When I was in high school in the mid 60s, I worked on the family cars. I bought four HEAVY DUTY jack stands and triple checked that they were properly positioned, carrying the car load, and not unstable. I had big respect for the weight falling on me. I think the Smokey Yunik articles in Popular Science taught me a lot about vehicles, maintenance, and safety.
I went on to get my mechanical engineering degree.
Guess we aren’t making MEs and shade tree mechanics like we used to.
bttt
Smokey Eunuch is coming back with a new spelling. LOL
We would jack up the car and put a huge log under it.
Hillbilly jack-stand.