Whatizit Do Over

[Ed Kennell 35,576]

I think I posted this one before, but I wanted to give Eric @ebinmaine and Cas @formariz a shot at it.   Please giveem a shot before you spill the beans.

This was passed to me from my wife's Grandfather along with his carpentry tools.    

 

The scissors are for size ref.

 

 

[squonk 38,840]

A pair of scissors and a chain with a ring and a wooby-dooby in it. 

Edited April 20, 2019 by squonk

[Ed Kennell 35,576]

Your just toooo clever Mikey.   Nobody fools the Squonk.

[stevasaurus 22,229]

It's a bull cinch.  You put that one end in a bull's buttocks and the other end on a fence...and it is a cinch that bull is not going anywhere.

[RetroMower 333]

2 minutes ago, stevasaurus said:

It's a bull cinch.  You put that one end in a bull's buttocks and the other end on a fence...and it is a cinch that bull is not going anywhere.

Really ?    Sounds risky but I'll go along with it 

[ebinmaine 62,934]

Trina noticed fairly quickly that the straight end could potentially be inserted into the circle end so as to form a loop.

And /or...

She is thinking maybe it could be a linkage for holding something such as Horses or a wagon to horses.

 

[Ed Kennell 35,576]

1 minute ago, ebinmaine said:

 

She is thinking

 

Keep it up.

[Lee1977 6,209]

15 minutes ago, stevasaurus said:

It's a bull cinch.  You put that one end in a bull's buttocks and the other end on a fence...and it is a cinch that bull is not going anywhere.

I would like to see you do that!

[ebinmaine 62,934]

It's a trace chain

[Ed Kennell 35,576]

3 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

It's a trace chain

[ebinmaine 62,934]

The large size of that chain got me thinking. Too big for Road transportation. Something to do with boats....

[Ed Kennell 35,576]

Follow your Honeys thinking.

[ebinmaine 62,934]

Might we be wrapping this around a log so that a horse or other animal could pull it?

[ebinmaine 62,934]

Here's what I was thinking.

 

 

 

 

[formariz 11,849]

I am not familiar with that one. I wanted to say a chain loop sling but it looks kind of short. The other thought it came to mind would be a surveyors chain, however they usually don't look like that and you only have a section. Chain loop sling would be my guess. I am intrigued. Sometimes if you know what kind of carpentry work he did it would help.

Edited April 20, 2019 by formariz

[Ed Kennell 35,576]

He was a carpenter, but he was also was a goat dairy farmer that used mules for powering his equipment.    

I'm  going for dinner....no more clues for an hour.      Keep guessing.

[formariz 11,849]

Now we may be getting somewhere. He probably had a thread mill operated my the mule. Then that short little chain would tie the mule to the front of mill. The way ends are set up it would be quick to engage or release on the mule or mill.

[ebinmaine 62,934]

That would match up fairly closely to Trina's thought process which is certainly in the lines of an animal pulling mechanism.

 

 

[Mows4three 825]

Double tree to single tree link?

 

Dave

[formariz 11,849]

Lets see what he says,but i am thinking that I am correct??? Basically the most useful mule powered equipment in a dairy far would be the thread mill that could power a variety of operations. The fact that he was also a carpenter, he could build it himself, customize it or repair it. The chain is also too short for basically all other operations and does not show any wear signs. It just hung there since mule would not go anywhere it would just basically keep it from moving its head to the sides. Thought it may also go across mill behind horse but it looks too short for that.

Edited April 21, 2019 by formariz

[SylvanLakeWH 24,078]

2 hours ago, stevasaurus said:

It's a bull cinch.  You put that one end in a bull's buttocks and the other end on a fence...and it is a cinch that bull is not going anywhere.

 

Normally you provide excellent pictures, video, detailed references to owners manuals and parts etc...

 

Could we get such documentation, video etc. of you demonstrating the appropriation insertion technique, angles, type of lubrication (what viscosity) etc...

 

Confucius say: One must pass on knowledge when mastery is achieved...

 

Edited April 20, 2019 by SylvanLakeWH

[ebinmaine 62,934]

30 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

 

Confucius say: One must pass on knowledge when mastery is achieved

I'm not exactly sure that's the type of knowledge that I would like passed on to myself

[ebinmaine 62,934]

Just checking to see if I can post to this thread.

[ebinmaine 62,934]

@Ed KennellKennell do you get a notification?

[ebinmaine 62,934]

Folks, Ed K is having issues posting, as are others.

@nylyon Karl is working on a fix.

 

Note from Ed from another thread:

 

Eric, @ebinmaine  I get notifications that you have responded, but I can not post a response on the Whatizit thread.       Please post this on the thread for me so Cas, Dave and others know there is a problem posting.

Other members are having problems and Karl is working on a fix.