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    Aviation long reach floor jack for DIY automotive use?

    I'm thinking of purchasing this surplus long-reach floor jack for use on my rural property for car and tractor maintenance (see pictures below). It is described as having been used in an aviation hangar and the nametag indicates it is a 25-ton dolly type hydraulic hand jack manufactured by...
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    1950's Lempco Engine Hoist (aka MobilCrane)

    I recently bought this 1950's vintage 1/2 ton engine hoist, manufactured by Lempco Products, Bedford, Ohio. Lempco (short for Lake Erie Metal Products Co.) was founded in 1918 and manufactured replacement auto parts, service equipment such as brake drum lathes and crankshaft grinders, as well...
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    Gov't Surplus NOS Time Capsule - the Cold War/Cuban Missile Crisis Edition

    Not exactly tools, but I thought that I would show off my recent Government Surplus purchase. The Canadian Gov't is clearing out warehouses of emergency supply equipment that it purchased and packed away back in the 1960's at the height of the cold war. The majority of it seems to be for the...
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