Harbor Freight jackstands recalled!, Could collapse under weight! |
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Harbor Freight jackstands recalled!, Could collapse under weight! |
oakdalecurtis |
May 19 2020, 03:20 PM
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Oakdalecurtis Group: Members Posts: 1,323 Joined: 5-June 15 From: Oakdale, Ca Member No.: 18,802 Region Association: Central California |
Here’s a link to the Harbor Freight jackstands that are being recalled. Apparently the catch pawl can slip and allow collapse of the stands under load.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/bu...-of-collapsing/ |
VaccaRabite |
May 19 2020, 10:22 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,423 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Just so we are clear, the guy that was under his 914 when a pawl style jack stand failed was a World member and Admin.
When Gint had his incident that was when I shoved my pawl types under a workbench and bought several pin types. Zach |
Superhawk996 |
May 20 2020, 06:01 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,746 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Just so we are clear, the guy that was under his 914 when a pawl style jack stand failed was a World member and Admin. When Gint had his incident that was when I shoved my pawl types under a workbench and bought several pin types. Zach That is indeed is tragedy. I don't mean to make light of that incident or any other that has led to death or injury. My main point is that everyting we do in the garage or under a car has inherent risk. I use two post hoists all the time as part of my day job (well at least when we were allowed to actually go to work (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) ) and stand under cars on those hoists. Standard procedure is to load car, lift hoist about 6" off the ground then shake the hell out of it to make sure it is solidily on the lift pads properly and the car is stable on the hoist itself. The hoists have built in pneumatically actuated ratchet and pawl locks of exactly the same design as a set of ratcheting jack stands. Could they fail? Yes. Have hoists failed in the past? Yes. Will they fail in the future if not maintained or used properly - Yes. Guys -- be safe out there. Take responsibility for your own safety. Use back up devices or some sort of blocking when ever you can. |
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