I picked this up from a local old time ford guy, he restores mainly '33 fords and alike i think.. anyway it was in his s**** pile getting ready to dump, I pulled it out, and he let me take it away.. Got it home cleaned up and rebuilt, And now it's the only floor jack i use. Its stamped 1929..check it out guys, and if anyone has any more information on it, that would be swell.
I love it, we had one for ages at my dads first shop.. Wish I still had it, I have gone through countless floor jacks in the last 10 yrs. the new ones are nothing but junk. Nice work..
my Dad has one just like that, I believe. I've been trying to decide if I should get it and keep it and also restore it. I've used it on a bunch of projects throughout my life. Used to lift the 24' Main header in my garage enough to install all new joists. And once back in 68 just for grins I lifted his 57 bird up from the center x member just to see if it would!. No problem. I like your paint job, looks great-good inspiration for me. Also I have a set of matching walker Jack stands. I'll see if I can get some pics of it and the tag. And pics.
Very nice Jack, I have a Walker 5 Ton and I can't find for the life of me, where I can get a rebuild kit. It leaks down (on the floor) and is in need of repair. If you have any repair info or let me know where you got your parts, that would be very helpful!
I have an identical jack, but am leaving the patina on it. Mine wasn't free, but it was one hell of a deal. I've lifted the rear end of a John Deere Model B with calcium chloride filled rear tires with it. It's a bad*** jack.
That rules. I wish I could find a good old American made jack that is actually rebuildable if need be. You should put this over on Garage Journal if you haven't already.
I've got a Walker at the shop that is almost identical but it was manufactured in the 1960s. The only thing that I don't like about it is that it has a tiny fill hole that takes forever to fill with hydraulic jack oil. As long as it doesn't leak oil, a guy wouldn't have to worry about that much.
OK, took some pics of the one I have had in my family since I can remember. Where did you find the date on yours? I see the obvious plate but don't know where to look for the stamping? Also this plate doesn't look embossed as much as yours. The bottle ram has a rebuild tag of 1964. What paint color did you use? I like it, and would like to do the same. This is a lot like yours but a four ton. Its all been painted over a couple of times. I know for sure that as a kid we had my dads new 1960 Impala jacked up with this one. So I know its obviously older than that of course. But it's something for a benchmark. The stands may not be Walkers but again they've always been around with it. Think I'll clean everything up and paint 'em. Thanks for the help and inspiration. [/center]
The Date is stamped towards the front part of the jack, on the top. The color i used was a blue mettalic, I forget the name, i will get that to you soon as i find it. I really dig your Walker, Its got neat style to it, especially on that front axle..I still have to paint the top part of my handle like yours, but i forgot to measure how far down the yellow was before i painted it. If you could please let me know!
Thought you guys might like to see these. Found them at a museum in Ridgecrest, Ca. As I remember they are also Walkers, strictly mechanical, no hydraulics.
There are a number of jack restoration threads over on the Garage Journal board. One of the members there (hiball) can provide rebuild kits for most older jacks.
The yelo on the handle drops down about 13" but I'd just do what looks good to ya. That is unless we start having THE WALKER JACK Concours de Elegance, God forbid! What end are you calling the "front"? The lifting end? still can't find any date on mine.
Here's a pic of my Walker four ton after a minor refurb. more pics over on the Garage Journal. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=908087#post908087
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