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How does this tool work?

Post by Mopar_man » Sun Jul 03, 2022 7:56 pm

I picked this tool up a few years back and I'm not sure how to use it. I think it's for spreading open a tire. Does anyone have pictures of how it was used? Says Firestone on it.
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Re: How does this tool work?

Post by Humblej » Sun Jul 03, 2022 8:35 pm

Looks like it is for installing tire chains.


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Re: How does this tool work?

Post by John kuehn » Sun Jul 03, 2022 9:54 pm

Whatever it is it’s for clamping or pulling something together. Might be for putting on tire chains. Could be for spreading a tire open to put on a vulcanized patch? Or?


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Re: How does this tool work?

Post by ThreePedalTapDancer » Sun Jul 03, 2022 10:43 pm

Isn’t it for pulling together a jaxon type split rim for a non t?

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Re: How does this tool work?

Post by Mopar_man » Mon Jul 04, 2022 5:12 pm

OK we have several guesses. Anyone have one?


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Re: How does this tool work?

Post by John kuehn » Mon Jul 04, 2022 6:38 pm

Well if it says Firestone that’s a clue it might have used for tires.

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Re: How does this tool work?

Post by A Whiteman » Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:14 am

Looks a lot like a tool for drawing chains tight on the tires. See this 'Marvel' tool: https://mtfca.com/phpBB3/app.php/gallery/image/2340

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Re: How does this tool work?

Post by DanTreace » Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:09 am

May be a fork lever for removing tire lugs. Early larger rim clincher tires used these lugs to help hold the tire on, the lug passes through the felloe.

Since Firestone made all sorts of tire apparatus, could be a special design like the forked tool on this 1913 catalog page.
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Re: How does this tool work?

Post by TRDxB2 » Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:23 pm

I believe the FIRESTONE stamping is misleading since it is not the correct script for the tire manufacturers brand. It may just be a strap puller, maybe to remove an oil filter
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Re: How does this tool work?

Post by John kuehn » Tue Jul 05, 2022 2:46 pm

Did a internet search and found that Firestone made several different kinds of tools and most have a Firestone scripted name on them but not all. They made tool sets and they had a catalog for their tools. The catalog was mentioned by a guy on a site called garage journal that has followers and tool collectors. I didn’t know they had a division that was tool dedicated but I guess they did for a good while.
But nothing about the tool that’s in question on this post. And the script wasn’t always the same but close it seems. Not many in block letters so ????

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Re: How does this tool work?

Post by Mopar_man » Tue Jul 05, 2022 11:05 pm

Wow! I can't believe I found a tool that no-one has seen before. Firestone knock off? It does look like it's for pulling something.


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Re: How does this tool work?

Post by Kerry » Tue Jul 05, 2022 11:26 pm

Some 50+ years ago when I started work in the motor trade, the shop had a tool looking the same, to tighten a strap/chain around the circumference of tubeless tires to seal the bead while inflating.

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Re: How does this tool work?

Post by Rich Eagle » Tue Jul 05, 2022 11:32 pm

Congratulations Robert. It's a dubious honor indeed.
This may be a similar tool.
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