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Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: Carl Wagner on April 13, 2014, 01:09:08 PM

Title: The wildest, weirdest looking wrench ive ever owned.
Post by: Carl Wagner on April 13, 2014, 01:09:08 PM

Its big, heavy and so ugly its cool. No idea what its used for but id sure like to know. Came from an old barn in California farm country.

Title: Re: The wildest, weirdest looking wrench ive ever owned.
Post by: Carl Wagner on April 13, 2014, 01:26:14 PM

Forgot to mention...it has a faint marking. CarCo or GarCo. Railroad maybe?

Title: Re: The wildest, weirdest looking wrench ive ever owned.
Post by: Lostmind on April 13, 2014, 06:16:55 PM

neat piece

Title: Re: The wildest, weirdest looking wrench ive ever owned.
Post by: Plyerman on April 13, 2014, 07:23:37 PM

That's a wild one alright! Looks like a spanner wrench lug on the right hand end...and what's with that cross-shaped opening on the left? Crazy.

Title: Re: The wildest, weirdest looking wrench ive ever owned.
Post by: HeelSpur on April 13, 2014, 07:54:22 PM

Looks like 2 of the openings on the spanner end get wider as they go in,
might be just the pic though.

Title: Re: The wildest, weirdest looking wrench ive ever owned.
Post by: skipskip on April 13, 2014, 07:59:03 PM

The hook on the right is similar to  those used as tie rod adjusting wrenches.

I am jiggling my memory box for a company that sold auto alignment machinery.

Gar..?


Skip

Title: Re: The wildest, weirdest looking wrench ive ever owned.
Post by: Carl Wagner on April 14, 2014, 07:48:17 AM

Almost certainly CarCo. This thing is so big I'm almost leaning railroad. Not sure where they would use the spanner hook tho.

Title: Re: The wildest, weirdest looking wrench ive ever owned.
Post by: Lostmind on April 14, 2014, 08:32:32 AM

Quote from: Carl Wagner on April 14, 2014, 07:48:17 AM

Almost certainly CarCo. This thing is so big I'm almost leaning railroad. Not sure where they would use the spanner hook tho.

Possibly on a turnbuckle ?

Title: Re: The wildest, weirdest looking wrench ive ever owned.
Post by: turnnut on April 15, 2014, 07:57:19 PM

does the hook end look like it could be used on the gland nut (packing nut) on a locomotive steam pump ???

Title: Re: The wildest, weirdest looking wrench ive ever owned.
Post by: Carl Wagner on April 15, 2014, 09:46:38 PM

Turnnut.... You read my mind about it being used on some type of gland or packing nut. You may be on to something...