In May 2020, popular tool retailer Harbor Freight issued two recalls on the Pittsburgh 3- and 6-ton jack stands. More than 1.7 million units were pulled from shelves and warehouses, with Harbor ...
View post: Amazon Is Selling a 'Sturdy' Tool Organizer Wall Mount for 50% Off, and It's a 'Great Storage Solution' The May recall covered three- and six-ton stands with item numbers 56371, 61196, and ...
"To the Harbor Freight Community: I'm writing to apologize," reads the introduction of Eric Smidt's letter to customers of Harbor Freight, the discount hardware store that he founded. "A few months ...
Harbor Freight has been having problems with its Pittsburgh-branded jack stands lately, with a huge initial recall having been initiated back in May over locking pawls that wouldn't correctly engage ...
Back in May, we wrote about a selection of Pittsburgh brand three- and six-ton jack stands recalled by Harbor Freight because of a manufacturing defect that could cause them to collapse under load, ...
Remember when we published a story on Harbor Freight's jack stands being recalled because their locking pawls weren't fully engaging? It turns out that the replacement jack stands may have issues too ...
As Warren Buffett famously says, "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it." This is probably most true when lives are at stake and safety means taking everything seriously ...
If you’re under a car working right now, stop. Slide out from underneath your car and inspect your jack stands. If these jack stands happen to be from Harbor Freight, you might not want to slide back ...
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Harbor Freight has a reputation for selling budget-friendly tools and materials that tend to be significantly more affordable than those that ...
A jack stand is one of the most basic, but one of the most important, bits of safety gear in a DIY-er’s garage; unless you have the luxury of a lift, they’re often the only things preventing you from ...
Harbor Freight's recall of 3- and 6-ton jack stands was spurred by 11 reported injuries, Harbor Freight spokesman Craig Hoffman told Road & Track in an email. The issue—which can cause the stand to ...