transmission hoist?

[MartinsB3B]

Alright folks, my great great uncle brought a 1 ton stake truck pulling a trailer loaded with "junk" back in the '50s from california to Kentucky. Now in this "junk" was car parts and and they're abundantly strewn around the house he stayed in. One of these odd pieces is stamped "Trans. Hoist". I have tried Google, books, anything I can think of and find nothing. It's square tubing (looks like) thats almost an a frame with a steel cable on a pully that is ran by two gears. One of which has a 1/4" drive to raise and lower the cable.

All I can think of is that this would be used in old trucks. Takw out the tranny plate in the floor pan and hook it to the trans and lower it out.

Hopefully someone will have some insight on this. I can get pat number and maker later.

Thanks!

[Don Coatney]

A photo would help.

[wayfarer]

...actually, a photo is required...

[MartinsB3B]

Alright, while I scramble to get pics put up, Kent Moore Service Equipment, Trans Hoist J-2649 is what the tag reads. Ring any bells?

[MartinsB3B]

[BigDaddyO]

Nice patina.

[greg g]

Kent Moore made GM dealer shop service tools.

[MartinsB3B]

I'm curious as to why that I can't find anything on this. No search revealed anything!

[Plymouthy Adams]

^{if I were to proffer a guess.....I would say it was for use in full size vans where the tranny is hoisted up when engine is removed, look at the width of the feet..just about right for the tunnel opening.. and as the division also had an industrial side it could well be use over there...}

Edited December 16, 2014 by Plymouthy Adams

[MartinsB3B]

Whatever it was meant for, It will get its use from my B3B, moms '55 first series Chevy, and dads '37 dodge.