My in-laws actually live in Sherman....they own the big antique mall on the square.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 159k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 179k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 145k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 77k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

They have a cruise night in that area and show old movies in the theater occasionally, so I have seen a few of the antique shops there.

gravel I have steel plates for my small jack stands I put down..I had gravel too

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran, deutschland deutschland uber alles uber alles in der welt

I use my arcan on gravel seems to work ok. Plywood is your friend on dirt. Thats what i mean about levers dropping you would have to have the dog barely toothed in for a failure. Once they're set they're set.

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1991 300d 2.5 Turbo OM602

I've got two sets of stands that I got from the Advanced Auto Parts store. A 3 ton and a 2 ton. Then I've got 2 floor jacks. One a small red craftsman I think.. and the other a big yellow one from HF. All of it works well and I've not had any problems. The HF jack's release valve is not all that graceful but it works.

What I really want is a nice home garage type lift. Maybe one of those MaxJax things. But you know by the time I get around to actually buying and installing that I wont have a need for it.

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82 300SD 145k
89 420SEL 210k
89 560SEL 118k
90 300SE 262k RIP 5/25/2010
90 560SEL 154k
91 300D 2.5 Turbo. 241k
93 190E 3.0 235k
93 300E 195k

If you buy a lift, don't settle for anything besides a Two Post. They allow you to do most anything under a car. A four post is not NEARLY as versatile.

x2 on this.

All you need to do is break past the idea that buying a lift for yourself is a crazy move.

Best thing ive ever done, after getting hosed on some work vehicle repairs, I was sick of paying through the nose, so I decided I was going to do most of my own maintenance instead.

Within a week, I had bought a 12k two post out of a closing auto shop for 700 bucks, cost me another 500 to have it put up by an insured team, and a few hundred to transport it down, still, less than 2k and I have a 2 post in my workspace behind a bunch of appliances that can lift a full size pickup.

Ive saved more than that in maintenance costs I can do myself now in the 2.5 years ive had it, so its been a good investment. The only downside, is if you have a project car, it starts to live on the lift.

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No sweat jb, just raise the project car and park your daily driver underneath.

I have to admit that I have a pair of 2-1/2 ton ratchet stands that I picked up from NAPA a few years back for about $80... Far more than the Harbor Freight stands cost even today. I use them almost exclusively when I had to be under a car. Why? Well, the warning labels aren't in Engrish, and they were made in Taiwan. I just trust Taiwan steel more than China steel, and I didn't want to be the guy that dies under a car when a stand that has "Al ways whear saftedy glassses" printed on it lets go and gets me crushed.

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'77 300D Euro Delivery
OM617 turbo / 4-speed swap
404 Milanbraun Metallic / 134 Dattel MB-Tex

Current status:
* Undergoing body work

My '77 300D progress thread

For a lift jack, Arcan. Yes, it weighs nearly 100 lbs but for the money, it's hard to beat and close to bulletproof. I also work in gravel and sandy soil a lot so a good sheet of 3/4"x2'x2' plywood does the trick for jacking.

For jack stands, I currently use Torin but as expected, they tend to sink in the sandy soil. However, I have had my eye on these: Hein-Werner Jack Stands — 3-Ton Capacity, 2-Pk., Model# HW93503 | Jack Stands| Northern Tool + Equipment They have a small tab enclosing the bottom of the leg to slow down the "sinking". Made in the U.S.A. to boot. These are nice but twice the price: ESCO Jack Stand — 3-Ton Capacity, Model# 10498 | Jack Stands| Northern Tool + Equipment

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Sam

84 300SD 350K+ miles ( Blue Belle )

I looked at aluminum jacks of many flavors but they dont inspire much faith unless your price budget is $250+. I believe my current weighs about 70-80# which isnt light but has two easy lift points. Some things i would rather be heavy, lifting and rigging fall into that category.

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1991 300d 2.5 Turbo OM602

Thanks guys. Getting a little old to crawl under the car

I'm another one who has used a Harbor Freight floor jack for about 12 years with good results. I use auto-parts store ratchet jack stands rated for about 5000 lbs, I figure even if they're not really up to that kind of weight they should be plenty strong enough to hold up a corner of any of my cars.

When I take a wheel off to go under the car, I put the whole wheel under the car too at a spot the car could theoretically rest on if the jack fails. Once I get the car sitting on the jack stand, I put the floor jack back on somewhere nearby so it can support the car if the jack stand fails.

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'66 VW 1300 96K miles
'97 E300D 239K miles
'85 300D 203K miles (sold Sep 2012)

While it's probably better than I need, the Arcan ALJ3T looks like a good choice....$207. About the last thing in the world where I'd be concerned about saving money. And maybe some Torin stands...or maybe not...some bad reviews.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 159k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 179k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 145k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 77k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

Talk about Aleee I can't get down,because I need help getting up.Everything hurts.Going to the bathroom the first thing in the morning kills me.I need a bed pan.Until my pain meds take hold.Getting old is not for sissy's

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