From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "Leon Fisk"  wrote in message news:10augrv$2vrd7$1@dont-email.me...   
      
   Never gotten around to it... but always wanted to build a skid plate for   
   use on soft ground for these type of jacks. Would probably need to be   
   1/4 to 3/8 inch thick. Two shallow channel irons to fit the wheels and   
   properly spaced (welded together) for width would likely be lighter.   
   Probably harder to source too. The jack wheels need to be free to move   
   slightly fore and aft or eventually you'll damage your jack on soft   
   ground.   
   Leon Fisk   
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   I've used scrap 2x12 under a floor jack to gain enough height for   
   jackstands. I needed to slide close on cardboard beside the jack to roughly   
   center the pad under the lift point so the jack had to move in all   
   directions. I couldn't see to do that while standing. With the Badlands it's   
   possible but not easy to raise the pad close and slide it into place while   
   lying next to it. The $20-and-fix-it Viking is easier to move and operate   
   lying down but the Badlands lifts almost 10" higher, nice for changing   
   riding mower blades when the front lift point is high already. The Viking   
   fix was replacing a lost snap ring to keep an arm end on its shaft.   
      
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