Hey Guys,
A public service announcement for everyone:
Harbor Freight recalled a bunch of their 3 and 6 ton jack stands for potential catastrophic failure.
Links to articles:
https://www.bing.com/news/search?q=Jack+Stand+Recall&qpvt=jack+stand+recall&FORM=EWRE
Apparently old tooling used in the manufacture process can allow the support pawl to disengage under load.
They are Pittsburg brand, 3 and 6 ton manufactured between 2013 - 2019.
Part numbers are 56371, 61196 or 61197 on the bad stands.
Return these to Harbor Freight for store credit.
Please take this seriously. I brief jack stand and lift safety once a month to my crew on the bombing range as part of our daily safety briefings. I can think of few worse ways to die than having a car come down on you when you're underneath it.
I checked mine here at the house, and sure enough, I have two stands that are bad.
I'm off to Harbor Freight tomorrow after work.
Rick