PSA: Harbor Freight jack stands recalled

wonderful, and I have 4 of those

I'm sure it was by design if they were made in China!

BlckBox04 said:

wonderful, and I have 4 of those

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I have a set with a different part number not covered under the recall, but now I'm wondering if I want to keep them...

just saw this on road and track on FB/ checking when i get home, i got 2 sets.

BlckBox04 said:

wonderful, and I have 4 of those

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Same here. I have 4 of them & use them quiet a bit.

Vic

Thanks for the heads up! Got a set of 4 of the affected stands. Now WTF to use?

If you're going to go cheap on something this shouldn't be it.

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lOOKnGO said:

I'm sure it was by design if they were made in China!

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You mean CHY-NA!

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PowerWheels said:

If you're going to go cheap on something this shouldn't be it.

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Then what do you suggest? Was there an indicator before that HF stands sucked? If there was I did not see it.

Got a set of these I think, got them from a local shop before Harbor Freight was a thing around here. Seem very sturdy, OTC makes decent stuff from my experience.

Thanks for the heads up. I posted it to my FB so my other wrenching buddies would see it.

I have a set of craftsman stands that look a lot like these.


OTC products are legit. Would buy.

ssj4sadie said:

Then what do you suggest? Was there an indicator before that HF stands sucked? If there was I did not see it.

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I use forged stands myself.

Seriously, everyone knows harbor freight is low end, but yes there should have been some safety standards.

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Just under 2 million stands affected. Wow! I bought stands just last year and almost bought Pittsburg. Glad I didn't.

Well, shit. Looks like I have to make a trip to Harbor Freight now...

BlckBox04 said:

wonderful, and I have 4 of those

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to hold up your bed?

KingBlack said:

to hold up your bed?

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yep

RedVenom48 said:

I have a set of craftsman stands that look a lot like these.


OTC products are legit. Would buy.

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Thats because when craftsman tried squeezing every dime out of their tools they began using the same manufacturers as HF. That's when the quality really went downhill.

Even some of the last USA made tools have massive issues. I have 2 sets of wrenches (1 given to me) that have either extremely wide tolerances and slip or are to narrow to fit the intended bolt.

Thanks for posting. Glad I haven’t used them yet.