Lump
Well-known member
Once again, I seek to drink deeply from the cool-clear well of wisdom, which is the Garage Journal membership! You folks seem to know the answer to just about every dumb question I come up with! 
This time, I have found a Snap On rolling "stand" or "cart" for mounting some sort tool or instrument. I ASSUME it must be a battery and/or electrical system tester, but I would like to find out for sure. What was this thing for, Oh wise ones?
You can see a shelf underneath the top part, which would presumably have held a Snap On manual for use with whatever machine would have been mounted on this stand. Then there is a tray which would hold small parts and/or tools, and a chrome bar on the back seems to have been designed for something to pivot upon.
This is a better view of the chrome bar on the back. Also note those two huge mounting bolts on the very top. They are currently just sitting loose in the holes, but they are big. Thread size is about 3/4". What kind of weight did they need to hold??? Also, the top assembly is threaded onto the vertical pipe shaft. This stand/cart is very heavily built!
Yeah, I'm sure it's Snap On.
The stand is cast iron, and REALLY heavy. It was hard to tip this thing over, even when I WANTED to tip it over for a photo. The heavy stand must have been designed to serve as a counterweight to a significant piece of equipment mounted on top!
So...look at the number cast into the bottom of the legs. Now even YOU are convinced that this is a Snap On item. But, that number is unfamiliar to me.
So please, gang. Bail me out yet again with your knowledge. I bought this thing at a yard sale, and I need to know if I blew it, or got a bargain. (I have been figuring that, if it is junk, I can at least take off the old Snap On name, and scrap the rest. It's pretty heavy!!
This time, I have found a Snap On rolling "stand" or "cart" for mounting some sort tool or instrument. I ASSUME it must be a battery and/or electrical system tester, but I would like to find out for sure. What was this thing for, Oh wise ones?
You can see a shelf underneath the top part, which would presumably have held a Snap On manual for use with whatever machine would have been mounted on this stand. Then there is a tray which would hold small parts and/or tools, and a chrome bar on the back seems to have been designed for something to pivot upon.
This is a better view of the chrome bar on the back. Also note those two huge mounting bolts on the very top. They are currently just sitting loose in the holes, but they are big. Thread size is about 3/4". What kind of weight did they need to hold??? Also, the top assembly is threaded onto the vertical pipe shaft. This stand/cart is very heavily built!
Yeah, I'm sure it's Snap On.
The stand is cast iron, and REALLY heavy. It was hard to tip this thing over, even when I WANTED to tip it over for a photo. The heavy stand must have been designed to serve as a counterweight to a significant piece of equipment mounted on top!
So...look at the number cast into the bottom of the legs. Now even YOU are convinced that this is a Snap On item. But, that number is unfamiliar to me.
So please, gang. Bail me out yet again with your knowledge. I bought this thing at a yard sale, and I need to know if I blew it, or got a bargain. (I have been figuring that, if it is junk, I can at least take off the old Snap On name, and scrap the rest. It's pretty heavy!!
