***** Harbor Freight Jack Stand Recall ******

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Stay safe

https://images.harborfreight.com/hftweb ... _61197.pdf

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China hates us!

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I got some too. I heard before this but in case I die, you all get em back for me!

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The older I get, the more I get nervous getting under vehicles. You have one fall and it's pins and needles for now on.

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You have one fall and it might/probably be the last thing you ever see

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The older I get, the more I get nervous getting under vehicles. You have one fall and it's pins and needles for now on.

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Getting crushed would definitely be bad!

pb

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I wonder if I'm the only one here that has used concrete blocks and or other questionable items for stands in the past?
I guess the concrete blocks would be safer than HF stands.

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One of my less than intelligent buddy's when we were in high school got trapped under his late 70's Datsun pickup for like 5 hours. I just happen to show up after work one Sat and he was screaming when I came in the door. Scared the shit out of me! Turns out he was under the truck with nothing but a POS floor jack and it bled off on him and trapped him under it but didn't squish is anorexic looking ass. When I found out he was okay and had also pissed himself I was laughing so hard it took me like 5 min to get him out...haha

[jollyrodgers]

I wonder if I'm the only one here that has used concrete blocks and or other questionable items for stands in the past?
I guess the concrete blocks would be safer than HF stands.

If concrete blocks can hold up houses....pretty sure they can hold a vehicle. Plus that’s what they use in the hood when stealing rims so they must work lol

[jollyrodgers]

I wonder if I'm the only one here that has used concrete blocks and or other questionable items for stands in the past?
I guess the concrete blocks would be safer than HF stands.

If concrete blocks can hold up houses....pretty sure they can hold a vehicle. Plus that’s what they use in the hood when stealing rims so they must work lol

Truth

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[jollyrodgers]

The older I get, the more I get nervous getting under vehicles. You have one fall and it's pins and needles for now on.

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Getting crushed would definitely be bad!

pb

You have one fall and it might/probably be the last thing you ever see

I was helping a friend and we were setting up his truck to work on it. Got it up on stands and then getting tools and materials together. Then heard a creak, then SLAM! One of the jack stands gave way, the base bananaed.

If I do not have to put it in the air, I won't.

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Surely I'm not the only one that uses multiple jack stands and leaves the jack up?

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This^^


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Surely I'm not the only one that uses multiple jack stands and leaves the jack up?

I do the jack up and 2 stands and still always try to not really be under it by stretching when changing oil so only my arm is and that can't be crushed, only head. Suv doesn't even need to be lifted and i can get all up under it and is easy.

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[jollyrodgers]

I use ramps unless it's something I have to take a wheel off for. Then its 2 jackstands and jack left up. And i always use the heavier duty jackstands.

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Surely I'm not the only one that uses multiple jack stands and leaves the jack up?

This and if a wheel comes off it goes under also


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[WLJ]

Turns out the recall has a recall

To the Harbor Freight Community:

I'm writing to apologize. I often reach out to tell you about Harbor Freight's commitment to quality and all the investments we've made to deliver quality tools at the lowest prices. Your trust matters deeply to me and I'm proud of how far we've come. So when we have a product recall, it hurts.

A few months ago, we recalled our Pittsburgh 3 ton and 6 ton steel jack stands (SKUs 56371, 61196 and 61197) due to a manufacturer's defect. We asked customers to return them and receive a gift card that could be used to purchase replacement jack stands. I felt terrible about that recall because you should never have a concern about the safety of any of our products.

Today, I feel even worse. I'm disappointed and embarrassed because we've identified a welding defect in a small number of the Pittsburgh 3 ton steel jack stands (SKU 56373) that replaced the recalled jack stands. We're now adding these jack stands to our recall. Unfortunately, this defect wasn't discovered during the initial recall investigation. If you own these jack stands or any of the jack stands in our original recall, whether or not you have had an issue with them, please stop using them immediately and bring them back to your local Harbor Freight Store for a full cash refund or store credit (see details here).

We have investigated all of our other Pittsburgh 3 ton steel jack stands (SKUs 56371, 56372 and 57308) as well as the Pittsburgh 6 ton steel jack stands (SKUs 56368, 56369 and 56370) and Pittsburgh 12 ton steel jack stands (SKUs 56374 and 56375) and did not find the defect. Although none of these other jack stands are being recalled, if you own any of them and have any concern whatsoever, please bring them back and we'll give you a full cash refund or store credit for those as well.

I want to apologize to all of our customers. While we've dramatically grown our team of engineers and inspectors, and intensified our tests and inspections, I assure you that the lessons learned from this will drive further improvement.

As the owner and founder of Harbor Freight, I want you to know that we stand behind every product we sell and that safety will always be our top priority.

Sincerely,

Eric Smidt
Owner and Founder
Harbor Freight Tools

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Dooohhhhh!!


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