[DeTomaso] NPC Harbor Freight jack stands recall

Wed May 20 20:35:30 EDT 2020

FWIW I always keep the floor jack in place when using jackstands. Belt and suspenders technique.....

Mike

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> On May 20, 2020, at 17:26, Steve Lisa <stevelisa at patentit.com> wrote:
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>    Nice of you to remind everyone.A  We checked right away after getting
>   the HF email, and 8 of our race team jacks were on the recall list, and
>   have already been returned.A  It is scary to think how many of our crew
>   and weekend volunteers have been under cars with those jackA stands.A
>   Thankfully, our main endurance sports car now has air jacks -- with the
>   safety inserts for when crew are under the car.A  Not only is it
>   faster, but it is much safer.
>   Your advise is very, very sound.A  We train everyone to never be under
>   the car when things are rushed, and never to be under a car with less
>   than all four jackstands solidly in place.A  Even without a jack
>   failure, we have had the cars shift when the fueler pushes on the rear
>   and lose a jack stand.A  If the other three weren't there, it could
>   have fallen on crew.A A
>   Thanks for the email.A A
>   Regards,A
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>   On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 3:07 PM Joseph F. Byrd, Jr.
>   <[2]byrdjf at embarqmail.com> wrote:
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>     Not the same stand, but just show anything can break so have a
>     backup (my failure would have been an OSHA near miss)
>     As for the pawl type, don't they have provisions for a thru pin at
>     several heights?A  (maybe I'm thinking of the tube type)
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: DeTomaso [mailto:[3]detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com]
>     On Behalf Of Jeff Detrich
>     Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 13:27 PM
>     To: [4]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>     Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC Harbor Freight jack stands recall
>     FYI - Jeff6559
>     The Harbor Freight jack stands that we've all bought, borrowed or
>     seen in our friends' garages are being recalled due to a risk of
>     collapsing under load. Go check yours immediately.
>     In a recall filed with the NHTSA on March 20 of this year, Harbor
>     Freight explains that certain 6-ton jack stands have the potential
>     to disengage their support pawl under shifting weight, causing the
>     stand to drop suddenly. A second recall, filed May 3, extends the
>     recall to 3-ton jack stands. The defect is attributed to aging
>     tooling at the factory that produced the jack stands.
>     The recall document says that the problem could affect more than
>     450,000 6-ton jack stands produced between 2013 and 2019 and nearly
>     1.3 million 3-ton jack stands produced between 2012 and 2020. These
>     jack stands were sold under the Pittsburg brand name, and can be
>     identified by item numbers
>     56371 or 61196 on 3-ton models, and 61197 on 6-ton models.
>     Harbor Freight urges anybody in possession of affected jack stands
>     to return them to the store in exchange for a gift card equal to the
>     price of the stands. Any unsold jack stands covered by the recall
>     have been removed from stores. Check on your buddies and spread the
>     word aroundathese jack stands are ubiquitous, and a failure like
>     this could be fatal.
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