I bought a lightweight aluminum floor jack from a big box store back in January 2023. It was great for tossing in the trunk of my sedan, lightweight and easy to carry. Last week I went to lift my 2012 Ford Focus and the hydraulic seal blew out, dropping the car onto the jack stand. I had to crawl out from under it. I'm considering going back to a heavy steel jack that costs $80 more but will probably last. Does anyone have a steel jack that has held up for 5+ years without issues?
I've been using a basic aluminum rack for years but swapped to a 7-gauge steel one last month. On Wednesday I loaded it with 500 pounds for a test and the thing didn't even creak, while my old aluminum setup would have wobbled at 400. Which frame material do you think handles real weight better for home gyms?
I was unloading my truck in the driveway in Austin and the latch gave way. That thing must weigh 40 pounds easy and it landed right on my boot. Anyone have a good reason to keep using steel boxes instead of switching to aluminum ones?
Used to swear by my old steel F-150 for hauling, but after 3 seasons of rust eating the bed corners in Ohio, I swapped to an aluminum Silverado last fall. Anyone else find steel just rots out too fast for daily work use?
I was hauling a half-ton load of firewood down a washboard road near Flagstaff last fall and the bed of my aluminum truck flexed so bad the tailgate popped open twice. Swapped to a steel flatbed and haven't had a single issue since. Anyone else run into this with aluminum truck beds?
I walked past a new apartment complex going up on 7th Street and watched them framing the whole thing with steel studs instead of wood. Then I saw they were using aluminum ladders and scaffolding too, not steel. Does mixing them like that cause any long-term issues with rust or galvanic corrosion?