What do you lift with your Lionel Burro Crane?

I had one of those when I was a kid and found that it couldn't lift much without it tipping to one side. Perhaps you could make some styrofoam crates or something equally light weight.

As I recall it would run pretty fast!

I like Burro cranes, and have several. I just run it around the track, I don't try to lift anything.

maybe try those plastic wheels that came on a few mpc sets...i think the up 9020 flatcar had them

We're putting ours on a short track in the to-be-built scrap yard operation and poising it lifting something ... :-)

Looking to get the Pennsylvania RR 28422 Burro Crane, was wondering how many cars it can pull. Looking to make a 2 or 3 car work train.

Thanks

How about using it to lift O-scale ……… Burros? 

I can pull two 0-27 gondolas with mine on a flat surface not much more then that.  Make sure you add some oil to the motor before running.  It will make a difference.

Lionel marketed an AEC Burro crane set a couple of years ago. It came with two gondolas, so I assume it can pull at least two modern era cars.
The original burro crane only had one driven axle, and no traction tires.

The modern era burro cranes are constructed the same way.
They may or may not have traction tires, I don't know.

I have a 18402 burro crane on my bench, it does not have any traction tires.

Be aware that the motor is light duty, I would not expect it to pull very much.

That was my thought!

Years ago, I picked up some cheap four wheel MPC gondolas for the kid's layout.  I took the bodies off of two of the cars to make the flat cars.  The remaining gondola was fitted with a piece of foam insulation board that I carved and coated with ballast.  The whole train only weighs a few ounces so the burro has no problem pulling it around.

Tom