2017 Tool Hunting

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Re: 2017 Tool Hunting

Post by mudbox » Sat Oct 28, 2017 6:21 am

Good LORD! That thing is a monster!
With nothing else in the pic for scale, it's hard to tell, but it has to be HUGE!
I'd hose it down with some penetrating oil to see if that loosens up the lever. Cool find!
-Jason


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Re: 2017 Tool Hunting

Post by gpw_42 » Sat Oct 28, 2017 5:34 pm

mudbox wrote:
Sat Oct 28, 2017 6:21 am
With nothing else in the pic for scale, it's hard to tell, but it has to be HUGE!
I'd hose it down with some penetrating oil to see if that loosens up the lever. Cool find!
-Jason
11" tall, and probably 6" wide (note ruler in 1st pic, showing height). It was too cool to walk past for the price; if I don't have to buy the $80 kit, it's going to be a lot cooler, lol!

Thanks for the oil suggestion on the lever; I was surprised what it took to get the plug to turn, with some Kroil and a cheater bar on a 1/2" ratchet.
Steve

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Re: 2017 Tool Hunting

Post by mudbox » Sun Oct 29, 2017 1:07 pm

gpw_42 wrote:
Sat Oct 28, 2017 5:34 pm
It was too cool to walk past for the price
Steve... I'm blaming this on you! :lol: :lol:
Not wartime, but this followed me home today.
12 Ton Blackhawk model D87
It works, but I haven't tested it under load.

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Re: 2017 Tool Hunting

Post by gpw_42 » Mon Oct 30, 2017 6:34 am

Jason, it's encouraging to enable someone else, especially as the new guy!

There's surprisingly little which I can find on the net about these old jacks. However, I did find a couple eBay auctions for pages out of old (hardware store) catalogs, which have a little info about these jacks. User, these may be informative for you, since your D-8.7 is listed in both. Unfortunately, neither has a date which I saw on the page, but the sellers specified when they were published. The first is allegedly from 1937 and the second is allegedly from 1940.
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