![]() 2 is a vertical sectional view showing the lever reversed Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved railroad spike puller showing it in use. ![]() a further object of the invention is to provide a spike puller which is simple and practical in construction and which will be easy to manipulate and powerful and effective in operation.Another object of the invention is to provide a spike puller which will extractthe spike without bending it and rendering it useless.Another object of the invention is to provide a spike puller which will effectively en gage the head of the spike regardless of the angle at which the spike is driven.One object of the invention is to provide a simple and practical spike pulling device which will enable the operator to pull the spikes on both the outside and inside flanges of a track rail without changing his position.This invention relates to improvements in spike pullers and to one more particularly adapted for pulling or extracting spikes from railroad cross ties.B25C11/00- Nail, spike, and staple extractors.B25C- HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS MANUALLY OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS.B25- HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS.Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.) Filing date Publication date Application filed by JOHN R PILL filed Critical JOHN R PILL Priority to US49529509A priority Critical patent/US951517A/en Application granted granted Critical Publication of US951517A publication Critical patent/US951517A/en Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current Links Original Assignee JOHN R PILL Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.) Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.) Expired - Lifetime Application number US49529509A Inventor William L Varner Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. I have attached photos of the two spike pullers, for what it's worth.- Google Patents US951517A - Spike-puller.ĭownload PDF Info Publication number US951517A US951517A US49529509A US1909495295A US951517A US 951517 A US951517 A US 951517A US 49529509 A US49529509 A US 49529509A US 1909495295 A US1909495295 A US 1909495295A US 951517 A US951517 A US 951517A Authority US United States Prior art keywords spike support lever head housing Prior art date Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. would be selling a 3-foot gauge spike puller and spiker about 2004, and it occurred to me that the Plaster City operation might do so in an upgrade. ![]() 129, with what looks like its original Wisconsin Motors gasoline engine.Īny information would be appreciated. The left rail spike puller is Nordco shop No. 403, with a replacement engine unknown to me. The right rail spike puller is Nordco shop No. ![]() All three units have stickers on them that say “North American Equipment Sales Co.,” which I presume is a railroad equipment dealer.īoth spike pullers are the original Nordco “Claws” design. There is no visible shop number on the spiker, so I presume that it is from the same vintage. I got the shop numbers off the two spike pullers, and they are of pre-1994 construction. I am trying to determine where they came from. The reason for my question is the 2004-2005 appearance on the White Pass and Yukon of two Nordco spike pullers and a Nordco spiker. Does anybody know if the Plaster City narrow gauge operation sold old spike pullers and/or an old spiker about 2004? I understand that they currently have spike pullers and a spiker, but I am wondering if these might be circa 2004 upgrades. ![]()
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