Axle stands 2 or 3 tonne

Richard53

arcon5 wrote: »

Well done shirly. You only look like an idiot extracting only what you need and taking it all out of context just to try make yourself look clever.

I took the point to be slightly humorous - number of theoretical corners vs loads on each corner. Tarambor said:

Tarambor wrote: »

Yes they'll be fine. There's probably no more than 1/3 to 1/2 a tonne load on any corner.

For a 2.5 tonne car, assuming equal weight distribution, there would be around 0.625 tonnes on each corner. If any corner were less than that, another corner would be more. For a front-engine car, there would be more on the front wheels again.


To say there would be *no more than* 0.3' to 0.5 tonnes on *any* corner is mathematically incorrect.

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AndyMc.....

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

Really? There's little difference between the front corners and the rear corners?


I should stick mine on a weighbridge and see. I'd have expected the front end to weigh more and not just by a small amount.

Once you’ve don’t that come back and explain why the front and rear axle weights don’t add up to the gross vehicle weight.

Head_The_Ball

Tarambor wrote: »

Yes they'll be fine. There's probably no more than 1/3 to 1/2 a tonne load on any corner.

Gloomendoom wrote: »

On a 2.5 ton car?

How?

Possibly because, when you jack up one corner, more weight is put on the other three corners.

If the weight is evenly spread, which in real life it won't be, then each corner takes 2.5/4 = 0.625 tonnes weight.

Jacking up one corner may result in 0.5 tonnes at that corner with the other two tonnes spread across the other three corners.

I'm guessing here and I may be completely wrong as my physics is a bit rusty but it is all academic as the OP has chosen 3 tonne axle stands.

A sensible decision.

AndyMc.....

Head_The_Ball wrote: »

Possibly because, when you jack up one corner, more weight is put on the other three corners.

If the weight is evenly spread, which in real life it won't be, then each corner takes 2.5/4 = 0.625 tonnes weight.

Jacking up one corner may result in 0.5 tonnes at that corner with the other two tonnes spread across the other three corners.

I'm guessing here and I may be completely wrong as my physics is a bit rusty but it is all academic as the OP has chosen 3 tonne axle stands.

A sensible decision.

I’m not so sure it is.

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Head_The_Ball

AndyMc..... wrote: »

I!!!8217;m not so sure it is.

I suppose it depends on how much you value your life and the safety of your car.

A few extra £s for stronger axle stands sounds good value to me.

I would not want to work under a car on stands close to their design limit.

It also future proofs against owning a heavier vehicle in the future or helping a mate out with a heavy vehicle.

AndyMc.....

Head_The_Ball wrote: »

I suppose it depends on how much you value your life and the safety of your car.

A few extra £s for stronger axle stands sounds good value to me.

I would not want to work under a car on stands close to their design limit.

It also future proofs against owning a heavier vehicle in the future or helping a mate out with a heavy vehicle.

A few quid on a better make would have been better.

arcon5

Head_The_Ball wrote: »

I suppose it depends on how much you value your life and the safety of your car.

A few extra £s for stronger axle stands sounds good value to me.

I would not want to work under a car on stands close to their design limit.

It also future proofs against owning a heavier vehicle in the future or helping a mate out with a heavy vehicle.

The weight on them wouldn't even be close to the design limit.... and that's before you even consider the manufacturers safety margin. The reality is the manufacturer will probably design them to a much higher allowance than required.

JustAnotherSaver

treboeth wrote: »

Depends where your engine is

REALLY?



You mean if the engine is up front (like with most cars, although there are of course exceptions) then you'd expect the front corners to be heavier??


And if we were talking about a rear engined car then you'd expect the rear corners to be heavier?


Well fancy that!! :rotfl: