update
well it turns out that the last group of "gentlemen" who "worked" on this crane had to lower the boom to transport it (if you look at the pics the boom drum has only about 1 wrap left on it) and instead of putting some gas in the pony motor and priming the fuel system and fireing it up in order to lower the boom. they simply took apart pieces of the drive till they could get the boom drive to turn useing a pipe wrench :Banghead the frustration is compounded by the fact that by all apearances it was fully functional before they messed with it
on that note i now have to re assemble / readjust every brake and clutch in the whole thing whitch is all well and good except that i dont know the first thing about how to do any of that, so any help / pointer would be appreciated
on a happier not i did find some more info on it it turns out that it was built by the industrial works (no "locomotive") whitch was in bay city michigan that company eventually became industrial brownhoist (1960 something) whitch later became part of american. it also turns out that this crane was part of a pair
3009 150t W 1914 Great Northern Ry #96023 to #96014 to #X1735
(converted to diesel)
Burlington Northern #D158 05-73
Minnesota Transportation Museum Osceola, WI 10-27-85
Scrapped 06-06
3010 150t W 1914 Great Northern Ry #96024 to #96015 to #X1736
(converted to diesel)
Burlington Northern # D159 05-73
Northwest Rail Museum Portland, OR 02-09-88
Willamette Pacific RR #X1776 (loan) (here 03-01)
the one i am fixing is serial 3009 witch is obviousley not scrapped i found a picture of the other as well as a picture of a similar crane when new