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Athearn 200 ton crane directions -- help request
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Alex Schneider
I am trying to reassemble this model, and it's not obvious how the large hook, small hook and boom are connected with string to the three capstains inside the body. If anyone has a set of assembly directions showing the correct routing I would appreciate it very much.
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Benjamin Hom
Alex Schneider asked: "I am trying to reassemble this model, and it's not obvious how the large hook, small hook and boom are connected with string to the three [capstans] inside the body. If anyone has a set of assembly directions showing the correct routing I would appreciate it very much. Courtesy of HO Seeker (https://www.hoseeker.net). Ben Hom
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I have not built the Athearn 200 ton crane. The Brown hoist 150 ton steam crane I fired on had the boom cables on the top drum, the auxiliary hook on the center hook and the main hook on the bottom drum.
Richard Webster |
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Here are a few things that may help you figure out the rigging.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Athearn-1702-HO-200-ton-Crane-SF-/293100168968?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l4275.c10 Look at the pictures on the ebay ad. Down load them for reference. Also some steam info to help figuring the rigging. The cable to the boom, both ends go to the drum. On the 2 hooks one end goes to the drum and the other end attaches to the boom for the auxiliary hook and on the main hook it attaches on the hook. See the pictures. The PDF is the Tichy instructions and the last page shows the boom cable routing on it. Richard Webster |
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Garth Groff <sarahsan@...>
Friends,
Attached are two photos of WP 37, as steam and as diesel, plus two of the SP's Roseville wrecker (the whole train was painted in faux-Daylight colors). The B&W shot of 37 is from my collection, the color view is my own and dates from the late 1970s, and the SP crane shots are also my work and date to around around 2005. Perhaps they will help with the rigging questions. Otherwise, please enjoy them. Yours Aye, Garth Groff |
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Jon Miller <atsfus@...>
Remember Athearn produced two versions of the crane. The first
was zamac and had 3 pulleys for boom and main hook. The later
version was plastic and had 1 pulleys in place of the three.
-- Jon Miller For me time stopped in 1941 Digitrax Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI User SPROG User NMRA Life member #2623 Member SFRH&MS |
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Allan Smith <smithal9@...>
Try this source https://hoseeker.net/athearninstructionscars1950/Athearncrane1952.jpg. If that link doesn't work go to hoseeker.net select literature scroll down to athearn click on athearn and select freight car instructions1950's scroll down to Crane big hook 1952 Al Smith Sonora CA
On Saturday, July 27, 2019 04:23:16 PM PDT, Jon Miller <atsfus@...> wrote:
Remember Athearn produced two versions of the crane. The first
was zamac and had 3 pulleys for boom and main hook. The later
version was plastic and had 1 pulleys in place of the three. -- Jon Miller For me time stopped in 1941 Digitrax Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI User SPROG User NMRA Life member #2623 Member SFRH&MS |
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Benjamin Hom
Al Smith wrote: "Try this source https://hoseeker.net/athearninstructionscars1950/Athearncrane1952.jpg. If that link doesn't work go to hoseeker.net select literature scroll down to athearn click on athearn and select freight car instructions1950's scroll down to Crane big hook 1952" Posted a copy on Friday. See post #165808. Ben Hom |
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Alex Schneider
My thanks to all who offered help. As it happens, my crane appears to be the 1973 model with fewer pulleys on the boom rigging.
Alex Schneider
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Benjamin Hom
Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2019 6:51 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Athearn 200 ton crane directions -- help request
Al Smith wrote: "Try this source https://hoseeker.net/athearninstructionscars1950/Athearncrane1952.jpg. If that link doesn't work go to hoseeker.net select literature scroll down to athearn click on athearn and select freight car instructions1950's scroll down to Crane big hook 1952"
Posted a copy on Friday. See post #165808.
Ben Hom
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Alex Schneider
The reassembled, re-rigged crane is now on my layout and looking very good for its age. Assembly was tricky with directions, and probably impossible without.
Alex Schneider
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Alexander Schneider Jr
Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2019 10:43 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Athearn 200 ton crane directions -- help request
My thanks to all who offered help. As it happens, my crane appears to be the 1973 model with fewer pulleys on the boom rigging.
Alex Schneider
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Benjamin Hom
Al Smith wrote: "Try this source https://hoseeker.net/athearninstructionscars1950/Athearncrane1952.jpg. If that link doesn't work go to hoseeker.net select literature scroll down to athearn click on athearn and select freight car instructions1950's scroll down to Crane big hook 1952"
Posted a copy on Friday. See post #165808.
Ben Hom
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Trivial point, but there was at least one additional version … after the crane was released as a plastic offering there were two versions … with and without the stack for the steam boiler. The stackless version supposedly representing a crane converted to Diesel power, though such cranes usually had external vents for the radiators needed to cool the engines, and the Athearn crane’s cab remained unmodified.
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Another detail worth mentioning is that the diecast metal version of the crane featured fully working equalized 6-wheel Buckeye trucks (fussy to assemble). After the crane was converted to plastic the trucks just had just solid one-piece plastic frames (still available today). Dan Mitchell ==========
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Garth Groff <sarahsan@...>
Dan,
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Ah, fussy trucks! I had one of the metal cranes picked up second-hand as a youngster. It had some non-sprung metal trucks, which I now gather might have been a substitution. They were always loose, and the crane tripped over everything it went around a curve. I never got the monster completely put together, as there were no instructions. Being zamac, eventually the boom pivot cracked, and it was in my junk box when I sold off all my HO stuff when I went off to college. I think I still have the smaller hook in my parts bin somewhere. Yours Aye, Garth Groff On 7/28/19 8:40 AM, Daniel A. Mitchell
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Trivial point, but there was at least one additional version … after the crane was released as a plastic offering there were two versions … with and without the stack for the steam boiler. The stackless version supposedly representing a crane converted to Diesel power, though such cranes usually had external vents for the radiators needed to cool the engines, and the Athearn crane’s cab remained unmodified. |
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Garth Groff <sarahsan@...>
Dan,
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Ah, fussy trucks! I had one of the metal cranes picked up second-hand as a youngster. It had some non-sprung metal trucks, which I now gather might have been a substitution. They were always loose, and the crane tripped over everything it went around a curve. I never got the monster completely put together, as there were no instructions. Being zamac, eventually the boom pivot cracked, and it was in my junk box when I sold off all my HO stuff when I went off to college. I think I still have the smaller hook in my parts bin somewhere. Yours Aye, Garth Groff On 7/28/19 8:40 AM, Daniel A. Mitchell
wrote:
Trivial point, but there was at least one additional version … after the crane was released as a plastic offering there were two versions … with and without the stack for the steam boiler. The stackless version supposedly representing a crane converted to Diesel power, though such cranes usually had external vents for the radiators needed to cool the engines, and the Athearn crane’s cab remained unmodified. |
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Alex Schneider
I plan to buy the new trucks, as I can't see a way to get the old wheel sets out and replace them with ones having metal wheels.
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Alex Schneider
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