Screw Geared Chain Block

[damnesia]

Another of my estate sale finds from over the weekend, got it for $20. It's a Seattle Chain Mfg. 1/2 ton "Screw Geared Block". I thought it said a 1 ton but after a little cleaning it's a 1/2 ton. it seems to work but I'm going to take it apart and figure out what kind of lubrication it uses and clean it up. 1/2 ton is good for about 98% of the stuff I will use it for, but 1 ton would have been better. I'll try to post some better, complete pictures of it if anyone is interested.

 

[damnesia]

I've got this thing working and cleaned up now. Going to paint it tomorrow and put it back together ( and post better pictures ). One thing I'm wondering is what sort of lube to use. I think it just takes grease, there weren't any gaskets on it when i took it apart and had what looks to have might of been grease at one time in it. Google basically turned up nothing, anyone know for sure?