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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: bigdaddie47 on February 19, 2012, 05:15:49 PM

Title: Got an other one
Post by: bigdaddie47 on February 19, 2012, 05:15:49 PM

Looks like a hydraulic jack of some sort. 27"long, has number  138-8 on the side, no other markings on it. Hook plate rotates around pipe shaft, pointed end appears to slide out. doesn't work yet haven't taken it apart.

Title: Re: Got an other one
Post by: amertrac on February 19, 2012, 05:38:22 PM

A hydraulic cylindercould have been for almpost  anything from farm machinery to jaws of life  bob w.

Title: Re: Got an other one
Post by: Mac53 on February 19, 2012, 10:13:50 PM

The hook reminds me of a bumper-hook for a hi-lift \ tractor jack. Perhaps an old hydraulic one?

Title: Re: Got an other one
Post by: Aunt Phil on February 20, 2012, 12:45:18 AM

What ya got there is a mostuv.

That's mostuv a universal hydraulic jack that about 192 different manufacturers made in the late 40s & early 50s trying to take advantage of their new hydraulic knowledge and machining capabilities they came into as military producers until WW II ended.  Everybody was scrambling for a product they could produce and most importantly sell to stay in business.

You put some gentle rust removal technology to that mostuv and make up a toeplate and you just might have one hell of a bumper jack.  It probably won't work well in a horizontal attitude though.