haha. its still pretty cool. was in the '41 Fordor i got from the junkyard. trying to get it freed up. maybe I'll use it on the farm. i need a fence.
i googled antique fence pullers/stretchers and dont see anything that looks like that. the 2 bottom legs fold out (if they were free)
I'm amazed it was is as good a shape as it is. Was buried on the floor boards of that 41 under a bunch of wet leaves. I'll hang it on the wall with the rest of the whatchamacallits, thingamajigs, and doohickeys..
It looks like the two legs come apart to make a 3 legged setup. It looks like it is configured for pulling rather than pushing, so more likely a rim contracting device rather than a spreader as such.
great movie,four old timers to change a tire! Hope they aren't getting paid by the hour. But that's how the rim jack is used,it is a bear of a job without it.Phil
I must be the exception. Have both, fence stretchers and a rim jack. Have used both. Many days growing up were spent fixing fence. Did not use a rim jack until a couple of years ago although we always had a rim jack. Much more fun to use a rim jack than fence stretchers. Rod