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Offline 64longstep/Brian

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Anyone have any clue what this might be?
« on: June 13, 2013, 04:51:08 PM »
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Re: Anyone have any clue what this might be?
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2013, 04:53:26 PM »
Brian and I were discussing this on Facebook. His guess was railroad track switch, but I don't think so.
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Re: Anyone have any clue what this might be?
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2013, 05:10:55 PM »
This is a type of tyre shrinker. The tyre was heated up, clamped either side then compressed up  using the centre lever. This was done to save cutting and rewelding.
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Re: Anyone have any clue what this might be?
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2013, 05:25:17 PM »
I don't know, I can't see how it would work... Wouldn't there have to be a set of radius jaws to do that shrink the tyre... 
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Re: Anyone have any clue what this might be?
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2013, 05:36:44 PM »
After a little research I have come to the conclusion that it is nit a RR track switch.... I'm stumped...
 
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Re: Anyone have any clue what this might be?
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2013, 05:57:14 PM »
Like this, Brian-


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Re: Anyone have any clue what this might be?
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2013, 06:10:55 PM »
AAH I see now...
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Re: Anyone have any clue what this might be?
« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2013, 10:18:08 PM »
Great Photos Papaw, I think that the eBay shrinker is shop made and not a commercial one.
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Re: Anyone have any clue what this might be?
« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2013, 11:21:34 PM »
This may be redundant after Papaw's excellent post. But from Datamp: Canadian patent 16,623 was granted April 9, 1883 to Andrew Bell Jardine of Hespeler, Ontario for improvements on a tire upsetting machine - Jardine's Improved Tire Upsetter. The patent drawing, while not an exact match, is the same design.
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Re: Anyone have any clue what this might be?
« Reply #9 on: June 14, 2013, 09:03:48 AM »
OK, a tire shrinker it is, but shouldn't there be a mechanism to spread the two arms on the right in order to butt the ends tightly?
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Re: Anyone have any clue what this might be?
« Reply #10 on: June 14, 2013, 01:57:44 PM »
The more important question is the vehicle in the background. no engine or front clip but Buick rally rims from the musclecar era. skylark GS maybe?
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Re: Anyone have any clue what this might be?
« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2013, 10:13:54 AM »
Quote from: johnsironsanctuary on June 14, 2013, 09:03:48 AM
OK, a tire shrinker it is, but shouldn't there be a mechanism to spread the two arms on the right in order to butt the ends tightly?

Unless it's a two man operation. I think there is something missing. Maybe some kind of locking device to hold the arms once they are spread.
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