Yup, the old 20/20 vision pays off immensely from time to time. It was at a random sale I found in newberg while my wife and I were out there this am picking. Just a random t.o.o. that we happened upon. All the sales we thought would be good were junk and all the t.o.o.’s paid off today. I’ll post the rest of our finds in the gs thread.
Good point. I do have a hf metal brake. Maybe I could make one for myself. I still need to find a pull but at least I’m getting closer
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That's a fine pickup. The Caterpillar set, while not a nuggets set, did have some 7/16th drive tools. I can't recall the exact contents right now but they threw a little bit of everything into that box.I actually found a top chest in the wild here in Oregon! Was garage sailing today with my wife and I found this for $40. It is missing its medallion and a drawer but it’s pretty straight and not rusty! It’s been sprayed but it’s not horrible. Anyone have a drawer or medallion? Also is this a nugget box? I need to research this one. Also does it mean I’m a sick individual if I spotted this from 30’ away and knew it was Blackhawk? Bas On this sticker it looks to be a caterpillar serviceman’s tool box?
I think @Smokeshow69 means he wonders if the guy who sold it to him is the same guy who posted it here back in 2021 or if it changed hands after that.
Lugz is correct. What I meant was, I’m wondering if the same member who posted this box is the same one who sold it? I bought it from that person’s neighbor. I asked the lady selling it if she had more of these and she said-“ it’s my neighbor’s, I’m selling it for him”. I already sent a pm to the member who posted it to see if they have any more parts/tools. From the photos when he got it , it was missing the drawer but it had the hard to find from medallion. Hopefully that member is still active and has those parts. I bought this about 20 minutes from
I'd be sure to ask about the missing chrome trim piece that runs along the edge of the lid. Those things are impossible to find and I ended up making my own.
Oh absolutely...but so far he hasn't responded to my pm and the last time he was online was in 2021...also in the picture he posted it's missing on that side as well so I have a feeling it's long gone.
That t handle would be awesome! I would really appreciate that. I don’t know if I am going to put together the set but I am looking into what I am getting myself into. I’ll check that thread out for sure!
SmokesOk this gets weirder. A member posted this same box a few years ago. I’m wondering if I bought it from him?
It’s posted in this thread
Caterpillar Serviceman's Tool Kit (BlackHawk)
There are some of the round Caterpillar emblems available on ebay in Wisconsin. These are in the form of a sticker, and new old stock. 2 different ones some of them have a number in the lower part of the badge. Just sharing info here in case anyone wants to grab one :)...
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The same thing happened to me when I picked up my porto power set. After getting it home I noticed that it looked very familiar.
twertsy had posted pictures of it a couple years earlier. I contacted him and found out that he had sold it to someone else and I got it from that guy
When I got it
After Igave it a face lift
Nice Calypso Coral Mach in the background.Got a nice gift in the mail yesterday from Jabberwoki
He sent me this blackhawk Hydraulic Jack catalog to go with my jack display
Thank you Jabberwoki
Not to mention how much regionally can impact the supply and availability. Out here in Oregon, there really isn’t much. So when you see it you have to jump on it quickly. But I do understand that on the same note we have a ton of plomb which a lot of places don’t. But I certainly agree with your train of thought that a lot of items have been scrapped over the years for scrap drives, newer tools, etc. As time goes on the supply will dwindle!Early Blackhawk stuff has really caught on fire over the last two years. I'm not sure how much of it is still buried in old barns and buildings but I have to believe that a lot of the pre war stuff got taken to the metal collection sites for the war effort. Having these items pass through the hands of several members makes complete sense to me.
Wow that looks great. Now your giving me the Blackhawk fever.Thank you to everyone that helped me find all the ratchets. I will get the hooks and get this hung up soon. Until then we can imagine how it would have looked in the store.
Hey stranger, I was the seller on that last one. Really cool to see you complete this display. Loved the design style and found the action really smooth but didn't want to subject it to the heavy duty work that 1/2" drive entails and am paring down my tools to keep just the stuff I use. Glad to see this go to someone who appreciates it so much!Thank you to everyone that helped me find all the ratchets. I will get the hooks and get this hung up soon. Until then we can imagine how it would have looked in the store.
Seeing this really makes me want to chase the other one that I know about. You're gonna have to get a horizontal line handle 7/16ths now. That torpedo ratchet draws my eye. lolThank you to everyone that helped me find all the ratchets. I will get the hooks and get this hung up soon. Until then we can imagine how it would have looked in the store.
Man, that’s a heck of a display! I have one of those bald heads as well.Thank you to everyone that helped me find all the ratchets. I will get the hooks and get this hung up soon. Until then we can imagine how it would have looked in the store.
Thank you to everyone that helped me find all the ratchets. I will get the hooks and get this hung up soon. Until then we can imagine how it would have looked in the store.
