Model T Ford Forum: ACCESSORY OF THE DAY - 01/18/13 - BRASS ERA REAR WHEEL CHOCKS CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT

ACCESSORY OF THE DAY - 01/18/13 - BRASS ERA REAR WHEEL CHOCKS CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT

Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2013: ACCESSORY OF THE DAY - 01/18/13 - BRASS ERA REAR WHEEL CHOCKS CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT

By Jay - In Northern California on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 12:26 pm:

These are hard rock maple with what looks like hand forged bails that swivel freely. With a rope tied to the bail you could release one of these from the drivers seat.

By Ricks - Surf City on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 12:44 pm:

Thanks, Jay. The only way I would improve on those would be to arc the surface to match the tire diameter.

It's a fool's errand to carry a jack in a T without chocks.

Not to mention stalling on a hill, and having brakes that won't hold.

By Anthonie Boer on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 12:49 pm:

Jay ; A friend of me made a wheel chock the DUTCH way
1218R
Toon

By Scott Kramer on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 12:57 pm:

Toon,
Does your friend carry tube patching materials inside his wheel chock ?
Scott

By mike conrad on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 01:01 pm:

In response to someone using a distributor as a chock block once my friend has used a coil box for a chock. He is a very brave man indeed.

By Ricks - Surf City on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 01:07 pm:

By Terry Horlick in Penn Valley, CA on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 01:12 pm:

Anthony, nice discs!

RD has a good chock I like:

TH

By Terry Horlick in Penn Valley, CA on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 01:13 pm:

Dang, I was searching for that old photo and didn't notice that RD beat me to it!

Sorry about that "double post"

TH

By Bill Austen on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 01:33 pm:

They were probably made by the same company that made my antique furniture clamps. I have a few of the chocks that have fallen off old clamps, now I know what to use them for. lol

By Erik Johnson on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 02:02 pm:

Perhaps they really are parts of wooden bar clamps and not wheel chocks.

By Jay - In Northern California on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 02:08 pm:

Bill, Looks like the set I have started out as part of a furniture clamp just like the one you pictured above. Thanks for your post!

Ralph, Does your wheel chock have a name? :-)

Toon, that sure is a fitting wheel chock for The Netherlands!

By Ricks - Surf City on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 04:41 pm:

The roadkill chock belonged to the younger Mr. King, who belongs to the SoCalif T Club.

By Allan Richard Bennett on Monday, January 21, 2013 - 03:49 am:

Fellows, we have an avowed conservationist in South Australia who was renowned for his hatred of feral cats and their impact on the native wildlife. He wore a catskin cap to rouse opinion and sold bumper stickers which said, " The only good cat is a flat cat!" My wheel chock is a black toy cat,once I get it stuffed with sand.

Allan from down under.