ebinmaine 67,455 #2 Posted April 5, 2022 Lots of rocks 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,873 #3 Posted April 5, 2022 12 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Lots of rocks Hmmm got part of it right. (down here we call them stones) 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #4 Posted April 5, 2022 Possible for lifting paving flags. We could do with more photo's from different angles. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 9,743 #5 Posted April 5, 2022 Google Images says it's Iron Oxide. So old Misses Google aint as smart as she thinks she is! 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CCW 1,295 #6 Posted April 5, 2022 When the hooks are closed a cable would run through the opening. Cable would be attached to some load. The other end allows the hook to connect to a lifting device - FEL? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,305 #7 Posted April 5, 2022 I-beam lifter upper. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,873 #8 Posted April 5, 2022 51 minutes ago, lynnmor said: I-beam lifter upper. very close 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #9 Posted April 5, 2022 My re-think is for steel plates. Have used similar in the past. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,216 #10 Posted April 5, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, JoeM said: The jaws don't overlap so they must fit into rings or span something -- an I-Beam? The other end is opposing hooks--slot goes up onto a cable then body turns 90º to hook the middle of a stretch of cable. Probably used by riggers when securing or moving beams. Edited April 5, 2022 by Handy Don 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,198 #11 Posted April 5, 2022 Used to lift sections of rail on the railroad. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,873 #12 Posted April 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Handy Don said: The jaws don't overlap so they must fit into rings or span something -- an I-Beam? The other end is opposing hooks--slot goes up onto a cable then body turns 90º to hook the middle of a stretch of cable. Probably used by riggers when securing or moving beams. We actually used these to hang messenger wire from overhead beams. A use could be the bottom side of the bridge. Mostly temporary work.The double hook is call a "sister hook" and the messenger wire ran through those hooks. The messenger wire could hold up various things. From water lines to electrical cables. a special prize selected especially for you a dance from the banana! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
