r/Firefighting 6d ago

General Discussion What do y’all call this ?

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What do y’all call this tool

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u/Upper-Gift-3598 6d ago

Pinch bar

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u/FCFD_161 6d ago

This one. I believe they were used to pinch rail cars along. Massive lever at the end means a person can insert between the wheel and track and move the car and few inches for help coupling / decoupling on a switch yard.

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u/Upper-Gift-3598 6d ago

Exactly!! I’ve even used one in that exact way on the rear dual while 5 other guys were pushing on the front bumper to get the broken engine back into the app bay….