Covid 19...Killer Hornets...Harbor Freight jackstands...

MR DERBY CITY · 05-20-2020, 10:17 AM

Heads up racers. Harbor Freight is recalling numerous jackstands that have COLLAPSED under a load....I don’t want to lose any more racers/friends ....This reminds me of a conversation I overheard at Beech Bend one hot afternoon. Someone told D-2 stock Eliminator racer Brian Rogers that they were putting a STICK in their car and asked for his advice. His reply was simple,..Go to Walmart and buy the BIGGEST jackstands that they sell !!!! ....

Keith 944 · 05-20-2020, 10:42 AM

funny stuff right there! Don't know which is worse, may have more sheltering in place...
anyway, good info, i had a Harbor freight air ratchet explode in my face almost took my eye out, no more Harbor freight junk for me!

John Dinkel · 05-20-2020, 10:57 AM

Wonderful stuff made in China.

MR DERBY CITY · 05-20-2020, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Keith 944

funny stuff right there.... no more Harbor freight junk for me!

Ya know, there is a HF real close to my shop. I watch people come out of that store with a smile on their face like they really got a good deal on something. You get what you PAY for....

Wayne Scraba · 05-20-2020, 04:27 PM

Coincidently, I was so fed up with my old piece of crap Chinese floor jack, I went searching for a replacement that wasn't made in China and didn't use Chinese hydraulics. Finding a good quality floor jack wasn't easy....ended up with an AC Hydraulics jack from Denmark. I did a video on picking a jack:

Wayne

MR DERBY CITY · 05-20-2020, 09:13 PM

HF is recalling 1.7 MILLION jackstands. That’s a lot of jackstands . Since this post has been moved to the BACK OF THE BUS, please spread the word. Stay SAFE everyone.....

John Kissel · 05-21-2020, 09:12 PM

I have a couple of their stands holding up the back of my trailer along with the tongue jack so the tires don't get flat spots. Now, 2 years ago, I had one of my trucks on old American stands and my trusty 45yr. old Walker decided it didn't want to pick my truck up so I could get it down and get my wife from work. Had to go to chinee freight for something, got a 3 ton aluminum jack, which worked fine after I fixed it. I don't trust it or lie under it, but I had to do something, as where I now live, I am the only one with tools or use them.John Kissel K242

05-20-2020, 10:17 AM	#1
MR DERBY CITY VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Derby City, USA Posts: 3,479 Likes: 1,005 Liked 7,241 Times in 1,396 Posts	Covid 19...Killer Hornets...Harbor Freight jackstands... Heads up racers. Harbor Freight is recalling numerous jackstands that have COLLAPSED under a load....I don’t want to lose any more racers/friends ....This reminds me of a conversation I overheard at Beech Bend one hot afternoon. Someone told D-2 stock Eliminator racer Brian Rogers that they were putting a STICK in their car and asked for his advice. His reply was simple,..Go to Walmart and buy the BIGGEST jackstands that they sell !!!! ....

05-20-2020, 10:42 AM	#2
Keith 944 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dela-where? Posts: 2,158 Likes: 1,078 Liked 1,754 Times in 554 Posts	Re: Covid 19...Killer Hornets...Harbor Freight jackstands... funny stuff right there! Don't know which is worse, may have more sheltering in place... anyway, good info, i had a Harbor freight air ratchet explode in my face almost took my eye out, no more Harbor freight junk for me! __________________ KEITH MAYERS 2 X somebody many X nobody

05-20-2020, 10:57 AM	#3
John Dinkel Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pinckney, Michigan Posts: 504 Likes: 369 Liked 238 Times in 64 Posts	Re: Covid 19...Killer Hornets...Harbor Freight jackstands... Wonderful stuff made in China. __________________ John Dinkel 3295 STK

05-20-2020, 04:27 PM	#5
Wayne Scraba Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 145 Likes: 327 Liked 158 Times in 44 Posts	Re: Covid 19...Killer Hornets...Harbor Freight jackstands... Coincidently, I was so fed up with my old piece of crap Chinese floor jack, I went searching for a replacement that wasn't made in China and didn't use Chinese hydraulics. Finding a good quality floor jack wasn't easy....ended up with an AC Hydraulics jack from Denmark. I did a video on picking a jack: Wayne

05-20-2020, 09:13 PM	#6
MR DERBY CITY VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Derby City, USA Posts: 3,479 Likes: 1,005 Liked 7,241 Times in 1,396 Posts	Re: Covid 19...Killer Hornets...Harbor Freight jackstands... HF is recalling 1.7 MILLION jackstands. That’s a lot of jackstands . Since this post has been moved to the BACK OF THE BUS, please spread the word. Stay SAFE everyone.....

05-21-2020, 09:12 PM	#7
John Kissel Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Colt's Neck, n.j. Posts: 349 Likes: 766 Liked 232 Times in 94 Posts	Re: Covid 19...Killer Hornets...Harbor Freight jackstands... I have a couple of their stands holding up the back of my trailer along with the tongue jack so the tires don't get flat spots. Now, 2 years ago, I had one of my trucks on old American stands and my trusty 45yr. old Walker decided it didn't want to pick my truck up so I could get it down and get my wife from work. Had to go to chinee freight for something, got a 3 ton aluminum jack, which worked fine after I fixed it. I don't trust it or lie under it, but I had to do something, as where I now live, I am the only one with tools or use them.John Kissel K242