weird grove cranes

we have all seen grove cranes but i dont think many people have seen these cranes
they dont even look like a grove http://www.hydro-crane.com/grove/index.htm

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Yes, I have seen a few of those for sale on machinery trader.com

Ive run the RT58 through Rt63.. I can promise that in the future I well call in dead before I run them again ..

I worked for a big electrical contractor in the late 70's that had a fleet of these. I think they were P & H and Galion. They were great around those big switchyards with decent reach. I believe they were designed to be a pick and carry machine. The boom rotated around the cab on all but one that they had. You wanted to keep your work in front of you or get a stiff neck. They all had 4 cylinder Detroits in them. The exhaust was at ground level so they were quite stinky. That was big iron for us, so we thought they were cool.