission
FMChimera My buddy used to say that about 60's & 70's Camaros & Mustangs back in the 80"s, turns out he was wrong!
I'll take it!!!!!! Awesome idea!!
I love it , much smaller footprint than ramps so u can use creeper easily plus it's more secure
What if you’re working on your suspension?
Then you put those things on the sides where you would usually jack it up from
also needs dips in the stands to make it safe from rolling issues...
Sam Burrows . I Agree.!
@@OM-wb3zi The Stands do have a dip, rolling is no issue.
Nice to see you here.
My prayers have been answered!
Good thing i can weld... now theyre my jack stands.
One can only imagine its usefulness when the ground is lava.
That's actually pretty clever. I'd buy it.
I'm a little tall, so working under the car with standard jack stands can be a claustrophobic experience at times. This is perfect for that.
Great vid ! 👍🏻
Design Issue: There's nothing to prevent a vehicle from rolling along - or off - the stand.
Recommendation: Add some suitably-sized angle stock on both ends to act like chocks.
OddlyIncredible I was going to make the same suggestion.
Put your glasses on and you will see that the chocks are built into the top
have none of you ever heard of a hole in garage floor? my garage has a 6x1x1.5m hole in the floor of the garage, that is covered with thick wood boars, so no one falls in when there is no car in the garage, drive a car in, take the boards out, voila you are able to access under the car to change oils or whatever. i mostly do rust repair/ exhausts, so this is good enough for me.
genius!
Did you dig the hole yourself or was that done in the original construction? Is it lined with concrete or dirt?
DTR RTD take your pick!
DTR RTD The hole was originally dug there when the garage was built by my father some 25 years ago, the walls are made of brick, and the floor is dirt, it could of been a little deeper but, its still immensely better than nothing. i can make a video or something if you are interested.
TheRealDeal Take the vid. Dig
Awesome idea!!
I just saw another video of another stand. This one looks more stable. Looks good. It'll make it easier to crawl around underneath a car.
here is a man that has a product which he thought would help out a few of us car guys, instead of saying hey guy where did you buy them, how can i get them, how much are they and thanks for sharing your great video, some uf us think to much in the opposite direction of inovation, creativity, and look for ways to kill the spirit of sharing, but I say Sir thankyou for your time to post this video, it looks safe , it looks great , and am am very interested to know more about them
Well said my friend. This is actually a genius idea.
No baby of course not
@@THETOPGLOCK Genius? What do you do with these the other 364 days you don't need to lift your car? Do they stack? I don't believe anyone is putting down innovation, constructive criticism leads to better products.
The load strength is over 5000 lbs on each pin, and the are four pin on the stand.
You still making this lift system?
Great idea, I will make some soon. thanks
I agree with some people that they are not great for most common repairs, but I own a mobile auto repair business and I have been trying to get a set of these. He can't keep them in stock. One great use for them is pulling a transmission out on the ground or doing exhaust work. Also you are lifting from the lowest point of the car so that automatically gives you an additional 5+(depending on car or truck) inches than using any jack stand because those are placed at a much higher point.
What prevents the possibility of the car rolling off these? I'd prefer bigger jack stands (which I have and give e plenty of room to work underneath). And as so many have said, you can also take your wheels off, which is quite often when jacking a car up.
E- brake . The design is enough.You keep your car in neutral when you jack it up?😁
Is it safe? (i feel uncertain about it)
No. Not at all. Never. Nope. Don't even think about it.
***** worst case you get cramped if they fail there looks like their is enough room between the car and the floor since the stands already raise the car a bit
Glitchy Gamer What if it rolls? I think these should have wheel chocks on the end to prevent this.
I would also want to know if it had been calibrated and tested professionally.
Felix Leung
How would it roll?
Felix Leung Yeah I was thinking that as well maybe you could tie the stands to the wheels
Great idea!
Great invention mate. Always working the mrs., my own & friends vehicles. Got fed up with the jack & stands. Bought a chinese 3.8 ton 2 post hoist for 2200.00. Normal house hold power. My buddy reckons their crap, its still workin fine a year later. 👋 from 🇦🇺 .
That is genius.
ingenious*
neat idea I guess.
but what if I want to take a wheel off to work on the brakes.
Stop u know u wouldn't put a jack under a tire if ur taking it off
Thank's, amazing
That is AWESOME. Alright that's have the prints. There's no shop that I know of that has something like this at all.
Seems great for doing stuff under the car but any wheel work, suspension, brakes would not be good. I think I would prefer jack stands overall.
Yeah, I think 90% of the time I'm under the car at least one wheel is off, but maybe that's just my current situation. This would be great for exhaust.
They’re ok but I can’t really imagine a situation you’d need them when you get can ramps and axle stands pretty cheap
Bendude yep! Easier than jacking each wheel up
@David Stone four jack stands is better
@David Stone the best way to jack up the car is using 4 high lift jack stands rated at 3.5 ton or more. The car is a lot higher than a normal jack stand but the high lift have a much wider base, making them safe to use. Just for extra precaution, I put all four tires under the car when I'm working under it. This method Worked beautifully on a 2007 Toyota Avalon that needed an oil line replacement. Had to take the passenger wheel off to get to a couple bolts. These stands would have hindered that repair.
Awesome, dude!
badass man good job
better have your E brake on
I hope to be selling them soon.
this is pretty clever, nice!!
Fantastic !!
$1,200.00 you can buy an hydraulic lift. No floor jack required.
Hydraulic ramps are great, except not everyone has a garage. MyLiftStands lift about as high as Quickjacks but they're easier to bring to the car wherever the car is, be it in the garage, driveway, race track, or your buddy's house.
this is great for some jobs,
jack alone will not lift the car this high
What do you use to lift the car?
Love it!
Very good, congrats!!!!!!! Symple and effective as itself.
Hope those pins are grade A hardware. 🤔🤔
They are steel pin look to be cold rolled steel, they are thick but i feel like i wouldnt trust them not to shear after 5 or so years of heavy use.
Id put jack stands under for extra safety.
I mean why not just use regular jack stands period. They're just as sturdy and you can still get the wheels off.
I think this I idea you can use only when you take out the transmission or fuel pump and oil pan gasket...🤔🤔🤔
@@arnoldbaclig7709
Thats what i mean. Its rather limited in its usefulness.
This is a great idea and I would be very interested. I'm just a bit unsure about putting them under the wheels. If you were working on the parking brake, there would be nothing to stop it rolling off. Maybe cupped holders to hold the wheels steady?
I would also prefer something that would go under the jacking points so that I could have full access to the wheels as well.
Apart from that, and the time taken to jack everything up (and down again) this is a very neat invention.
That's an awesome idea!!! Safer and higher than ramps.
it takes to long just to lift the damned car up. ramps faster & safe.
chi town it took long cause he doesn’t know how to lift two wheels at the same time and save half the time. Simply by using the middle of the frame. I’m sure he doesn’t know much about cars either
It ain't ralph though.
I like it. Simple but effective.
I made two like these back in the early 80's, but I used a short bottle jack under it to finish jacking it up. I think I still have them around here somewhere. They are old and the bottles started leaking so I stored them.