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10-02-10, 22:24
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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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12-04-15, 03:13
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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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15-04-15, 08:02
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many thanks for the reply. From recent findings, it seems that Mr Emelio has passed away, not sure about the date. There are hints that the crane was sold, but somehow it was envolved in an accident with powerlines in early january 2015, unknow circunstances. Coober Pedy regional times, page 4 https://cooberpedyregionaltimes.file...nuary-2015.pdf Status of this truck and the stored crane unit is unknow. Last edited by Goncalo Mendes; 15-04-15 at 15:48. Reason: spelling
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15-04-15, 09:49
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Safety issues!
Can't under stand what the safety issues would be from looking at the truck. Looks safe to me!
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15-04-15, 15:35
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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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13-04-15, 21:07
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Last edited by Goncalo Mendes; 16-04-15 at 21:08.
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13-04-15, 21:12
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Last edited by Goncalo Mendes; 16-04-15 at 21:08.
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14-04-15, 03:58
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source: http://photos.naa.gov.au/photo/Default.aspx?id=30922297 From forum user Rod Diery source: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...2&postcount=75 Last edited by Goncalo Mendes; 17-04-15 at 18:44.
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