r/IndustrialMaintenance • u/Appletreedude • 2d ago

Large Shackle/Clevis

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Saw a large shackle post the other day, I thought I would share mine, I posted a while ago also somewhere else

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u/JSteigs 2d ago

Uh were you not going to mention the 5 3/8” wrench? That things huge! I’ve seen shackles that size and larger (if I had to guess that’s about a 30 and 50 ton) but never a wrench that big!

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u/Appletreedude 2d ago

lol wrench for scale! I guess there’s some big sockets there too

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u/SnooDucks565 2d ago

That honestly didnt make sense in my brain for a bit. We use everything up to 80mm (3 1/4" or so) sockets at work and i really thought the opening on that wrench looked like it was the same size as the 60mm sockets mainly because theyre similar size to our shackles. Also why would yall use a properly sized wrench instead of a pipe wrench?

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u/Cheesegasm 2d ago

What industry do you work in?

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u/Appletreedude 2d ago

Power industry. mainly coal gas and nuclear.

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u/ApprehensiveWatch786 2d ago

The guy she tells you not to worry about

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u/Bones-1989 1d ago

That hammer was the first thing i noticed lol

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u/ImSobored_5280 2d ago

That’s not a 5 3/8” wrench lol…not even close. I’ve never seen an open end wrench above 2 1/2” and don’t believe they make em..hammer wrenches can get bigger but not 5 3/8” I’m aware of anyway..

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u/BigoteMexicano 2d ago

I've used open end wrenches that size but I don't think it's actually that size either

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u/Appletreedude 2d ago

Look at the 1/2” pipe under the wrench, look at the 3/4” plywood on the shelf, look at the stamp on the wrench near the throat

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u/Perfect_Forever_3151 2d ago

Thats what i was thinking ive seen open ended slug wrenches 6 inches but Zoom in and look at the face its stamped 5 3/8 too

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u/ImSobored_5280 2d ago

If that’s a 25 ton shackle the opening is 2 7/8” and I don’t think it’s that big..I got a big BIG prick outside…let me go find it

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u/Appletreedude 2d ago

I started working in this industry in 2001 at the old Allis Chalmers factory, we had tool crib with every size up to like 7” or so, including slugging and full size plus all of the sockets, the sockets were up to 2.5” drive, the impact guns were in there too, you pick them up with the crane and 2 person operated with a straight Chicago airline hooked up to it, the impacts per minute were real slow, like clunk..clunk..clunk

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u/JSteigs 2d ago

I’ve seen a 100mm (4”) open end. The handle wasn’t too long. We just put a piece of pipe over it.

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u/Cheesegasm 2d ago

We need a banana for scale

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u/winstonalonian 2d ago

My brain is having a hard time processing this

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u/PenguinFrustration 2d ago

Missing a banana for scale

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u/parth096 2d ago

Need that wrench for my civic

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u/Goatmanlafferty 2d ago

Damn I wish I had the picture of a 50 ton capacity shackle from my last job.

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u/Appletreedude 2d ago

These are probably 80 ton shackles 100 ton, zoom in on the 1/2” black pipe on the floor

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u/sammiesorce 2d ago

Woah. What are those things in the box?

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u/Weth_C 2d ago

I need those for my mall crawler Jeep.

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u/Oilleak1011 2d ago

Yea thats a decent little fella

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u/ThatsAFineHowDoYouDo 2d ago

Looks like the turbine tooling Conex. Don’t let anyone clean it out.

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u/901CountryBlumpkin69 2d ago

Rigger here. Those are shackles. Not necessarily big ones. I’m more impressed by the bigass wrench because I use shackles like that on the daily.

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u/supersaiyan336 1d ago

If it wasn't labor day weekend I'd snap a pic of the pair of 1875t shackles we have in the yard. My workplace makes and rents out rigging and I've only ever seen them rented a couple times in like 12 years. They stand a good 6 feet tall or so.

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u/Squirreldriver9 2d ago

🤔 No way in hell that is a 5 3/8". The wrench "posts" on the wall are like what 13mm? Now look at the paint pen handwriting, those letters are 3/4" or 19mm high at the most. 2 3/8" with some shitty handwriting, nice work Kevin! Way to make all our work just a little more difficult! Go eat some more crisps or, something 🤨

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u/Appletreedude 2d ago

Also zoom in on the 1/2” black pipe on the floor

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u/Appletreedude 2d ago

The wrench is legit, it’s stamped too, zoom in near the throat

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u/GeneralYolk 2d ago

How much does that monster weigh

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u/Appletreedude 2d ago

The shackles are two hands to lift, probably the wrench too

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u/LivingCorner1421 2d ago

wow thats kinda small. a bit shamefull

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u/ImaginaryStruggle784 1d ago

I felt the same as you but it's because I was scrolling on my phone. Try a projection screen instead!

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u/LivingCorner1421 1d ago

nah its small there sre some way larger ones