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Help identify this pry bar or tire tool

treemuncher

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I was given this small pry bar or what I expect is originally a split rim tire tool by my FIL up in Maine. No idea how old it is or where it came from in his travels. His name is "Bud" so I know this as my "Bud Bar". I find it to be one of the handiest tools in my vast arsenal and absolutely the best tool to pop a sticking brake lining when my Freightliner sits through too many rain events and rusts into a locked position. It takes some really stout torque and has not bent or broken yet - one of the real tools that they used to make.

The overall length of the bar is 22.5" and it's 5/8" diameter. I would love to know where I could find a few more of these. It's handier than a room full of applause. Maybe I need to be shopping the antique/junk stores for another. If I had a clue what is originally designed for, it might make my search easier.

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treemuncher

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4x4ford said:
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I'm pretty sure that is the one. All the internet searches I did came up with no pics of anything this close to what I have. After reading your post, I already ordered another one from Ebay. Thanks for your help.
 
donkey doctor

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treemuncher said:
I was given this small pry bar or what I expect is originally a split rim tire tool by my FIL up in Maine. No idea how old it is or where it came from in his travels. His name is "Bud" so I know this as my "Bud Bar". I find it to be one of the handiest tools in my vast arsenal and absolutely the best tool to pop a sticking brake lining when my Freightliner sits through too many rain events and rusts into a locked position. It takes some really stout torque and has not bent or broken yet - one of the real tools that they used to make.

The overall length of the bar is 22.5" and it's 5/8" diameter. I would love to know where I could find a few more of these. It's handier than a room full of applause. Maybe I need to be shopping the antique/junk stores for another. If I had a clue what is originally designed for, it might make my search easier.

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100% One of the handiest tools in the tool box. Somebody gave me one years ago and I broke the tip off it. Our purchasing manager tracked one down and ordered it for me. It helped that the company replaced broken tools for us.
 
donkey doctor

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I probably did. When you're in the woods, up on a mountain, at the end of an inlet, in the middle of the night, it's pounding rain and they want the machine running by morning you do what you gotta do right. We've all been there and done that I guess. It is the hook end that broke off. I still have it as well as the new one the company bought me. Still usable for some things. d.d.
 
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