Can anyone identify

[paxton58]

Would like to know manufacturer. It is HO. Thanks.

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[tatans]

I suspect this is a mow car with the bed and trucks removed, I have the exact crane, I think it has 6 wheel trucks ? ?  The frame it sits on is probably scratch built and what a great idea,---- Does the WM mean Western Maryland????

[Milepost 266.2]

This has the look of a kitbash.

[ndbprr]

Looks like a kitbash to me.  Somebody has mounted what could be an Athearn or other crane on a fixed base.  I could be very wrong however.

[doctorwayne]

I suspect this is a mow car with the bed and trucks removed, I have the exact crane, I think it has 6 wheel trucks ? ?  The frame it sits on is probably scratch built and what a great idea,---- Does the WM mean Western Maryland????

Naw!  I think that the WM stands for "Waintenance of May".   I agree, though, that it looks like a clever kitbash.

Wayne

[jsoderq]

I believe this is old (very old) Model Power. I have one like it but it is black with red trim

[Mark R.]

I remember seeing these in MR years ago. Who-ever the manufacturer was ( I was going to say AHC ) used the same crane mechanism for both this crane and their actual on the rails version.

It IS legit and not a kitbash. There should be a name of some sort molded into the base of the crane itself. 

Mark.

 

[dragonriversteel]

Would like to know manufacturer. It is HO. Thanks.

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  I've seen this crane on e-bay from time to time. I believe its a pennline or something like that. Penn something or other.

 Patrick

[dragonriversteel]

Would like to know manufacturer. It is HO. Thanks.

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  I've seen this crane on e-bay from time to time. I believe its a pennline or something like that. Penn something or other.

 Patrick

[Budliner]

is there a prototype for this type

I never seen this model

 

K

[Railphotog]

It looks somewhat like the cranes that were used in a local shipyard.  Could possibly be used on ship docks too.  Seems like a manufactured item, using a railroad crane on a tower.

I have an older AHM crane kit on legs, somewhat larger, and the legs move on rails.

 

 

 

[csxns]

Model Power.

[paxton58]

Found It  IHC Gantry Crane M3805  Thanks for the suggestions.

[Mark R.]

Found It  IHC Gantry Crane M3805  Thanks for the suggestions.

My guess was closest - what do I win ???

Mark.

[paxton58]

You can have pride in that you really know your railroad history.

[tatans]

and----and----and----O.K. now what does  WM mean on the side???????

[cwclark]

I too thought it was the Athearn 100 ton crane, but the Athearn crane has a smokestack on the cab.  Still, i think i'll kitbash something similar to that because i need one for my dock scene on my layout...chuck

[ndbprr]

If you are going to kitbash one I would make the base more substantial.  It appears to be too flimsy for the beefiness of the crane and boom.

[cwclark]

I'm going to use an old tyco crane and evergreen styrene to build it...i got a ton of scrap material in a bunch of boxes under the layout and sure i'll come up with something

[Mark R.]

There's a recycling company in my area that uses the W over M monicker on their trucks .... it stands for Waste Management !!!

Mark.

[loathar]

I seem to remember seeing cranes like that on the Ohio river area near Cleveland. Lots of steel mill and ore industry around there.

[Budliner]

It looks somewhat like the cranes that were used in a local shipyard.  Could possibly be used on ship docks too.  Seems like a manufactured item, using a railroad crane on a tower.

I have an older AHM crane kit on legs, somewhat larger, and the legs move on rails.

wow now that you sead that , thats exacty what it looks like, man your good

 

I'm going to use an old tyco crane and evergreen styrene to build it...i got a ton of scrap material in a bunch of boxes under the layout and sure i'll come up with something

hey you took the words right out of my mouth

 

Would like to know manufacturer. It is HO. Thanks.

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this was a very intersting model thanks for posting it

 

K

[liljoe]

 check over the base good, Loniel did these in the mid-70's when they got back into HO. Model Power did it next. The ones from Loinel are worth a little more.