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05-20-2020, 11:45 AM | #1 |
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Jack recall, chinese junk from Harbor Freight
Don't figure anyone here would be as dumb as me to have bought cheap chinese junk jack stands from Harbor Freight but here goes anyway. They have been recalled. Any with numbers: 61196, 61197, and 56371. I have set with another number, hmm, they safe?
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05-20-2020, 11:59 AM | #2 |
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I have a couple of the 61196. I got the email about the recall too. I used them a handful of times and never noticed anything unsteady about them. I'm going to return them anyways.
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05-20-2020, 12:02 PM | #3 | |
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05-20-2020, 12:05 PM | #4 |
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Don't know why they were recalled, but, those type have no support under the legs and sink into blacktop.
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06-01-2020, 12:50 PM | #5 |
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Not sure I would trust ANY jack stand on blacktop. I have seen motorcycles fall over on a warm day when their stands sank into soft asphalt.
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05-20-2020, 09:50 PM | #7 |
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I've read that HF's supplier used worn-out tooling to produce these jackstands, result being that the engagement of the pawls is much less than it should be. That's just the kind of shortcut I'd expect from Chinese.
I am always careful setting the load on jackstands, I have seen too many pictures of the saddle on these breaking off from an off-center or suddenly-applied load.
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05-20-2020, 12:34 PM | #9 |
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this is a copy from the email from Harbor Freight
"For certain units of the Pittsburgh Automotive 3 Ton and 6 Ton Heavy Duty Steel Jack Stands there is a potential, while under load and with a shift in weight, for the pawl to disengage from the extension lifting post, allowing the stand to drop suddenly." I have a set of the 6-ton units that I have used on a level concrete floor with no problems but will be returning them. |
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If I can get half a dozen uses out of a Harbor Freight product before it fails, I consider it even.
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05-20-2020, 12:43 PM | #11 |
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TonyM--If you can crawl out from under whatever they were holding up.
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05-21-2020, 10:57 AM | #13 |
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Those jack stands will never kill as many people as their Virus!
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05-20-2020, 02:33 PM | #14 |
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I refuse to buy or use any tools made in China......pure garbage. For jack stands, I have found that old Ford V-8 transmission cases work quite well.
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My father told me when I was a kid buy the best tool you can and it should last you a lifetime. Some of my woodworking tools are over a 100 years old and still do a amazing job.. As for jack stands I see guys making the 2x4 risers that fit under the tire. I like that idea and chopping up a dozen or two 2x4 is easy cheap and safe.
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