Utility bar
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From: Bonita Springs FL
Utility bar
My dad had a super useful tool in the garage when I was a kid. It was a round steel bar about 5 feet long and maybe 7/8" around. One end of it was pointed, not really sharp but enough so that you could dig it into the ground three or four inches. It weighed maybe 15 or 20 lbs. It was super handy around the house for breaking up hard ground, prying, lifting, leveraging, etc. I would love to find out what they're called or where I could get one.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
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Pinch-point digging bar:http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...5177_200325177
Hex-shaft digging bar:http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...6360_200326360
Hex-shaft digging bar:http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...6360_200326360
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It could also be a railroad lining bar. The come in straight and with a curved end. Extremely useful for many types of jobs.....I have a couple of each.
Find a nearby railroad yard and walk around....you are sure to find one laying on the ground.
Find a nearby railroad yard and walk around....you are sure to find one laying on the ground.
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Or maybe "digging bar". Like these:
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...atchallpartial
Oops, they beat me to it.
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...atchallpartial
Oops, they beat me to it.
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A broken torsion bar out of our Expeditions/Navigators works wonders. They have a bit more mass than you average commercially available product and need to have the ends worked a bit to get the desired point and/or spoon.
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Some call the pinch bars others call them cat bars.A good hardware store will have the from 3ft to 6 ft with 2 styles of bevel on the tip
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I would have referred to it as a "crow bar", but I believe you call them a "spud bar"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spud_bar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spud_bar
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Thanks so much guys, I didn't even know what they were called so I didn't know what to search for. I'll make a run to home depot or the local hardware store and see if they have them.
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there is also what is call a "shale bar" or "rock bar".
it is anywhere from 6 ft to 10 ft long, 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter, depending on the length, and has a 3 inch wide shouldered head, and a 3 inch wide flat tip.
it is anywhere from 6 ft to 10 ft long, 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter, depending on the length, and has a 3 inch wide shouldered head, and a 3 inch wide flat tip.
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From: darrington wash
i remember as a kid we had one that was so dang heavy i could barrely lift it... let alone use it for anything.... and the damn thing was so rusted you had to get a tetanus shot every time you touched it... i wonder what ever happend to that old thing...
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