HARBOR FREIGHT JACK STAND RECALL

[Timd32]

Passing this one on in case you have these.

ITEMS #61196, 61197, or 56371
3 Ton and 6 Ton

 

[Cummins12V98]

They are killing us with the Covid and now their Communist Chinese Jack stands!!!!!!

 

[BillBaker]

Excellent, actually had a pair..haven't used in some years. SCRAP PILE

 

[Wiredawg]

That's scary.... I have two sets of Sears 3ton jack stands for 40 years and my 6 each 12 ton ones that hold my 21K lb 5er have safety slide bars.

Thanks for posting.

Cheers, Ron

 

[Timd32]

Oh these never been out of the box, picked them up to have at the shop just in case, tag say 6/2017.

Hate to say it but its pretty hard to buy something on a weekend around here, I'm all in on USA made stuff, we just dont have local access to it by me. Guess I can order some up.

2 sets, I wonder what I have at the house, I know my 12 Ton are HF, guess those should be suspect.

 

[Cummins12V98]

Similar to my 20+ year old NAPA stands.

 

[JR]

Excellent, actually had a pair..haven't used in some years. SCRAP PILE

Take them back, you can get store credit for some other scrap you can use

 

[JR]

View attachment 121441 Oh these never been out of the box, picked them up to have at the shop just in case, tag say 6/2017.

Hate to say it but its pretty hard to buy something on a weekend around here, I'm all in on USA made stuff, we just dont have local access to it by me. Guess I can order some up.

2 sets, I wonder what I have at the house, I know my 12 Ton are HF, guess those should be suspect.


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If they are part of the recall I'd personally return them on principle alone. Make them pay for their ignorance.
My stands are not included in the recall so I will be keeping them but I will be ordering a different style (and brand) to use on critical jobs. I always keep a jack under the side I am working on for redundancy anyway.

One thing you can do for a feel good effect is measure the delta between the pawl and the riser. My particular stands are good and tight at 1/2"- 5/8" of potential engagement - IOW regardless of the teeth depth - they can not possibly slip - but I've seen some others that are loose cannons right out of the box.

 

[DHayden]

I guess there are 2 threads on this, I posted this in the other thread and will drop it here for awareness..

Soooo.....I have a set of these 6 ton stands. I used them when I was switching my 19.5's and centramatics from the 2001 to 2015. Normally I keep the hydraulic jack under the axle as safety backup but just this once I forgot and left it under the 2001. Well, when I am mounting tires (especially the 19.5s) I put my knees front and back of the tire so I can easily lift them up a few inches to mount. Guess what? Jack stand dropped, my right leg was not completely under the tire but it came down on a good portion of my calf holy #%&*! I have been in a lot of pain various times in my life, this hurt! Luckily my son was there and he put his shoulder into the bumper in a panic and nudged the truck forward just enough for me to get my leg free. Thought it was broken for sure, even with the adrenaline I could not stand up and put ANY weight on it. Swole up and turned black and blue quick. Was about 2 weeks before I could walk without a limp but thankfully healed up

 

[DavidC]

I guess there are 2 threads on this, I posted this in the other thread and will drop it here for awareness..

Soooo.....I have a set of these 6 ton stands. I used them when I was switching my 19.5's and centramatics from the 2001 to 2015. Normally I keep the hydraulic jack under the axle as safety backup but just this once I forgot and left it under the 2001. Well, when I am mounting tires (especially the 19.5s) I put my knees front and back of the tire so I can easily lift them up a few inches to mount. Guess what? Jack stand dropped, my right leg was not completely under the tire but it came down on a good portion of my calf holy #%&*! I have been in a lot of pain various times in my life, this hurt! Luckily my son was there and he put his shoulder into the bumper in a panic and nudged the truck forward just enough for me to get my leg free. Thought it was broken for sure, even with the adrenaline I could not stand up and put ANY weight on it. Swole up and turned black and blue quick. Was about 2 weeks before I could walk without a limp but thankfully healed up

HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Glad you are ok. I also leave the jack as a backup.

 

[Timd32]

I guess there are 2 threads on this, I posted this in the other thread and will drop it here for awareness..

Soooo.....I have a set of these 6 ton stands. I used them when I was switching my 19.5's and centramatics from the 2001 to 2015. Normally I keep the hydraulic jack under the axle as safety backup but just this once I forgot and left it under the 2001. Well, when I am mounting tires (especially the 19.5s) I put my knees front and back of the tire so I can easily lift them up a few inches to mount. Guess what? Jack stand dropped, my right leg was not completely under the tire but it came down on a good portion of my calf holy #%&*! I have been in a lot of pain various times in my life, this hurt! Luckily my son was there and he put his shoulder into the bumper in a panic and nudged the truck forward just enough for me to get my leg free. Thought it was broken for sure, even with the adrenaline I could not stand up and put ANY weight on it. Swole up and turned black and blue quick. Was about 2 weeks before I could walk without a limp but thankfully healed up

Yeah we both had the best intentions on the post and were a few minutes apart.

But wow close call for sure.

Thats super scary.

 

[Timd32]

I guess there are 2 threads on this

2 min apart actually. I was the later.

 

[JR]

2 min apart actually. I was the later.

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Wow, what are the odds. I saw yours later in the day but didn't take notice on the time. Like you I just wanted to get the word out, that's all that matters.

 

[Timd32]

Wow, what are the odds. I saw yours later in the day but didn't take notice on the time. Like you I just wanted to get the word out, that's all that matters.

And odds are they both won't get kicked to the political section....

 

[DHayden]

Thank you both for posting. I am not complaining about two posts on the subject, just pointing it out as to why I am re posting.

 

[DavidC]

Thank you both for posting. I am not complaining about two posts on the subject, just pointing it out as to why I am re posting.

Good to get the word out

 

[Timd32]

Thank you both for posting. I am not complaining about two posts on the subject, just pointing it out as to why I am re posting.

Yep, all good for sure..

 

[RollOver_Pete]

Any stickers on any of my jack stands fell off long ago. Guess I'm good.

 

[DavidC]

I stated earlier about jack stands from Sam's Club. Might be 15 to 20 years ago and they have locking pins. Nowhere do I see anything about a Country other than Ca. on a sticker. They are very robust stands tho.

 

[DonFitzwater]

Chinesium and indinisium are the worst products known to man and we still buy them at record pace. My dad will take a broken tool back to harbor freight and get the SAME THING as a replacement because “it’s a good deal”. This hammer was used exactly ONE time and broke.