Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Daytona 3-ton heavy-duty ratcheting jack stand - Harbor Freight As Warren Buffett famously says, "It takes 20 years to build a ...

I count myself as one of the lucky ones. With as many hours as I’ve spent underneath cars, I’ve never had a close call with a jack stand failing. I make an effort to have redundant safety measures in ...

Discount tool retailer Harbor Freight issued yet another recall for jack stands sold under its Pittsburgh brand. Company founder Eric Smidt announced on Tuesday that the company had discovered a new ...

There comes a time in every amateur gearhead's life when they're underneath a car wondering if they set the jack exactly right — that's when it's time to invest in some ramps or jack stands. But which ...

If you’re going to work on your car, odds are you need a pair of jack stands. Maybe your truck has enough ground clearance that you can reach the oil filter from underneath without them, but to be ...

Jack stands are almost always rated from the factory for a certain weight limit. The ones you find at your average auto parts store usually come in two-, four-, or six-ton varieties. But how much ...

In May, Harbor Freight recalled more than 1.7 million Pittsburgh-branded three- and six-ton jack stands that could collapse due to a manufacturing flaw. The flaw on those stands came from worn dies in ...

A jack stand is one of the most basic, but one of the most important, bits of safety gear in a DIY-er’s garage; unless you have the luxury of a lift, they’re often the only things preventing you from ...

People make all kinds of jokes about the quality of tools and equipment that come from Harbor Freight. The truth is, despite their cheapness, most of the stuff from Harbor Freight is fine. The company ...

Update, July 7 2020: Today, Harbor Freight announced another recall affecting the replacement jack stands that many people bought after the initial recall. As a result, Harbor Freight will accept ...