Samantha Reed

I have been driving up onto ramps in my own garage for almost 15 years, and I have learned the hard way that not every plastic ramp belongs under a real car. When my old steel ramps started flexing like a trampoline under my SUV, I switched to plastic car service ramps and never looked … Read more

If you change your own oil, you already know the frustration of lying flat on your back trying to reach the drain plug. I’ve been there, smacking my forehead on a floor jack while oil drips into my eyes. After swapping a jack and stands setup for a set of proper ramps three years ago, … Read more

After spending the better part of a decade crawling across my garage floor doing chain maintenance and oil changes, I finally caved and bought a motorcycle jack. Best decision I have made for my home shop, hands down. A good motorcycle lift table takes the most punishing maintenance tasks and turns them into something you … Read more

Three months ago I was flat on my garage floor wrestling with a stuck sprocket nut when my back finally said “no more.” That was the day I started hunting for the best motorcycle lifts to put an end to years of floor-bound maintenance. I rolled 10 popular models into my shop, loaded each one … Read more

If you’ve ever tried swapping tires or bleeding brakes while lying on a cold garage floor, you already know why we built this guide. The best ATV lifts turn awkward ground work into a comfortable, chest-height job, and our team has spent the last three months comparing ten of the most popular models side by … Read more

Pulling a transmission out of a car without the right equipment is a recipe for a back injury, a dropped differential, or worse. We learned that the hard way years ago, when an assistant tried to wrestle a 4R70W out of a Crown Vic using a regular floor jack and a stack of wood blocks. … Read more

Sliding under a lowered sports car with a standard transmission jack is one of the most frustrating jobs in any garage. I learned this the hard way while helping a friend swap a transmission on his Miata. After 20 minutes of jacking, blocking, and repositioning, I ordered my first low profile transmission jack the next … Read more

Pulling an engine without help is one of the worst ways to spend a Saturday. I’ve spent 90 days testing eight of the best engine hoists on the market so you don’t have to guess which one will hold up when a 700 lb V8 hangs over your transmission tunnel. Our team ran each engine … Read more

I have spent more weekends than I care to admit wrestling engines out of engine bays using nothing but a floor jack and a prayer. That is exactly why I started hunting for the best foldable engine cranes, and why I wrote this guide for you. A good foldable engine crane (also called a folding … Read more

If you have ever tried to rotate a 450 pound big block on the floor of your garage, you already know why the best engine stands are not optional. They are the difference between a smooth weekend rebuild and a herniated disc. After rebuilding three engines in my own shop and helping friends swap LS … Read more