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[@ccjensen4670]

Is your rig a 71 Speedstar? Bought an old timer out in 1972 and learned drilling from him..bought a second one a few years later...finally changed to rotary and sold out six years ago..company is still active in Northern CA 100 years young!

[@752brickie]

I used to use a bar and chain tightener on my little rig but my uncle always used a circle jack on his 22-W but they were runing 2 3/4 X 3 3/4"' joints too! Love those little Speedstar's

[@upsidewithstephenkreider589]

Thanks for sharing, i have a bar and chain tightener, but after using it several times, joint kept coming loose, I just could not get it right, so went to using the chain fall

[@752brickie]

@@upsidewithstephenkreider589 Stephen,we never had any trouble with the bar and chain tightener . When you changed bits do you take a wet stone to the shoulders of the bit and box? We always did that every time we changed bits,put on jars etc. but if the chain fall works that is good. When tools come loose on a cabletool rig it can be a pretty bad ending . I love those little rigs. I still want to buy another one but I am now over 70 and the wife said "NO"!!!!! With another word ahead of it. I would love to have either a 20W,22W or possible a 60L that I could use to drill a couple shallow gas wells on my property. I think by 1100' here I can have a couple or three shallow gas zones.

[@752brickie]

I love these little rigs. The Speedstar is a great rig. That is a 55 isn't it Stephen?

[@gqp3215]

Had a 22w made in 58. A 55 ss 3-51 keystones

[@gqp3215]

Drilled 50 mile radius of Westminster Md. 30 years. 65 years old now. Retired early to help care of mother in law, alzhiemers.

[@charlesfreed7834]

Helped my grandpa for years on a cable tool rig here in indiana

[@innovativeproducts3633]

Charles, thanks for the comment. this is the last cable tool rig operating in our area. Air rotary drilling has pretty much replaced cable tool drilling. So much faster. I sold my rotary a while back after heart surgery. I ha not use this machine for probably 15 years, I could not resist, had many people wanting wells drilled. So I resurrected it , drilled 3 more , as shown here. have it up for sale now. Due to another recent surgery.

[@joshrhuman9167]

Where are you located Stephen?

[@upsidewithstephenkreider589]

im in okanogan county Washington