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8NRay

08-22-2001 21:00:04

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I'm looking for a tool that I've seen used to pry rocks out of the ground and can bust them up.
The one's I've seen are about 5'-6' in length.
Solid steel, a tapered point on one end and the other end has a chisel look to it and is bent at an angle which you can use to pry with.
I've been to the main home supply places and several tractor supply houses looking for one.
So what are they called and where can I get one?

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REDNECKMATT

09-02-2001 19:14:22

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Re: What do you call this and where can I buy one? in reply to 8NRay, 08-22-2001 21:00:04

here in PA we call that a diggin iron,there is a special octogon shaped one with a slite angle at the one end to pry rocks with.?????

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bbott

08-24-2001 16:14:04

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Re: What do you call this and where can I buy one? in reply to 8NRay, 08-22-2001 21:00:04

Pacifc Northwest Common Name.. 'Peeling Bar'... they used them to peel the bark off logs before large mechanical debarkers were invented.

I have also heard them called 'spud' bars and 'pinch' bars as per some of the other posts..

Some college student could use this for a doctoral thesis on 'bar semantics'

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John in VA

08-24-2001 09:42:45

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Re: What do you call this and where can I buy one? in reply to 8NRay, 08-22-2001 21:00:04

'Round these parts -- Southern States CoOp calls 'em Crowbars -- they sell 'em with several different widths of chisels -- for about $30 bucks. What some folks call a crowbar, about 3' long, chisel on one end and a curved end for pulling nails, they call a wrecking bar.

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JeffC

08-24-2001 08:06:20

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Re: What do you call this and where can I buy one? in reply to 8NRay, 08-22-2001 21:00:04

Looks like "spud bar" wins out with two votes!!!
Maybe it all depends on the region of the country you are in as to what they are called. I'm in the midwest.
I just looked up "spud " in the dictionary and it says:
"A tool or device for lifting, cutting, digging, having the characteristics of a spade and a chisel. To dig with a spud. To use a spud."

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scooterhead

08-24-2001 05:05:10

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Re: What do you call this and where can I buy one? in reply to 8NRay, 08-22-2001 21:00:04

I`m with JeffC , It was always called a Spud Bar , Dont know why , still got Dads ya cant tear em up !!!!

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Alvin NE WI

08-23-2001 18:28:28

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Re: What do you call this and where can I buy one? in reply to 8NRay, 08-22-2001 21:00:04

My dad always called it a crow bar, don't know why. Got the first one yet, made from a Ford A drive shaft and still turning out rock and anything else that needs a bar for making it move.

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RayP(MI)

08-24-2001 20:30:43

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Re: Re: What do you call this and where can I buy one? in reply to Alvin NE WI, 08-23-2001 18:28:28

Looks like regional semantics again! My grand dad bought one at a farm auction before 1946 - (he died then) still have it, and it was called a "crow bar" by my dad. Not much fun to use, but awfully handy when you need it!

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buck

08-23-2001 13:22:53

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Re: What do you call this and where can I buy one? in reply to 8NRay, 08-22-2001 21:00:04

the military name foe the bar is TANKER bar used on tanks and heavy track vehicles is also refered to as a PINCH bar because of the sloped chisel. the post hole higger or TAMPER bar is diffeent in that it has a wide 3" or so chisel on one end and a round 3" or so flat on the other end for tamping fill around post.Both have a million uses and bustin rock is probably the worst.

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paul

08-23-2001 10:14:53

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Re: What do you call this and where can I buy one? in reply to 8NRay, 08-22-2001 21:00:04

Here on this farm, they are called 'old worn out shafts bent to an angle on one end & flattened on the other end.' Never bought such a thing, just picked up a piece of scrap iron on the pile & use that. :) A torch is a great tool to make it work out....

--->Paul

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albe

08-23-2001 10:08:08

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Re: What do you call this and where can I buy one? in reply to 8NRay, 08-22-2001 21:00:04

We always called them "slice" bars. To each his own! I used them a lot to tie off trees when cutting them down. Driven into the ground at an angle with the rope tird to a tree and around the bottom of the "bar". I would pull on the rope to direct the fall of the tree. Also used them for digging post holes in rocky soil. albe

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JeffC

08-23-2001 09:07:20

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Re: What do you call this and where can I buy one? in reply to 8NRay, 08-22-2001 21:00:04

They are, and have always been called "spud bars" to my knowledge. You can usually find tham at good quality hardware stores and concrete tool supply stores. I have never heard anyone refer to them with any other name. Once you have one, you'll never know how you managed without one.

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Mike

08-23-2001 08:29:22

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Re: What do you call this and where can I buy one? in reply to 8NRay, 08-22-2001 21:00:04

I remember going with my dad to Coolidge Iron Works in Centralia, Washington when I was about 5 (which would put it about 1953) to get a "bar". Our farm was very rocky, and post holes were an adventure. They used an octagonal tempered steel stock, and put a point on one end and a flattened spade on the other. We always liked it because it was only about 3/4 inch diameter, so was pretty managable, but didn't bend. Must have pried out a million rocks with that thing. Maybe Dad will will it to me. . .

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JRN

08-23-2001 08:02:03

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Re: What do you call this and where can I buy one? in reply to 8NRay, 08-22-2001 21:00:04

Here in DFW we call them �Arkansas Toothpicks.� I�ve seen�em at Home Depot, Lowes, and Pay-Less Cashways. Should be around $20.00.

If that doesn't work then go to:

www.mcmaster.com

and use the search word "heeled pinch bar". They have what you are looking for.

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Jon

08-23-2001 07:28:29

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Re: What do you call this and where can I buy one? in reply to 8NRay, 08-22-2001 21:00:04

We have always called it a post hole digger, It is exacly how you explained it, I think that you can buy them at a lumber company orat a place like Lowe's

Jon;

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krum

08-23-2001 06:54:51

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Re: What do you call this and where can I buy one? in reply to 8NRay, 08-22-2001 21:00:04

We make our own bars using torsion bars off on junk cars. Also, my dad used a driveshaft out of Model 'A' at least that is what he said it was. Both of these have work very effectively and are about one inch in diameter. krum

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jeff (tx)

08-23-2001 06:21:48

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Re: What do you call this and where can I buy one? in reply to 8NRay, 08-22-2001 21:00:04

grainger has some listed in their catalog. "pinch bars","pry bars" they have several listed from 24" to 60" 1-1/8 dia. with a tapered end i have several of them and they work great for a lot of things. dont get to use em much for ice fishing in texas though, the ice is too thick and it bends the bar.

good luck

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Mark/Ks

08-23-2001 04:50:10

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Re: What do you call this and where can I buy one? in reply to 8NRay, 08-22-2001 21:00:04

I had allways thought they were called "Rock Mover". Whatever you call them, they come in handy. RR gangs use something similar to align rail in place then spike it down.

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John ('48 Cub, Ohio)

08-23-2001 03:15:13

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Re: What do you call this and where can I buy one? in reply to 8NRay, 08-22-2001 21:00:04

You might also check out any railroad oriented shops in your area. The tool you are describing may be a railroad track tool. Back in the day when that type of work was done manually the road gangs had some well designed tooling.

Mine does not have an angle on it, but I have a 6 ft. steel bar with a heavy point on one end and a tamper on the other. I bought it for my birthday a couple years ago at a small town hardware store.

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ferg

08-22-2001 23:05:21

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Re: What do you call this and where can I buy one? in reply to 8NRay, 08-22-2001 21:00:04

Believe it or not try a sporting goods store that carries ice fishing stuff....we use bars like that to re-open our ice-holes during winter fishing in the great white north.

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big fred

08-22-2001 23:02:57

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Re: What do you call this and where can I buy one? in reply to 8NRay, 08-22-2001 21:00:04

I've always just called them "digging bars". I got mine at McLendon's, a local hardware chain that has been in the area surrounding Seattle for decades. I would think any "real" hardware store, i.e. someplace that's been around for more than 30-40 years, would have them. I think I paid around $15 for mine when I got it back in the '80's.

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