RAAF Derrick Trucks

[Tony Wheeler]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

I'm off to the Town Hall to meet up with Lang!

Hurry up guys, I'm here waiting for you! I'm worried about my demountable crane, should I be calling it a derrick instead?

[Lang]

Tony,

As you are in Australia it is definitely not a derrick (no slew).

I think the logging guys would call it a lifting pole but if you want to get posh a crane would cover it.

Lang

[Tony Wheeler]

Thanks Lang, I'm relieved to hear it's still a crane in Australia, it's not easy being an international pedant!

[Mike Cecil]

And what an UPLIFTING thread..... takes the WEIGHT from my shoulders .... certainly no LET DOWN .....

Mike C

[gordon]

... till the Americans get here with their 'gin poles'

Business is picking up

[Hanno Spoelstra]

I think we should assign this case to Oberinspektor Derrick!

He would find this discussion sehr erhebend

H.

[Lang]

My wife, who can be a bit of a shackle but is still a comely winch, while craning over my computer, said although I slew Richard's argument I should not become hooked on making jibs at Englishmen. Derrick had his name roped in on this lifting deal and Richard has a long line of history to balance his argument.

[Keith Webb]

I'd just call it very useful.

Originally Posted by Tony Wheeler

Hurry up guys, I'm here waiting for you! I'm worried about my demountable crane, should I be calling it a derrick instead?