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    Bucyrus H3

    Thanks for checking. The dimensions will probably be all I need. As for the sheave, well, finding one the right size will be no problem, but wanting to pay for it, that's another issue... At least with the sizes, I can spend time gathering things as I can justify the cost.
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    Bucyrus H3

    I'm over in Pennsylvania. I've got no issues receiving anything at the dock at work, but I fear the freight might be a killer. That said, I would be interested in at least looking in to the possibility if it turns out you have something.
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    Bucyrus H3

    Found just a little in the Op Manual in the disassembly section.
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    Bucyrus H3

    Thanks for the offer on the dimensions. I would certainly appreciate it. There is really no rush, I haven't been able to get back to mine for some time. I have recently picked up what will be the block for doubling the line. Older 3 sheave American. It took some doing to break it down, now...
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    Bucyrus H3

    Nice. I see you even have a jib. Love to find one of those, just because... I haven't done anything to the outrigger valves on mine, so I've got nothing off the top of my head... I'll see if I can find my manuals though. (life is a bit chaotic) That said, you said the valve is stuck? I...
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    Cable Spec

    The time is about here (well it's long past, but I digress) to replace the lift cable on my B&E H3. The manual calles for 180' of 8x19 IWRC spin resistant 1/2" rope. I don't recall if it was IPS, or EIPS steel, but regardless the question will remain... Technology has progressed since the...
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    Old conventionals at work

    Nice job duplicating the pieces. Not knowing everything going on with them, they seem overly complicated for the what they're doing in the installed photo.
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    Just some work pics

    I would think so. Still hard to imagine the steel rim giving up quite like that, before the tire. There's a reason I dropped off a 50+ year old rear tractor tire last weekend for a new tube... That's way beyond my comfort level.
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    Just some work pics

    Good lord, how much do you need to overpressure a tire to have the rim blow out like that...
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    Murphy Diesel Injector Wrench

    These folks advertise parts and restoration on Murphys... Might be worth a call... https://www.gerhartmachinery.com/engine-repair.htm
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    Wanted: Little Giant 1242 crane info

    I can't add anything other than that clam looks an awful lot like a Bucyrus Erie unit from their H3/H5 machines...
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    Working the National 1300A

    Amazing what time and a heavy door will do... I had to replace the hinges on the door to my folks garage a couple years ago. It was a heavy steel door, and my father had made it worse by adding 1" thick barn siding planks to it. That door was always a bit of a pain, but after 45+ years, it had...
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    Bucyrus H3

    Parts Book:
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    Bucyrus H3

    They made these for a long time, so I imagine the manuals changed a bit. That may well be what you want. This is what I've got. And I took a shot of the oil spec as well.
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    Bucyrus H3

    The throttle on the crane is a bit insensitive on mine... I don't know if it's in the knob mechanism, linkage, or perhaps back at the carb. Probably a little of all of it, but since it has worked enough, I haven't dug in to it. What is yours doing/not doing? On mine, you push in the center...
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    Bucyrus H3

    Damn, I didn't check in on the weekend... I could have put an eye on what I've got... The hose out the the clam was almost new when I got mine, so no idea if it is "correct, but it seems right. I don't believe the parts book calls out a hose spec on any of them. I'll have to check in a couple...
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    Bucyrus H3

    I spent a few hundred on the books I've got. I tried for a while to track someone down with a set, and pay to scan them, but eventually just ponied up the money. The owners/operators manual is really the one with the most information. The parts book is handy to be sure, but there isn't a lot...
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    Just some work pics

    There is a "universal" female fitting that will take 5 different versions... It takes: Industrial, ARO, Lincoln, Tru-Flate, and European. Everything in my world runs on the Industrial. I ran into some folks with other versions at one shop I ran, and got sick of it, so I put a number of those...
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    48 Year Old Grove RT60S

    I'm mostly through replacing all the soft lines on my hobby crane. Yes, it's expensive. On the other hand, dropping something I need a crane for, because an old line burst is likely going to be expensive as well. Add to that, you're using your machine to make money, I'd lean real hard at...
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    Working the National 1300A

    I wonder how I survived working in dark/cramped placed before the cell phone camera... I've lost count of the number of times I've been able to save a lot of disassembly to get at a part number, or just be able to figure out how to disassemble it by sticking the phone in there and snapping...
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