What is it?

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  1. KyleK

    KyleK Who, me? Staff Member

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    It's a spreader, not tensioner. Trying to figure out what it is used on though.

    @red55, you gonna give us a hint?
     
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    KyleK, Oct 1, 2013
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  2. Herb

    Herb Founding Member

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    Adjustable trench shoring strut?
     
    Herb, Oct 8, 2013
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  3. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    Much closer, but that is not its function. Hint . . . It is not simply a spreader, but an adjuster.
     
    red55, Oct 8, 2013
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  4. KyleK

    KyleK Who, me? Staff Member

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    I have discovered what this is, however it is too good to answer right now. Gotta get this thread going again.
     
    KyleK, Oct 9, 2013
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  5. gynojunkie

    gynojunkie "Pooties R Us"

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    It's too shiny to be used in a trench. So, if it's a spreader/adjuster, what the $#%$%^ is the object that sits in those rectangular grooves?

    Well, there's an answer in there.......(If the object is 3-4 inches in width, I could use it as a rib spreader......in an emergency, of course.....)

    {{thinking}}
     
    gynojunkie, Oct 12, 2013
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  6. gyver

    gyver Rely on yourself not on others.

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    Pinion gear in the rear end of a truck
     
    gyver, Oct 12, 2013
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  7. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    Think about it. What is about four feet, 8 inches wide and has an essential need to maintain a proper gauge and has a T-shaped top?
     
    red55, Oct 13, 2013
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  8. plotalot

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    It is a ratcheting turnbuckle, with purpose made ends for adjusting railroad tracks.
     
    plotalot, Oct 13, 2013
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    gynojunkie "Pooties R Us"

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    gynojunkie, Oct 13, 2013
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  10. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    It is a railroad track gauge adjuster.
     
    red55, Oct 13, 2013
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