"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message
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"bob prohaska" wrote in message ...
Water pipe and malleable iron fittings are very handy to make custom
tools but also quite soft. .....

I needed a fork fitting to attach a removeable towing handle to a
trailer tongue jack wheel. A pipe tee with slots for steel straps
milled in the opposing ends was perfect for the task. The straps that
attach to the jack's axle ends are bolted together through the tee. I
can screw in a long pipe handle to maneuver the trailer (a modified
shop crane) and remove the pipe after coupling the crane trailer to my
tractor. A short pipe screwed into the tee keeps the fork from
dropping when the jack wheel is raised.

-jsw