The Ford Barn

ford35lh · 10-11-2017, 06:05 PM

It was raining today so I poked around the old milkhouse and found two
pails of tools. One had 40 lbs. of Walden wrenches and the other was a
mish-mash which contained a few oddities.

The 1st photo shows 4 I can't identify.

The 2nd shows two Ford script adjustables and one is cast Buffalo.
There are letters or numbers ahead of it but that part of the recess is
corroded or was poorly forged.
What year(s) was the Buffalo one used ??

The 3rd & 4th is a riveting tool. Can it be used for brake shoe rivets ???

Thanks for any input.

51 MERC-CT · 10-11-2017, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ford35lh

The 3rd & 4th is a riveting tool. Can it be used for brake shoe rivets ???

It could be used to rivet a variety of rivets it just needs the correct dies.

D. Jones · 10-11-2017, 07:44 PM

The top tool in the first picture says "conn rod nut". So I'm guessing it may be a wrench to tighten/loosen connecting rod nuts. Why you would need such a wrench I'll leave to others.

redmodelt · 10-11-2017, 07:55 PM

To take up the slack in the connecting rods in a babbitted engine while laying on your back under such cars as a Model T!

VeryTangled · 10-11-2017, 09:48 PM

I'll tell 'ya what. I need that last riveting tool to put the hood bumpers on my '35 hood and fender. It's in a place where hammering is not going to work. That little beauty looks like just the ticket given the right dies and soft enough rivets!

rotorwrench · 10-12-2017, 08:49 AM

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Brake rivets are tube types and require the correct dies but a person can buy tools that just use a hammer to set them. I have a squeezer but it only works well with the aircraft AD aluminum rivets up to 5/32" and that's about it. That rivet tool may be something to set grommets or snaps in canvas or something of that nature. It looks to be set up for something like that.

Ford used adjustable wrenches in their tool kits for years so only a tool avid collector would have info for the different contractors that made all that stuff over the 30 to 40 years or so that Ford supplied tool kits.

ford35lh · 10-18-2017, 02:51 PM

Lin Stacey ID'd the adjustable wrench(left in photo )as "T" made by Barcalo.
And,confirmed the other was 40-46.

10-11-2017, 07:44 PM	#3
D. Jones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bend, Oregon Posts: 514	Re: Tool ID The top tool in the first picture says "conn rod nut". So I'm guessing it may be a wrench to tighten/loosen connecting rod nuts. Why you would need such a wrench I'll leave to others.

10-11-2017, 07:55 PM	#4
redmodelt Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland OR Posts: 6,340	Re: Tool ID To take up the slack in the connecting rods in a babbitted engine while laying on your back under such cars as a Model T! __________________ I know the voices aren't real but damn they have some good ideas!

10-11-2017, 09:48 PM	#5
VeryTangled Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: (Not far enough...) Outside of DC Posts: 3,387	Re: Tool ID I'll tell 'ya what. I need that last riveting tool to put the hood bumpers on my '35 hood and fender. It's in a place where hammering is not going to work. That little beauty looks like just the ticket given the right dies and soft enough rivets! __________________ -Jeff H Have you thought about supporting the Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum?

10-12-2017, 08:49 AM	#6
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,426	Re: Tool ID Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Brake rivets are tube types and require the correct dies but a person can buy tools that just use a hammer to set them. I have a squeezer but it only works well with the aircraft AD aluminum rivets up to 5/32" and that's about it. That rivet tool may be something to set grommets or snaps in canvas or something of that nature. It looks to be set up for something like that. Ford used adjustable wrenches in their tool kits for years so only a tool avid collector would have info for the different contractors that made all that stuff over the 30 to 40 years or so that Ford supplied tool kits.

10-18-2017, 02:51 PM	#7
ford35lh Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Upstate; The Real New York Posts: 444	Re: Tool ID Lin Stacey ID'd the adjustable wrench(left in photo )as "T" made by Barcalo. And,confirmed the other was 40-46.