I have been looking for a good place on the layout to locate this crane, but nothing appears to work well. It looks like an item that the hand of God placed wherever I put it. My new idea is to place it on a flat car (or two?) and disassemble the boom. I thought I would fish for ideas, either on the layout or on rolling stock, to see what others have done with this. Does anyone have one of these and ideas to share on how they used it?
On a flat car?
Placed by helicopter from heaven:
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Thats how Lionel originally sold them. 6828 and PWC 29486.
Pete
I would think in terms of a scene involving bridge construction or repair. Possibly construction of a smaller high rise building, or replacement of roof top HVAC.
@Norton posted:Thats how Lionel originally sold them. 6828 and PWC 29486.
Pete
This was a funny picture. Can you see this thing going through a tunnel or similar- not sure it would fit through my Menards bridge??
@HiramO posted:I would think in terms of a scene involving bridge construction or repair. Possibly construction of a smaller high rise building, or replacement of roof top HVAC.
Good thought, you can see I placed it next to my "bridge over nothing" and maybe this is the place to consider. I also have a three story building coming from the OGR Ameritown sale. I would need to rearrange that site plan but the building would be my tallest.
@Grampstrains posted:Many years ago, I saw this crane for real on a C&O flatcar and the extra boom items were on a second flatcar.
Very cool, you saw the real thing. Two flat cars does seem to make more sense. You can see from my picture above, things would be cramped on that car (which is a bit over 13 inches long) if I piled on the boom.
Well, interestingly enough, Weirton Steel actually had some of these P&H crane trucks (1979). Here's mine with an electromagnet for picking up scrap iron. Here's a photo of mine sitting in the paint booth.
And here's a close-up of the electromagnet that I weathered. That's from Crow River. They've done a beautiful of it.
George
That green looks super and great idea on the magnet. I was not familiar with Crow River, they make some unique items.
I have always thought this Lionel crane would look more realistic with a shorter boom. I plan to modify mine by removing the center boom section to make a shorter boom, which in real life, would increase the lifting capacity. Then I want to use it as an unloading crane in a small pipe yard or steel yard, by having it sit close to the tracks for railcar unloading.
Construction scene made with Plastruct girders:
Jim
Always thought this was a cool looking piece of construction equipment, and I like mine. (I'm into dozers, scrapers, shovels, etc. generally, though.) Might have something to do with the NyLint Michigan crane I got for Christmas back in the early 60s as a kid, which was a favorate.
@Norton posted:Thats how Lionel originally sold them. 6828 and PWC 29486.
Pete
Just a note Lionel never shipped them that way,they were in a separate P&H labeled box inside the Lionel box unassembled 6827 was also shipped that way...I think also the PWC was the same way....
@G3750 posted:"Well, interestingly enough, Weirton Steel actually had some of these P&H crane trucks (1979). Here's mine with an electromagnet for picking up scrap iron. Here's a photo of mine sitting in the paint booth."
George
Not only nice work, at first glance I thought this was a scene! Got a friend to use his in a scene building a bridge
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