The first hydraulic jack was invented by American engineer Richard Dudgeon in 1851 and patented as a "portable hydraulic ...

Jack stands are almost always rated from the factory for a certain weight limit. The ones you find at your average auto parts store usually come in two-, four-, or six-ton varieties. But how much ...

Nothing highlights the importance of trustworthy jack stands like Harbor Freight recalling nearly 500,000 badly manufactured examples, only to replace them under warranty with equally dangerous ...

Update (Jan. 10, 2023): This story has been updated to include the amount FEMA has funded for elevating homes in Louisiana. On a dead-end street in Slidell, Louisiana, near New Orleans, a little house ...