my OLD fire hydrant
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Now that's a nice fire hydrant, thanks for posting!
Now that's a nice fire hydrant, thanks for posting!
Wood'nMetal
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Way cool! Does your dog like it?
Way cool! Does your dog like it?
Vegaman_Dan
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Just make sure it's clear it's not a service line in case of fire!
Just make sure it's clear it's not a service line in case of fire!
jabberwoki
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Nice job mate you should have it hooked up to a keg when the lads come over!
Nice job mate you should have it hooked up to a keg when the lads come over!
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the dog is an old bassett hound ( 80 lbs. ) hes dosent lift is leg to often
the dog is an old bassett hound ( 80 lbs. ) hes dosent lift is leg to often
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this thing was a chunk of rust when I got it , no telling how long it was in the land fill.the caps are about 3 in. the brass ******* are sealed with lead. had a friend of mine that's a ferrior pour new led, we got 2 of the caps cherry red and a 24 in. pipe wrench with a 5 ft. cheater bar to get them loose
this thing was a chunk of rust when I got it , no telling how long it was in the land fill.the caps are about 3 in. the brass ******* are sealed with lead. had a friend of mine that's a ferrior pour new led, we got 2 of the caps cherry red and a 24 in. pipe wrench with a 5 ft. cheater bar to get them loose
DanarchyCustoms
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It's amazing how in over 130 years, to the untrained eye, not much has changed in the design.
It's amazing how in over 130 years, to the untrained eye, not much has changed in the design.
Exceller8
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That is really nice!
I have an older (more modern style) that is pretty beat up. It sits outside my shop.
That is really nice!
I have an older (more modern style) that is pretty beat up. It sits outside my shop.
Bronson
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That's cool, wish it was in My yard!
That's cool, wish it was in My yard!
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Awesome, I like it.
Awesome, I like it.
58Yeoman
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Pathfinders
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Nice restore. Looks great.
Nice restore. Looks great.
Hounddog
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Love it....want one!
Love it....want one!
ptschram
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Mine as well. When I took it out of the scrap pile where I worked everybody thought I was nuts to want such a thing.
Mine as well. When I took it out of the scrap pile where I worked everybody thought I was nuts to want such a thing.
The Hot Rod Grille
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Here's my Ludlow fire hydrant that was removed from service in Huntington, WV many years ago. It had so many coats of paint on it that none of the lettering was visible and the fluted sections were totally filled with paint! I'm guessing 40+ coats of thick enamel paint that I chemically stripped prior to refinishing it and installing new "pear" rings, chains and stainless acorn nuts. It now resides in The Hot Rod Grille Garage next to a 1940's cast iron mailbox that I rescued from a scrap metal recycler and restored several years ago.
Jim
Here's my Ludlow fire hydrant that was removed from service in Huntington, WV many years ago. It had so many coats of paint on it that none of the lettering was visible and the fluted sections were totally filled with paint! I'm guessing 40+ coats of thick enamel paint that I chemically stripped prior to refinishing it and installing new "pear" rings, chains and stainless acorn nuts. It now resides in The Hot Rod Grille Garage next to a 1940's cast iron mailbox that I rescued from a scrap metal recycler and restored several years ago.
Jim
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jim that's a nice fire hydrent mine has the lead seals like yours , we had to repour one of them. my buddy that gave me the hydrent has a mailbox like yours at the end of his driveway, ihave been looking for one , no luck.
jim that's a nice fire hydrent mine has the lead seals like yours , we had to repour one of them. my buddy that gave me the hydrent has a mailbox like yours at the end of his driveway, ihave been looking for one , no luck.
Nick DL
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Cool hydrants.
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Cool hydrants.
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BuickFarmer
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Boy, what can't you share on GJ?
Here is one of my retirement gifts from the guys at work. (39 years in Public Works Engineering/Construction Management) One of my Project Coordinators and I were walking a project and determined this hydrant would have to be relocated. I explained to him that this is one of the older hydrants left in the city and how it had been here since the street was first built and generally just made a bid thing of how neat it was. About a year later when I retired all my guys showed up at the house one day with this. They had gotten it from the Public Utilities Dept after it had been replaced with a new one, had it stripped and powder coated for me. Man I miss those guys.
It is a 1923 RD Woods/Matthews Pat. 2-tier
And here also is my best friend Chesty...Chesty Puller. Sadly we had to have him put to sleep last weekend, he was 14 years old and had kidney and liver failure. I miss him also...very much.
Boy, what can't you share on GJ?
Here is one of my retirement gifts from the guys at work. (39 years in Public Works Engineering/Construction Management) One of my Project Coordinators and I were walking a project and determined this hydrant would have to be relocated. I explained to him that this is one of the older hydrants left in the city and how it had been here since the street was first built and generally just made a bid thing of how neat it was. About a year later when I retired all my guys showed up at the house one day with this. They had gotten it from the Public Utilities Dept after it had been replaced with a new one, had it stripped and powder coated for me. Man I miss those guys.
It is a 1923 RD Woods/Matthews Pat. 2-tier
And here also is my best friend Chesty...Chesty Puller. Sadly we had to have him put to sleep last weekend, he was 14 years old and had kidney and liver failure. I miss him also...very much.
BuickFarmer
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Sorry about the BIG pictures. They are from photobucket, if someone will tell me how to make them smaller I will.
Sorry about the BIG pictures. They are from photobucket, if someone will tell me how to make them smaller I will.
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buick farmer , nice fire plug , nice place you have there. I realy like your old barn !
Boy, what can't you share on GJ?
Here is one of my retirement gifts from the guys at work. (39 years in Public Works Engineering/Construction Management) One of my Project Coordinators and I were walking a project and determined this hydrant would have to be relocated. I explained to him that this is one of the older hydrants left in the city and how it had been here since the street was first built and generally just made a bid thing of how neat it was. About a year later when I retired all my guys showed up at the house one day with this. They had gotten it from the Public Utilities Dept after it had been replaced with a new one, had it stripped and powder coated for me. Man I miss those guys.
It is a 1923 RD Woods/Matthews Pat. 2-tier
And here also is my best friend Chesty...Chesty Puller. Sadly we had to have him put to sleep last weekend, he was 14 years old and had kidney and liver failure. I miss him also...very much.
buick farmer , nice fire plug , nice place you have there. I realy like your old barn !
GN4WHLN
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I have an old 60's unit out in the garden. It was just sitting on a curb with a "free" sign on it. How could I resist?
I have an old 60's unit out in the garden. It was just sitting on a curb with a "free" sign on it. How could I resist?
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Good night Chesty Puller.
And here also is my best friend Chesty...Chesty Puller. Sadly we had to have him put to sleep last weekend, he was 14 years old and had kidney and liver failure. I miss him also...very much.
Good night Chesty Puller.
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I found the picture I was looking for the other day. This is the 2 barrel hydrant that I stripped and repainted at the fire house. It was being put in the city auction, so the chief went down and grabbed it before the auction knowing I wanted to re-do one for the station.
I found the picture I was looking for the other day. This is the 2 barrel hydrant that I stripped and repainted at the fire house. It was being put in the city auction, so the chief went down and grabbed it before the auction knowing I wanted to re-do one for the station.
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that's a nice one , how old is it ?
I found the picture I was looking for the other day. This is the 2 barrel hydrant that I stripped and repainted at the fire house. It was being put in the city auction, so the chief went down and grabbed it before the auction knowing I wanted to re-do one for the station.
that's a nice one , how old is it ?
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I forget what the date is, I'd have to look at it. It sits on a 3/4 or 1" steel plate as a base. It's also full of concrete to keep it from walking off or easily tipping over. So it'll make it hard to pull out and look at the back.
I forget what the date is, I'd have to look at it. It sits on a 3/4 or 1" steel plate as a base. It's also full of concrete to keep it from walking off or easily tipping over. So it'll make it hard to pull out and look at the back.