Dexta Crane

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Jerry Coles
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Dexta Crane

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Hi all
Purchased this crane off Ebay.
It's a modified Garage engine crane where the pedestal has been modified t bolt onto the swinging drawbar bracket. This keeps the base close to the Diff and with a top link to the top link on the diff makes for a rigid mounting. The hydraulics is a single acting Ram and the boom can extend.
Photo's here http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/oldtr ... t=3&page=1.
Very useful where a lift is required as when I wanted to move my other Dexta which had no steering at the time.
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Jerry
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Re: Dexta Crane

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WOW!

You are just too clever for words...I tip the hat that I don't wear often..


thanks

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Re: Dexta Crane

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Yes, very elegant. :clap:

The bottom just sits there, can't drop off the drawbar because the top link won't let it twist sideways? :wink:
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Re: Dexta Crane

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The base of the crane has two large tabs which bolt into the box of the swinging drawbar - see pic 3444.
As it's close to the axle line it can lift quite a bit before the front lifts.
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Jerry
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Re: Dexta Crane

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Sweet..........Jerry, I like it. I can think of many things where that would come in handy around my place. :clap:
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Re: Dexta Crane

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Jerry Coles wrote:The base of the crane has two large tabs which bolt into the box of the swinging drawbar - see pic 3444.
As it's close to the axle line it can lift quite a bit before the front lifts.
That is a super elegant attachment :clap:
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