1900s Hay Trolley [Rescue]

I decided to go with a different finish for this antique tool rescue / restoration. This is a Boomer Double Swivel Hay Carrier/Trolley made by the Milwaukee Hay Tool Company. The company lasted until 1931, but this trolley was likely earlier and possibly in the 1900s. The original patent is for 1906 and is located here: patents.google.com/patent/US8...
This is one of the few antique tools I have restored that is malleable iron and not cast iron. It is really nice to deal with that instead of cast iron as I can be more rough as I am taking the tool apart. Malleable iron can also be bent and not shatter into a million pieces.
The "trip" took a long time to find and definitely seem to be more rare than the trolley itself. I used 3/4" natural fibre rope in this video. I also used a simple recipe of boiled linseed oil, polyurethane, and paint thinner to make a simple "danish oil" finish that I like to use on bare metal to preserve patina. I feel like I should have welded the metal track differently with it ending in a "U" shape instead of a "T" shape, as that would have made installing the trip much easier and allowing more strength to the track.
I hope to actually put this in my new workshop with some lights hanging down from the ropes. It would work great for some extra lighting right above the workbench.
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[@gerardjohnson2106]

Brings back memories. I worked on a crew using one of those. I'm guessing not many of your viewers will even know how they were used. The track was extended out of the loft under a roof bonnet on a old side rack barn. Team lifted the stack off of wagon with the fork/tongs up to the rail/trolley where it was pulled back into the loft then tripped. It was a very hot dusty job. Mind you I was shirtless, barefoot and wearing short britches. My task was baling well water and carrying the water bucket from the house to the barn for the men at my grandfather's farm. Payment was supper. Only worked on the fork crew a couple of years then my uncle bought a wire tie hay baler. Dang it was still hot & dusty and I was still carrying that water bucket. By the time I was big enough to handle hay we had a twine baler. When I moved from home daddy started round baling. Duh. Daddy's 96, mother's 87, they still live on the farm and lease out the grazing rights.

[@HandToolRescue]

Wow! Would have love to see this in action in real life.

[@frankdeegan8974]

Been there done that. I also was there the day the big rope broke, the farmer went next door got the older farmer and he sat on a bale of hay and used a single edged razor blade cut and undo the braids of the rope and braided it back together, good to go. Still usable 50 years later. These were fist used for loose hay and some farmers used them for round bales from the Alice Chalmers Roto-baler. the small square bales from other balers would fall apart when dropped from the top of the inside of the barn. this was used when the farmer did not have an elevator to get the bales from the wagon up into the hay loft

[@ricmarsh7877]

Gerard Johnson I don't have a clue exactly how they were used. It's very intriguing however.

[@jacksak]

I know how they were used. I was born & grew up on a New Hampshire dairy farm in the 1940's. That pulley system (maybe bigger) hung from the hay loft with hay hooks and block & tackle. To me it was a miraculous, fascinating, device. I wish I had salvaged it, but the farm is gone.

[@danielalamo2075]

My dad just turned 80 and they used this system with both loose hay and bales. With horses and later a tractor. Grandpa had a dairy. And here in California, the barns didn't have a hay loft. The entire center of the barn, from ground to rafters was filled with hay. Along the length of the barn were mangers on each side with locking stanchions. With the loose hay, a hay say was used to saw down a section to be fed off leaving a ledge to stand on. Unfortunately, in the early 1990s one of the original barns burned down due to a lightbulb resting on the hay. The trolley system was still in there at the time. It was really a day. Luckily they were able to save all of the calves.

[@WillFigs823]

That intro was hilarious.

[@Providence83]

William Figueroa Jr. I merely thought it was humorous until he uncapped one of the bottles, at which point I thought he was going to show he'd run out, but when he then sprayed into the spray bottle I died cackling!

[@amircidin]

Ikr. He just make his channel interesting.

[@HandToolRescue]

My workshop is even more flammable now.

[@WillFigs823]

Hand Tool Rescue LOL. Any plans on making a video of a shop tour? Just from what I’ve seen in videos I love it. I’ve always wanted my own shop.

[@alanpartridge2140]

Those teeth are far too nice to be biting steel

[@lsd-25ayahuascadmt7]

Your videos are wonderful my friend. Truly wonderful. They are an oasis in a world of hatred and depression. They hold no political ties, no opinions, not malice, not anger; they merely exist within a space of occupancy and shine brightly. Thank you for this moments rest.

[@HandToolRescue]

Thank you very much!

[@jaywest4102]

EvapoRust needs to get on the ball and send you a 55 gallon drum of their product. Make it easier for the bigger pieces.

[@HandToolRescue]

I've wanted one for a long time!

[@Khrrck]

And a year later, he's got one!

[@omarjones7838]

He's like the Bob Ross of restorations

[@cchaffin2012]

Omar Jones ‘just remove these happy little nuts’ -the nut releaser

[@Cloudslinger]

Omar Jones - Yeah... Until you are watching one of his videos almost asleep and he adds in bomb range alarm sounds because "delicate parts". I swear it took a year off my life!

[@HandToolRescue]

Hahaha. I also really love reading how I scared people with that alarm.

[@JT-tz5hp]

Dont get me wrong, I really like the hand tool rescue channel. But Musite 1 is the Bob Ross of all things rusty.

[@otherwiseoutside]

LOL I remember that one.

[@brianewhiteguy]

As a citizen of Milwaukee, I approve of this tool rescue. Well done!! Some day I hope for a Hand Tool Rescue/This Old Tony collaboration. It would cause much rejoicing

[@HandToolRescue]

I hope so too.

[@BruceAUlrich]

Those bits in the beginning really had me rolling! ha ha. Good video!

[@nicholassagraves2086]

rolling in the hay...trolley

[@maggs131]

Did you have somewhere nice to roll around?

[@edselboston3452]

I enjoy watching you work because the attention you pay to every little detail ! You also can throw in a little humor without ever saying a word .

[@silvergrizzly316]

Drop Everything!! Another Hand Tool Rescue VIDEO!!!😲😲😲😎

[@alexl.3963]

A beer, a video, a nice evening! Thx! Weiter so!

[@pumper8032]

Я. B babies are over rated

[@Landrew0]

Malleable iron was a good choice in the day, but it's always been expensive to produce. Nowadays, it would certainly be made of aluminum alloy.

[@vladimirkoltashev2312]

Ох бля зубами! Это жестоко.

[@mistyanderson6349]

HOLD IT! HE'S UPLOADED!!!

[@ZylonFPV]

I like this restoration, the look you went for looks nice, and now you finally have that cat hoist you always wanted.

[@ottoleisering7855]

Yes, loved the humor in the intro. These vintage videos take me back to a whole different life that my grandparents lived through. I used to love going into my grandfathers garage. It was a treasure trove of old tools.

[@W4V3MAKER]

There is something extremely satisfying about seeing old equipment getting restored to working order. Thanks for the videos HTR!

[@JamesBowers]

Love the finish on this one! Looking forward to those wrenches going on sale.

[@HandToolRescue]

Thank you, me too! I am hoping to have them ready for sale in April. SO CLOSE.

[@pkmetzger]

Are they for sale now? I would really like to order some...Thank you.

[@dimitar4y]

Hey, HTR, Want a life hack to have bigger parts? Get a big drum. Put a thick bag in it. Pour evapo rust in it. Put parts in. Pour water in the drum OUTSIDE the bag. The water will squeeze the bag into the part, and raise the evaporust level. : )

[@HandToolRescue]

This would actually work! hmmmm

[@brianeaton3734]

Until one of your parts pokes a hole in the bag....

[@dimitar4y]

As I said, Thick bag. The only *real* problem you could have is if the bag sticks "too" well to the parts and prevents the rust remover from accessing those surfaces. So some stirring may be required. Hey, HTR, I got a lot of cool tips. Just name a problem or nuisance, I'll engineer a solution for it. Really, don't be shy. :U

[@sethbracken]

Alucard Pawpad - blunt the ends of a tomato cage and put it in the bag first.

[@RobertSzasz]

You could just use a second bag with a layer of polyfill or similar so the second bag would stay intact even if the inner one failed. You could also use a vacuum cleaner to pull the bag around the parts and keep the rust remover in contact. Sort of like vacuum marinating them.

[@scottnyc6572]

Whoever invented this hay trolley had all corners covered,very elaborate and eye appealing.Love the Danish oil finish over paint.Great job!!

[@JimHaderon]

Absolutely love that finished look.

[@orthZ]

Hey HTR. Have you ever thought of doing a live restoration? It can be something small and you could give us your thought process on how you take down these old tools. I think it’ll be a cool livestream to watch. Thanks for the great videos!

[@HandToolRescue]

I really should do that!

[@timetable620]

I love the air filter idea to catch all the dust from wire brushing

[@HandToolRescue]

It works surprisingly well.

[@alecjahn]

One of the most entertaining episodes yet, all because of the little things. Good job HTR!

[@ferlumara]

as always a pleasure his videos.I wait every week to see your restorations of those old tools. Thanks!

[@karlklops3810]

That intro got me.. Brilliant

[@buchmanf]

The new wrench looks great, love the demo. Really great quality.

[@HandToolRescue]

It worked well for everything on this tool, which is exactly the real-world test result I was hoping for! I do still want to see what the maximum capabilities are though. AvE has offered to max one out on his wrench tester.

[@buchmanf]

Send one to AvE for a stress test. These seem to have a better grip on nuts and bolts than adjustable wrenches do. Also, they look cooler.

[@trch5659]

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[@davidduffy9806]

The new finish looks brilliant

[@Lee-qp6gf]

LOL, brings back old memories when I set a hay fork to bring in loose hay up to the hay loft. Our job, as kids, was to set the fork and trip the rope when the guys in the mow wanted the load dropped. Team of horses, on the opposite end of the barn, pulled up the load and we pulled it back to the end of the track and the fork would drop for another load. The team had to back up when we were pulling back. Those trollies were a wonderful invention and every barn had one. Hudson made them also. ( Hudson sprayers) Nice restore, Cheers, Lee

[@johnnyhunter4345]

Grandpa had them for loose hay and peanuts.....pitchfork loose hay peanuts off the ground onto a wide hay frame on a two horse wagon and headed for the barn.....all his implements were horse powered; sickle bar, rake, plows, wagon, sled. Hay and peanuts were lifted to second floor and through winter loose hay and peanuts were pitch forked to first floor hay feeders. Remember seeing a bird fly off the ground in front of the sickle bar and losing most of it's wings....it was sitting on a nest...I struggled with the event.

[@AridersLifeYT]

4:37 onwards - i Laughed so hard. i needed to watch that a few times. 10/10

[@Njazmo]

Whenever doing stuff, you think "I need a third hand". ;)

[@TheGoodoftheLand]

HA! Best intro ever! Any update on the HTR adjustable wrenches?

[@HandToolRescue]

April!

[@TheGoodoftheLand]

Asking for the lazy guys without Instagram 😁

[@TheGoodoftheLand]

Like me.😉

[@MrGateway75]

I'd like to thank you for showing thees videos. Not only do you restore the past but you show how they are used

[@63256325N]

Nice look. Probably a lot of farmers back in the day just loved that invention. What a time saver it must have been for them. Thanks for the video.

[@natashaharris6850]

Another beautiful restoration. Glad that the cat was safely transported in style.

[@pascalkwizera3241]

I love the humor

[@domeatown]

My dad used to bale hay in the summer. My mom used to play in the hay loft. Apparently she swung from one of these once and got injured. This video has brought up all the memories in this house. Like a shot of pure nostalgia.

[@HandToolRescue]

Awesome. I've seen them lift people up before.

[@jackxlol]

That finish looks awesome. Really neat combination of techniques to get there, too.

[@RambozoClown]

Time for Evapo-Rust to send you a drum. Just think of what you could fit in that.

[@HandToolRescue]

Yes please!

[@picax8398]

Bigger tools, a body, some more tools

[@petergregory5286]

If there’d been computers and 3D printers in those days I wonder what machines would you have been taking apart and restoring. Makes you wonder. Regards.

[@solosniper86]

That turned out incredible!!

[@daysend1341]

Beautifully done!!!!

[@randenpederson4784]

Kudos for not have annoying music!!!

[@ianide2480]

And an extra 7 thumbs up for this comment. I am also glad for the lack of stupid background music...

[@OldSaltyBear]

No yapping as well. I watched a vidyo earlier that was supposed to show the making of a bench. 45 minutes of yapping and no bench was made. Lesson: Be very leery of vidyos that have a part 2.

[@jballew2239]

Carriage bolts are fine for a low stress application like this, and , for a very long time were about all you were going to find outside of a machine shop. (And the ubiquitous brazier/dome headed slotted screw). If you open a lot of modern industrial equipment, you'll still find them lurking about.(Though the square headed nuts are all but extinct. four and eight point sockets are becoming the stuff of legend/myth as well. ) Here's one that might really give you some concern.. The knives on many power driven woodchippers , are held to the disc by carriage bolts.. Albeit very very NICE carriage bolts. As to blasting- Try different media. Walnut or cob might produce a more pleasing finish than silica or glass bead.

[@HandToolRescue]

Thanks! Good to know. I really should try out some less aggressive abrasives.

[@thekidd2013]

Good sense of humor. Another beautiful rescue.

[@Frommycoldeadfingers]

Man I love that adjustable wrench you use. I'm gonna have my eyes open for one !

[@eiserntorsphantomoftheoper2154]

No cats or other animals were harmed during the filming of these events.

[@johndeep754]

Ima Tumo

[@richkeeshan9757]

Poor kitty

[@aserta]

Despite the free turning carriage bolts, they were original (if you look at yours, you can even see the square pattern chewed in the neck of the hole in most of the frame), it's that the size is incorrect. Someone's been through this with a butt finger and replaced them. There's a nearly identical, untouched, unmolested one in the collection of a friend. It was new-old stock, the domed heads are rough in look and larger too, and the square nuts aren't in any way shape or form contoured and spit polished like the ones on yours.

[@HandToolRescue]

INTERESTING! I wonder when that was done?

[@aserta]

Specifically? Impossible to tell, but going by the fact that the carriage bolts on yours are flat to the surface (they don't have that lip all modern ones have) it's probably before the 80's or at least the bolts are. If we go by how much dirt was on it, then it's certainly nothing done "yesterday". I will try to convince my friend to allow me to take a bolt off for a picture, but no promises, he's pretty anal about his stuff. I only know because one of the bolts on the "grabber" flippers was slightly loose, and i saw the much larger square "gripper" that matches the notches on yours, which means yours had them too when new.

[@chris-zt7eo]

I would have had a cherry one, but the barn it was in got blown down by some winds and in my grandfather's infinite wisdom he decided to set the ruins of the barn that had been there longer than he had, on fire. I still have the trolley, but its all cracked now.

[@azuritet3]

and now the bolts are polished completely smooth, so the next guy who tries to take this thing apart 100 years from now is completely screwed.

[@toddfraisure1747]

I like your sense of humor. Adds a lot to the video!

[@fasx56]

Nice restoration for a deserving piece of farm history and some humor to top it off, thank you.

[@djhousley1]

I really like your vids. You should REALLY be wearing chem resistant gloves when you use Toluene. I'd like to see more vids down the road... but that stuff will absorb thru the skin & causes permanent organ & nerve damage.

[@notarookee778]

It is fortuitous that there isn't Closed Captioning for what the cat had to say. LOL

[@TheYearIGotTheRuns]

I've been on the edge of my seat waiting for a new video. Thanks.

[@Jeanette53678]

Perfect video! Thank you so much! I actually bought this exact hay trolley this week to restore and wasn't sure even where to begin. This shows me everything! Time to get started! Thanks again!

[@HandToolRescue]

Exactly why I make these videos!

[@biliyonnet]

24:20 what was that liquid? was it aging elixir?

[@fgtldyjxgzyjxriceicr9880]

" I am the *NUT RELEASER* "

[@HandToolRescue]

Wait until you see me in Avengers: Infinity War.

[@tomtruesdale6901]

You had some "hot nuts' there for a minute before you got your nuts off ;-)

[@CJayHD]

Twisted NUT RELEASER

[@fgtldyjxgzyjxriceicr9880]

Hand Tool Rescue hahaha XD

[@trevorclaar7122]

I'm gayyy

[@TheFurriestOne]

Another cool piece, looks great!

[@imaaron7550]

This one is champ in restoration and comedy. good job.

[@TJSWOODWORKINGSHOP]

Awesome job on this restoration my brother I like it very much good job,Hey I like that little wrench to it's very cool bro later :)

[@ThirdCoastCraftsman]

bahahahaha, the intro with the oil!!!!!!

[@HandToolRescue]

Mmmmmm.

[@berrrygr]

I have not seen one of these since I was young and growing up on the farm. It was used every summer to lift hay into the lofts in the barn. Brings back a lot of memories. Great channel by the way.

[@kdtrimble]

This is why I love his channel. Talented, interesting and funny as hell! Great job my friend.

[@theJellyjoker]

hay trolley, how are you?

[@HandToolRescue]

Pretty decent, you?

[@tbernardi001]

How u doin?

[@crazyspb]

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[@sotirisl.6561]

4:40: Respect...

[@frankstrawnation]

The manliness of that scene went beyond the scale.

[@kjamison5951]

Awesome video! Love your helper at the end...

[@ChrisDoll44]

That luster came out beautiful.

[@rafzan]

Nah, *NUT RELEASER* is wack, i think *NUT BUSTER* sounds way cooler 😂 Thanks for the vids dude!

[@firstlegoleague8]

I wonder what type of chemical reactions are going on inside that wooden table of your lol.

[@HandToolRescue]

I don't want to know!

[@frankstrawnation]

Someday that table will come to life and become a supervillain.

[@tymager7308]

frankstrawnation it’s power would be to degrade tools

[@weirdguy5496]

Don't drop a match on that table

[@seam322cub187]

I DON'T KNOW WHY THESE VIDEOS ARE SO SATISFYING!!!

[@plaws0]

Great! I sort-of understood how that was going to work in practice but the trip release was a bonus. Very nice!

[@AnchoriteXIII]

What makes WD-40 smell so good?

[@HandToolRescue]

I would also like to know that.

[@jballew2239]

God help you if you get a whiff of "Ballistol" Soon you'll have a whole cabinet of aeromatic penetrants..

[@vidjeffr]

J Ballew "Aeromatic Penetrants" would be a good name for a band.

[@001desertrat3]

J Ballew -- '' aeromatic penetrants '' . - I guess an airplane would qualify as that . LOL ! -- I hate to be a ''nitpicker'' , BUT , ''aero'' refers to aircraft , while ''aro'' ( NO ''e'' ) refers to an aroma . -- Just thought I'd help straighten things out .

[@timvandenbrink4461]

PB Blaster smells better and works better

[@MatthewBuntyn]

8:53 That's what she said

[@Co19801003]

What a clever device! I really like your demonstration in the end, as it made me appreciate the tool in itself more. The restoration result looks splendid too. These videos are very enjoyable at several levels. Thanks for posting them :)

[@michaelb.5345]

The best I’ve seen. Love your work and videos...

[@yuricorrea2491]

Finally a "paintlees" one! (can we call them "stripper rescues"?)

[@AwesomeShotStudios]

Wasn't much to look at originally, but now it's more than an "ok" Boomer.

[@ronsbeerreviewstools4361]

You do good tool restorations, and a sense of humor in your videos.

[@ladyj2552]

Your videos make me smile! Thank you!!

[@HandToolRescue]

Anytime!

[@intevetjag1158]

19:33 just put in the spring after the bolt Joke

[@MDBDesigns]

when all else fails, use your teeth as another hand!

[@HandToolRescue]

Only logical choice in that scenario...haha

[@konzetsu6068]

Did you realize after that you could probably have released it with a prybar between the feathers? Most likely how it was designed for manual release.

[@MDBDesigns]

Hand Tool Rescue love your videos man, keep up the incredible work

[@GeminiWoods]

Konzetsu Wheres the fun in that?

[@cm7448]

Biting was just foreplay... later he got to second base. He also got to second base with a bandsaw he and Derista restored.

[@gord9677]

Another great video from HTR . I have enjoyed them all, especially when you use your sense of humor.

[@cristiansantos5224]

I love his sense of humor! Really fun!!

[@braydenh190]

Hello notification squad. Where you at?

[@egbertmodderman]

Hand Tool Rescue > Diresta ( there, I said it )

[@MaghoxFr]

Egbert Modderman love both, but lately only watch this crazy bastard

[@carlmcgee1623]

Great job. Lotta wok here. Fantastic restoration !

[@samuel9466]

I'm always so amazed to see how you remember how to to reassemble things and remember where all the tiniest of shit goes. Your the patient mind we all thrive to have

[@victoriaeads6126]

It does help that he looks up the patents...and makes a video of the whole process 😂💖 Not sarcasm, it SERIOUSLY must help when he's trying to remember where everything fits!

[@royal_ish]

Better be careful or PFTETOA (aka PETA) will be all over your ass. Love the wrench, can't wait to get one.

[@HandToolRescue]

Shopcat loves trolley rides! Who wouldn't?

[@azuritet3]

it's safety equipment. more people should use trolleys to move their cats.

[@daddynichol52]

Excellent opening sequence.

[@spideybrent]

Hello from Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. Thanks for sharing your great video’s please keep them coming.

[@gayle525]

Beautiful job. Keep it up.

[@alittletexasingeorgia]

Really love your videos and the comedy to boot.

[@ontherims3284]

I had an old barn I played in, from about 6-18 years old. Was even a good place to get away when I had to move home in my 20s. They tore it down, and burnt it recently. Not much was left, even the glass had melted. The trolly is fully intact though...and I plan on hanging it in my kitchen one day , repurposed as a light fixture. From the bottom of my heart, thanks for this video.

[@captainjerk]

Awesome resto buddy! :D My girlie loved the part with the kitty! LOL Thanx again!

[@Funner7]

Beautiful. Thanks for posting. Beautiful.

[@RicardoJunqueira]

I really enjoy your sense of humor! Keep this going! :)

[@randyporter3491]

LOL! Love the intro. Especially the stubborn plastic cap ! 😂🤣

[@Sir_Uncle_Ned]

Holy crap, that evaporust is AMAZING!

[@me-cq7wv]

Once again great job

[@andyharbin411]

Dude you’re a trip. Love these videos.

[@TheeJMC]

You are the reason that I now own Evapo-Rust. Good stuff. Thank you for that :)

[@bewareofwil]

This is the only channel I watch that can make me drowsy. Not in a bad or boring way, but in a calm and soothing one. The clanking and odd noises relaxes the heck outta me. Another great job as usual.

[@HandToolRescue]

Thanks!

[@stephenlee62]

Very nice job. I like the patina you've acheived. Must try that myself.

[@dru7235]

You're genius! And really enjoy your humor because it is genuine with nudges. Some of your projects seem very difficult, and it is amazing how you can keep cool under pressure -- there are snips of you holding it all together while being frustrated. Remember to stamp your finished projects with a positive thought/prayer, and it will reach it's best destination/usage. God bless you, dude. :D

[@klayofthemystics]

Love all your videos, I let them play in the background at work. The sped up sounds gives me a smile, All I can picture are frantic mice.

[@indianahoosier7113]

Looks good man 👍

[@pascalrichard2902]

Bricoleur jusqu'au bout des dents. Encore une magnifique vidéo... Chapeau bas l'artiste !!!

[@HandToolRescue]

Merci!