Harbor Freight jack stand RECALL

[sbubbaklein]

Harbor Freight announces jack stand RECALL ! Please check your tools.
https://autos.yahoo.com/harbor-frei...YtW6Q11RFyZIS0kiGDqnCFdmCbZst-SUIchrIiDKD8sBT

 

[Dantheman1540]

Whoa good find I have my 6tons holding my Tahoe up as we speak

 

[OR VietVet]

Well hell, now I don't feel so bad about buying my 4 new 6 ton jack stands from Dave out of the back of his van in the alley. Guy has the strangest inventory in that van. It's either watches, jewelry or jack stands and floor jacks. Interesting customer base.

 

[Larryjb]

I just hope the same factory doesn't make jack stands for ProPoint or Powerfist.

 

[Rocket Man]

I took all 3 sets of mine in and they swapped them out today. FYI they had 2 different p/n’s for the new 6 ton ones, and the boxes were different sizes. They told me they were the same, but when I got home the ones in the smaller box were - guess what- smaller. Smaller base and about 3/4” shorter when collapsed. I took them back and got the bigger set so they all match.

 

[gooffeyguy]

Just looked. Of my 4 various sized sets of jack stands, none of them are Pittsburgh branded

2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18

 

[swathdiver]

Harbor Freight announces jack stand RECALL ! Please check your tools.
https://autos.yahoo.com/harbor-frei...YtW6Q11RFyZIS0kiGDqnCFdmCbZst-SUIchrIiDKD8sBT

Thanks Steve, 2 of mine are 61196s.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

My sons bought me these HF jack stands a year or so ago, and one of them sent me this defect-related article yesterday morning. I checked my jack stands out, and I do not have any of the referenced part numbers.

Regarding the comment hoping that this jack stand model is not also produced by the same Chinese manufacturer for other companies selling jack stands, I believe that it is safe to assume that it IS manufactured for other companies. These Chinese companies are typically job shops, manufacturing for several sellers, using a common set of machines and tooling.

 

[OR VietVet]

I use these Pro-Lift 6 ton jack stands and they use a pin that slides in a hole and keeps the movable arm from ratcheting back, keeping the teeth of each completely engaged with no chance of slippage if load slips/shifts.

 

[JeffL]

Harbor Freight announces jack stand RECALL ! Please check your tools.
https://autos.yahoo.com/harbor-freight-jack-stands-recalled-183200907.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cDovL20uZmFjZWJvb2suY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHXzYoAVFW2wo4TzAlBnrJio8t-dccgJKVTkOxQ0GBA8KF8I8FYq3NJvUWeAO7W-LTEFf57mJAoIHPDlKBxJVRxg1M5siey4BoeaVoW1libmZjNdOxvqbJ310pMlpxiYtW6Q11RFyZIS0kiGDqnCFdmCbZst-SUIchrIiDKD8spossible.

Unless harbor freight starts selling more American made, I'm done with chinese crap whenever possoible. The Chi coms are out to get us.

 

[OR VietVet]

Yep, I wish there was a filter at Amazon that says "Not Made in China". Hopefully this pandemic is an awakening of manufacturing coming back to the US of A.

 

[1BADI5]

Yep, I wish there was a filter at Amazon that says "Not Made in China". Hopefully this pandemic is an awakening of manufacturing coming back to the US of A.

Agreed...............I try to by the made in USA label as much as possible

 

[Rocket Man]

Unfortunately made in USA means 3x more expensive or more. Personally I would buy USA made exclusively but then I look at the price and I can’t afford to.

 

[OR VietVet]

Unfortunately made in USA means 3x more expensive or more. Personally I would buy USA made exclusively but then I look at the price and I can’t afford to.

Complete agreement.

 

[gooffeyguy]

I use these Pro-Lift 6 ton jack stands and they use a pin that slides in a hole and keeps the movable arm from ratcheting back, keeping the teeth of each completely engaged with no chance of slippage if load slips/shifts.

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A couple of my bigger sets are the same way. Actually I think one of my sets is the same one you posted

2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18

 

[wjburken]

I use these Pro-Lift 6 ton jack stands and they use a pin that slides in a hole and keeps the movable arm from ratcheting back, keeping the teeth of each completely engaged with no chance of slippage if load slips/shifts.

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Very similar to the ones that I have from Northern Tool. Have had them for 6 years or so and have been very with them.

https://www.northerntool.com/shop/t...zwy5Kmh67HVwJ995HS-lJim5wZKtTlq8aAv3iEALw_wcB

 

[Geotrash]

Thanks for posting. I have 3 sets of affected stands. One set I was planning to be working under this weekend. Yikes!

 

[randeez]

I only use these highest quality jegs 6ton stands, more than likely the exact same as the HF

Also 6ton pfft

 

[adventurenali92]

I got some jack stands last summer from harbor freight along with a floorjack when they went on sale. Just went out and checked mine for part numbers. Fortunately mine have different part numbers. Crazy though to think about it...

 

[watuzi]

I returned my 6-ton jacks back to HF, but they only gave me a gift card, not a replacement. The new 6-ton jacks cost $10 more.