mechanical jack

[1930artdeco]

I was at my car meeting last night and asked if anyone had a USA made floor jack for sale. Well, a guy comes up and says he has a mechanical floor jack from the 20's that he will sell me. My question is this: what can go wrong with type of jack and what should I look for? I have never seen one.

Mike

 

[retrobuilder]

Depends. Many cars then were were lighter weight. Load could be too much for a cast gear set? Could make a cool great light load jack though..depends. got pics?

 

[1930artdeco]

I will see it tomorrow, I am only planning to use it under my Model A at this point. If it works well I may try it under the Subaru.

Mike

 

[1930artdeco]

O.K. here she is!!!! It is a Walker 2.5 ton mechanical floor jack still in her original red paint job. I am just going to clean her up and figure out how to use her. Anyone have a manual by chance that you could email me? The tag says "Walker 745 series B 4.25-20 2.5 ton"

Mike

 

[loranger]

That is a sweet jack!

 

[mustanginky]

that's gonna eat up a lot of real estate in the garage. looks nice though!

 

[CRTDI]

No manual, but here is an old catalog with a model 745:

http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=114433

 

[uniballer]

I used to have a different model for dump trucks. They will hold!

 

[Train]

Never seen one like that. Very cool.

 

[1930artdeco]

Anyone know how to get the rear wheels out of their housings? I 'may' need to replace the bearings.

Mike