Originally Posted by
fc735
yet another time to be a dick...but from what i gathered, they were not on a sturdy surface.
jackstands are perfectly fine if they are used correctly, however, i personally have known three people to be killed by what they were working on when the stands collapsed. all instances they took a shortcut that normally wouldnt have happened, and poof.
I personally find that to be irrelevant. It's an unnecessary risk that can be prevented IMHO by not using them to do heavy work.