Recent content by SJRSMD

Gentlemen, Thanks to Neophyte's tip, I located the December 1, 1933 Automobile Trade Journal which on page 57, Profit Makers, has a description of the HW Midget. I was assisted by the St. Mary's County Library which located the Journal in the Enoch Pratt Library, Baltimore. Pratt is the...

Gentlemen, Attached are the photos of my restored Hein Werner Midget. The jack is about 14" overall and the new handle about 20" in length. The handle is new-made by my Amish machine shop and a estimation of what the original handle would look like. It is a solid steel bar with a crossing...

Gentlemen, Here is my HW Midget resto update: Amos sent all the seals and the badly worn pump shaft to Steve Flora, Hydraulics Parts Supply, P.O. Box 97, 20234 SE 100th Street, Sawyer, KS, 67134-0097, phone 620-594-2247. Steve put together a complete seal kit and found a new pump shaft all...

Mohawk Dave, Thanx for your reply. I have been thinking of the best way to respond. Straight up is probably best. One of the ways that the Amish separate themselves from the world is to avoid photos generally and personal photos in particular. For these reasons, I am not comfortable taking...

Gentlemen, Thank you for your prompt replies. You are experiencing the same level of ignorance about the HW Midget as I. I worked my way through college in a gas station and handled (dragged?) many HW WS jacks around the pumps and in the bays. I never saw or heard of a Midget. I cannot find...

I purchased a Hein Werner Midget floor ******** eBay ($20.00 + shipping). The jack is really a Midget, 2000 lbs. capacity, 14" long, weighs about 30 lbs. I cannot find any information on this jack. I have polled my HW suppliers and experts and no one knows this jack. The small brass, etched...

Mr. Green, Found a GJ thread (April 2010) concerning HW O'Boy data plate reproduction by you. I just purchased two HW O'Boys for restoration. Can you supply me with two new data plates? Thank you for your consideration of my request,