Posted 14 years ago
Tinker
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Hello there.
My name is Kurt and I enjoy old things.
I found this while rummaging around an old dump site and I have no idea what it is.
Picture #1 show's the over all item, wheels, stand, hose and pump handle.
Picture #2 show's a tire type valve on the top of the tank, closest to you and in the center of the tank a pump like unit with a butterfly handle to open the tank up, to possibley fill the tank up with a liquid and also show's a hinged handle for pumping.
Picture #3 show's where the hose fastens to the back of the drum and in the middle down low it show's a presure release valve.
If you have any idea what this was used for, I would appreciate any feed back anyone has to offer.
Thanks
Kurt
No one knows what this is???????????????????????
IMO, It's a insect sprayer......For your lawn or garden!
jsw14 are you sure, or is that a guess. I think it has something to do with a service station because it was with auto parts and tire's in a old dump site i found. Thanks for replying jsw14, but i'm not satisfied with that answer, so i'll leave it as unsolved for now.
Hmmmm, portable air tanks didn't have a pump handle.......But this could be used for tractors tires, as they put a white gooie liquid inside the tire to seal it to prevent flats on tractors. they sell it at Co-op. I have some in my lawn tractor tires....Works well too!
Hope that helps.......
I don't know if thats right , but thanks for the imput. Not satisfied
The valve on the back is not a pressure relief valve, it's just a drain valve, like on a radiator. This could be a fluid transfer pump, it would enable a mechanic to put fluids ( oil, antifreeze etc. ) into equipment, vehicles, for those hard to reach spots.
thanks walksoftly , that is the best guess i have recived yet. Thanks
Someone knows what this is ?
I never seen one just like it but mechanically it is the same principle as a pump up sprayer for garden or orchard. Open the top, put in your insect spray, water, and then close it up and pump up the pressure. There should be a spray wand on the end of the hose where you could pull the trigger and walk along spraying the fruit trees or garden. The old ones had a galvanized can, about 3 gallon, that stood upright and you had to carry it, no wheels. The new ones are all plastic. It could have been used, as an afterthought around a service station to spray soap on cars or tire cleaner, as a reason to find it with tires etc. The tire valve on top so you could pressurize it with an air pump, but you sure wouldn't want to put much pressure in it. I notice the discharge hose is on the bottom only when it is tipped and being pulled or pushed. Actually it would be quite handy pulling it around spraying the yard. Research orchard sprayers and the like.
Now I noticed the plastic wheels. That would not indicate the period of the galvanized sprayer unless they were replacements for some hard rubber wheel or metal.