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Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: wrenchguy on May 13, 2012, 12:41:26 PM

Title: Another big'en for my big wrench collection, Vulcan No. 16, 7' long, 140lbs.
Post by: wrenchguy on May 13, 2012, 12:41:26 PM
Picked it at a sale yesterday, i don't think it was ever used.

(http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/wrenchguy49/P5121457.jpg)
Title: Re: Another big'en for my big wrench collection, Vulcan No. 16, 7' long, 140lbs.
Post by: OilyRascal on May 13, 2012, 12:53:40 PM
Quote from: wrenchguy on May 13, 2012, 12:41:26 PM
Picked it at a sale yesterday, i don't think it was ever used.


Now that's a real man's wrench.
Title: Re: Another big'en for my big wrench collection, Vulcan No. 16, 7' long, 140lbs.
Post by: Wrenchmensch on May 13, 2012, 03:43:06 PM
It could even be 2 real men's wrench!
Title: Re: Another big'en for my big wrench collection, Vulcan No. 16, 7' long, 140lbs.
Post by: rusty on May 13, 2012, 03:47:27 PM

Probably why it was never used. The poor slob got to the jobsite and couldn't get it out of the truck...
Title: Re: Another big'en for my big wrench collection, Vulcan No. 16, 7' long, 140lbs.
Post by: Papaw on May 13, 2012, 09:31:43 PM
I'm a big fella, but I'd hate to have to manhandle that!
Title: Re: Another big'en for my big wrench collection, Vulcan No. 16, 7' long, 140lbs.
Post by: Bill Houghton on May 13, 2012, 09:47:59 PM
In my misspent youth, I spent a few months installing overhead doors.  We were on one job, in a lumber storage building at the Masonite operation up in Ukiah (north of San Francisco), at the same time as the sprinkler installers.  They were using conventional pipe wrenches the same length.  Two guys, one of whom would stand on one wrench to hold it in place while the other did the grunting.  Every hour or so, they'd trade jobs.  I was dripping sweat; they weren't.  I was making a little more than minimum wage; they were making just a tad bitty more.
Title: Re: Another big'en for my big wrench collection, Vulcan No. 16, 7' long, 140lbs.
Post by: OilyRascal on May 14, 2012, 05:42:40 AM
I'll vouch for this - I'm a rather large man myself and it was all I could do to handle it's younger sibling - the 6' version.   I'm guessing there are not a lot of these 7' ers laying around.
Title: Re: Another big'en for my big wrench collection, Vulcan No. 16, 7' long, 140lbs.
Post by: lbgradwell on May 14, 2012, 07:50:04 AM
That thing is simply awesome! But I'd hate to have to use it...
Title: Re: Another big'en for my big wrench collection, Vulcan No. 16, 7' long, 140lbs.
Post by: wrenchguy on May 14, 2012, 08:41:05 AM
 from what i can find online its the biggest vulcan chainwrench made.  working range 4" to 24" pipe! thanks.
Title: Re: Another big'en for my big wrench collection, Vulcan No. 16, 7' long, 140lbs.
Post by: jimwrench on May 14, 2012, 08:58:48 AM
 So thats what a humdinger looks like.
Title: Re: Another big'en for my big wrench collection, Vulcan No. 16, 7' long, 140lbs.
Post by: Wrenchmensch on May 14, 2012, 12:45:52 PM
From the photo, it appears someone tried to kill this wrench with a .30-.30. That they missed is evident from the bullet hole left in the van.
Title: Re: Another big'en for my big wrench collection, Vulcan No. 16, 7' long, 140lbs.
Post by: wrenchguy on May 14, 2012, 01:28:24 PM
ol' betsy had a tommygate on it, thus the oak bumper.  that hole was from a support bracket and ain't got filled yet. been too busy looking for big'ens!
Title: Re: Another big'en for my big wrench collection, Vulcan No. 16, 7' long, 140lbs.
Post by: Fins/413 on May 14, 2012, 04:12:59 PM
Holy cow any idea how much it weighs?
Title: Re: Another big'en for my big wrench collection, Vulcan No. 16, 7' long, 140lbs.
Post by: Papaw on May 14, 2012, 04:31:09 PM
140lbs. Right there in the thread title, Eric!
Title: Re: Another big'en for my big wrench collection, Vulcan No. 16, 7' long, 140lbs.
Post by: wrenchguy on May 27, 2012, 02:43:05 PM
Quote from: wrenchguy on May 13, 2012, 12:41:26 PM
Picked it at a sale yesterday, i don't think it was ever used.

(http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/wrenchguy49/P5121457.jpg)


i went to a engine show yesterday and a guy told me he saw a williams chain wrench about 4-6 inches long. he thought it was salesmans sample. anyone here seen or heard of one?
thanks
Title: Re: Another big'en for my big wrench collection, Vulcan No. 16, 7' long, 140lbs.
Post by: Lewill2 on May 27, 2012, 03:42:31 PM
Yep, One or two, they are on here someplace. I posted them before.
Title: Re: Another big'en for my big wrench collection, Vulcan No. 16, 7' long, 140lbs.
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on May 27, 2012, 04:16:16 PM
Tools like that are the reason that they invented rough terrain forklifts and skidsteers with a hole in the fork for a clevis.
Title: Re: Another big'en for my big wrench collection, Vulcan No. 16, 7' long, 140lbs.
Post by: wrenchguy on May 28, 2012, 04:26:37 PM
Quote from: Lewill2 on May 27, 2012, 03:42:31 PM
Yep, One or two, they are on here someplace. I posted them before.

would anyone have any available? the smaller the better.
thanks.
Title: Re: Another big'en for my big wrench collection, Vulcan No. 16, 7' long, 140lbs.
Post by: Lewill2 on May 28, 2012, 06:31:18 PM
Not at this time, still collecting not selling any wrenches.