Safety Recall-Harbor Freight jackstands

[Tom Dunlap]

This thread is NOT about bashing Harbor Freight. It’s here so that we don’t have to start one in Awakenings

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[Benjo75]

I like Harbor Freight. I wouldn't buy a pacemaker from them but they have a lot of things that are good to have around the shop. I may even have a set of their jack stands. I'll have to look.

 

[dsptech]

This thread is NOT about bashing Harbor Freight. It’s here so that we don’t have to start one in Awakenings

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They constantly change the item number every six months so how do you know if yours are defective?
I have 4 of these stands and 4 of the 3-ton ones also.
I wonder if they are all problematic?

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Look for the model number and that the recalls are for the 6 ton


I have two 3 tons from HF and one from Sears. Identical except the paint jobs

 

[Merle Nelson]

Good info, thanks.

No, "Squish like grape."

 

[Jonny]

Mine aren’t those but I can see where the pawl engages the notch on mine and I visually verify it as if my life depended on it. I’m kinda whacko about triple checking shit that can kill me.
The recall is because they’re not exactly idiot proof enough.
Still frightening, and probably a horrible way to die.
Good on the company to initiate such a massive recall.