What is this tool used for?

[ballz338]

This came with a lot at an auction. Anyone know what it is for? I suspect the owner didn't want to lose it since he painted it fluorescent orange. Thanks for any info.

 

[four.cycle]

looks kinda-sorta like the gizmo my buddy uses to lock the tongue on the U-Haul 6'x12' trailers so they can't be stolen.

 

[skunkape1]

Doesn't look like a tool per se but part of a tool perhaps? A locking handle of some sort along four.cycle's guess or part of a jack? The orange paint looks OEM to me.

 

[Evilunclegrimace]

Barrel handling tool, it is used to stand barrels on end and to remove the threaded steel bungs.

 

[2oolhound]

Gotta love GJ

 

[four.cycle]

ahhh... cool... the end of it didn't look quite right.
I'll try to remember to get a photo of the U-Haul tool next time I'm down there. looks kinda-sorta similar.

barrel tool. who knew?

 

[1cargarage]

Barrel handling tool, it is used to stand barrels on end and to remove the threaded steel bungs.

I was going to say it looks like a homemade "2x" bar that could be used to persuade 2x4s,2x6s, etc. in all sorts of ways during framing, decking, demo, etc.

Barrel handling tool makes sense though.

 

[ballz338]

Thanks for the replies! Barrel handling tool makes sense...the family that the estate belonged to owned a local oil company.