My favorite postwar Lionel corporation accessory, I now have two Lionel 282’s. One totally refurbished and one just used operating condition. Great for a future industrial site.
inquiry: what do you lift? Homemade assorted metal products? Salvaged metal chips? Adapted metal tops of canisters, crates, or other? Looking for some ideas standard or esoteric.
Comments, photos, movies anyone?
Thx, have a great week.
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One half sections of 027 rail and canisters with steel washer glued to tops.
Charlie
Lionel steel culverts, cut pieces and ties of tubular track.
Mine drops Mr Solo and his Lincoln into Oddjobs pickup truck so that he can be separated from his gold
When I told a friend I was looking for scrap to lift with my 282R, he gave me some nails that didn’t fit his nail gun. I broke them up, then left them outside to rust and weather naturally.
BTW, my Gantry Crane has never been apart, but still runs well, although the controls need a delicate touch. The original connector cable, however, deteriorated, needing replacement.
John
I attached steel disks to these containers.
Pete
@POTRZBE posted:Mine drops Mr Solo and his Lincoln into Oddjobs pickup truck so that he can be separated from his gold
The only way to use a Lionel Gantry crane with magnet!!!
@POTRZBE posted:What Mr Solo and his Lincoln might look like. You'll have to imagine a million dollars in gold mixed in. And why didn't Oddjob just take Mr Solo's suitcase of gold and leave the Lincoln (and poor Mr Solo) to the wrecker?
That's a good question. But then again, we don't want to ask many questions about the plot when it comes to Bond.
I think all the plastic toy cars (Plasticville and others) would be a great salvage yard project. Plentiful and light, just add some appropriate metal. Any thoughts on that?
Similar to Pete, I glued steel washers to barrels .... never gets old and grandkids love the sounds - (apologies in advance for the vertical video).
@Leroof posted
- NORTON, Great scene! Heavy metal muscle in action! What kind of steel disks? Like washers? Did you paint the disks as well? I also like those outside rails too!
thanks for the ideas and entertainment! Anybody else?
For the steel disks I used on the black containers, I had access to a punch press at work and just used some thin steel stock like tin cans and punched them out and then painted them.
Pete
Richie C awesome footage! Thanks.
I got some 1943? steel pennies. Both nostalgic :-)
Anything I can
Pierre, I remember some one push thumb tacks into the tops of the Lionel LCL containers so that the gantry crane could lift them. That could also work in the tops of the plasticeville type autos.
For kids of all ages these wire spools with black thread are fun lifting with the hook.
Coach Joe, I thought that would be an easy solution as well. Cool tacks!
Susan Deats, nice idea for the non magnet crane. Are those spools from hobby wire? Cool photo thx.
rtb, steel 43 pennies. Wish I had a few still. Nostalgia calls….
I beat up some tin plate track to look like scrap, old bent up & rusted nails, train wheels, gears, whatever's magnetic? Just let your creative brain do the thinking and have fun, it's not rocket science!!! Good Luck
Lee asked, "Are those spools from hobby wire?" Yes.
Stubbs O. I have plenty of rocket science under my belt along with creative brain ability! but it’s more fun not overthinking it. Posting this to stimulate some interests in the forum. So far so good! Thx.
glued a washer to the top of these old film cartridge containers, which I also painted and added silly decals for the kids that would be playing with the crane.
- walt
Walt! That looks like fun for kids and grownups! Not too many film canister cans around anymore. Nice work. Thx for the pics!
Thanks Leroof!!! Of all of the 'fun' accessories that I put on the layout the crane ALWAYS gets the most use. Best purchase that I've made 
- walt
So folks, looks like the gantry crane always lifts one’s spirits! Instant smiles.
@Richie C. posted:(apologies in advance for the vertical video).
What's the product number of this crane, that has the ability to move back-and-forth over the track? Can they all do that?? Thanks!
Toxic waste containers with white thumbtacks.
Here's a unique load!! Used the hook, not the magnet but that shouldn't matter for this discussion.
On this Christmas layout, I had a zoo scene with a reptile section.
- walt
@Ted S posted:What's the product number of this crane, that has the ability to move back-and-forth over the track? Can they all do that?? Thanks!
No - they cannot all do that. Mine is the Lionel Command Control Gantry Crane # 6-82097. It is designed to operate remotely through Lionel's command control system (Legacy - possibly TMCC, also). I operate mine with my Cab-2 Legacy system. There are other versions that come with a separate remote control just for the crane.
Although the crane will move forward and backward, there is nothing to guide it in place or keep it straight. You can jerry-rig your own guide system using pieces of rail, but Gargraves makes a special piece of wide track (about 36" long) with built-in rails for the crane wheels on the outside and tracks for the rolling stock on the inside. Since I run Fastrack, it has to be adapted for connection and height, but it's not difficult.
I also have the Lionel Crane Sounds Work House (# 6-82035) incorporated into the system which provides and syncs sounds to the movements of the crane.
Hope this helps !
Walt said it’s OK to use the hook in this post, so here’s my gantry crane lifting freight car trucks. I have also included a photo of the pieces of O-27 rail I used for crane tracks. It doesn’t look as good as Richie’s Gargraves track, but it’s definitely more economical.
John
I bought the special Gargraves track for mine. I run O27 track and this is O27
walt
@Ted S posted:What's the product number of this crane, that has the ability to move back-and-forth over the track? Can they all do that?? Thanks!
Ted, a few of us have added motion on the track for our cranes. Easiest is with a lead screw either above the layout or below. I chose below the layout with a slot cut next to one of the crane rails. A thin spring tempered metal strip attaches to one of the crane wheel axles that has been replaced with a longer one. A simple gearmotor powers the lead screw aka common threaded rod.
While my crane has TMCC, its an older one that has a receiver in the three lever control box. Response is very slow so I just use the levers to control it.
This was built on a portable module so the crane comes off to move it. Code 140 rail was spiked right to a plywood base. Ties painted on the plywood using a piece of Gargraves as a paint mask.
Pete
@POTRZBE posted:What Mr Solo and his Lincoln might look like. You'll have to imagine a million dollars in gold mixed in. And why didn't Oddjob just take Mr Solo's suitcase of gold and leave the Lincoln (and poor Mr Solo) to the wrecker?
If he hadn't done the dastardly deed exactly as written, it wouldn't have been an odd job would it? 
I love this reference on a layout. Where is your Aston Martin DB5?
I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone post gantry cranes lifting containers off well cars. That is a very common use for this kind of crane.
Culverts…if you miss your mark it’s not such a mess.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=PQ...M&feature=shared
also if you Google …
”Hog Island Cranes”…(images)
it will take you to some very interesting pictures of the McMyler cranes that are in a park in Trenton nj . The cranes themselves are no longer on the gantry but the gantry’s are still there and you can definitely see were Lionel got the idea for the 282 gantry sub structure.
Hi,
Can you all tell me what you do with the control cord if it is a distance away from where you want it placed on the layout. Do you cut and splice the wires or just work it out to keep the wires connected. Also looking at this for my Intermodel crane. Thanks!
Washers and EMT couplings with the screws removed. The cranes with powered wheels and tmcc are the best operating accessories ever made IMO. Cool thread
JimmyG, the cable on my crane was long enough to reach the crane’s location on the layout, so I opted not to cut the cable and risk damage. I routed the cable under the tracks (see the missing tie?) and covered the cable with masking tape. A layer of joint compound over the tape prepared the route of the cable for painting and scenery. I’m hoping this method will preserve the cable in case I ever get around to building a new layout.
John
Richie C. - Cool video, that model took this accessory to the max. Moving on the tracks & the sound takes it to another level. I bet you’re glad you got one of those, that looks like fun. I had the PWC model, loved that thing. I mostly picked up scraps of track and latching on to a coil container sans magnet took a bit more skill. Always been a crane guy since I was a union laborer and worked with an operator all day long loading and unloading material off flatbeds. Had the TMCC crane car too, that is a great model. Wish I still had them both, alas…
Cheers, W1
@William 1 posted:Richie C. - Cool video, that model took this accessory to the max. Moving on the tracks & the sound takes it to another level. I bet you’re glad you got one of those, that looks like fun. I had the PWC model, loved that thing. I mostly picked up scraps of track and latching on to a coil container sans magnet took a bit more skill. Always been a crane guy since I was a union laborer and worked with an operator all day long loading and unloading material off flatbeds. Had the TMCC crane car too, that is a great model. Wish I still had them both, alas…
Cheers, W1
Thanks - it's a great accessory and never gets old. The sounds and especially the coordination of the sounds to the action of the crane, itself, put it over the top.
It's on my list to shoot a better video and post it when I get the chance.
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