Sidchrome Made In Sweden

[d2dave]

I was using a Sidchrome shifter when I noticed that it was made in Sweden.

I purchased this in the late 70's early 80's when Sidchrome was still made in Australia.

I got one of my made in Sweden Bacho shifters and did a comparison. If both of these did not come out of the same factory I will go he.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/708/0v1s.jpg/)

[Chucaro]

Most probably they were made by SNA Europe

[Slunnie]

Hmmm, I always think of Sidchrome and Chrome Vanadium too.

[James]

My recollection is that most of the Sidchrome shifters 'made in Sweden' were actually made in Australia.
It was the forging tooling that was made in Sweden.

James

[Scouse]

Different factories. The Sidchrome shifter is a universal one (375mm / 15") whereas the Bahco is for imperial nuts & bolts only (12").

[juddy]

The adj shifters were made over seas, because they could not get them right here...

[Rok_Dr]

Different factories. The Sidchrome shifter is a universal one (375mm / 15") whereas the Bahco is for imperial nuts & bolts only (12").

and I suppose there are special left handed ones as well :D:wasntme:

[mick88]

and I suppose there are special left handed ones as well :D:wasntme:

No you just turn them over for left hand threads! :o

[Chucaro]

and I suppose there are special left handed ones as well :D:wasntme:
Some were in the shed I have a $2.00 LH 6"shifter.
I do not know if was a mistake in the Indian factory or made in purpose. It have horrible finish bad was good enough for the emergency job :)

[V8Ian]

Shifters do come handed, left or right. The adjuster thread determines the hand.

[jx2mad]

What if you are ambidextrous?

[Slunnie]

What if you are ambidextrous?
Then the shifter comes cross-threaded.

[Dougal]

Shifters do come handed, left or right. The adjuster thread determines the hand.

I've got a bike-tool with a reverse threaded adjuster. It's a complete PITA. Catches everyone out, including me.

[Roverlord off road spares]

I was using a Sidchrome shifter when I noticed that it was made in Sweden.

I purchased this in the late 70's early 80's when Sidchrome was still made in Australia.

I got one of my made in Sweden Bacho shifters and did a comparison. If both of these did not come out of the same factory I will go he.

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/6375/0v1s.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/708/0v1s.jpg/)
Interesting. I bought a 3/8' drive BACHO socket set, use it all the time, because it's single hex and fits most landy bolts, where double can round bolt heads. The only problem I had was the rachet wrench, it decided to play up, but the sockets good quality

[rick130]

Yes, back then Bahco had the contract to make them for Sidchrome, thought it was common knowledge ?

I have a couple too.

Then they went to Spain.

Sadly, the current Bahco are made in Spain too (Snap On own Bahco's parent company, back when the Sidchrome shifters were made Bahco was still Swedish ;))

[jimr1]

What if you are ambidextrous?
I'm an ambidextrous beer drinker , I can hold a stuby in the left or right hand for as long as I can remember !!..:D:D jimr1 .

[Bigbjorn]

One of the senior teachers at Yeronga TAFE machine shop would not allow his apprentice students to use shifters. The storeman was told not to issue shifters to the students in this guys classes. The 'prentices had to ask for the correct size wrench.

[ramblingboy42]

I agree with that Brian. Shifters are not allowed to be used in aeroplane overhauls. some private lames use them though. And electricians. The correct size wrench should always be used.

[d2dave]

I reckon shifters have their place. The big 15 to 18 inch is good for tow balls.

12 inch for gas bottles on caravans. Also good for compression fittings in plumbing.

6 inch for battery terminals on older cars when they often had quarter whitworth nuts.

I am a retired spanner myself, and I am in most cases fastidious in using the correct size spanner, but shifters do have their place.

[wrinklearthur]

I'm an ambidextrous beer drinker , I can hold a stuby in the left or right hand for as long as I can remember !!..:D:D jimr1 .

Doesn't your beer get warm doing that?

[olbod]

Whats the difference between a spanner and a wrench ?
Pretty sure my toolbox is full of spanners.
oh, and a shifter.
In the shed I have a large shifting Spanner on a peg that fits most tow ball nuts.
Pretty sure me Disco has things like mud guards and a bonnet also !!!

Cheers I think.

[Chucaro]

The common term in America is wrench and in England is spanner.
Both names have the same purpose.
There you go, from a English as a second language member :D

[THE BOOGER]

Australian for beginners

spanner = mechanic
wrench = lower class English women (ducks and runs)
:p

[Eevo]

wrench = lower class English women (ducks and runs)
:p

isnt that a wench?

[olbod]

I'll stick with me spanners thanks.
I think those "I love NY" T shirts are stupid.

[olbod]

Steele Rudd speak is true blue.
Do me.

[d2dave]

If you look at the two in the photo, the bottom one is left handed. Have owned it for years. I don't remember where I got it, but most likely from a second hand shop.

Until recently it has been the only Bacho shifter I have owned, and is wasn't until I got a couple more that I realized that there are LH and RH. I just assumed that Bacho made them all that way.

And this one shifter drives me nuts.


http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/8445/b4yq.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/585/b4yq.jpg/)

[THE BOOGER]

isnt that a wench?

Not if you have a lisp :wasntme:

[jimr1]

Doesn't your beer get warm doing that?
Good point Mate , I do use a stuby holder ! but I am a Pom don't mind it worm ,you know left in the Sun for 1/2 an hour or so .:D:D:D cheers jimr1

[jimr1]

Whats the difference between a spanner and a wrench ?
Pretty sure my toolbox is full of spanners.
oh, and a shifter.
In the shed I have a large shifting Spanner on a peg that fits most tow ball nuts.
Pretty sure me Disco has things like mud guards and a bonnet also !!!

Cheers I think.
Hi Robert , over in the uk. a shifter is someone who move your household stuff when you move ! What's called a shifter here , is called an Adjustable spanner over there , I think a Wrench is a Yank term !.. cheers jimr1

[Chucaro]

If you look at the two in the photo, the bottom one is left handed. Have owned it for years. I don't remember where I got it, but most likely from a second hand shop.

Until recently it has been the only Bacho shifter I have owned, and is wasn't until I got a couple more that I realized that there are LH and RH. I just assumed that Bacho made them all that way.

And this one shifter drives me nuts.


My LH $2.00 shifter was an asset. You do not have any idea how many free cups of coffee and few beers I got just because people bet that there was no such thing as a LH shifter.:D
Try and you will see that works, have it handy on the campfires and you will get a one or two glass of red free ;)

[Roverlord off road spares]

[QUOTE=olbod;1942572.
I think those "I love NY" T shirts are stupid.[/QUOTE]
Usually worn by people that have never been there.

[jimr1]

My LH $2.00 shifter was an asset. You do not have any idea how many free cups of coffee and few beers I got just because people bet that there was no such thing as a LH shifter.:D
Try and you will see that works, have it handy on the campfires and you will get a one or two glass of red free ;)
I wonder if it would work with a screwdriver ??..:D

[Aussie]

One of the senior teachers at Yeronga TAFE machine shop would not allow his apprentice students to use shifters. The storeman was told not to issue shifters to the students in this guys classes. The 'prentices had to ask for the correct size wrench.


that made me laugh, My father would get very grumpy if he saw me using a shifter, he'd make me get the correct spanner. Funny now I do the same with my boys. A Shifter is the tool of a pikey.

My father worked at sidchrome for a while

[350RRC]

........My father worked at sidchrome for a while

As a kid I used to wake up to the sound of the drop forge going.

Factory was about a mile away in West Heidelberg, had a showroom that would replace ****tered sockets no prob. (Rear axle nuts on VWs would do it)

They were always interested in how you broke their tools.

They also did home brand spanners for McKewens who went under. Still have some of those spanners that got thrown out for a dollar a pop at the end. Top quality.

DL

[UncleHo]

I like most of you have a shifter or two in my tool kits,I have a nice Toyota brand 10 inch unit from the 60's ex vehicle tool kit,which has a brilliantly tight worm drive,better than my Sidchrome from the 70's but I have a reasonable collection of tools gathered over the years,AF(SAE) BSF,Whitworth,Metric,both in ring/open ender, as well as a good socket set,complete with 2 long extension bars to remove Landrover starter motors from the front,most of the older ones bought from swap meets,and bought by brand including Snap-On,ETC industrial,and Stahlwylie, it is amazing what turns up at swaps & markets.

cheers

[d2dave]

that made me laugh, My father would get very grumpy if he saw me using a shifter, he'd make me get the correct spanner. Funny now I do the same with my boys. A Shifter is the tool of a pikey.

My father worked at sidchrome for a while

This sounds like me with SWMBO. Occasionally she has the need to use a spanner(usually in the house) and always grabs the shifter. If I am around I go crook at her and get the right size.

Now when she has one size bolt she will grab a handful so she hopefully gets the correct size.

As I said earlier though, shifters have their place.

[rick130]

Hahaha, I have to laugh at the holier than thou attitudes displayed on here sometimes :lol2:


I love my Bahco shifters, and the big, 18" Japanese made Toledo, they come in handy at times, particularly on flare nuts when I'm walking onto a job and am parked over 50m away from the truck.

When I was spannering race cars they never came out of the box, and if we want to get all fancy pants I mostly used 6 point sockets and flank drive rings and a tension wrench on everything including wheel nuts (and still do, I was taught by an ex-aircraft tech) but shifters have their place and can be a huge asset when used correctly.

[Chucaro]

This sounds like me with SWMBO. Occasionally she has the need to use a spanner(usually in the house) and always grabs the shifter. If I am around I go crook at her and get the right size.

Now when she has one size bolt she will grab a handful so she hopefully gets the correct size.

As I said earlier though, shifters have their place.

For Xmas give her a pair of vise grips, she would love them :D

[Chucaro]

Have any of you a Clyburn shifter?
There are a couple in ebay that I am tempted to get

http://www.museuminthepark.org.uk/_imagelibrary/24_Collections_Spanners_Clyburn.JPG

[ian4002000]

My 11A came with two shifters and a pair of pliers, I thought it was standard issue if you owned a landrover you had a shifter.
Ps I have seen left hand drill bits or sale

[rovercare]

Ps I have seen left hand drill bits or sale


You use them for drilling out threads, they are actually useful