Harbor Freight Jack Stand Recall

[GG Allin]

I've been rolling around under four of these 3 ton stands for months.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/harbor-freight-recall-jackstands-collapse/

[john70t]

Too much soy involved?

[GH85Carrera]

I can’t imagine trusting my life to cheap Chinese jacks stands.

[Bill Douglas]

They gonna do the splits.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

I can’t imagine trusting my life to cheap Chinese jacks stands.

So I ran out to the garage to check my HF Jacks. Phew.... they were Craftsman Jacks.....Made in China

[cantdrv55]

Most jack stands are made in China

[LWJ]

Yikes!

[unclebilly]

Why not just weld up that seam?

[Embraer]

my rule of thumb has always been.......if it can kill or maim me, I don't buy it at HF.

[rusnak]

Originally Posted by unclebilly

Why not just weld up that seam?

It's not the weld.

[john70t]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UL_(safety_organization)
On January 1, 2012, Underwriters Laboratories transformed from a non-profit organization to a for-profit company in the U.S.

[unclebilly]

Originally Posted by rusnak

It's not the weld.

Oh 5hit... that’s bad.

[berettafan]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

I can’t imagine trusting my life to cheap Chinese jacks stands.

unless Sears buys them first and paints them red?

[flatbutt]

How can the pawl disengage? Is it a ratchet mechanism and not a pin thru a hole ? I've never looked at one.

[rfuerst911sc]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

How can the pawl disengage? Is it a ratchet mechanism and not a pin thru a hole ? I've never looked at one.

Yes a ratchet style vs pin style . I always felt safer using the pin style but I own both . I rarely use them anymore since installing a 2 post lift . My understanding of the recall is the tooling that makes the ratchet pawl was worn . Because of that some/many/all are out of design tolerance . In layman's terms too loose or sloppy.

[GH85Carrera]

My jack-stands are the pin style. For a reason. Long ago when I had only my 914 I had some stamped steel cheap stands, but I never trusted my life with them. I trashed them long ago. Now with my scissor lift I almost never use my jack stands or floor jack.

[RANDY P]

I have those exact jackstands but they were purchased from O'reilly's . Differnt name, exact same look.

Think I'm gonna throw 'em away and get legit ones.

[vash]

damn.that red one looks like my Craftsman units!! i'm fat..i dont have much safety airspace under a car.

[vash]

time to buy better ones. from Pelican maybe. or Hein Warners?

[Scott Douglas]

I checked mine. Made by Torin in China. Probably got 'em at Pep Boys.