Whats this & intended use?

[NIsaacs]

Circa 1930's, what is it and what was it's primary intended use?



Nick

 

[BIGNASTY]

A Jack of some kind?

 

[mwilson]

I have a screw style jack at home that my Dad gave me, it was made by Simplex.



That was for railroad use.



Could your jack be for train use??????



Mike.

 

[Moe]

Railroad track laying hoist?

 

[jhenderson]

I have always hear them refered to as either a house jack or a railroad jack.

 

[JMetzger]

Have seen them used in jacking up homes for repair or moving & also seen them used on the railroads for jacking up locomotives & RR cars.

 

[WCPoe]

My Dad had one of those back around 1968 or so. Don't know what ever became of it. He told me it was a railroad jack. I guess it was a precursor of what is now a farm jack.

On an quick check on flea-bay they seem to be somewhat valuable. You really can't go wrong collecting old tools.

 

[NIsaacs]

Yup, you guys are all right, jeeze, too easy for ya:-laf When I found it I didn't have a clue what is was made for



They are still made today, but with an aluminum housing. Main use was for pulling power poles and railroads. The top piece can be replaced with different attachments for specialized use. It's rated 15 ton.



Nick

 

[BIGNASTY]

Isnt it one jack handle for up and another jack handle position for down? If you look it has 2 positions for the jack handle

 

[NIsaacs]

No, it has a lever like a handyman jack for up and down. The two position handle attachment is for close quarters. If one don't work the other might.



Nick

 

[BIGNASTY]

Sounds good to me!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ed9824v]

YEP got two of them for $10 was going to sell them for a profit and my boy let me have it we have used them like crazy since. 10 and 20 ton. used them to lift my 12000lb trailer to change flip the axles. takes no effort to work the jack. 2 holes for just better positioning of the handle. I had to adjust and lube both and put the hilift to shame. They are great. ED

 

[MChrist]

Looks like it may weigh a few pounds?

 

[ed9824v]

kinda heavy but they do make an aluminum one, they all go for a lot of money

 

[K.L.Schumacher]

Had 2 of those at the plant i used to work at for 30 years. Used for lifting machinery and forklifts . They are probably still in use to this day. Heavy but work real good. Kim

 

[GHarman]

Railroad Jacks

We used similar jacks to set rail cars on the tracks. The units we used were rated at 50 tons. Yes, they are very heavy! 'Course, the would work for most heavy lifting chores. One of their unique attributes is that little toe down close to the base. The base is split so that toe will set even with the base of the jack. It can be used under heavy objects that have minimal clearance above the deck! You just need to slip the base lip under the object and you can get it off the ground, block it and take it up in steps! GregH

 

[Deathrowdave]

Cable reel jacks , used to hold and lift cable reels and pull poles