Charlie Pack’s Intermodal Crane
This type of intermodal crane is similar to the large ship unloading cranes you see at major ports, except it is smaller and does not have the large boom off of one end. My crane is freelance and not built Read More …
Category: Erector Sets
More of Bill Klein’s Cranes & Derricks
Bill Klein’s Turntable Crane Bill Klein writes: The crane is shown lifting an Erector truck. It has 2 hand winches. One lowers and raises the boom. The other lowers and raises the truck. It is mounted on a swivel base. Read More …
More of Bill Klein’s Cranes & Derricks
Bill Klein’s Mobile Crane Bill Klein writes: The crane is powered with 2 A49 motors. One motor drives it forward and back. The other motor runs the bucket. It features treads from a 12 1/2 set. A heavy duty trailer Read More …
Bill Klein’s Cranes & Derricks
Bill Klein’s Dock Yard Crane This is a swivel base crane with electric magnet, two motors, a single Erector switch for the magnet, and a dual switch, reversible to raise and lower the magnet. Bill Klein’s 120 Ton Crane Bill’s Read More …
Bruce Hansen’s 70 Ton Crane
Bruce Hansen writes: This model is the “70 Ton Crane” built from a 1962 No. 10231 Astronaut Set (10 1/2-sized set) which is in the background. The “action” in this model is a crane which can be manually rotated about Read More …