Bumper Jack, Barbwire Fence Stretcher???

[Ant]

It's not mine, a friend of mine found it.
An old guy that I know says it's a tractor jack. The only thing that's legible on on it is HOO2

Thanks Tony

 

[Hill Billy]

It appears to me that the rod is tapered hard to tell with the small pic.
I can't see it working if it is.
Also to be a jack, wouldn't the rod need some teeth to grab to go up and down?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

To me the jack works the same was as the well known bumper jack. Instead of using a tire iron to actuate the jacking lever it uses a chain. The wooden handle is used to release the jack or let the jack down. Some of you young guys may not know how an old bumper jack works.

I don't think it works like a chainfall hoist though...

Can you explain how the chain is used instead of a tire iron? Do you pull the chain? ... because you certainly cannot crank a chain up and down like a lever.

 

[Silver Searcher]

To me the jack works the same was as the well known bumper jack. Instead of using a tire iron to actuate the jacking lever it uses a chain. The wooden handle is used to release the jack or let the jack down. Some of you young guys may not know how an old bumper jack works.

I don't think it works like a chainfall hoist though...

Can you explain how the chain is used instead of a tire iron? Do you pull the chain? ... because you certainly cannot crank a chain up and down like a lever.

Perhaps he is pulling all our chains

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Hi you all. First let me apologize for not giving the complete factual story.
I only gave limited information because I wanted to keep myself anonymous.

I remember you Ant. How are you?
You have been a member since 2oo6. You used to post your picture in your avatar.
For whatever reason you now wish to remain incognito is really of no concern. 8)
We are only interested in this curious item. Thanks for posting.

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

I have hesitated mentioning this before because it requires so much time. But I have been looking at ...

"Bumper Jack Patent"

... and finding some really cool stuff that you likely won't see elsewhere. I still don't believe it's a true jack, but if it is, and it was patented, it should be listed. The only problem is, there are approximately 3,000 different listings, and I need help looking at all of them. All you have to do is Google the three words above and it should take you where you need to be to do a search. I have been eliminating everything "after" about 1960.


Any volunteers?

Thanks.

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[Bigcypresshunter]

You can use Tinyurl.com to shorten those long links.

http://tinyurl.com/

 

[Ant]

Yes I'm that same Ant, and I'm still finding Gold and Silver, I hope you are too. I remember you too. I've been at work all day and this site is blocked so I can't post. My last response was while I was at home on lunch, now I'm off. I'm going to ask Jesse how it works and if would post a photo of the other side.

I'll get back ASA Jesse answers, maybe sooner.

Ant

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

I caught me a fish today, but it wasn't the biggin' I was hoping for. Actually, the only reason I am even posting this "throw-back" is to report in and let you know I spent about three hours today looking at patent designs for every type of jack you can imagine. There were ...

Tractor Jacks
Automobile Jacks
Bumper Jacks
Lifting Jacks
Etc.
etc.
etc.
etc.
(This is supposed to look like a jack)


And this is just to mention a few. All total I looked at approximately 150 different patents, with about 600 to go. And this time I can say with absolute certainty that 99% of them either had a "Threaded Shaft" or a "Toothed Shaft," or some form of deep slots/groves of some type. Not a single one had a totally smooth main shaft! (Except maybe the hydraulic jacks that I didn't even look at).

And of the 150 I looked at, the one shown below is "the only one" that used a small chain of any kind. And it ain't even close to what we're looking for. Nor do I fully understand what purpose the chain serves on this particular example. The main reason I'm posting it is to show what type of stuff I've been looking at for the past three hours. The earliest patent for a car jack I saw was 1919. I can't remember the earliest tractor jack date, but it was super early, maybe in the teens.

The search continues.

I can't wait to hear what Antman has to say!

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[ 1940 w/weird chain ]

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

And this is just to mention a few. All total I looked at approximately 150 different patents, with about 600 to go. And this time I can say with absolute certainty that 99% of them either had a "Threaded Shaft" or a "Toothed Shaft," or some form of heavy slots/groves of some type. Not a single one had a totally smooth main shaft! (Except maybe the hydraulic jacks that I didn't even look at).

I believe he said somewhere the shaft had notches.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I spent about three hours today looking at patent designs for every type of jack you can imagine. There were ...

Tractor Jacks
Automobile Jacks
Bumper Jacks
Lifting Jacks
Etc.
etc.
etc.
etc.

Did you check weed chain jack or "chain jack"?

I dont know if the OPs chain is long enough and it appears to be one continuous chain. So Im not sure its a weed chain jack. Wouldnt the lady get her hands dirty?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

If someone logs in on the Jesse thread they may be able to move some pictures over here. Even this pic looks a little better. It appears to have more letters or numbers on it.

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

Cy ~

That's looks like a dang 1910-1920 patent number on that dude! If we can figure out what it is we will have this thing solved in two minutes. The best I can make out is ...

1,037,120

But I already checked and that number is for a 1912 car brake.

The $20.00 Reward is off because this thing is solved!



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[SODABOTTLEBOB]

I have tried seven different number combinations, but nothing yet. However, the patent dates 1910/1920 seem to fit. We need to get Antman back here and see what he has to say about it. Not unless I'm Goofy and imagining things? Surely that top number isn't H002! Is it? In Antman's initial post he said H002 were the only "legible" marks on it. And you know what that means! It means there were "other" marks on it that they couldn't make out.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I have tried seven different number combinations, but nothing yet. However, the patent dates 1910/1920 seem to fit. We need to get Antman back here and see what he has to say about it. Not unless I'm Goofy and imagining things? Surely that top number isn't H002! Is it? In Antman's initial post he said H002 were the only "legible" marks on it. And you know what that means! It means there were "other" marks on it that they couldn't make out.

It looks like patent numbers to me but I cant read them. http://www.oldstuffonly.com/patent_dates.asp Its a possibility someone was pulling our chain by witholding information. Maybe this thread needs to be moved to the Games and Contests forum. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/board,388.0.html

We need a good closeup picture of the numbers and we can try to decifer it.

I tried 1,927,120 1,027,123 1,927,123

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

It looks to me like 1,927,1?3

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

[size=14pt][size=14pt]SOLVED[/size]

and it Ant a jack LOL


http://www.google.com/patents?id=3e...=gbs_selected_pages&cad=1#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Tell the Jessie forum to stick to hunting and send the What Is Its to TN still the best all around identification forum on the net!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

http://ytforums.ytmag.com/trforum/v...ghlight=&sid=815d7f55364a65847fd6cebbf8e1c51d

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

You son of a lucky dog! I was only about six patent numbers away from finding it myself!

Congratulations!

Them guys don't know nuttin'



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[Bigcypresshunter]

I can see now the foot peg is bolted solid to the shaft and does not move up or down. The foot peg helps push the stake into the ground.