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I see a little leaning going on right here too!!!!

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Thanks Guys!

It does not look like that piece was welded squarely. When the weight is off the stand it is square. When weight is applied it is flexing. I took the engine off the stand and set it on the floor with some wood blocks.

PHUKIN made in China! I got the stand from Northern Tools. This isn't the first time I've been disappointed with the quality of their products.

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You have a real motor, get a real stand!

thats stand is made for those toy car motors!

Get the two legged version, you will be much happier!
Sell that one to some kid with a Toyota, tell him it has been pre stressed!
I did the same thing! you're not alone! mine said 1250 also!
Bryan

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Lean? I don't see no stinkin lean.... but then again, I've been told I'm not very level headed!!

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When it comes to tools and machine shop items, you get what yu pay for, BUY AMERICAN!

SAR

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Very true, Some kid with a 2835 cc, 874 Horsepower, 8200 RPM 26-PSI boosted, Aluminum 6 cylinder could really use that. :D:D:D


Roby

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LMAO :D

There aint no 1250lb stand in the world with 3 legs. I use a stand like that to assemble the short block only then transfer it to a summit rolling floor caddy. you can put everything on accept the rear bell housing and you can run them right on the stand. I break the cam in on one and it great to be able to check for any leaks I will try to get a pic tomarow.

P.S.get that thing off that stand soon, I'm getting the fingernails on the blackboard shivers when I look at it!

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Put a 4x4 across the legs and a 4x4 up to the balancer.

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I have 5 of the cheap stands,i re-inforced all of them with a few dollars worth of metal and welded them together were they normally bolt to make them sturdier,Smitty

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You just need to stay away from the cheap Chinese crap. It sure does`nt look like a 1250# capacity stand to me.
Just think about this the next time you get underneath a vehicle that you raised with a chinese jack and have setting on chinese jack stands.