Harbor Freight power tillers or cultivators
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 28, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
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- 1report to CPSC
- Jan 28, 2013the latest report was made
- Jan 28, 2013the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Harbor Freight
- Maker
- Harbor Freight ToolsMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Power tillers or cultivatorsCPSC’s product type: Power Tillers or Cultivators (code 1408), in Yard & Garden: Gardening & Landscaping
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| January 2013 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Jan 28, 2013, sent to the company Feb 4, 2013, published by CPSC Feb 19, 2013
The product, in the report: Predator Brand (6 1/2 hp Gasoline Engine (212 cc [REDACTED]) sold by Harbor Freight
A new 6 1/2 HP Gasoline Engine (212cc) Predator Brand ([REDACTED]) was purchased from Harbor Freight approximately 1 year ago as a replacement for a tiller. The engine was left in the box for several months and later filled with oil and started with a small amount of gasoline in the metal tank. Recently I filled the tank with gasoline, restarted it, let it run for a while 30-40- minutes and shut it down. I later found moisture on the exterior of the gas tank and thinking it was condensation, wiped it dry. On a later date I discovered the same thing and discovered it was gasoline, leaking, weeping, seeping from a seam that holds the upper and lower portions of the tank together. The seam is “crimped” metal and the gasoline appears to be coming from the upper portion of the tank. IT IS UNSAFE TO USE. I have talked to two Managers at the Fayetteville, NC Harbor Freight Store (1/23/2013 and 1/27/2013) and their only concern was, it is out of warranty and your problem.
I reminded them that the issue was not a warranty, but a safety issue, as in unsafe to use as sold and should be recalled.
An undamaged gasoline tank should be designed and manufactured to outlast the normal expected life of the engine which can be 10 plus years.
- Model
- Predator 212cc OHV Horizontal Shaft Gas Engine
- UPC
- 9236368120
- Serial number
- R210A1112044888
- Bought from
- HARBOR FREIGHT
- Bought
- Apr 1, 2012, about then
- Where
- Autryville, North Carolina: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 74, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Harbor Freight, made or sold by Harbor Freight Tools
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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