I was about to remove a front end off a Cub tonight and grabbed one of my splitting stands. It is one I had bought from a member of the forum a few years ago. As I was hitting on the axle to loosen it up the entire front of the Cub suddenly dropped to the floor. The plate the jack was bolted to bent. Had I not moved fast enough the right front hub and the weight of the front end would have crushed my foot. This splitting stand was a trailer jack mounted to a 3/16" plate of steel. I have another stand mounted to 1/4" steel plate so I grabbed it to lift the Cub back off the floor.
If you are planning to make a splitting stand use nothing less than 1/4" steel plate. To be really safe, use 1/2 inch plate. I will be visiting my welder this week to pick up 1/2 inch plate to modify both my stands.
I bought this stand from a member who has since passed. I do know he had two of these for sale at DSCF a couple years ago. The other was sold to another member of the forum, but I do not remember who it was. If you are that person, please rebuild your stand before the same thing happens to you.
