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> Harbor Freight jackstands recalled!, Could collapse under weight!
oakdalecurtis
post May 19 2020, 03:20 PM
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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/

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post May 20 2020, 07:50 PM
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QUOTE(911GT2 @ May 20 2020, 04:26 AM) *

QUOTE(Steve @ May 19 2020, 01:24 PM) *

I know this has been discussed before with some gruesome pictures... but who in there right mind would use ratcheting jack stands? Most people use the ones with the pins. To easy to kick that lever and have the car fall on you.

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I use them all the time. Without any problem.
You can't kick that lever as the lever forces the support up. So then you would be kicking the car up. Unless you're Gary Anderson I don't see that happening any time soon.

Believe me I've tried more than once in the name of speed to do it that way, it will not happen!


Almost certainly not the same brand, and appear to be designed a little differently (the levers on mine come down much closer to the legs of the stand when the pawl is fully engaged), but I’ve been using my pawl type stands without a problem for more than 25 years ... on the probably more than 20 cars / pickups I’ve owned in that time. I 100% agree it’s impossible to kick the release lever up with the car’s weight on them.

I ALWAYS check very carefully (visually and by feel) when setting them that the pawl and tooth are fully / properly engaged. Then after the car’s up in its final working position, I ALWAYS grab the car by the body, engine, or ??, and give it a healthy shake to make sure nothing moves. Only THEN do I go underneath.

Back in the ‘70’s a couple of buddies and I R&R’d transmissions on our Chevy’s together using tree stumps as jack stands ... no more!

And there was also a time when I crewed for TransAm Camaro at Lime Rock in 1972 ... being one of the last to arrive at the track our only option in the paddock was an uneven spot and being early May the ground was still a little wet. During prep for the race I was under the car a bit; changing oil, etc. Then soon after finishing some of my work, the car slipped off the stands!

As I read in the R&T article, the problem is due to old / worn tooling used in manufacturing.

I’m very curious ... does anyone on here have stands that fall within the recall? And if so, could you please have a close look and report anything that looks suspect? Photos maybe??
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oakdalecurtis   Harbor Freight jackstands recalled!   May 19 2020, 03:20 PM
Steve   I know this has been discussed before with some gr...   May 19 2020, 03:24 PM
VaccaRabite   I know this has been discussed before with some g...   May 19 2020, 04:07 PM
Steve   I know this has been discussed before with some ...   May 19 2020, 04:51 PM
mountainroads   Generally speaking you can't get the pin kin...   May 26 2020, 02:09 PM
911GT2   I know this has been discussed before with some g...   May 20 2020, 05:26 AM
horizontally-opposed   I use them all the time. Without any problem. Yo...   May 20 2020, 08:08 AM
Steve   I know this has been discussed before with some g...   May 21 2020, 10:40 AM
cuddy_k   Looks like you can now get hybrid ratchet / pin st...   May 19 2020, 04:19 PM
jdamiano   Looks like you can now get hybrid ratchet / pin s...   May 19 2020, 05:08 PM
bbrock   Looks like you can now get hybrid ratchet / pin ...   May 19 2020, 08:36 PM
914Sixer   NEVER buy a jack stand that does NOT have a lockin...   May 19 2020, 04:54 PM
jdamiano   https://youtu.be/G7_Aa8pbM7Y   May 19 2020, 05:13 PM
Superhawk996   [url=https://youtu.be/G7_Aa8pbM7Y]https://youtu.b...   May 19 2020, 06:47 PM
JRust   I have those jackstands but only use them as extra...   May 19 2020, 08:27 PM
bkrantz   My preference. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/...   May 19 2020, 09:16 PM
VaccaRabite   Just so we are clear, the guy that was under his 9...   May 19 2020, 10:22 PM
Superhawk996   Just so we are clear, the guy that was under his ...   May 20 2020, 06:01 AM
Root_Werks   Just so we are clear, the guy that was under his ...   May 26 2020, 09:29 AM
Andyrew   I use mine on the low level only so no opportunity...   May 20 2020, 12:29 PM
pt_700   would it be safe to drill holes to add pins to the...   May 20 2020, 12:41 PM
AZBanks   would it be safe to drill holes to add pins to th...   May 20 2020, 01:00 PM
Rufus   I know this has been discussed before with some ...   May 20 2020, 07:50 PM
76-914   [url=https://youtu.be/G7_Aa8pbM7Y]https://youtu....   May 21 2020, 09:20 AM
Carbon-14   Jackstands Recall https://www.roadandtrack.com/car...   May 22 2020, 01:13 AM
jdamiano   Who needs expensive Harbor Freight jack stands any...   May 22 2020, 08:15 AM
Superhawk996   Who needs expensive Harbor Freight jack stands an...   May 22 2020, 09:31 AM
Coondog   RE: Harbor Freight jackstands recalled!   May 22 2020, 09:50 AM
Cairo94507   My brother had 2 of the 6 ton red/blk jack stands ...   May 22 2020, 03:42 PM
Rufus   For anyone who’s interested, here’s a link to ...   May 22 2020, 05:33 PM
PlaysWithCars   Who needs expensive Harbor Freight jack stands an...   May 25 2020, 08:32 PM
VaccaRabite   For what its worth, I've had similar experie...   May 26 2020, 07:56 AM
beech4rd   We don't need no stinking' jackstands...   May 26 2020, 05:10 PM
Unobtanium-inc   Looks like the new ones aren't much better. h...   Jun 14 2020, 04:52 PM


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