Upland tools, part of????

Anyone know? I came across a load of tools thrown out in my neighborhood and some of them were quite good and I was able to exchange them under warranty.

Have this USA made Upland screwdriver #3164(??) and want to see if I can get it exchanged .

I can't seem to find Upland on the web, so I thought it would jog someone's memory.

 

I'm still looking, nothing yet .

Hoping someone will recognize this name.

 

Joe_F:

I did a quick Google search myself and kept coming up with references to "Upland" in a hunting context.
I did see some mention of Upland hunting knives and also a tool for removing chokes on Remington shotguns with a screwdriver attachment.
Didn't think of bookmarking the site but "upland screwdriver" was the search term.

Good luck.

 

Greg:

I've seen that too, I think it's a different company.

I suppose I can e-mail the major screwdriver folks and ask if they know who it belongs to.

Thanks,
Joe

 

A screwdriver for a Bristol head screw I have sitting here from when a poster asked about an odd screw has the name "Queen Ant" on the handle. Sounds Asian to me.
Are you sure yours is US?

 

Regular flat head (well it was, it's pretty wasted now) USA made #3614 Upland brand unit.

I found it, along with a MAC unit and some odd tools and toolbox thrown out on my nightly walk .

Got Mac to swap the unit, got a working grease gun (with grease) along with some other items.

Some tools had tar on them, so I blasted them at work and they look pretty good now.

I'll do some more digging .

 

You sound like the scrounger that I am.
You must come home with enough good stuff to have to push around an old shopping cart on your walks.

 

'68 Craftsman toolbox, 3 Suncast hose reels, 2 Craftsman mowers, Little Wonder Edger, 1979 Craftsman snowblower (got it before a discard), Craftsman leaf blower, McCulloch yard blower (my sister got that one from a garage sale), 700A ShopVac, WD0800 Ridgid shop vac, etc, etc, etc.

People throw out some good stuff.

 

Ya, I know.
I like scrounging bits of steel. I almost built a complete utility trailer out of found metal including the axles.
Five dollars worth of muriatic acid and a couple of sanding discs will make old metal look like new.

 

Hiya Joe: I have not seen any UPLAND screwdrivers, but I have seen an occasional badly used and very abused UPLAND box-open end combo wrench at a rural and/or farm flea market now and then. If my memory is right the wrenches I saw simply had UPLAND DROP FORGED USA (and size) in stamped box letters on them - no city or state.

I didn't buy any of the UPLAND wrenches I saw. They were beat up and didn't appear to be unique or antique. They looked like plain old farm wrenches to me - similar to those AllisChambers, JohnDeere, InternationalHarvester, Caterpillar, etc etc tools that pop up from time to time.

Even though Allis, Deere, IHC, and Cat have tools - screwdrivers, wrenches, chisels, pry bars, etc etc bearing their name and/or logo they didn't always - usually didn't - make the tool. The tools had their name and or logo but were made by an outside company for them.

I think the UPLAND tool you have is like that. I think it's a tool that was made and stamped for a company with UPLAND in it's name - like one of the old and out of business nut bolt fastener companies in Indiana or Pennsylvannia.

I, for example, have screwdrivers (4-in1 and small pocket size reversibles) with my company name stamped on them. I give them to my regular customers. I didn't make the tool, ENDERES USA did, but their name isn't on the tool. I could also buy wrenches with my name stamped on them, I forgot who made them. (They were imported - I won't put my name on an import).

My "theory" is that you have a tool made FOR an UPLAND company, not an UPLAND made tool - but don't bet on it - I've played too much football without a helmet.

Maybe I'll bump into you or Greg when I'm out on patrol some night.

 

King:

What part of NJ? My sister lives there...up off Route 78 near Morristown. It's very nice there.

I'm in the NYC 'burbs (all my life).

Upland I believe was a company at one time, and I believe you are correct. It was probably a lesser known name that perhaps got swallowed up by someone.

Most of my tools are Craftsman which are Stanley/KD/Danaher based on the year and type of tool. I've amassed a massive amount of tools by going on Ebay and to various garage/estate sales.

Perhaps the best was the one where I got my "award winning" 1960 Craftsman rollaway box for $50. Sears featured me in their Craftsman Club Magazine about a year ago. (I would post the photo, but I don't think it will show up).

I bought probably several hundred bucks of stuff from this guy, probably worth 10x that on the open market to buy it new. If I bought $100 bucks, he gave me $200 in stuff extra.

I picked up a 1960 Wilton vice he threw out because it was rusted shut. I soaked it in SafeTclean at work, wire brushed the threads and greased it up. Works like new. Wilton couldn't believe the age of the unit when I called to ask.

At the same time I got the box, I made the seller throw in some OEM shop manuals. I flipped them on the Internet for $107 so the toolbox was completely free. It's even got roller bearings on the bottom box and is VERY heavy duty!

The kicker was when I showed the seller the photo of the toolbox all finished. He was shocked it was the same thing. Not perfect, but very presentable .

I LOVE finding stuff like that. The night I got the Craftsman (1968) I was finishing up my walk and ran home to get the keys to my '84 Olds Delta 88 (read: large trunk). I couldn't believe someone would throw that box out.

Actual problem? The drawer lock rod was bent. I tweaked one of the stops with a pliers and it works and locks great .

Again, amazing what folks will pitch. I always have my eyes peeled!

Regards and I'll advise what I find. Home Depot used to swap competitor's tools but stopped

 

Hiya Joe; I'm a Bergen County kid, Hackensack living large in charge, and a compulsive tool collector - you name it I've got it, and probably 6 or 7 of them .... I go to auctions and sales all the time and I have stumbled onto some really great deals. I have had a couple of heart attacks so I walk each night and usually find something of interest to drag home (wife #3 was one of those finds). My best "dumpster dive" was about two years ago, (on 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn under the Gowanus near the Post Office), and I netted 2 like new chain falls and a Honda light/generator. Morristown is nice - well, I know their jail is. You gave me great advice a while back on fixing one of my company vans.

 

You're very welcome, glad I could help, and anytime. Feel free to ask again.

I know the area of Brooklyn well---I take it home every day, but usually use the BQE instead. In fact, I got rear ended there about 2 months ago . No one was hurt thank goodness.

I bought out the parts store on Hamilton Avenue by the Battery Tunnel there a few years ago---got some great stuff.

I think I paid $25 for 25 or so SK sockets, big, small, extensions, rachets, etc. My commuting partner and I just got stuck in traffic one day and decided to stop.

I paid like next to nothing for Lisle tools and some Moog balljoints for my Trans Ams. Between that, the estate sale, and the Englishtown Swapmeets, I do very nice .

My main goal is to find three intermediate cabinets for my rollaway toolboxes at a great price (16" depth). I've e-mailed Sears and asked how I can find the damaged/returned ones at a discount .

One of the better finds was a $300+ Snapon air rachet in the street. Fixed it at work with a couple of buddies for .50 cent O-rings.

I almost fell over in the chair when I saw the price from Snapon!

Take care and feel free to browse/ask on my forum anytime...

 

I asked about UPLAND TOOLS at handymanwire.com and got info that they're in Omaha at 402-731-6016 - Upland Tool and Engineering. Good luck!!

 

Thanks! I appreciate it. I will get on the blower and give them a shout.

Are you Nut and Bolt King with a different handle? (see you are in NJ as well).

 

Joe_F: FYI; NBK, SalvageCzar, and I are all cousins. I'm officially retired but work part-time for King and Czar, make deliveries, do pick-ups, and do all R&D. No, not Research and Developement ... Refuse & Doughnuts. Hope that Upland 411 was good, got it at that handymanwire site. Now in Jersey, I'm a originally a New Yawker. Ave U in da house! D-Train! LOL

 

Hi,

Ok good to know. Ya, NBK I think lives out by my sister in Northern NJ.

No, that # was for Upland machine. They didn't make screwdrivers . Thanks for trying though. I wonder who this is. I have seen their items before! .