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Tourneau crane

bigrus

bigrus

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One of a collection a local contractor is gathering :) only 1000 hrs on the meter & runs like a clock :cool:
 

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stinkycat

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Crane

The US NAVY used a similar Tourneau crane on aircraft carriers as crash cranes during WWll and maybe later
 
John C.

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I saw two of those at the HaulPak factory in 1991. It was where they build the Letorneau line. They were still using them.
 
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