Welder Dave
Senior Member
Went to look at some vintage equipment and thought this crane was rather unique. It has a flat head V8 so I'm guessing a Ford engine. Has a bunch of smaller railroad rail for counterweight. Any idea what brand it is?
it does not swing, so I second the idea that it is an early sideboom type pipeline rig.
This looks like something out of the Cleveland trencher factory. They used IHC engines and the panels and fuel tank could be the same as IH wheel tractors of that time.I meant to say the boom swings. I'm thinking it started it's life like one of these, but not this model.
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