Can anyone tell me what this is?

[stever]

The handle is over 6 feet long the claws or tongs are probably 10 to 12 inches long each having 2 teeth.

 

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[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

HOLA mi compadre Chagy;

Sorry ( yeah! heheh), while you are close, it is "not" a wire fence tightener---

a) Your picture does not have the lifting loop, instead it has a lever - minus the application rod - in the same place for tensioning.

The original has no way to move the tongs together to apply tension to anything except by the actual work load itself and a bit from gravity..

I suspect that the holes in the basic frame of the original are for locking the lifting loop for one reason or another with the shaft withdrawn, possibly for twisting/rotating the rail around it's horizntal/length wise axis for alignment.

B) the pole or shaft on the left side cannot extend into the right side as is shown in the original object, and is necessary for a two man crew to utilize.while lifting a rail..

C) the angle of the tongs is quite different

D) Sides I have to beat Doc on this snicker heheheheheheh

Tropical Tramp

 

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[Michelle]

HOLA mi compadre Chagy;

Sorry ( yeah! heheh), while you are close, it is "not" a wire fence tightener---

a) Your picture does not have the lifting loop, instead it has a lever - minus the application rod - in the same place for tensioning.

The original has no way to move the tongs together to apply tension to anything except by the actual work load itself.

I suspect that the holes in the basic frame of the origional are for locking the lifting loop for one reason or another with the shaft withdrawn.

B) the pole or shaft on the left side cannot extend into the right side as is shown in the original object, and is necessary for a two man crew to utilize.while lifting a rail..

C) the angle of the tongs is quite different

D) Sides I have to beat Doc on this snicker heheheheheheh

Tropical Tramp

hehe...How many wrenches have you got in your bag to throw into the wheels of motion TT....HEHE,...Doc did you give him your wrenches?

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

diving doc ]
?? Am I right? Looks very similar in construction and apparant function, please explain better.
Doc
******
Shucks Doc it is self explanitory, use your sapatial visualization.

Tropical Tramp

 

[Michelle]

diving doc ]
?? Am I right? Looks very similar in construction and apparant function, please explain better.
Doc
******
Shucks Doc it is self explanitory, use your sapatial visualization.

Tropical Tramp

sapatial visualization I see the tongs on the first post are thinner...the end where the handle would be is much different also the lever is different set up not a u shape as is in the first post...second post tool is used for something heavier than the first...I still think it could be a power or telephone wire/fuse reacher changer thing the pull rope to work the lever is missing....Or a tool the keystone fire company used to remove the cat from the tree...SORRY...

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Troplical Tramp, known as TILL EULENSPIGLE II





"Spatial visualization" sigh I suppose that I should use the spell checker, but----


*(:>D] ---> Michele

 

[pgill]

I believe it is a rail line installer tool. the wooden pole going right through the tool, one person on each side with the rail dangling in the centre. The loop on top of the tool is for a pulley system if they were lucky enough to have one... similar to this one in the picture.

God bless
Peter

 

[numnydar]

actually what chagy posted was supposed to have a pole mounted on the left I had a log dog of the same type construction

 

[Chagy]

Hola compadre Don Jose,

Estabas tomando mucha cerveza otra vez? This is the same exact tool maybe different brand, company or maker but same tool....

Best,

Chagy.......

 

[Boobydoo]

Good job Chagy!!
Looks the same to me also, just a different brand.

How do you know it's a railroad come-a-long fence stretcher winch?

Most of the fence stretchers I have saw during my research looked nothing like this.

Nice research!

By the way, I am not saying you are wrong... I just want to understand how this puppy works.


Smiles!
BDoo

 

[Angelo]

Nice work Chagy.

Eres muy bueno!

Did you say cerveza? Now...I really want to be your friend.

Tony

 

[Angelo]

Oh, No!

Here comes paage 2

He knows cause it's made of copper.

Tony

 

[blurr]

O.K. this is a good question.

"How do you know it's a railroad come-a-long fence stretcher winch?

Most of the fence stretchers I have saw during my research looked nothing like this."

Did you get the id from Ebay?

Doc

Doc,

He already said it was selling on e-bay for $35 dollars, so I guess he probably did get the id from e-bay. Nice post by the way chagy, both pics show the same basic design. I'll have to go with you on this one.

John

 

[Michelle]

:P

 

[blurr]

I have no idea as to what it is, but the two pictures show very similar items. the one from ebay looks like a newer design. The loop is the same design as are the holes for holding the pole in place? To me the loop flips over the pole. For what purpose? Just some thoughts.

John

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

sheesh simple, look carefully, using your "SPATIAL VISUALIZATION" - D michelle - and you can easily see that the first is desiged for lifting and the second for pulling.

The first is basically static in applying movement to the tongs, while the second has a lever for applying effective movement.

The first has provisions for sliding the same diameter pole through the unit as needed. In reference to the picture, the second uses a horizntal fixed tapered pole. while the verticle one is used as a lever to pull in conjunction with the first, the horizntal one. i.e. the two poles work together.

Better change to San Miguel chagy hehehe

Tropical Tramp

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Further clarification, on the second, one of the hooks/tongs is hooked to the post, the other to the wire, when you rotate the upper pole towards the lower, you are in effect shortening the working distance betwee them thus pulling the wire taunt.

The holes on top are for adjusting the throw of the movement.

On the first, the top adjustment is solely to have an offset torque to the right or left for minor adjustments to the rail, which is relatively flexible untill nailed to the tie.

Tropical Tramp

 

[Michelle]

sheesh simple, look carefully, using your "SPATIAL VISUALIZATION" - D michelle - and you can easily see that the first is desiged for lifting and the second for pulling.

The first is basically static in applying movement to the tongs, while the second has a lever for applying effective movement.

The first has provisions for sliding the same diameter pole through the unit as needed. In reference to the picture, the second uses a horizntal fixed tapered pole. while the verticle one is used as a lever to pull in con
junction with the first, the horizntal one. i.e. the two poles work together.

Better change to San Miguel chagy hehehe

Tropical Tramp

Got it :P well done!

 

[Chagy]

run a search in E-Bay use the key words"vintage railroad come-a-long fence sretcher winch" and you will find it....maybe you guys are right and its something else....maybe the guy who is selling it at E-Bay dosent know what he is talking about.....If you ask me.....I would use it to pick toilet paper rolls from the top shelf of the closet......lol

Well,like PBK says; a DUCK is a DUCK!!!!!

Best,

Chagy.......

 

[blurr]

run a search in E-Bay use the key words"vintage railroad come-a-long fence stretcher winch" and you will find it....maybe you guys are right and its something else....maybe the guy who is selling it at E-Bay doesn't know what he is talking about.....If you ask me.....I would use it to pick toilet paper rolls from the top shelf of the closet......lol

Well,like PBK says; a DUCK is a DUCK!!!!!

Best,

Chagy.......

Chagy,

Sometimes a duck is a duck! I think you have nailed it. I have linked to the page you found. http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-RAILROA...ryZ11757QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The seller seems to know what he is talking about. Before anyone jumps on me, sometimes things can have dual purposes. It is possible that you could use this thing as a fence stretcher and a railroad tie picker upper. The similarities between the two are just too much to be discounted.

 

[PBK]

Hey, guys... it's a distinction without a difference.

One's a Chevy. It's a car.

One's a Ford. Just because it's not a Chevy, that doesn't mean it's not a car.

Whatever the gizmo is that Stever posted, the one in the pic that Chagy scouted out on eBay is obviously just another (and better made) version of the same thing. Birds of a feather. DUCKS!