Homemade Spring Spreader

[47Merc]

This one was for sale on ebay a while back. It looks about 2" dia.

 

[Kube]

The cast wrench was broke when I got it. Still works well and a pipe / torque amplifier can be used. Or just a bigger wrench...

Yikes! Either that dog is really small or that wrench is huge!

 

[Fe26]

Yikes! Either that dog is really small or that wrench is huge!

The very tool for a Fitter which short arms.

 

[40Pickup]

Has been posted before ........ a different design, and I like that it can not slide off.

/Jorgen

 

[cmbrucew]

Jorgen's spreader looks well thought out. If we can accept the turnbuckle, what bolts would be our choice for the clevis pins? Grade3, 5, 8, or a forged clevis pin.
It would be useful to know the amount of pressure it would take to extend the spring 4 to 5 inches. If someone had access to a testing company a spring could be anchored on one end and the amount of pull from the other end could be recorded to extend to the length required to remove one shackle pin.

Bruce

Works good
Lasts long time

 

[19Fordy]

It would be useful to know the amount of pressure it would take to extend the spring 4 to 5 inches. If someone had access to a testing company a spring could be anchored on one end and the amount of pull from the other end could be recorded to extend to the length required to remove one shackle pin.

I wonder if a porta-power with a gauge would work?

 

[VeryTangled]

I was looking at some photos that Frank Miller is posting on his cross country drive to Tahoe. He stopped at the EFV8 Foundation museum and I spied these two in a photo of his.

-VT/Jeff

 

[Fe26]

Jorgen's spreader looks well thought out. If we can accept the turnbuckle, what bolts would be our choice for the clevis pins? Grade3, 5, 8, or a forged clevis pin.
It would be useful to know the amount of pressure it would take to extend the spring 4 to 5 inches. If someone had access to a testing company a spring could be anchored on one end and the amount of pull from the other end could be recorded to extend to the length required to remove one shackle pin.

Bruce

Works good
Lasts long time

If using a Turnbuckle to make a Spring Spreader my suggestion would be to use/adapt the threaded hook/eye-bolts that come with it. They are all forged components and are rated for load bearing applications.

 

[Tinker]

Yikes! Either that dog is really small or that wrench is huge!

The dog is 70lbs. It's an old train wrench. Saved it from being a ratrod bumper, now it's a wall hanger.

 

[Fe26]

Rat rod bumper is a brilliant idea. I may consider using one of my big flogging spanners on the rear of my 36' pickup (I have some around 4-5' tall that we used on the forging hammers).

 

[Tinker]

Ya it might be a good idea. It was adverstised that way. Guess the orginal bumpers grew on me.