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Farm and Implement Wrenches and Tools => Farm Implement Wrenches and Tools => Topic started by: Chillylulu on May 27, 2014, 02:06:48 PM

Title: Is this Planet Jr Desireable?
Post by: Chillylulu on May 27, 2014, 02:06:48 PM

Anything special about this?

Bid on, but was quickly outbid - somebody really wants it...

(http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac6/chillylulu/Tools%20Sized/No.%203%20Wrech-1_zpskodhsxw4.jpg) (http://s880.photobucket.com/user/chillylulu/media/Tools%20Sized/No.%203%20Wrech-1_zpskodhsxw4.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Is this Planet Jr Desireable?
Post by: mikeswrenches on May 27, 2014, 02:41:10 PM

I can' tell from the picture, but if it is a K48 then yes.  This was the smallest one they made and are somewhat scarce.

On the other side is where you will find the K48.  They are about 5" long.

Mike

Title: Re: Is this Planet Jr Desireable?
Post by: Chillylulu on May 27, 2014, 02:58:48 PM

The other side has a 3 on it by the box end.

Chilly

Title: Re: Is this Planet Jr Desireable?
Post by: mikeswrenches on May 27, 2014, 05:04:49 PM

The cut-out's are less common than the solid ones but not rare.  The solid ones bring around $5 and the cut-outs around $20 more or less.

Bus or Stan would have a much better idea.  As I remember(a problematic thing at best) there is a larger one that has two hammer polls that is the least common of all.  I have never seen one of them.

Mike

Title: Re: Is this Planet Jr Desireable?
Post by: Chillylulu on May 27, 2014, 05:22:17 PM

Thanks Mike

Title: Re: Is this Planet Jr Desireable?
Post by: Lewill2 on May 27, 2014, 05:45:33 PM

Isn't the K48 a DOE?

Title: Re: Is this Planet Jr Desireable?
Post by: mikeswrenches on May 27, 2014, 05:55:54 PM

Les, it is indeed.  Just looked at mine.  Not sure what I was thinking.   :rolleyes:

Mike

Title: Re: Is this Planet Jr Desireable?
Post by: Lewill2 on May 27, 2014, 09:12:01 PM

I just picked one up for $4 that is the only way I thought I was correct on that one.

Title: Re: Is this Planet Jr Desireable?
Post by: mvwcnews on May 28, 2014, 09:06:12 PM

PLANET JR. / 3 is relatively common.    The one in your photo is slightly bent in the shank, but not rusted or pitted, or sporting any broken or cracked letters.
 The 12" long PLANET JR. 312 is the rarest -- kind of on the Biblical "pearl of great price" plane of being.

Title: Re: Is this Planet Jr Desireable?
Post by: Carl Wagner on May 29, 2014, 10:06:51 PM

I see the Planet Jr #3 cutouts all the time. I pass them up at anything over $5. The K48 is a tad more rare but run at less than $20 online. There is a version of the K48 marked U.S.A on the back that fairly hard to find.

Title: More Planet Jr. cutouts, but not all
Post by: Wrenchmensch on June 09, 2014, 10:56:41 AM

Here are some Planet Jr. cutouts I have found so far.  Finding the large H4 took the longest time.