Track jacks

[Jim Burrill]

You probably saw this jack on epay...
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/WWII-Track-Ja...b7b2dc5&_uhb=1

And a price of 360.00 has not reached a reserve yet.

I found a common Ford bumper jack for a buy it now for 65.00. The ratchet part looks identical pretty much.

To convert it to be a pretty damn close replica of a real one, it looks like I need to grind off the lift spike from the ratchet ( looks like the Carrier ones had that part cut off before casting, so the fillets still lead in to the missing spike.

Then find two bits of tube stock that match the diameter of the main round stock, weld on the lift spike to match the carrier one, with one sliding up and down the shaft, and one welded to the end of the shaft.

Has anyone else tried this?

Anyone willing to make up the two lift spikes to sell to others?

Cheers,
Jim