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[BobT]

Scruffy,

The bar I've got has to be drop-forged steel. I have done similar stunts as you mention, and never came close to bending this bar. It is simply mighty in strength. I have wondered from time to time what it WOULD take to bend it. I would guess it would just snap, rather than bend. Mine is around 5 feet tall, and it must weigh about 10 pounds. Not too heavy, but real good, as you say, for lifting rocks out of the way of a post hole digger.

BobT.
A Indiana Boy

 

[WVBill]

I've got a "Tamping Bar" like Bird described too. I've used it for breaking up rocks in post holes and for tamping dirt down around the posts. It's only about 5 feet long but it is way too heavy (must weigh 15 or 20 pounds) to be draging out into the field to lever up rocks or pretty much any of the other uses you all have been talking about.

Would be interested in finding a source for the other style of bar.

WVBill

 

[Bird]

Bill, my 6' tamping bar supposedly weighs 17#, but at my age, feels more like 25./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif Of course, I also have what I always heard called a "crow bar" growing up, but think carpenters call them a "wrecking bar" (hex shaped bar with slightly curved flat end and the other end like a big hook with nail puller). Mine's less than 3' long, but would probably be a lot harder to bend than the tamping bar. I think most hardware stores have them in even longer lengths.

Bird

 

[Von]

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Here is a photo of the three bars in my arsenal. The top one is about 6ft. long. All have taken there fair share of abuse and no unwanted bends. I got all three used so I have no idea how old they are or who made them.

Von

 

[Thomas]

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Von,
The last two bars I never seen before but the third bar looks interesting,and if you should find out more info I would be interested.

The first bar all I can say is this...Ahhh take it away /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif...hide than darn thing /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif...throw it in a well /w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif,yep still have one of thoses all purpose bar on my father farm,/w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gifused it for many projects and I don't know the correct name for the bar so I call it a Armstrong./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[EBS]

The 60" hex bar with a chisel point on one end and a mildly angled flattened portion at the other end is called a slate bar out here (CA); sometimes called a truckman bar. Goes for 17-18 bucks at Orchard Supply Hardware (made in USA). The best site for pry bars and crowbars online is mcmaster.com (click on "pry bars" and then select wrecking and pry bars). Nothing like good steel.
Ed

 

[Anonymous Poster]

If you have had the crow bar as long as you have said with out servicing the the head of the bar it must need grinding smooth to keep from tearing up your hands. I have beat mine with sledge hammers and it curles the head so it is hard to handle,so I sharpen the end. I have never needed to change the oil yet.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

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