Recent content by HoldenHR1966

Hey Ranger Bob, I would love an S-4. [email protected] You may have read my earlier posts where I restored a very broken down S-23. Only thing is I am a LONG way from you... I wonder what it would cost to ship it here... I don't care how long it takes just keep the cost...

Wow... Yes I concur!!! blue probably 1930s and red 1940s. I believe the styling changed and the rear wheel support and flanges changed considerably each decade 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. How did you go finding the hydraulic kits? The ones I purchased from AMERICA weren't that great, only...

Grandpopduck hello From Perth Western Australia! After recently finishing an Old Blackhawk Jack S23 in which I did a complete strip down and rebuild including water cutting new front lifting arm and rewelding in the old lifting pivot barrels, I can say that the hydraulic internals look fairly...

1. Straightening out the Cover plate should be fairly straightforward. Use a couple of blocks of wood either side to prevent Hammer impact marks. 2. The top of the light mechanism is also bent in the photo. I might be tempted to heat it a little and gently using pliers move the ring holder...

930 dreamer If you want to share a S4 I would love to restore one of those...

It is with great Pleasure that I announce the re-Birth of a 1940s BLACKHAWK S-23. It has been a difficult birth as it needed: 1. Micro welding of Unijoint arms that link the hydraulic mechanism to the lifting handle yet still be small enough to pass through handle collar passage. 2. Two...

Here are photos of how to build a strong lift arm for the S-23 BLACKHAWK Jack. 1. The original liftarm was made from different thicknesses of Steel plate as seen in photos. 6.2mm and 6.7mm 2. The original liftarm was welded in misaligned which helped to distort the lifting action. 3. The...

Where the handle meets the base sometimes the unijoint is broken and needs TIG welding. Getting the broken UNI joint out of the small handle hole is very tricky... Can take hours! The old blackhawks sometimes have different thickness steel in different sides of the jack. Getting a KIT online...

Blackhawk Curb Jack has in the saddle (lifting stirrup cup) the punched code of S-23 45 My guess is that the Jack is S-23 and the year is 1945... SO it makes it a wartime jack. Has anybody else found codes like this in their Blackhawk Jacks? Have you thought what they mean?

Does anyone have Blackhawk catalogues/manuals that contain Curb Jacks S-23 please? I have seen through a 1955 Blackhawk catalogue and wanted to know if anyone had scanned in a earlier or later versions. Help needed in identifying an older S-23 blackhawk floor jack.

notlob, Greatly appreciated. Although the drawings don't match what I have I am grateful. Thanks for the catalogue drawings that you have posted. Do you have anymore from years earlier or later?? The handle twist knob and large return springs don't match as mine has a single large...

CRTDI, Just want to thank you for your Guidance! Looked carefully and saddle size of 5" appears to make it a Blackhawk S-23 Floor Jack... My handle twist knob is slightly different to the pictures in the 1955 Blackhawk catalogue so I would love to see a Blackhawk Catalogue from different...

CRTDI, WOW, well Done!!! LOVE THE S-17 floor jack... Lovely restoration... thanks again for putting me straight on my Floor Jack which as you accurately said appears by saddle size of 5" to be a S-23. Would love to look at a 1940s blackhawk catalogue and 1960s Blackhawk catalogue just to...

CRTDI , Just as an Add on I noted that you are correct that it appears to be a s-23. I have made that assumption based upon the "SADDLE SIZE" of the floor jack is 5" so therefore it is a S-23. Do you know if anybody has other blackhawk manuals of 1940s and 1960s?

DEAR CRTDI, thanks so much, for scanning the BLACKHAWK 1955 Catalogue. I can see that the photos I have of my blackhawk floor jack are very similar... The handle twist knob is different in mine but its very close. So it may be the Floor jack I have is from America in either the early 1950s...