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30-01-10, 01:35
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Well by early January this crane was gone from Richmond at least.
Perhaps to disposals as all the Beaufighters were long gone, and Neptune engine changes were done using a Fawler. A8-358 has a very mild history. Was stored until 30/5/51 Then was converted to target towing and allotted to 30 Sqdn. Undercarriage collapsed on landing at Richmond 14/11/55. Aircraft sent to Tocumal 3/2/56 for storage and sold for scrap 28/657. So we know that the crane existed on 14/11/55 and was gone by 8/1/57. I suspect that these cranes were taken out of service, because they were not allowed to be driven by groundstaff. Where as the Fowlers could be driven by any approved driver. Makes sense not to tie up a driver when doing an engine change. Thank goodness for aircraft the RAAF kept and have retained good records. Shame they had not done it with transport. Regards Col
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08-02-10, 00:32
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Having had another chat with Dad over the crane he used at Balikpapan in 1945-46 - he says that it was a self propelled crane that it steered by hydraulic rams (that steered the rear end). He says it had a farm tractor seat and not a cab.
He remembered the name Massey Harris and I've found this on the Museum of Victoria site. I'll show him when I see him as he is not on the web! However I cannot see from the photo how it would have hydraulic steering but after 65 years its hard to remember I guess. I presume the RAAF had these too?
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08-02-10, 00:41
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I've just found another Massey Harris - this has four wheels that he said it had.
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RAAF crane?
While driving around Aust in the CGT we came across this example in the opal mining town of Coober Pedy in central Aust. It just took me a while to find the pic.
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Hello, Mr Euan, coud you post a higher resolution image or link? Thanks! 
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12-04-15, 20:44
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Just for curiosity, here is the scrapyard where seems to exist two, maybe three of this cranes. Public online images from googlemaps satelite and street views.
Its located in Lia St, Coober Pedy, SA 5723, Australia Note, in the left rectangle is the US6 crane truck, as shown above, and from the street views, appear to exist another one, with a boom extension, in a darker colour (and not with the white painted main structure). On the right, there is the yellow one viewed earlier too.  Source: https://www.google.pt/maps/@-29.0101.../data=!3m1!1e3 The one in Wilson's Steel, is seen on the google street view too, and it looks that it could be more than one too, as the main boom look to have the base frame sheeted over, and not opened as in the photo above: https://www.google.pt/maps/@-34.2076...UPWfthWlOA!2e0 In a note, by viewing the larger US6 crane truck photos, it looks that there is a vertical power shaft, to operate the winch crane, in the center of the crane/truck attachement structure.Where it is connected? On other trucks, like the GMC, and the CMP C60X, the crane attachement is forward of the rear wheels... In this truck it looks to be over the rear wheels suspension center. Last edited by Goncalo Mendes; 12-04-15 at 22:18. Reason: spelling, correcting/adding information
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12-04-15, 22:02
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From the Australian War Memorial
 https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P02270.008/  https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P02270.007/  https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P02270.009/  https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P01302.005/  https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P01302.008/ Last edited by Goncalo Mendes; 16-04-15 at 21:26.
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12-04-15, 23:55
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The yard at Lia Street, Coober Pedy belongs to a well known local identity named Emilio Chignola. Emilio is an energetic and skilled modifier of machinery to make it do whatever he wants of it. The Studebaker/airfield crane would be an example of his work.
In his time he has acquired and in many cases passed on quite a few ex military vehicles most of which have been abused, dismantled, modified or cannibalised which is the usual fate of any vehicle on the opal fields. David
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13-04-15, 04:07
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From a flickr album, there is one behind the front truck. Unfortunayly it is a photo from 1973...
 Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/299031...-cmp_vehicles/ The big crane truck base seems to be based in a Toyota FQ-15... quite a ligght vehicle, compared to a GMC a Studebaker US6, or the heavy duty CMP! Last edited by Goncalo Mendes; 04-05-15 at 02:34.
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Dale Barnard of Brisbane has one of those tractor cranes. I saw it last week and he wants to sell it. Lang
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11-02-10, 13:18
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It is a 1939 H model Farmall trike with a Fowler crane conversion. It has its original brass plate and is fully operational. If you are over 6 foot tall don't forget to duck when lowering the boom! Cheers Jeff
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15-02-10, 00:53
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Euan,
Your photo was a little small - can you attach a larger version?
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