With cramming more stuff onto the layout as I rebuild it, I assumed I would not be able to run my 210 crane. I was correct. Running it boom backward, I can run it around the outer loop, but the boom drags on the wall and the Mecanno bridge. I think the MTH small crane, 500 series with the O 810 super structure will look out of place with the 200 series freights. Has anyone attempted to remove a couple of inches from a 210 boom. Just wondering.
Steve
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Steve, on my McCoy crane and boom car set, with the Marx crane, I was able to "tether" the boom of the crane to the deck of the boom tender car so that the boom stayed over the track when going around corners. I understand that the Lionel cranes have a gear for rotating the cab, while my Marx was free-swinging: but maybe removing or otherwise disengaging the gear might be a less drastic solution than chopping off the boom?
david
Do you mean the 219 crane car? I don't know what a 210 is.
I got rid of my 219 (not saying you should), but I found it to be better suited for a siding than on a running train.
David's idea sounds like an interesting option.
George
hojack posted:Steve, on my McCoy crane and boom car set, with the Marx crane, I was able to "tether" the boom of the crane to the deck of the boom tender car so that the boom stayed over the track when going around corners. I understand that the Lionel cranes have a gear for rotating the cab, while my Marx was free-swinging: but maybe removing or otherwise disengaging the gear might be a less drastic solution than chopping off the boom?
david
That sounds like a good plan. I run a postwar Lionel 656025 crane with the boom positioned in a "cradle" on a work caboose, and the crane cab rotates as the cars go through curves.
If it barely touches you turn the boom in a little. This would keep it off the wall.
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