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Name this tool? #779522 Sun Jul 24 2022 02:44 PM
Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 92 Likes: 2 PA J JSTOR OP Active Member
OP JSTOR Active Member J Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 92 Likes: 2 PA	Anyone know? Its been hanging in the garage for over 50 years...

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Re: Name this tool? JSTOR #779523 Sun Jul 24 2022 02:50 PM
Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 360 Likes: 13 Ohio Y Yellow57 Petro Enthusiast
Yellow57 Petro Enthusiast Y Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 360 Likes: 13 Ohio	Valve opener that is buried underground .

Re: Name this tool? Yellow57 #779524 Sun Jul 24 2022 03:08 PM
Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 92 Likes: 2 PA J JSTOR OP Active Member
OP JSTOR Active Member J Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 92 Likes: 2 PA	Originally Posted by Yellow57 Valve opener that is buried underground . Guess he never got to burying it 😄

Re: Name this tool? JSTOR #779525 Sun Jul 24 2022 03:25 PM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,587 Likes: 133 MN United States T Tankar Veteran Member
Tankar Veteran Member T Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,587 Likes: 133 MN United States	Up here there 8 to 10 feet long due to depth of shutoff for your house main because of the cold.

Re: Name this tool? JSTOR #779532 Sun Jul 24 2022 07:16 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 973 Likes: 21 Erie Pa B Bill jr Petro Enthusiast
Bill jr Petro Enthusiast B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 973 Likes: 21 Erie Pa	Water valve shut off key

Re: Name this tool? JSTOR #779565 Mon Jul 25 2022 06:50 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 773 Likes: 25 Grand Rapids Mi M Mike618b Petro Enthusiast
Mike618b Petro Enthusiast M Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 773 Likes: 25 Grand Rapids Mi	Valves on buried water lines are below the frost line so they don't freeze. Usually they are inside pipes buried vertically, with a cap labeled water. This tool, as others have stated plugs into the valve to open or close the valve. Still in use by the city I work for.

Re: Name this tool? JSTOR #779603 Wed Jul 27 2022 02:23 PM
Joined: Feb 2022 Posts: 44 Likes: 3 Greenville, South Carolina Shellubrication Active Member
Shellubrication Active Member Joined: Feb 2022 Posts: 44 Likes: 3 Greenville, South Carolina	Black Widows love to live in the water shut off valve boxes here. That tool is very handy on the rare occasions it is needed. RichmondAuctions.com Now Accepting Consignments

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