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  1. surfdog

    old crane - military?

    I'm going to keep it and use it around the farm. All of a sudden all my friends have jobs they need a crane/manlift for and are asking about it.... How far from Hawthorne FL are you? My brother has a house there and needs some shipping containers stacked on top of each other. Can your...
  2. surfdog

    old crane - military?

    It is a Broderson RTR-70-1B, 8 ton 45' height at 80 degrees Looked it over a little closer today and found the data plate and even a manual in the cab! It used to belong to the National Air and Space Museum in Maryland - I suspect it came out of our local air museum about 5 miles away. I...
  3. surfdog

    old crane - military?

    I'll probably sell it after I finish all the barn beam and roof repair and assorted tree work on the farm.... so that will probably only take me the next 10 years!!!!
  4. surfdog

    old crane - military?

    Just bought a crane/manlift at an auction where they were selling a lot of surplus equipment. Anyone know if this was originally military (or if the military used this model/type of crane) ? Boom extends about 50'. Powered by 6 cyl Chrysler industrial motor. Crab and oblique sttering. 4wd...
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