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old military crane
- Thread starter oakland
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Lashlander
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Looks like a Bucyrus Erie 22B.
oakland
COPPA
yep it is a bucyrus erie but i dont know the model number or anything else about it. its raining right now but when it drys up i will go get more pics.
oakland
COPPA
Lashlander
Senior Member
Thanks for the info. I didn't realize they still made the 22B in 1969. We had one but it was manufactured in the forties.
stretch
Senior Member
Thanks for the pics...B-E really gets my attention! Any of it working?
oakland
COPPA
no sorry stretch we have been here almost a week already and it hasnt moved
but ill be here for a month. so i should see it working, hopefully.
Bellboy
COPPA
Got cab pics?
Nice to see you Oakland.
Nice to see you Oakland.
oakland
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Brake shoes look solid, friction parts look maintained. Now the seat....yep thats what makes an old crane! We used 2900 Manitowoc's. That Old seat there looks more comfy!!!
tonka
Senior Member
is it a crane or dragline?
oakland
COPPA
Bellboy
COPPA
Thanks for the cab picks oakland
stretch
Senior Member
right now its a dragline but it can be converted into a crane.
...or a hoe, pile driver, clamshell, shovel...it's awesome how versatile they were.
drag1line
Well-Known Member
Bucyrus Erie BMs
Bucyrus Erie built five models of the mechanical friction machines called BMs.
The 22, 25, 30 and 38 Bm. Serveral HUNDRED of them.
NEVER EVER buy one! Nothing is normal. Booms could have been made by Koering, P&H, Link Belt and more. Pins are odd sizes, Shoes are different, controls. Parts books basically do not exist today. The various suppliers were to spread the wealth around the country, but a support nightmare!
The biggest problem...Designed Obsolecense...NO, BE only built what was specified by the US government.
What do I mean you ask? The roller path, where the hook rollers roll to support the upper structure..........are you ready?.....are NOT flame hardened and will wear VERY quickly, unlike the civilian production machines.
That was Uncle Sam's specification to prevent flooding the market with used machines.
Bucyrus Erie built five models of the mechanical friction machines called BMs.
The 22, 25, 30 and 38 Bm. Serveral HUNDRED of them.
NEVER EVER buy one! Nothing is normal. Booms could have been made by Koering, P&H, Link Belt and more. Pins are odd sizes, Shoes are different, controls. Parts books basically do not exist today. The various suppliers were to spread the wealth around the country, but a support nightmare!
The biggest problem...Designed Obsolecense...NO, BE only built what was specified by the US government.
What do I mean you ask? The roller path, where the hook rollers roll to support the upper structure..........are you ready?.....are NOT flame hardened and will wear VERY quickly, unlike the civilian production machines.
That was Uncle Sam's specification to prevent flooding the market with used machines.