Anyone Know What Is On These Armstrong Ratchets?

[HankMurphy]

I asked the seller and he did not know:

http://cgi.ebay.com/NICE-ARMSTRONG-...in_0?hash=item5ad2738429&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Does anyone have an idea? Looks like it might be some kind of automated assembly fitting, but?

Thanks,

 

[wrenchr]

It is home made attachments for sure.

 

[Merkava_4]

Another tool abomination ... why can't people leave tools alone?

 

[wrenchr]

I'm sure it is for a dumb *** purpose to like to display or.......

 

[Fins/413]

I'm sure it is for a dumb *** purpose to like to display or.......

I doubt it, the owner probably need them for some special use.

 

[Bull]

I could be making this up, but don't ratchets designed for lineman have something on the end of them, in this same position?

 

[tatra]

merk, some ratchets come with a hole predrilled and the "offending" piece is just bolted on.........no biggie......

 

[caper]

They are attachments so the ratchet can be attached to the end of an insulated stick for doing live line electrical work.The stick has a bolt and a similar setup,they get put together with a wing nut.See them all the time at work,usually klein,snap on,gray.Alot of them have a flat bar steel handle instead of the regular comfortable handle.That looks like Armsrtong just drilled they're handles so they would be able to have that ratchet without having to change the production line.

 

[billymade]

The electrical line attachment makes sense; if you buy them, just remove that attachment! Your done!

 

[Bull]

Ahh, so I wasn't making it up!

They are attachments so the ratchet can be attached to the end of an insulated stick for doing live line electrical work.The stick has a bolt and a similar setup,they get put together with a wing nut.See them all the time at work,usually klein,snap on,gray.Alot of them have a flat bar steel handle instead of the regular comfortable handle.That looks like Armsrtong just drilled they're handles so they would be able to have that ratchet without having to change the production line.

 

[-B-]

They look like fork drop out but they are all wrong and no pro mechanic would have two full size ratchets for jump tools. ( used for setting up QR's on wheels for fast changes)

 

[caper]

You can see Gray's version here:
http://www.graytools.com/catalogue/1-2 Drive Sockets & Attachments.pdf
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[tatra]

that gray linesman looks like the perfect candidate for a custom handle, no?

 

[caper]

that gray linesman looks like the perfect candidate for a custom handle, no?

I'm thinking a nice hardwood vintage looking setup would be cool.

 

[tw33k2514]

merk, some ratchets come with a hole predrilled and the "offending" piece is just bolted on.........no biggie......

read my sig, its a biggie lol.

 

[rsanter]

if the seller removed the thingamajig first, he might get more money for these

bob

 

[wrenchr]

You can see Gray's version here:
http://www.graytools.com/catalogue/1-2 Drive Sockets & Attachments.pdf
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