Home-Built Shop Crane
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Years ago my stepdad, David Russell, worked for a Massey Ferguson dealership in Clarence, Mo. They needed a crane-like device that would help their mechanics work on combines. So, David built this shop crane for them from a 1917 Ford truck. As far as I know, the machine still has the original engine. The levers that control the crane’s movement are located on the right side of the driver’s seat.
Not only was the crane used to lift combine engines, but David also used it to load and unload implements from trailers. The crane served well for 30 years.
The dealership closed back in the 1990’s, and David was afraid that maybe the crane had gone to the scrap yard. But about four years ago he was happy to find out it had been donated to the Northeast Old Thresher’s Club in Shelbina, Mo. The photos show David demonstrating how the crane works at a recent show. (Melanie Boone, 605 S. Missouri St., Macon, Mo. 63552)
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Home-Built Shop Crane FARM SHOP Miscellaneous Years ago my stepdad David Russell worked for a Massey Ferguson dealership in Clarence Mo They needed a crane-like device that would help their mechanics work on combines So David built this shop crane for them from a 1917 Ford truck As far as I know the machine still has the original engine The levers that control the crane’s movement are located on the right side of the driver’s seat Not only was the crane used to lift combine engines but David also used it to load and unload implements from trailers The crane served well for 30 years The dealership closed back in the 1990’s and David was afraid that maybe the crane had gone to the scrap yard But about four years ago he was happy to find out it had been donated to the Northeast Old Thresher’s Club in Shelbina Mo The photos show David demonstrating how the crane works at a recent show Melanie Boone 605 S Missouri St Macon Mo 63552
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