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Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: coolford on February 12, 2020, 05:06:36 PM

Title: Made in the USA, no other mark
Post by: coolford on February 12, 2020, 05:06:36 PM

These are both heavy duty wrenches, the shaft is 7/8" in diameter and other than a 3/4" difference in length are the same.  Each has a formed 1" hex socket at one end and a 1"hex plug at the other end.  One is 10 3/4" long and the other 11 1/2".  The plug can be put into the socket of the other to make a longer wrench.  They were given to me by a member of our car club.  Any idea who made them and what they were used on.

Title: Re: Made in the USA, no other mark
Post by: Northwoods on February 12, 2020, 09:12:48 PM

So, are they a sort of 3/4" offset extensions, then?

Title: Re: Made in the USA, no other mark
Post by: jimwrench on February 13, 2020, 04:31:13 PM

 John Deere flywheel wrenchs

Title: Re: Made in the USA, no other mark
Post by: coolford on February 13, 2020, 07:25:31 PM

Thanks jimwrench, as I'm not into tractor wrenches I appreciate the input.  Why would one be slightly shorter than the other?

Title: Re: Made in the USA, no other mark
Post by: Bill Houghton on February 13, 2020, 09:19:04 PM

Quote from: coolford on February 13, 2020, 07:25:31 PM

Thanks jimwrench, as I'm not into tractor wrenches I appreciate the input.  Why would one be slightly shorter than the other?

Because the other one's longer?

No, got nothing useful.

Title: Re: Made in the USA, no other mark
Post by: Yadda on February 14, 2020, 12:11:55 AM

Quote from: Bill Houghton on February 13, 2020, 09:19:04 PM

Quote from: coolford on February 13, 2020, 07:25:31 PM

Thanks jimwrench, as I'm not into tractor wrenches I appreciate the input.  Why would one be slightly shorter than the other?

Because the other one's longer?

No, got nothing useful.

Steroids?  I'm with Bill.

Title: Re: Made in the USA, no other mark
Post by: mvwcnews on February 17, 2020, 08:06:51 AM

Quote from: coolford on February 13, 2020, 07:25:31 PM

Thanks jimwrench, as I'm not into tractor wrenches I appreciate the input.  Why would one be slightly shorter than the other?

Different clearances on different engine sizes -- overall design is the same, but the sizes & spaces end up different.  Go to a "green power" John Deere show some time & see how the two cylinder engine evolved from the WWI vintage Waterloo Boy through the last two cylinders made in the 1950s.