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Lanse 01-21-2013 10:50:29 206.55.217.126 Report to Moderator	Hey guys!! So, a little while back I headed up to Rich's place (R Aikin on these boards) to get some parts for my home-made tractor build... It's coming along nicely, and I hope to have the first video up soon, but here's something else I wanted to share. Rich said there were plans to build a tractor in one of these old magazines... So Rich, myself, and a buddy of mine that came along for the trip started flipping through them, and I stumbled across this: Haha, I thought it was pretty cool. I've got a pair of much newer 420's myself, they look a little different, and have a rubber grip, but they're still USA made and I really like them. I figured there'd be a few people here who might enjoy seeing that ad, so I hope y'all like it. And Rich, thanks again for everything... We came back with beefy rear wheels, a chain hoist, some hydraulic parts, a tractor front end, a second transmission, and a few other things. More coming soon... Have a nice week, everyone :) [Reply]   [No Email]
jackinok 01-23-2013 12:35:12 162.58.82.136 Report to Moderator	Re: Old-School Channel-Lock Advertisement (Pics) in reply to Lanse, 01-21-2013 10:50:29   if you ever get a chance use a pair of douglas pliers,youll throw all those channel locks in the trash. I use to work as a plumber,the old boy i worked with would take a new pair of channel locks and snap the jaws right off them with one hand. the supply house we bought a lot of our stuff at decided they would sell channel locks once, he raised cain saying they werent worth anything. they bet him he couldnt break a pair. after the third set they took them off the shelf and started selling douglas again.ive personally broken i cant say how many channel locks, never broke a pair of douglas pliers. of course channel locks are better than 99% of them out there. [Reply]  [No Email]
mdtractormechanic 01-24-2013 21:24:05 68.50.59.88 Report to Moderator	Re: Old-School Channel-Lock Advertisement (Pics) in reply to jackinok, 01-23-2013 12:35:12   I don't know how a plumber can break them by hand when I didn't break them with a maul. I have to say it sounds like a plumber's tale...LOL [Reply]  [No Email]
jackinok 01-25-2013 06:51:57 162.58.82.136 Report to Moderator	Re: Old-School Channel-Lock Advertisement (Pics) in reply to mdtractormechanic, 01-24-2013 21:24:05   i wouldnt have believed it if i hadnt been standing there! [Reply]  [No Email]
J. Schwiebert 01-21-2013 16:16:49 209.143.54.246 Report to Moderator	Re: Old-School Channel-Lock Advertisement (Pics) in reply to Lanse, 01-21-2013 10:50:29   Must have been Mechanis Illustrated. Tom Mcahill did car test drives for them back in the 50'swhen I was reading them [Reply]  [No Email]
rusted nuts 01-21-2013 16:11:37 139.55.252.69 Report to Moderator	Re: Old-School Channel-Lock Advertisement (Pics) in reply to Lanse, 01-21-2013 10:50:29   They make them bout 8 miles north of Me Have 3 cousins That Work there They hate it. lol. Ell They don't know it but they have it made. [Reply]  [No Email]
scotc 01-21-2013 17:50:11 75.238.86.255 Report to Moderator	Re: Old-School Channel-Lock Advertisement (Pics) in reply to rusted nuts, 01-21-2013 16:11:37   I remember a while back they had some people really messed up and one killed because they kept over-riding some of the safety features on the presses so they could work faster. [Reply]  [No Email]
Mark W. 01-21-2013 16:58:24 66.211.243.139 Report to Moderator	Re: Old-School Channel-Lock Advertisement (Pics) in reply to rusted nuts, 01-21-2013 16:11:37   Just down the road from me in Meadville. [Reply]  [No Email]
ASEguy 01-21-2013 14:33:11 68.186.162.134 Report to Moderator	Re: Old-School Channel-Lock Advertisement (Pics) in reply to Lanse, 01-21-2013 10:50:29   Channel Lock are the best. So are Vice Grip Brand locking pliers. Can't beat either one. [Reply]  [No Email]
60 acre hillside 01-21-2013 16:34:55 67.142.170.25 Report to Moderator	Re: Old-School Channel-Lock Advertisement (Pics) in reply to ASEguy, 01-21-2013 14:33:11   Every attempt to improve Vice Grips by another manufacturer resulted in a poor product. A parts salesman sold me a pair of self adjusting locking pliers made in France at about double the price very poor performance but looked nice.. When I ran the shop I bought Vice Grips by the dozens and then bought some made by another company and the welders would not use them. [Reply]  [No Email]
ASEguy 01-23-2013 03:57:48 68.186.162.134 Report to Moderator	Re: Old-School Channel-Lock Advertisement (Pics) in reply to 60 acre hillside, 01-21-2013 16:34:55   I don't blame the welders. I'd rather have 20 year old Vice Grip pliers than anything out there I've ever used. [Reply]  [No Email]
dr sportster 01-21-2013 14:15:31 68.192.202.152 Report to Moderator	Re: Old-School Channel-Lock Advertisement (Pics) in reply to Lanse, 01-21-2013 10:50:29   I get those old ones out of the recyclbles and cut out the old motorcycle ads and frame them.Those old mags aren't worth much because every household was a subscriber.Channel locks are still a bargin. [Reply]  [No Email]
Chris(WA) 01-21-2013 13:47:29 64.38.158.247 Report to Moderator	Re: Old-School Channel-Lock Advertisement (Pics) in reply to Lanse, 01-21-2013 10:50:29   Nice old ad and a good tool. But if you want a Great pair of that type pliers get a Knipex Alligator's! Knipex [Reply]  [No Email]
mdtractormechanic 01-21-2013 19:02:00 68.50.59.88 Report to Moderator	Re: Old-School Channel-Lock Advertisement (Pics) in reply to Chris(WA), 01-21-2013 13:47:29   Chris(WA) said: (quoted from post at 17:47:29 01/21/13) Nice old ad and a good tool. But if you want a Great pair of that type pliers get a Knipex Alligator's! Knipex As a heavy equipment mechanic I abused some tools routinely to get the job done. Channellocks were one of those tools and they lasted a LONG time even with the constant beating with hammers and mauls. I was given a pair of knipex and found out why they were free. I'll stick to old reliable USA made Channellock! I forgot Vise Grips....another great tool! This post was edited by mdtractormechanic at 19:03:36 01/21/13. [Reply]  [No Email]
phil in mi 01-21-2013 11:37:40 24.247.216.245 Report to Moderator	Re: Old-School Channel-Lock Advertisement (Pics) in reply to Lanse, 01-21-2013 10:50:29   I still have the first pair of 420 Channel-Lock, that I bought new in 1957 when I started work in the pipe trades. [Reply]  [No Email]
Dusty MI 01-21-2013 13:16:38 76.250.62.134 Report to Moderator	Re: Old-School Channel-Lock Advertisement (Pics) in reply to phil in mi, 01-21-2013 11:37:40   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see We used them a lot as an electrician. for screwing conduit together. I bought a pair of curved jaw 420 thinking that they would grip the pipe better than straight jaws. Well the two curved jaws would never both line up on the conduit/pipe at the same time. The two haves of the Channel-Lock's used a bolt to fasten together. Rather that consider them useless, I decided to buy a pair of straight jaw 420's and switch haves. I bought a new pair. When I opened the box, to find that Channel-Lock had gone to a rivet for the pin. Some time latter I found a guy with a pair straight jaw 420's with a bolt for the pin. I traded him. and now have 2 pair 1 with the curved on top, and the other on the bottom. They both work well. [Reply]  [No Email]
RusselAZ 01-21-2013 11:17:21 74.47.108.42 Report to Moderator	Re: Old-School Channel-Lock Advertisement (Pics) in reply to Lanse, 01-21-2013 10:50:29   I love those old magazines for their ads. Grew up with "Homemade and Handy" from either successful farming or farm journal. I have, someplace is a pile of papers a set of plans for building a tractor using a model A ford engine. The plans are from the late 30's I think as Dad had them. Thanks for reminding me. Pretty simple build but they told what to use for parts. [Reply]  [No Email]