The Ford Barn

Tom Wesenberg · 10-20-2016, 06:14 AM

The grip angle of the movable jaw doesn't look right for a flywheel turner. It looks like it could be used as a front axle bending tool, but seems too light for that. It's 21 1/2" long.

Pilotdave · 10-20-2016, 06:19 AM

Log peavy for a very small person?

BILL WILLIAMSON · 10-20-2016, 06:28 AM

A can opener for REALLY stubborn CANS???
Bill Awkward

Dollar Bill · 10-20-2016, 06:30 AM

Tool is used to engage flywheel ring gear to rotate the engine.

Big hammer · 10-20-2016, 06:47 AM

If not a flywheel turner, then it's a log tool for your fire place:-)

Tom Wesenberg · 10-20-2016, 06:54 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dollar Bill

Tool is used to engage flywheel ring gear to rotate the engine.

That was my first thought until I studied the angle of the hook.
It doesn't look like a good angle to grab a flywheel tooth.

Keith True · 10-20-2016, 06:57 AM

That is to unscrew the ends off some hydraulic pistons.I have a set of them,starting with the small one like that,and the biggest I have is four feet long.They are handy for dozens of other uses too.

SeaSlugs · 10-20-2016, 06:58 AM

Is it even model A related? Kinda reminds me of an old tool to hold/remove lathe chucks

Tom Wesenberg · 10-20-2016, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keith True

That is to unscrew the ends off some hydraulic pistons.I have a set of them,starting with the small one like that,and the biggest I have is four feet long.They are handy for dozens of other uses too.

Thanks Keith.
Just before you wrote that I was thinking it would be handy for unscrewing a large pipe cap as long as the cap had a knob to grab.

Cool Hand Lurker · 10-20-2016, 09:53 AM

I don't know what it is for, but I do think that it is upsidedown.

a_crazy · 10-20-2016, 05:35 PM

that tool is metal ...ha ha

a_crazy · 10-20-2016, 05:38 PM

defiantly looks like some kind of pulling tool... could it be for some wheel / tire related thing?

Mitch//pa · 10-20-2016, 06:08 PM

It's a pilot bearing puller.

..what did I win

H. L. Chauvin · 10-21-2016, 11:01 AM

Easy peasy,

It is a tool to unscrew the outer cap on a locomotive Houdaille shock absorber.

vern hodgson · 10-21-2016, 11:37 PM

It is a tool used by framers to pull wall plates into line in order to nail to the floor. The hook is driven into the bottom plate and the spike is nailed about a foot away, then the lever is pulled, moving the wall inwards to a point where it is straight. We call it a "mini peavy" it has some age on it, never seen one that old.

Dollar Bill · 10-22-2016, 03:04 AM

I thought Vern had it but the point on the movable arm is not oriented in a way that will allow it to catch onto the sill plate.

After doing a little more research, it appears to be a Spanner Wrench

Tom Wesenberg · 10-22-2016, 03:16 AM

Keith called it back in #7.

vern hodgson · 10-22-2016, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H. L. Chauvin

Easy peasy,

It is a tool to unscrew the outer cap on a locomotive Houdaille shock absorber.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

Keith called it back in #7.

I agree, realized that after my post, the hook shows no evidence of hammering either.

10-20-2016, 06:19 AM	#2
Pilotdave Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Grafton, MA Posts: 1,226	Re: What is this Tool? Log peavy for a very small person?

10-20-2016, 06:28 AM	#3
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: What is this Tool? A can opener for REALLY stubborn CANS??? Bill Awkward __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

10-20-2016, 06:30 AM	#4
Dollar Bill Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Keystone Heights, FL Posts: 647	Re: What is this Tool? Tool is used to engage flywheel ring gear to rotate the engine. __________________ I Love Anything That Turns Money Into Noise

10-20-2016, 06:47 AM	#5
Big hammer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Land of Lincoln Posts: 3,131	Re: What is this Tool? If not a flywheel turner, then it's a log tool for your fire place:-)

10-20-2016, 06:58 AM	#8
SeaSlugs Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Central, IL Posts: 3,968	Re: What is this Tool? Is it even model A related? Kinda reminds me of an old tool to hold/remove lathe chucks __________________ 1929 Model AA - Need long splash aprons!

10-20-2016, 06:57 AM	#7
Keith True Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Epping N.H. Posts: 2,987	Re: What is this Tool? That is to unscrew the ends off some hydraulic pistons.I have a set of them,starting with the small one like that,and the biggest I have is four feet long.They are handy for dozens of other uses too.

10-20-2016, 09:53 AM	#10
Cool Hand Lurker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So Minn Posts: 1,565	Re: What is this Tool? I don't know what it is for, but I do think that it is upsidedown.

10-20-2016, 05:35 PM	#11
a_crazy Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Epping,New Hampshire Posts: 89	Re: What is this Tool? that tool is metal ...ha ha

10-20-2016, 05:38 PM	#12
a_crazy Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Epping,New Hampshire Posts: 89	Re: What is this Tool? defiantly looks like some kind of pulling tool... could it be for some wheel / tire related thing?

10-20-2016, 06:08 PM	#13
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: What is this Tool? It's a pilot bearing puller...what did I win Last edited by Mitch//pa; 10-20-2016 at 06:36 PM.

10-21-2016, 11:01 AM	#14
H. L. Chauvin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,179	Re: What is this Tool? Easy peasy, It is a tool to unscrew the outer cap on a locomotive Houdaille shock absorber.

10-21-2016, 11:37 PM	#15
vern hodgson Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: langley, wa. Posts: 642	Re: What is this Tool? It is a tool used by framers to pull wall plates into line in order to nail to the floor. The hook is driven into the bottom plate and the spike is nailed about a foot away, then the lever is pulled, moving the wall inwards to a point where it is straight. We call it a "mini peavy" it has some age on it, never seen one that old.

10-22-2016, 03:16 AM	#17
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: What is this Tool? Keith called it back in #7.