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The Official "What The Heck Is This?" Thread

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by Focker, Feb 19, 2016.

  1. Oct 12, 2022
    PeteL

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    Found this strange old tool in the barn, anyone have any idea what it was for?

    :rofl:

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    Howard Eisenhauer

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    Video game controller?
     
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    PeteL

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    You're no fun...
     
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    Howard Eisenhauer

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    Apparently neither was the video game :whistle:
     
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    dozerjim

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    cobweb shackle,reversed rear
     
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    Ohiowrangler

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    Kinda reminds me of a trolley from an old meat processing plant/butcher shop. If not I'm going with the game controller for the rocktendo, circa 2bc. Ron
     
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    Jw60

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    Wench controller (worn)
     
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    EFranzen

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    Funny, mines looks to be a 69, but titled as a 1966 (pre-emission yeah). It has the D27/D44 axles and v6 with the T14/T18.

    Ernie
     
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    Keys5a

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    A ‘66 should have a T86/D18. Do you have small cone-shaped amber front signal lights, or larger flat-ish clear signal lights? I believe sometime in ‘69 was the change over to the larger lights.
    -Donny
     
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    jeep2003

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    I think that might be limiting straps like they were cabled to the shackles at one time to keep them from getting jammed when flexed out with worn out springs.
     
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    PeteL

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    Was that a thing? Pictures?
     
  12. Dec 5, 2022
    Ol Fogie

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    Found this mystery tool in an old wooden box that belonged to my granddad. The other tools in the box were for iron pipe threading, including several dies, die handles, and a pipe vice. This being in the box I wonder if it may of been part of the tools needed when threading pipe? Any one recognize it?
    Also last two pictures are of the threading tools. IMG_3815.JPG IMG_3816.JPG IMG_3773.JPG IMG_3775.JPG
     
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    Lockman

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    Looks to me to be a sort of holding tool , perhaps for rotating a pipe with a little leverage ??????
     
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    OldAdobe

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    I think its a homemade tool for leveraging pipe up off ground, if in a trench, to get clearance to use the pipe threader. Pipe vise isn't necessary to hold a buried pipe when cutting and threading for repairs. Can only use one arm of the threader for trench repairs and would need to constantly switch the threader dogs to go back and forth to cut and clean new threads.
     
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    Ol Fogie

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    Very likely, the tool is fairly small, about 12 inches with the leaver/handle only about 7-8 inches long. So not much leverage available there. Maybe used to lift pipe away from a wall for repairs. Granddad worked for Ga. Marble Co. during the 1920's doing pipe fitting work for steam pluming in the marble finishing mills. The little point on the end is very sharp, like a knife point. My first thought was it might be a deburring tool for new threaded pipe joints but it is just not configured right for that. thanks, Jim.
     
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    Fireball

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    It's possible it's a scribe to mark where you want to cut the pipe.
     
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    PeteL

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    1) All interesting ideas, but I think it is significant that it is so heavily iron-bound. That effort is not accidental, and implies some very demanding type of use. My guess is it may have had more to with the marble handling than with the pipe fitting.

    2) Also the very sharp point forged at the tip is deliberate. Says to me it was intended to be embedded in some material, or driven between layers, not merely hooking.

    3) Why is it designed with such a long (iron) lever at the opposite side of the spike's pivot? Yet not formed as a "handle," nor does it show any sign of being struck.

    4) Possibly the iron center piece is rotated 180º out of working position. What might be its function if the spike tip instead pointed towards the short end of the wood lever?

    5) I'll shut up now.
     
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    Ol Fogie

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    Ah, some very interesting ideas. There is every possibility the tool is for some use entirely not related to the pipe threading tools. May have been just stored in the same box. I will tinker with it a bit tomorrow and see what I can come up with. Maybe some more close up photos with a tape measure beside it. Thanks for your ideas, they are all good ones. Please continue with any new thoughts and speculations. Jim.
     
  19. Dec 15, 2022
    Scott Bruns

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    Anyone have an idea what are the backing brackets for?

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    I removed them from my 69 CJ-6. They are threaded with 1/4x20 threads.

    I found them in a bag of parts to reinstall but I don't know where they go.
     
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    SFaulken

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    Windshield hold down brackets/latches, those are the nut plates for the stationary part, that gets bolted to the dashboard.
     
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