"Slide Sledge" Designed For Tough Jobs

"Slide Sledge" Designed For Tough Jobs FARM SHOP Tools 29-5-38 If you've ever held a chisel for someone swinging a sledge hammer, you know it wouldn't take much to smash a hand. With the new "Slide Sledge", no one has to hold the chisel. "It's the ultimate tool for heavy equipment repair, turning many two-man jobs into one-man jobs. It's ideal for field maintenance and repairs," says Chad Kirschner, Slide Sledge, LLC, Hoffman Estates, Ill. The Slide Sledge consists of a heavy metal bar inside a long steel tube. You hold the tube with one hand and the plunger with the other. More than 20 different interchangeable tips are available. A large compression spring holds the tip on. No tools are needed to change tips. The tool is available with four different sizes of plunger-hammers. One has a 9-lb. drive bar and measures 30 in. long; the second has a 13-lb. drive bar and measures 46 in. long; the third has a 14-lb. drive bar and measures 30 in. long; and the fourth has a 21-lb. drive bar and measures 46 in. long. It delivers a maximum force of more than 15,000 psi. "It can generate more impact force than a sledge hammer of similar weight because the force is linear and because it's always accurate," says Kirschner. "To remove the teeth on a loader bucket you want something shorter and more maneuverable. But if you need all-out power to remove 3-in. dia. excavator bucket pins, you'll want the largest and longest tool. If you want a long hammer to chip away material in a place where you can still maneuver around, the 13-lb., 46-in. model, equipped with a curved chisel, would be ideal. "It works great for removing tie rods and ball joints, ripper teeth, and loosening beads on large tires." The Slide Sledge is available in kits that include one tool and up to six different size pin drivers ranging from 1/2 to 3 in. in diameter. Each kit includes a nylon carrying bag with inner pockets to transport and store tool and tips. Tool kits sell for $300 to $400. Tips sell for $30 to $40 apiece. The company does not sell direct and suggests that you contact its website for the distributor nearest you. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Slide Sledge, LLC, 2500 W. Higgins Road, Suite 1050, Hoffman Estates, Ill. 60195 (ph 800 276-0311; fax 877 477-3356; chadk @slidesledge.com; www.slidesledge.com).

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