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  1. #11
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    Stay safe and have a backup system in place

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    what exactly was I thinking getting jack stands from Harbor Freight??? Glad to still be here to talk about it.

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    Replacement Harbor Freight jack stand reportedly fails on first use.

    https://www.yahoo.com/autos/replacem...180000215.html
    2005 IR / black / 6MT
    157,000 miles

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    Quote Originally Posted by fredo View Post
    Replacement Harbor Freight jack stand reportedly fails on first use.

    https://www.yahoo.com/autos/replacem...180000215.html
    Thanks Fredo for sharing.... slight flaw in the article though: "A stand rated for three tons should support 3,000 pounds" Huh??? Clearly the author is no math major.....
    Pete


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    I see your point. 1 ton = 2,000 pounds.
    2005 IR / black / 6MT
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    right... those 1,000 lb tons are for lightweights
    Pete


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    For anyone that didn’t see, they added PN 56373 to the recall, which was the replacement part that they gave me originally who can recommend good jack stands by someone besides Harbor Freight?


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    I definitely have a pair of these. I stopped using them because they seemed too easy to trip the arm if someone was walking by. I would urge everyone to purchase jack stands that have a "safety pin" double back-up design. That way, if the main tab fails or the arm gets tripped, the metal pin is still there to bear the weight of the jack stand. I first purchase this style from Home Depot made by Husky. Since, I have bought some off Amazon. However, buyer beware to inspect those well, as I had to send a pair back as defective with some pretty shoddy welds and defects in the flat metal that looked like a potential crack. My others I got are very nice, though, with the slide pin double locking mechanism.
    '04 330i ZHP sedan | Mystic blue | Alcantara | 6MT | 111k
    '98 740il | Schwartz 2 | Sandbeige | 5AT | 238k | lowered on Bilsteins w/ B&G springs
    '00 540i sport | Titanium silver | Black | 5AT | 120k
    '85 Mustang GT convertible | Medium charcoal metallic | Gray | 5MT | 215k | one owner, all original

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