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Re:Jack Stands 2 Years, 7 Months ago
Looks a lot like my sears jack to me. I wouldn't be sitting on standing on the bike on the jack for anything even of it won't fall. One thing about any of these jacks id the rubber pads on the top of the stand they tend to brake loose afer a while.

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2009/10/18 20:53

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2009/10/19 00:10

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