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17-01-10, 19:24
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Thanks Tony,
It is similar to the photos you posted but the crane part at the end seems to be different I'm wondering if this is a civilian crane used by the RAAF in Borneo or whether it got produced specifically for military use.
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17-01-10, 20:35
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The truck is one of the Holden modified Aussie Airbourne GMC's as well. Good find as I missed this photo during my search for photos of the Aussie Airbourne GMC.
 I would say the crane set up is a field modified job probably when the cranes regular mover either packed a sad or was destroyed before the war finished. It could even be a piece of Japanese equipment modified for use. 
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Cheers Cliff Hutchings aka MrRoo S.I.R. "and on the 8th day he made trucks so that man, made on the 7th day, had shelter when woman threw him out for the night" MrRoo says "TRUCKS ROOLE" 
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18-01-10, 08:11
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Fellows,
My father purchased the remains of a hard cab GMC a few years ago that may have been a crane version. Attached is a photo showing how the rear springs had been replaced with 'Beams' (I am not sure how to properly describe them) which may have been fitted to better support possibly a crane. Anyway please enlighten me if this is indeed a post war mod? The workmanship in these beams was second to none. BTW This GMC had a very early chassis serial number as well. Cheers John W.
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18-01-10, 10:02
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20-01-10, 05:42
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Take a trip to Wilson Cranes in Mildura, Australia, and you will see around 8 to 10 of these dinosaur cranes. Another fitted to a Aussie softcab GMC is just out of Ballarat still fitted with it's crane.1
Regards Rick
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20-01-10, 05:59
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Cheers Cliff Hutchings aka MrRoo S.I.R. "and on the 8th day he made trucks so that man, made on the 7th day, had shelter when woman threw him out for the night" MrRoo says "TRUCKS ROOLE"
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21-04-10, 14:46
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As for the cranes near Ballarat I presume you are referring to the two at Rokewood Junction. The GMC there was owned for a period by Rickey bros Ballarat. I drove it many times in the late 70s. Prior to that it was owned by "Barney the wrecker" in Sebastopol.He used it in his wrecking yard and contracted with it. The Inter crane was previously owned by a tank maker in delecombe, It had a cab-over prime mover before the inter. It may have been a foden, but I'm not sure. I don't know who made the cranes as there was no makers plate that I know of, but I was told they were left behind by the Americans.Rickeys were big buyers of war surplus trucks and machinery and there was still a lot left in use until the early 80s.
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