Harbor Freight has come a very long way since its early days as a mail-order tool operation. Not only has the family-owned outfit grown to include more than 1,600 brick-and-mortar stores nationwide, ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

In 2022, I wrote a brief article covering some then-new Daytona jack stands at Harbor Freight. In that story, I talk about Harbor Freight’s notorious jack stand woes and everything it’s doing to ...

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, ...

It’s rare that Harbor Freight comes up without its issues with jack stands being mentioned. Nobody knows that better than Harbor Freight, which has spent a lot of time trying to right those wrongs by ...

Update, July 7 2020: Today, Harbor Freight announced another recall affecting the replacement jack stands that many people bought after the initial recall. As a result, Harbor Freight will accept ...

Harbor Freight has recalled two jack stands because when under under weight or when there is a shift in weight there is the potential “for the pawl to disengage from the extension lifting post, ...

Harbor Freight is recalling 454,000 jack stands because they pose a safety risk and advises consumers to stop using them immediately. According to the recall notice posted on the retailer's website, ...