Restoration of rusty railroad/house jack Simplex 1017

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[@DanTyson]

The end was hilarious! Great work as usual and yes, I'd love to see vids on tool restoration. Well done.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@lourias]

What an awesome jack! You did a great job, too! I have never seen Barbie so jacked-up before now! LOL

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you ☺️

[@FixitRestoreit]

Dont forget to give me a like - Yoda will be happy if you do!

[@oneshotme]

I always do ;)

[@FixitRestoreit]

@@oneshotme Thats awesome!

[@rayjr62]

@@FixitRestoreit You beast, brotha. Beast. Beastly. Beastly beast. Savage, brother. Savage.

[@littleteethkeith]

I hit one of these on my way to work last week. It took a one inch chunk out of my left rear rim and took the sidewall out of my right rear tire. It was great.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Doesn't surprise me, it's quite a chunk of metal!

[@peterwill3699]

Did you keep the jack ?

[@DonnaMSchmid]

Awww, it was worth a thumbs-up just to see that little cutie at the end!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@JRBUISEXCAVATING]

Simplex jacks are top of the line. Very worthy of a restoration.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@aaronfisher6869]

This helped me quite a bit as I got 5 of these( actually mine are 15 ton model 29) and all of them needed restoration. Thanks for posting!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Awesome!

[@jhscheppele2448]

A glass bead blaster would make quick work of cleaning that old jack. I have one that I need to restore.those holes you were wire brushing. I would have used a brake cylinder hone it works great. New cotter pins would be nice too.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thanks for the tip

[@B.McAllister]

For some reason, I REALLY needed to subscribe...

[@FixitRestoreit]

Cool 😅😂😅

[@michellafleur5655]

Yes I sincerely think your own tools should be AS clean as the one you restore. However itm will not discourage me to follow you because you really do very nice restorations and I am a fan.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Bucket of tools restoration coming soon!

[@clarklindquist8137]

I love how tools from this era were made to last, and maintained, and fixed. Beauty and simplicity. Great restore... By the way... Would love to see ya restore your restoration tools....

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@diyrestorationclub7534]

Great restoration. And the sound is amazing. The old jack can be used by children. Painting was also a good job.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@WilliamTMusil]

Nice work, and worth the effort. Old Simplex will last forever.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@TheCajunHomestead]

Another nice job,

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you ☺️

[@hosslane320]

The 10 ton railroad Jack is great to work with. Had worked with four lg. Simplex Jack's that were just above waist high .

[@FixitRestoreit]

That's awesome, I bet they were really heavy!!!!!

[@johnburnitin1027]

Having used track jacks for close to 50 years, I'd almost guarantee that at some point, you will be removing the grease from the rack. Never saw one with grease on it. Not necessary. Looks great, though. That one looks like an`antique. Back in the early 70s they started making them out of aluminum, to make them easier to handle. They also reduced the weight limit to 7 tons, for track jacks. Nice job!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@obfuscated3090]

They're VERY expensive new and well worth owning. I use mine to lift shipping containers when I place railroad ties or steel beams beneath them as foundations. If you can find one of the telephone pole jacks they're magnificent (and still being made over a century later).

[@FixitRestoreit]

It is awesome 😎

[@steventrosiek2623]

Unbelievable job of restoration. You are a great perfectionist. Thanks for a great video.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Glad you liked it 😎

[@swallowtailnails868]

I love watching you work!

[@FixitRestoreit]

I'm so glad!

[@darrendavidson9645]

Known to me as a toe jack have two of them fantastic pieces of kit use them for reach trucks and man up machines with very little clearance to swap out load wheels and drive wheels and check wear in mast bushes plus a host of other things nice to see one being restored keep it up

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@neilpeace1746]

just about to do the exact same model. did not realise there should be a cover over the side, see what i can find. Thanks big help mate.........

[@FixitRestoreit]

No problem 👍

[@tomsshop9002]

Excellent, I am definitely going to try a tool soon. (so far i have just been doing toy truck/cars). Best line "Look at the Power" ✔✔✔

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@357magdad]

Came out nice, it did!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Green, it is!

[@firesafe8417]

Great restoration, I am going to go out on a limb and say that you like the color green.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Whatever gives you that impression?

[@michaelpugh4894]

Nice tear down and clean up. Beautiful restoration. Yes I like tool restorations.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@bethdreisbach4608]

Cute assistant

[@FixitRestoreit]

Yes she is 😎

[@tonyday7233]

Green paint, and matching grease, talk about attention to detail, excellent job, Tony, Australia..

[@FixitRestoreit]

👍😎

[@bradbusch9585]

Nice job looks great

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@markharris5771]

My two favourite sort of restorations are either things that remind me of my happy childhood, or things that are new to me. Living in the middle of Lancashire I can honestly say this size and type of jack falls into the latter. When you heat things up what gas do you use please, is it always propane or one of the derivatives or can you use butane. I know to temper it has to be propane as butane will never demagnetise most metals. Personally, I enjoy seeing small tools like the ones you use in your restorations restored. Even something as simple as a screwdriver can be a good watch if done well. A wonderful and a somewhat complex restoration. Very well done indeed on the quality of the restoration and the fact you got it back together again. Both of which would have been well beyond me.

[@FixitRestoreit]

I must admit, this is the first restoration where I had to study the disassembly video to see how it went back together! And I hadn't seen one either when I lived in England 😏😎

[@FixitRestoreit]

And I realized I didn't answer your question about the gas, it's mapp gas so burns pretty hot!

[@markharris5771]

Fix it Restore it Thanks for coming back with that, it is appreciated.

[@allen.lpersingerjr6408]

We used those same jacks in the coal mines of west virginia, to jack up tracks when we has problem , the very bottom was slid under the track and jack away . plus people used them on old houses to level them around coal camps..

[@FixitRestoreit]

Neat!

[@jasonbabila6006]

We call it track jack, we used the later aluminum and magnesium version Simplex jacks until 2009 when someone wasn't using it properly and got hurt, now all we use are the STANLEY hydraulic jacks.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Cool!

[@glennmoreland6457]

You need a copper/rawhide hammer... And make yoursen up some brass and copper drifts as well...🇬🇧👍

[@FixitRestoreit]

Yes I do lol

[@DudeGuy-zt9eg]

Yes. You have a few tools thst you use to restore other objects and tools, it would be neat to restore them too, make your restorations easier

[@FixitRestoreit]

👍

[@TomTom-up1kz]

Very good job 👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏❤🌷❤🌷❤🌷❤🌷

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@Madlintelf]

You get a thumbs up before the video starts whenever I see a new one, great job, really cool 10 ton jack, and love the cutie lifting the doll house at the end. Thanks for sharing!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Awesome, and glad you like the vids!

[@edwinleach4013]

Great find and restoration. Thanks for the video.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@j.madone7819]

That's awesome. I have a Simplex bottle jack, older one, that I restored in the same color scheme a month or so ago.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Awesome 👍!

[@georgebrown8312]

Very good work on restoring the railroad jack. You got it working like a charm as well.

[@mannyboy1]

Good job! Thanks!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Glad you liked it!

[@aaronspicer949]

Yoda, boss of me is not🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@FixitRestoreit]

Lol!

[@wokohedgehogs]

Brilliant restoration, well done looks fantastic

[@FixitRestoreit]

thank you!

[@tootall5559]

yep, restore what you're working with, at least to a reasonable level they don't have to be high polished and that, but just so they work as they should.

[@FixitRestoreit]

👍

[@XthegreatwhyX]

Yes

[@FixitRestoreit]

,👍

[@crutecox3364]

Here's a challenge for you, restore all your tools to a High gloss, just because you can. I'd like to see that.

[@FixitRestoreit]

👍

[@johnduff6436]

I want to see you restore hell out of everything, I really like your restorations!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Glad to hear it!

[@mrcampbell75]

Another great one. Thanks for doing what ya do!!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Glad you liked it 😎

[@yetshi]

simplex still makes that model, sells for $1600

[@FixitRestoreit]

...and it's bright yellow!

[@diegodistefano4594]

excellent video!!! 😂😂😂 Have mercy with Barbie´s. That one in the car is having a BAD day

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@christinebauer3489]

Nice that your grease matches your paint job!! ;)

[@FixitRestoreit]

Unintentional attention to detail!

[@tombob671]

Fine job

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@stephaniesander5465]

Great job!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@peebee143]

Used this type of jack many times on rail track.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Did it ever slip?

[@peebee143]

@@FixitRestoreit We had several like this but Duff-Norton manufacture. Never known one to slip or break under load, but can be tricky to lower one click at a time, usually pull the pawl and drop the whole way.

[@stevenfarnsworth5415]

sure, i have to do it also I live next to the ocean

[@FixitRestoreit]

Bummer!

[@cassanoa]

yes absolutely restore your tools also :-)

[@FixitRestoreit]

👍😁

[@erniecapell9917]

Yep sounds good

[@FixitRestoreit]

👍

[@danohstoolbox]

Great looking job u have done their

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@bobferranti5222]

I would love to see you restore some of the tools you use. I have used this type of jack in the past, they are a beast when it comes to lifting heavy objects.

[@FixitRestoreit]

It is a beast!

[@FixitRestoreit]

It is a beast!

[@WrenB111]

Surprisingly complex

[@FixitRestoreit]

Yes it was, and most of it was hidden lol!

[@yeagerxp]

Very good restoration 👍👍👍. 1. I subscribed a while back. 2. I normally refrain from saying anything about how you guys doing the restorations do it, but friend that was painful watching you remove that pin. All the energy from the hitting was being lost, the jack was moving. Your clamps should have been on the jack. 3.Get a piece of 2x6 and attach the grinder to it, than you can use one clamp only and have a spare for the work piece. 4. Yeah restore your tools. LOL

[@FixitRestoreit]

Not as painful as trying to pull the pins which I cut from the video😏

[@danp3971]

YES! I would love to see all restorers use restored tools, instead of the stuff the use now

[@FixitRestoreit]

Noted!

[@kengeman1976]

super job thumbs up why do youse atf for the rust is that better?

[@FixitRestoreit]

Much better and cheap. The acetone helps to carry it in, then it evaporates leaving the oil there. Works awesome!

[@trevorm7013]

Gorgeous work of art mate. you deserve way more than 4.5k subs. I really wish I wasn’t a completely broke and in debt millennial so I could donate to you ☹️

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you anyway 😎 Share this video on Facebook etc and tell your friends, that will help alot 😎

[@arunkumarrautaray4415]

I want this taipe of jack how mach price and sample swo to me

[@lastmanstanding1767]

Looks great 👍. Definitely restore your tool's. I'd like to see what all you have

[@mred8002]

Little OCD here, so yes, please! I go through mine and redo as needed, so all set for grandkids and great grandkids when I croak.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Probably be more of a cleaning, but i think it will be a good video

[@jt9498]

@@FixitRestoreit More of a serious cleaning! :) This should be a no brainer, bud! Always keep the tool clean!

[@tomlee9534]

Restore the restorers.

[@FixitRestoreit]

🙌

[@gus6rocks]

Is there a youtube law that says you are not allowed to bolt down your grinder, and you have to live dangerously?

[@FixitRestoreit]

No

[@jrrestorations8278]

Nice restoration! Way to go, mate!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@brianmcguire5005]

That was a super cool restoration! Awesome jack man!!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@oneshotme]

Great job and I know you didn't put that spring back in one shoot LOL Enjoyed your video and gave it a Thumbs Up

[@FixitRestoreit]

Yes, there was lots of fighting and cussing before it finally went in

[@rebekahshook6754]

It is easy to break apart then put back in place

[@FixitRestoreit]

The power of editing!

[@edwinleach4013]

Great for getting fence posts out of the ground.

[@FixitRestoreit]

That's a great idea!

[@MissLady-pq4hc]

Nice work👍🏼👍🏼🙂

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@Bratti_Texan]

I am loving the green! How do you remember where all the guts go? Do you line them up or write them down? Do you go back and look at video or do you just have a photogenic memory?

[@FixitRestoreit]

For this one, definitely review the video - ALOT! Normally I can remember!

[@GreenMama333]

Hahaha photogenic!

[@lightning4871]

A little tough on this project but as always you get it done.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Yes, it was quite awkward!

[@slrn832472577]

Time stamp reference: 9:06 ...Am I the only one who thought how ironic it was to use a rail road spike to get out the stubbornly stuck pin on this "rail road" jack?

[@FixitRestoreit]

So far, I wondered if someone was going to say something!

[@slrn832472577]

@@FixitRestoreit Then it looks like I'm the first one to notice.

[@RICKAFOUR]

"Look at the Power.' Subbed.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Welcome to the channel!

[@lionofzion81]

Subscribed, i have

[@FixitRestoreit]

Rewarded, you will be!

[@GreenMama333]

😂😂🤣🤣😂🤣

[@WH32R]

I believe that jack would have bee intended for lifting rolling stock to allow for wheel and bearing maintenance or replacement

[@FixitRestoreit]

Cool!

[@user-dx6pt9oo6h]

Hi bro 👋👋👋very very good restoration 👍👍👍and video cool 🤝🤝🤝

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@rebekahshook6754]

What do you prefer a sand blaster or a grinder love your show keep restoring old tools

[@FixitRestoreit]

Both have their Merritt's, I actually have a sand blasting cabinet and a large compressor in storage, just no where to put them

[@shawn2490]

Ah nice one mate, your work is still absolutely quality and satisfying! keep it up my man, the subs will come!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@PikeRiverW]

What is the pink liquid you are using for penetration fluid?

[@FixitRestoreit]

That is a 50/50 mix of acetone and automatic transmission fluid 👍

[@alishakir1513]

Dunya Kulakova, yep?

[@FixitRestoreit]

😅

[@garymckee8857]

Got something similar at work for power cable reels,same cept different.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Cool

[@GreenMama333]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! LOVE THE GREEN! HEHEHE! Keep up the great videos!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@stumpDD978]

Fix tools you will

[@FixitRestoreit]

Hard work, it will be

[@timsmith1589]

Pretty cool bro. Nice job

[@FixitRestoreit]

Thank you!

[@timsmith1589]

@@FixitRestoreit you bet man I like them old tools they all had style and lasted forever

[@roberthahn5945]

Awesome I have one of these mine is a 30 ton how many hours did that take

[@MeanJohnDean]

Yes restore your tools.

[@FixitRestoreit]

That's the plan!

[@nitro74cs]

Great job, well done. The penetrating fluid you are using, is it Acetone and Auto transmission fluid? if so what is the mixture ratio? 50/50?Thanks

[@FixitRestoreit]

Yes, right on all counts 😎👍

[@marknerren402]

Be careful with those jacks. Some had an instant drop function and were known as quite the finger amputators.

[@FixitRestoreit]

I bet!

[@JohnSmith-ki2eq]

Nice resto but why not use new split pins, they only cost a few pence each!?

[@FixitRestoreit]

Just because old ones had nothing wrong with them

[@alanmcwilliams4264]

yes you really should restore the tools you use

[@FixitRestoreit]

Bucket of tools restoration coming soon!

[@wboquist]

Great work! What or who makes those markers that dispense the paint you used to do the lettering?

[@FixitRestoreit]

I got them on Amazon, I'll put an affiliate link in the description later today

[@parkrantz9515]

i think u should have zoomed in a lot more or worked much closer to the camera lens since it was almost possible to see what u were doing!

[@FixitRestoreit]

Noted!

[@chamarystigers8731]

You love green gloves

[@FixitRestoreit]

Yes I do and they work good!

[@hp9mm]

What is ATF?

[@FixitRestoreit]

Automatic transmission fluid

[@Adro-sp]

what's ATF?

[@FixitRestoreit]

Automatic transmission fluid

[@user-fz9yc4uc7r]

Я так думаю, что сия приблуда и так была в рабочем состоянии, её просто перебрали, отмыли и покрасили, т.е. это не реставрация, а ревизия.

[@FixitRestoreit]

It doesnt have to start off broken to be a restoration search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AwrEzeZZCS1eOG0AsQtXNyoA;_ylc=X1MDMjc2NjY3OQRfcgMyBGZyA3lzZXRfY2hyX2NuZXd0YWIEZnIyA3NiLXRvcARncHJpZANQMTNPdklGalN2V3ZWUWJoRVVFNzJBBG5fcnNsdAMwBG5fc3VnZwMxMARvcmlnaW4Dc2VhcmNoLnlhaG9vLmNvbQRwb3MDMARwcXN0cgMEcHFzdHJsAzAEcXN0cmwDMjIEcXVlcnkDcmVzdG9yYXRpb24lMjBkZWZpbml0aW9uBHRfc3RtcAMxNTgwMDA5ODM0?p=restoration+definition&fr2=sb-top&fr=yset_chr_cnewtab&type=default

[@chaichannel123]

RJ86A please

[@tootall5559]

I guess you painted it green? Like about 50 percent of men, I have a color vision problem with green, I either don't see it at all or don't see it correctly. I'd have rathered you went with fire engine red, or a bright yellow. Since such an item would be dangerous to use, that makes sense to me.

[@FixitRestoreit]

Yep, contrasts with the white writing well!

[@tootall5559]

@@FixitRestoreit Not so much the way I see it.