Technical Tool ID

Anyone have any idea what this may have been for? A coworker brought it in with some other old tools. Couldnt find anything online.

Has serrated jaw on one half and smooth with a slight ridge on the other. About 9" overall length. Can make out the words Sure Grip.




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For turning tie rods to set toe....I think

 

Alligator wrench. Works on anything...but not very well

 

Another "magic" wrench.................................

 

Lock nut wrench for conduit....

 

tractor, farm implement wrench

 

TRIED TO USE ONE SEVERAL TIMES,
finally pitched it..probably worth a lot now?

 

Tried to use one several times,
finally pitched it.....worth a lot now????????

 

Yup, alligator wrench. made to use on square head bolts and nuts

 

I knew I could count on you guys! So it's a Polish socket set. (I can say that cuz I are one)


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Cool, now that I know what it's called, I found it out there on the interwebs. Smithsonian says it was used mainly for steam era locomotives. Neato.


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I met a tool yesterday, told him he was one too.

 

I never knew what it was til you asked, then I read up on them...from what I've seen on the interwebs, and the answers here confirm, it is a universal wrench. Different folks used it for different things. Pipes, rods, square nuts, and probably several other things it would make do for. I need to get one for my 28 Chevy, so I can have something to swear at.

 

If it were mine I'd box it up and sent it to you. Love your 28. Keep after it. You could hang the 'gator wrench from a bent nail on your wooden dash. Keep all them square nuts tight.


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I have one too, only mines about 24 inches long, and the opposite end of the "alligator" grip, has a slightly curved pry bar end. I've never used it, have no idea when/when I got it, and was thinking it would make a good dinosaur-like figure for yard art. Maybe I'll just hang onto it now that I know what it is. I am Butch/56sedandelivery.

 

I used larger variations during my 35 yrs on the RR to change train line and diesel locomotive MU hoses prior to pulling the pin and taking the pension 12 years ago. Given the availability I found an 18" pipe wrench much handier to use. AFAIK no ever found another use for the heavy alligators, probably why so many hadn't walked off and were still laying around.

Ed