The problem is that those same jackstands were almost certainly sold under other names by other retailers.
I have some jackstands that look identical. Got them at some parts retailer, not sure which one. Never had a problem with them, and I always double check that the pawls are firmly engaged, but since we don't know how exactly how these defective ones are failing, it's now hard to be confident in them. Allan Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: >> >> Chinee jackstands might do what the chinee covids don’t >> >> --FT >> Sent from iPhone >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: "Eric Smidt, Harbor Freight Tools Founder" <h...@em.harborfreight.com> >>> Date: July 7, 2020 at 9:46:52 AM EDT >>> To: rich.tho...@pdq.net >>> Subject: Important Safety Message About Jack Stands >>> Reply-To: "Eric Smidt, Harbor Freight Tools Founder" >>> <rec...@em.harborfreight.com> >>> >>> >>> View Online >>> >>> To the Harbor Freight Community: >>> >>> I'm writing to apologize. I often reach out to tell you about Harbor >>> Freight's commitment to quality and all the investments we've made to >>> deliver quality tools at the lowest prices. Your trust matters deeply to me >>> and I'm proud of how far we've come. So when we have a product recall, it >>> hurts. >>> >>> A few months ago, we recalled our Pittsburgh 3 ton and 6 ton steel jack >>> stands (SKUs 56371, 61196 and 61197) due to a manufacturer's defect. We >>> asked customers to return them and receive a gift card that could be used >>> to purchase replacement jack stands. I felt terrible about that recall >>> because you should never have a concern about the safety of any of our >>> products. >>> >>> Today, I feel even worse. I'm disappointed and embarrassed because we've >>> identified a welding defect in a small number of the Pittsburgh 3 ton steel >>> jack stands (SKU 56373) that replaced the recalled jack stands. We're now >>> adding these jack stands to our recall. Unfortunately, this defect wasn't >>> discovered during the initial recall investigation. If you own these jack >>> stands or any of the jack stands in our original recall, whether or not you >>> have had an issue with them, please stop using them immediately and bring >>> them back to your local Harbor Freight Store for a full cash refund or >>> store credit (see details here). >>> >>> We have investigated all of our other Pittsburgh 3 ton steel jack stands >>> (SKUs 56371, 56372 and 57308) as well as the Pittsburgh 6 ton steel jack >>> stands (SKUs 56368, 56369 and 56370) and Pittsburgh 12 ton steel jack >>> stands (SKUs 56374 and 56375) and did not find the defect. Although none of >>> these other jack stands are being recalled, if you own any of them and have >>> any concern whatsoever, please bring them back and we'll give you a full >>> cash refund or store credit for those as well. >>> >>> I want to apologize to all of our customers. While we've dramatically grown >>> our team of engineers and inspectors, and intensified our tests and >>> inspections, I assure you that the lessons learned from this will drive >>> further improvement. >>> >>> As the owner and founder of Harbor Freight, I want you to know that we >>> stand behind every product we sell and that safety will always be our top >>> priority. >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Eric Smidt >>> Owner and Founder >>> Harbor Freight Tools >>> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
