Jack stands are one of the most essential tools in the DIY wrencher’s garage. It’s also one of the first tools any of us with ambitions of wrenching acquires. Like anything, it’s tempting to want to ...

Lifting commercial motor vehicles poses significant risks for technicians who service truck tires. Several factors influence ...

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 ...

Jack stands are extremely important to your safety when it comes to working underneath your car. Here are our picks of the best jack stands. If you ever have to perform any maintenance work on your ...

One should never cheap out on a good floor jack. Your safety is at stake, after all. These jack brands are high quality, but ...

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 ...

If you ever have to perform any maintenance work on your vehicle that requires lifting it off the ground, you need to invest into jack stands. No excuses, as you should never rely solely on your floor ...

Remember when we published a story on Harbor Freight's jack stands being recalled because their locking pawls weren't fully engaging? It turns out that the replacement jack stands may have issues too ...

I love shopping at Harbor Freight, where tools are cheap and plentiful. But you mostly get what you pay for. In fact, there's a tradesperson's adage you'd do well to heed: "If your job or your life ...

Harbor Freight is recalling 454,000 jack stands because they pose a safety risk and advises consumers to stop using them immediately. According to the recall notice posted on the retailer's website, ...

Back in May, we wrote about a selection of Pittsburgh brand three- and six-ton jack stands recalled by Harbor Freight because of a manufacturing defect that could cause them to collapse under load, ...