Grigg
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Jun 25, 2007
- Location
- Lexington, VA
Let's see what you have.
And hear how and why it works for you?
There are several good threads on various aspects of rigging pry bars:
---http://www.practicalmachinist.com/v...-history/what-type-lifting-bar-called-294498/
---http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/antique-machinery-and-history/machinery-moving-bars-280177/
Condensed info from these trheads:
--They're called by many different names. Jimmy bars, Johnson bar, pinch bar, and various other names for the same tool.
--Some of the names describe different tools in different parts of the country.
--Eastern Rigging and supply is an often recommended source http://www.easternrigging.com/prybar.htm
--Warwood tool is also well recommended as a soruce. Crow Bars | Forged Industrial Hand Tools | Warwood Tool
Here's the end of the bar I've been using for years, it's about 5' long. Bought as a digging bar at a farm auction years ago, pretty crude and likely balacksmith made. For the past 15 years or so has served as our "rigging bar" for prying heavy machines off the floor and stuffing shims and blocking under them.
It works surprisingly well, fits and works in about 1/2" gap and will lift better part of 5-7,000lb with 200 lb effort. length of lever at the working end is about 2".
And hear how and why it works for you?
There are several good threads on various aspects of rigging pry bars:
---http://www.practicalmachinist.com/v...-history/what-type-lifting-bar-called-294498/
---http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/antique-machinery-and-history/machinery-moving-bars-280177/
Condensed info from these trheads:
--They're called by many different names. Jimmy bars, Johnson bar, pinch bar, and various other names for the same tool.
--Some of the names describe different tools in different parts of the country.
--Eastern Rigging and supply is an often recommended source http://www.easternrigging.com/prybar.htm
--Warwood tool is also well recommended as a soruce. Crow Bars | Forged Industrial Hand Tools | Warwood Tool
Here's the end of the bar I've been using for years, it's about 5' long. Bought as a digging bar at a farm auction years ago, pretty crude and likely balacksmith made. For the past 15 years or so has served as our "rigging bar" for prying heavy machines off the floor and stuffing shims and blocking under them.
It works surprisingly well, fits and works in about 1/2" gap and will lift better part of 5-7,000lb with 200 lb effort. length of lever at the working end is about 2".