They Don't Make 'em Like This Anymore! Restoration of a Vintage 5-Ton Truck Jack.

Restoration of Vintage 5-Ton Truck Jack
This #145 "Simplex" 5-ton truck & bus jack was manufactured in the USA by Templeton, Kenley & Co.. 1939 is the last year I can find it available in their catalog. This one may be older. The jack body and parts are made from drop-forged steel. It weighs 30 lbs. (13.6 kg) and it cost $10.00 in 1939.
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  • @garyjones2582
    @garyjones25822 жыл бұрын

    I thought I had seen all your videos.. I don't know how I missed this one.. Came out beautiful...

  • @AcmeRestorations

    @AcmeRestorations

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much 😊

  • @shable1339
    @shable13392 жыл бұрын

    You deserve more views!

  • @AcmeRestorations

    @AcmeRestorations

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @manoman0
    @manoman04 жыл бұрын

    I wonder why we subside Hollywood when the true artists are here....

  • @near--zero
    @near--zero Жыл бұрын

    that is bad-ass

  • @albertcyphers1532
    @albertcyphers15322 жыл бұрын

    I've got four of these. My father and I used them to jack up cottages at the beach

  • @berner
    @berner2 жыл бұрын

    It looks beautiful :)

  • @williamcarboni2614
    @williamcarboni26144 жыл бұрын

    Missed your videos, glad your back. Great restoration, thanks and stay safe.

  • @AcmeRestorations

    @AcmeRestorations

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 👍

  • @eyecan8
    @eyecan83 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding! Looking like a professional 🥰💯

  • @paulorth2251
    @paulorth22514 жыл бұрын

    Nicely done, sir. I remember my father had one of these in his pickup, solid, durable and could work forever with failing. Sometimes old school is the best tool.

  • @thechumpsbeendumped.7797

    @thechumpsbeendumped.7797

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hopefully you meant without failing?😉

  • @joemode101
    @joemode1012 жыл бұрын

    Very nice 👍🏼

  • @sterlingdavidgrasssr
    @sterlingdavidgrasssr4 жыл бұрын

    I was wondering, just how much that old girl has lifted in its 80 year life ? Very well done, I rang the bell, See Ya Texas

  • @janelloyd4332
    @janelloyd43323 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful restriction ..nice choice of finished colour as well

  • @cecilgore495
    @cecilgore4952 жыл бұрын

    I am sure you think about how many before you have used this tool, now with your hard work some one in the future will think I wonder who the guy was that restored this amazing tool. Thank you.

  • @ramiruhig5558
    @ramiruhig55583 жыл бұрын

    well done and very nicely represented I have just subscribed myself to your channel

  • @rirkc
    @rirkc4 жыл бұрын

    Very well made, perfect restoration. Like the color choice. Thanks!

  • @bgdavenport
    @bgdavenport4 жыл бұрын

    Magnificent job. I would rather use it as a display piece.

  • @debralevesque8536
    @debralevesque85362 жыл бұрын

    Very good work it’s better than it was new, looks awesome

  • @kwscotch
    @kwscotch4 жыл бұрын

    Actually, I know this as a railroad foot jack, as it was used by railroads in groups or gangs to lift trains back onto tracks since the foot could get under the wheels and also the various parts of the train trucks. My grandfather handed 1 down to my dad and I believe it is still at his house. They would lift like anything but were heavy as hell.

  • @AcmeRestorations

    @AcmeRestorations

    3 жыл бұрын

    This model is a bit different than the railroad jack. They made a lot of railroad jacks, but their catalog refers to this one as a truck/bus jack. Very close though.

  • @mohabatkhanmalak1161
    @mohabatkhanmalak11614 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful restoration. I too have a Simplex mechanical jack, of about the same era. Its smaller and came in a tools lot I bought some time ago. Plans are to restore it.

  • @AcmeRestorations

    @AcmeRestorations

    4 жыл бұрын

    Post a video when you do!

  • @angeljaen6467
    @angeljaen64673 жыл бұрын

    Que belleza de herramienta. Quedo tan bonito que no da ganas de usarlo.Exelente Saludos desde Panamá

  • @user-nb9ef9fh9y
    @user-nb9ef9fh9y4 жыл бұрын

    great job👍🏻👍🏻

  • @8829053
    @88290533 жыл бұрын

    WHOO! You did a lot of really involved,good work on this item 😅😅🔧🔧👆👆

  • @davidhall8874
    @davidhall88744 жыл бұрын

    Wow! They don't make them like that any more!

  • @user-dx6pt9oo6h
    @user-dx6pt9oo6h4 жыл бұрын

    Hi bro 👋👋👋 good to see you 🤝🤝🤝 awesome restoration Jack 👍👍👍💣👌🏽

  • @eddiedawkins19
    @eddiedawkins194 жыл бұрын

    Nice work, good job

  • @iron_within
    @iron_within4 жыл бұрын

    Nice work, man

  • @athlon28
    @athlon284 жыл бұрын

    Very nice!

  • @obfuscated3090
    @obfuscated30903 жыл бұрын

    They DO make them like that but they're far from cheap! Simplex doesn't make that model but their ultra heavy duty jacks remain an industry standard.I grab any Simplex or Duff-Norton jack I can score (jacks are most effective in multiples to allow shimming one at a time).

  • @xiaomialgerie4193
    @xiaomialgerie4193 Жыл бұрын

    ACNE Restorations 2020

  • @garageshopminnesota
    @garageshopminnesota4 жыл бұрын

    Great job! I'm still looking for a Craftsman grinder like your's.

  • @AcmeRestorations

    @AcmeRestorations

    4 жыл бұрын

    Good luck! I hope you find a local one; shipping will be a ton!

  • @leongolio1086
    @leongolio10864 жыл бұрын

    Very goooooooood !

  • @StrangerHappened
    @StrangerHappened Жыл бұрын

    Cool. BTW, do you make details for your Range Rover? Some factory-made things can be faulty, but you can make them yourself and better.

  • @AcmeRestorations

    @AcmeRestorations

    Жыл бұрын

    Probably will as its getting old. Do you have a link/video for something specific? I'm always interested in Range Rover content. Thanks for watching.

  • @eneasreginaldo6036
    @eneasreginaldo60362 жыл бұрын

    Um ótimo trabalho,uma peça fantástica e ficou muito bem restaurada mas gostaria de ter visto como faz para descer o carro...

  • @raziel3726
    @raziel37264 жыл бұрын

    Craftsman!!

  • @williamtheconqueror4563
    @williamtheconqueror45633 жыл бұрын

    Very nice. Do you know if this would have been included with the truck when sold or were they bought separately?

  • @AcmeRestorations

    @AcmeRestorations

    3 жыл бұрын

    They were sold in a catalog, so I assume separately.

  • @soneyliston7902
    @soneyliston79023 жыл бұрын

    SOUND!!!!!!!

  • @AntonioCarlos-sk3xi
    @AntonioCarlos-sk3xi4 жыл бұрын

    Top

  • @madcapmagician6018
    @madcapmagician60183 жыл бұрын

    nice 👍🇺🇲🙏😆😄

  • @pgilly7783
    @pgilly77833 жыл бұрын

    I have used one of these before I remember that it was pretty scary letting it back down with alot of weight on it, if you weren't right on top of it with all your body weight it would spring back and hit you what a trip

  • @jajaid6
    @jajaid62 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful restore job!where did you get the jack handle?any links to it or custom made?

  • @AcmeRestorations

    @AcmeRestorations

    2 жыл бұрын

    This jack still had the original handle. Very lucky.

  • @brucet9799
    @brucet97993 жыл бұрын

    To go down, do you flip a lever and then pump it back down, a click at a time?

  • @AcmeRestorations

    @AcmeRestorations

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes exactly.

  • @FrankCastle-he8fl
    @FrankCastle-he8fl4 жыл бұрын

    I was jacked watching this video

  • @rgauchosma
    @rgauchosma4 жыл бұрын

    Perfeito!

  • @thiggy1249
    @thiggy12494 жыл бұрын

    Your sandblasting makes a lot of dust back in my face. Let us know next time so I can put on a dust mask first.

  • @samuelfellows6923

    @samuelfellows6923

    2 жыл бұрын

    🙃

  • @myrestorations
    @myrestorations2 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful 👏

  • @VantuzYarysha
    @VantuzYarysha2 жыл бұрын

    А опустить как?

  • @hawaii3100
    @hawaii31004 жыл бұрын

    House Movers and Machinery jack.

  • @marknerren402

    @marknerren402

    4 жыл бұрын

    Also a track jack or drop jack by railroad maintenance crews.

  • @AcmeRestorations

    @AcmeRestorations

    4 жыл бұрын

    Basically the same. A little different style and a few different features. I posted the 1939 catalog listing in the Community section.

  • @murdstonecardinal3355

    @murdstonecardinal3355

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@marknerren402 Used one very similar to that one today to lift the rail and install some plates underneath it.

  • @marianx21
    @marianx214 жыл бұрын

    a dolu nejde? :)

  • @rootexploring
    @rootexploring3 жыл бұрын

    Haha . .. SIMP LEX