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Right:
The counterweight
tray has a second
winch installed,
ready for a luffing
jib maybe.

Right:
Chains are included in
the box, allowing
poses during setup
as shown here.

Right:
The counterweight
tray loaded with
the left and right
counterweight
segments.

The model is securely packed in a crane mats and outriggers that fit onto
styrene moulded tray with all the a suitable flatbed or ballast trailer to Below:
The boom head has while finished
various parts neatly arranged, and all rigging the crane for lifting duties. pulleys and rope tie-off point, shown
the small parts needed for assembly Chains are included to allow poses of here rigged with the small hook.
found in numbered bags with a very the crane during setup which is a nice
comprehensive assembly manual touch, although on the sample, the
which guides the collector through all chains were different lengths and
the different options for assembly and needed some adjustment.
configuration, from a transport setup The chassis has nine axles, eight of
with different racks to hold the main which have independent steering with
counterweight tray, hook blocks, the fixed axle having the ability to
raise it off the ground to perform crab
steering. This works well, but don’t
overtighten the screw or it might shear
off, preventing the axle from being
raised. Out of the box, two of the
outriggers are already fitted to the
crane and it is easy to attach the other
two, using metal pins and screws
to fit the hydraulic cylinders. The
Above:
Four metal crane mats are included and have holes
to allow pins to keep them lined up.
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