- Recall WARNING-Pittsburg 3 ton/6 ton Jack Stands, STOP USE! harbor freight

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https://images.harborfreight.com/hftweb/recalls/Jack-Stand-Recall-56371_61196_61197.pdf

Stop using these jack stands They fail because they were casted incorrectly and the teeth of the jack stands are sunken in and fail with just the smallest tap to the locking arm.

This picture was taken from a youtube video explaining why they fail and showing you how easy it is to make the locking arm slip off. AS you can see the teeth that keep the jack up are sunken in and almost rounded. 

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here is a picture of the teeth on my Duralast 6 ton jack stands to compare the two.

As you can see this is why they fail. These failing jack stands from harbor freight tools are extremely dangerous and should be taken back to harbor freight for a full refund. Do not just throw the recalled jack stands away as some one may think its a free jack stand and get badly injured or worse. I know this happened awhile back but not everyone would know. I did not know when i went to harbor freight why they had no jack stands for sale anymore. Now I know.  

Edit: seems they only give you a gift card for the amount of the recalled items. I would not go for this, I would demand my money back. harbor freight cut corners and put you into a position that's very serious. I would demand a full refund.

Even the replacement jack stands that harbor freight give you in return for the recalled jacks are also failing and harbor freight had to add more jack stands to their lists of recalls as they split into two pieces under pressure. If you have any Pittsburgh jack stands just take them back. It's not worth it.