Once on an axle stand, if I'm removing a wheel, I put it under the chassis leg so at least if it all comes down, I won't be completely crushed Once on the stand I put the jack alongside it on the axle and get it to the point where it's just short of taking the weight as a backup. Then give the Landy a good shove from all directions to make sure it's stable.

Even so, I try to avoid having my body underneath when it's on stands, unless I have to. Probably all a bit paranoid but I don't fancy gasping my last pinned under the bugger. I think when you're not used to working with vehicles, it's always worth being on the cautious side and not rushing.

I use 6 ton heavy duty truck axle stands - the type with collet pins as I don't trust the ratchet ones.

When possible, I only remove one wheel at a time and replace it before moving onto the next one for maximum stability.

I use both the jack that came with mine, which some refer to as a high lift - but I dont, its a LR jack. The high lifts have the pins and you pump it up and down. I use my "LR jack" in the style of a high lift which you turn the top with a spanner.......big difference, same title.....although im sure there are proper titles which I dont know. The other a bottle jack under the diff - just to get it an inch clear to put axle stand under on diff side, then the bottle moves to do the other side, then axle stand......never had any probs - so far!

i just have some spinach then lift the whole car onto axle stands

We use high lift jacks when out and about and something breaks but with great care as they are naffffff....

When i jack my front or back end up i either jack it with the axle itself or under the front radius arms, just enough to get the axle stand under 1 side, then go to the other and take them up again if needs be.

Shouldn't really need to jack it any higher than wheels just off the ground unless changing an axle then its a bit of a pig getting it high enough.