Oregon rock crusher
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Yep they are 10" wheels on the big truck so that makes sense. If I studied enough catalogs I bet I could pick out it's maker just by minor differences but I'm not sure I'll get that far with it.
Vintage Warehouse Hand Trucks
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Outlawmws
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Lugz, awesome restore work as usual! VERY cool hand truck! I'd love to have one with springs like that! can't recall ever seeing one sprung. Pneumatic wheels yes, not sprung!
I wire whipped a cracked Channellock "vise grip" handle back together WAY back when! I "recently (3-4 years ago?) redid it. after I was done I used nail polish on it to help keep the 30 gauge wire from wandering on the plastic. Worked for > 20 years before needing redone. (The nail polish, not the wire - Wire is still going strong!)
I wire whipped a cracked Channellock "vise grip" handle back together WAY back when! I "recently (3-4 years ago?) redid it. after I was done I used nail polish on it to help keep the 30 gauge wire from wandering on the plastic. Worked for > 20 years before needing redone. (The nail polish, not the wire - Wire is still going strong!)
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Thanks for verifying, Ed.
Thanks for the interest and compliments, Outlaw. I was briefly considering disassembling the whole thing to de-rust the blade and the nuts and bolts, and tend to the springs and wheels, but the thing was still so tight and solid, with no defects other than the cracked and split handles, that I decided to deal with de-rusting in place.
As for the whipping, I've never seen nail polish used before, but I have seen guys spray a couple coats of polyurethane over it. Same effect I guess.
Thanks for the interest and compliments, Outlaw. I was briefly considering disassembling the whole thing to de-rust the blade and the nuts and bolts, and tend to the springs and wheels, but the thing was still so tight and solid, with no defects other than the cracked and split handles, that I decided to deal with de-rusting in place.
As for the whipping, I've never seen nail polish used before, but I have seen guys spray a couple coats of polyurethane over it. Same effect I guess.
Outlawmws
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Here is the set of Channel lock 910 C's (Labeled "Grip Lock") I did and one showing what it SHOULD look like.
But it won't last as the (new(er) to me) set its also cracked, so I'l get around to whipping it as well.
On the old set the chunk came completely out so I super-glued it in place off the metal grip, and then whipped it then installed it. Never a problem with it since.
The first set I bought new at a charity auction at the races. I loved these once I figured out how they worked and they can be used one handed! I never found a second set so I had to Eprey the other pair. I'd get more of these even if missing the grip handle and make one if needed.. (Laminated hardwood?
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These are my "go to" grips for most use!
Sorry for the thread derail Lugz! Back to your regular programming!
But it won't last as the (new(er) to me) set its also cracked, so I'l get around to whipping it as well.
On the old set the chunk came completely out so I super-glued it in place off the metal grip, and then whipped it then installed it. Never a problem with it since.
The first set I bought new at a charity auction at the races. I loved these once I figured out how they worked and they can be used one handed! I never found a second set so I had to Eprey the other pair. I'd get more of these even if missing the grip handle and make one if needed.. (Laminated hardwood?
)These are my "go to" grips for most use!
Sorry for the thread derail Lugz! Back to your regular programming!
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On the contrary, since I'm in the process of whipping my cracked and split handles, not off topic at all. Looks like you got a good seal with the nail polish.
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Thanks for posting, Jack! Looks great - also looks like you guys keep it well-maintained. Or at least clean and free of gunk!
How are the curved handles made?
Is the stock end turned to size then steam heated and bent to shape?
Wood (pun intended) be a lot of waste to router the curve from a wide plank or perhaps the pair are made back to back?
Is the stock end turned to size then steam heated and bent to shape?
Wood (pun intended) be a lot of waste to router the curve from a wide plank or perhaps the pair are made back to back?
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Steamed and bent in a jig looks like.
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I put the whipping on the other handle this morning. With my aesthetics getting the better of me again, I didn't like the way it looked with just a few inches on either side of the crack, so I removed that and started all over again to match the other side. 
As some of you may know by now, I favor preservation over restoration, with vintage vehicles, tools, and equipment, which maintains the character it has accrued over the years, hence, you won't see it stripped down and re-painted. I scrubbed all the metal with WD-40, wire brushes and 0000 steel wool, rubbed the metal parts down with BLO this morning, put some Murphy's Soap on the wood and..., voi-fuggin'-la…, she's ready for another 70+ years of service. She'll get light duty in her retirement in the Lugzsonian, but plenty of admiring stares.
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It turned out fantastic (as expected). Kudos to you on another successful preservation!
Outlawmws
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Very cool Lugz! Well Done!
Oregon rock crusher
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Damn....that did turn out nice. The wood really stands out now. The wire whipped handles look pretty natural too, kind of like they were meant to be. Nice job on that fine hand truck Lugz. Ed.
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Private Lugnutz
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Thank you, gentlemen.
twertsy
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Helluva nice job Greg.
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Looking mighty fine and functional!
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Private Lugnutz
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Thanks, Todd. Thanks, HW, and tym.
drivesitfar
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Lug: great job spiffing up your old dolly. WELL DONE!!
did you measure the wire's starting point cause I hate to say it, but one side looks maybe 1/4 inch higher than the other?
of course your wire whipping looks about 1,000% better than my red duct tape job I did on one of mine and i'll have to see if maybe I can learn to do some wire whipping myself. ready to teach us?
i don't think mine has the bearings down there on the wheel's shaft and i'm pretty sure i don't have the fancy metal nameplate.
nice find!!
did you measure the wire's starting point cause I hate to say it, but one side looks maybe 1/4 inch higher than the other?
of course your wire whipping looks about 1,000% better than my red duct tape job I did on one of mine and i'll have to see if maybe I can learn to do some wire whipping myself. ready to teach us?
i don't think mine has the bearings down there on the wheel's shaft and i'm pretty sure i don't have the fancy metal nameplate.
nice find!!
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Nah. I just eyeballed the beginning point and the end point. I wasn't too keen on gnat's assing it, just that it ore or less match.did you measure the wire's starting point cause I hate to say it, but one side looks maybe 1/4 inch higher than the other?
If you go to post #27 in my "How to Make a Vintage Tow Rope" thread, linked here, I did a step-by-step photo tutorial on whipping. It's the same exact process with annealed or galvanized wire as it is with twine. It's a little harder to pull the loop underneath at the end.drivesitfar said:
drivesitfar
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Lug: thanks for referring me (us) to your rope tying method that obviously works for wire and other materials.
Oregon rock crusher
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Here are a couple pics of one more old hand truck I dug out of the far out back scrap pile two days ago. Mortised stretches and even had a tag but totally unreadable. I needed some wheels for moving some big heavy stuff around by myself and borrowed them off this old truck I had completely forgot about. The wheels were seized up from years of neglect but had roller bearings which in my experience clean up and roll easily even when they get fairly heavily pitted. 20 minutes with the wire wheel and a little grease and they are good to go. A few pics of this one. It's kind of a neat old truck and I'll probably give it it's wheels back after this project is done. Ed.
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Neat how the iron or steel beams from the carrier go way up those handles on that model. Those vulcanized rubber wheels are similar to mine, but bigger and made by Monarch instead of B.F. Goodrich. Thanks for sharing.
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So I see we have a vintage hand truck thread. I found this one at a garage sale and couldn't resist. It's marked HOWE. It's in great condition and I gave it a rub down with Linseed oil.
It has a couple holes in the side that I can't explain. It has a pretty massive steel frame so I can't imagine it needed any reinforcement in this area.
These things are pretty cool.
One of my very first jobs was driving one of these things in a lumberyard warehouse.
It has a couple holes in the side that I can't explain. It has a pretty massive steel frame so I can't imagine it needed any reinforcement in this area.
These things are pretty cool.
One of my very first jobs was driving one of these things in a lumberyard warehouse.
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Thanks for adding your Howe hand truck, Dave. She is a beauty! 
I don't even have a good guess on the holes.
I don't even have a good guess on the holes.
Outlawmws
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That's in beautiful condition!
I'd guess someone had a strap for a load they did regularly?
I'd guess someone had a strap for a load they did regularly?
Lassen Forge
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Eyebolts to run a rope around whatever load you had on the hand truck.
And she is s-w-e-e-e-e-t!!!
And she is s-w-e-e-e-e-t!!!
That's in beautiful condition!
I'd guess someone had a strap for a load they did regularly?
Thanks guys, that theory makes perfect sense.
tombell572
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Looks like Fairbanks is still producing the oak handled hand trucks--not cheap. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BU14H74/?tag=atomicindus08-20
I'll include a picture of mine later. Was my grandfather's and has been broken and re-welded numerous times, from a generation when everything got repaired and nothing was thrown away.
Tom B.
I'll include a picture of mine later. Was my grandfather's and has been broken and re-welded numerous times, from a generation when everything got repaired and nothing was thrown away.
Tom B.
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Just a little history on Fairbanks Company. They appear to have begun as a part of Fairbanks Morse and were founded in 1887 in Rome, Georgia as the Fairbanks Scale Company. Other divisions of F/M including diesel engine and pump products were eventually sold off or discontinued however Fairbanks Company remains in Rome, Georgia, manufacturing there. Their primary product line involves industrial materials handling equipment. Also, in confirmation of an earlier question which was correctly answered by Pvt. Lugnutz, the wood handles are steam bent in their own plant.
Tom B.
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That's in museum quality condition!
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Oregon rock crusher
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Here's a wagon style hand truck or warehouse cart that caught my eye at a nearby swap meet over the weekend. Seemed to fit in this thread best. This one has a lift handle that separates so you could move multiple carts with one handle and not have it in the way when parked. Pretty sure this one was made by Hamilton Caster & manufacturing co. Very nice heavy duty casters on the oak flat bed and I really liked the lift and roll handle system. Ed.
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X-linking a really nice Nutting drum dolly.
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Antique “Nutting” Triangle Dolly
Good evening all, I was able to dumpster dive and explore some old long abandoned spots in the city today and luck would have it I saw caster peeking out through a bunch of weeds so I pulled it and it was this thing. It was solid black when I found it but I gently cleaned it up a bit to reveal...
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