Bucyrus Erie Hydrocrane H3

[Dirthorse]

Our new rig to add to the fleet.
This is a 1968 Loadstar 1800 w/345 V8 / Upper is powered by a Ford 240 inline 6 cylinder industrial.
In the process of restoring this ol charmer

 

[Dirthorse]

looking for a seal kit for the hose reel

 

[JaredV]

Can't help you there but I'll be happy to watch your progress if you put it on here.

 

[Welder Dave]

I like the driver, must have got tired of fire trucks.

 

[Dirthorse]

looking for a seal kit for the hose reel

Found the seals at a local shop in stock $22.00!

 

[Dirthorse]

I like the driver, must have got tired of fire trucks.

whenever she takes off she usually is at the fire station,kid you not!

 

[Toolslinger]

Nice looking setup. You're one step ahead having a muffler on the 240. That's on the list when I get back to it some day... What is the 240 doing for intake air filter as it isn't showing? Mine was a hollow shell that I ended up having to replace with a non-oem setup...

 

[Dirthorse]

Nice looking setup. You're one step ahead having a muffler on the 240. That's on the list when I get back to it some day... What is the 240 doing for intake air filter as it isn't showing? Mine was a hollow shell that I ended up having to replace with a non-oem setup...

 

[Dirthorse]

Thank you,this was the best Pic I could get.Runs very smooth.

 

[Toolslinger]

Looks good. Keeps it all under the tin.

 

[Dirthorse]

Thank you yes sir!
New carburetor too, old was abused and beat on with something big.
idles down nice

 

[Dirthorse]

 

[Dirthorse]

after many tedious hours!

 

[Dirthorse]

Can't help you there but I'll be happy to watch your progress if you put it on here.

 

[Dirthorse]

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Our new rig to add to the fleet.
This is a 1968 Loadstar 1800 w/345 V8 / Upper is powered by a Ford 240 inline 6 cylinder industrial.
In the process of restoring this ol charmer

 

[Dirthorse]

 

[Toolslinger]

I see you're floating rears
I have always found it curious that the manual says you should be leaving the wheels on the ground rather than leveling the whole machine. I have nothing but slopes on my property. Way more than I'd want to run a rotating machine on without some effort to level it. I expect I'll use the outriggers to lift, and then block under the wheels, and let it down, unless I'm just doing a pick, without any rotation.

 

[Dirthorse]

Thanks,just figured I'd put it in the air looking like a wildcat so I could paint all the outriggers .

Any experience I had working with cranes though has been that charts mostly read that tires must be off the ground and machine level.Some operators such as myself would keep the outrigger's stroke as short as possible but that's just preferred to me is all.
Smooth little crane,fun to run and I can see where back in the day this thing was pretty cool little city rig.However,seemed technology was fast catching up and hydraulic winches must been getting more efficient.
What I like is nothing drifts or moves when you let go of everything and yet once used to using the speed pedals really adds a whole different perspective.

 

[Dirthorse]

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That red stuff is a rust converter, seems to work well with a little wire brushing.Wheels were blasted

 

[Dirthorse]

Both upper and lower runs flawlessly, no leaks,like new tires,heck make an offer and I might get another project!