Wicked97

Yup.

Pretty much. Not sure. I would have to fabricate an overhead pulley and run it off of a tractor. We have a 41 john deere h that would work pretty good thpugh.

Yes it is attached in the middle. Initially my thought was it adjusted the lift height however I think it actually is used to lift the hammer and isolate the rest of the machine from stress. In th3 following pic the dies are 2 inches apart. If I use channel locks and center the rope attachment point between the pulleys the jaws are open 6 inches. Sorry for the sideways pics. Doing this with a phone is a pain. The pulley on the right is actually at the bottom.

In the following pictures I ran a yellow rope along the path of the original. This is definately not a drop hammer. The yoke is mechanically connected to the crank. Everything pivots in the back. The bottom spring of the yoke is bottomed out against the wood blocks that guide the ram. I think this is because the dies are pretty worn. There is also a brake that releases with the foot pedal.

Yeah I see what you are saying. Forgive me its harvest time so sleep is prettt much non existant. HWool those are coil springs. It's a pretty neat old machine. I just wish the data plate was still on it.

Frosty it's not what you described. Above the big pulley there is a crankshaft. It simply moves up and down about 2 inches. Lifting and dropping the hammer. Look at the picture with the rope. The crank is visible in the middle of the machine. I will get some better pictures today.

There is a crank attached to the pulley that lifts and drops the hammer. It's hard to see but there is a rope that runs through above the crank from and to the back of the hammer. It's broken but in playing around with it the tension on the rope determines the height at which the hammer raises.

Anybody seen one?

Thanks for the reply black frog. 40 bucks well spent.

Pic of the star and crown

It says made in Sweden and above that there is a crown inside a star. A couple posts on here referenced that as a north star. Anybody have any info on it ie. manufacturer and age.

Southwest iowa. I bought 2 line shaft grinders, this trip hammer, a canedy otto no14 drill press, canedy otto forge and the complete wooden pulley line shaft.

sorry for the sideways pic. I picked up this gem at an auction a week ago. The dies are shot and it has a rope in the middle of it that is broke but everything else is there with the exception of the data plate that used to be attached to the front. Anybody got a clue how old this thing is or who made it?