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02-08-2023, 10:50 AM | #1 |
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Porter Ferguson body and fender service equipment
I salvaged this porter, Ferguson body and fender service kit years ago from an old Ford dealership that closed down. I suspect I’m missing the hydraulic pump and hydraulic ram.
I’m pretty sure with the wealth of knowledge on this site I can figure out how to use this and what I am missing. The box that it came in is heavy duty and was a pile of rust when I got it. I gave it a quick sanding and sprayed it with some leftover red paint I had. I can’t quite picture how to turn buckle and lower piece would work. |
02-08-2023, 12:39 PM | #2 |
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Re: Porter Ferguson body and fender service equipment
picture 3-upper right-that is a pole jack similar to a 40 Ford jack--I tend to believe that piece is your "hydraulic" ram. very good old school equipment find
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02-08-2023, 11:42 PM | #3 |
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Re: Porter Ferguson body and fender service equipment
Nice find!
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02-09-2023, 12:39 AM | #4 |
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Re: Porter Ferguson body and fender service equipment
The old hydraulic “porta power” used pipe thread fittings, female thread on the body, male thread on the ram —- some were double acting, one of those could work with some of your parts
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02-09-2023, 09:33 AM | #5 |
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Re: Porter Ferguson body and fender service equipment
I found this so far. The threaded ends make sense
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02-09-2023, 11:40 AM | #6 |
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02-09-2023, 11:47 AM | #7 |
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Re: Porter Ferguson body and fender service equipment
Some of those tools look like for working on big trucks. The body and fender tools I have and have been using for 50 years are much lighter. My dad at one time went to a body and fender school in the 40s after he got out of the Navy and I have most of his tools. He never worked in a shop, became a carpenter. I did use the lead tools on my 32 roadster but that was the last time I had a place where I needed some. Nice score!
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03-14-2023, 10:35 AM | #8 |
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Re: Porter Ferguson body and fender service equipment
Correcting the orientation of this pic makes the $19.40 price of the wooden boxed set more noticeable.
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04-29-2024, 11:55 PM | #9 |
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Re: Porter Ferguson body and fender service equipment
My Grandpa is William Ferguson (1900-1963), the inventor of Porter-Ferguson auto body tools and was a VP at H.K. Porter in Massachusetts where the tools were manufactured.
I have collected nearly everything he invented. |
04-30-2024, 12:47 AM | #10 | |
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Re: Porter Ferguson body and fender service equipment
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04-30-2024, 05:12 AM | #11 |
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Re: Porter Ferguson body and fender service equipment
Wow!!.....that’s an awesome collection....Mark
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