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old military crane

oakland ยท 2008-07-21 23:59

found this next to the r.v park today. its dredging the pond.

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  1. #1Lashlander2008-07-22 01:21

    Looks like a Bucyrus Erie 22B.

  2. #2oakland2008-07-22 12:22

    yep it is a bucyrus erie but i dont know the model number or anything else about it. its raining right now but when it drys up i will go get more pics.

  3. #3oakland2008-07-22 22:24

    more pics and specifications

  4. #4Lashlander2008-07-22 23:55

    Thanks for the info. I didn't realize they still made the 22B in 1969. We had one but it was manufactured in the forties.

  5. #5stretch2008-07-23 11:30

    Thanks for the pics...B-E really gets my attention! Any of it working?

  6. #6oakland2008-07-23 12:25

    no sorry stretch we have been here almost a week already and it hasnt moved but ill be here for a month . so i should see it working, hopefully.

  7. #7Bellboy2008-07-23 14:56

    Got cab pics? Nice to see you Oakland.

  8. #8oakland2008-07-23 19:09

    yeah i have a few

  9. #9insleyboy2008-07-23 20:27

    Brake shoes look solid, friction parts look maintained. Now the seat....yep thats what makes an old crane! We used 2900 Manitowoc's. That Old seat there looks more comfy!!!

  10. #10tonka2008-07-23 22:01

    is it a crane or dragline?

  11. #11oakland2008-07-23 22:10

    right now its a dragline but it can be converted into a crane.

  12. #12alross2008-07-23 23:08

    it is nice to see that it is getting some use and not rotting away or being scrapped out

  13. #13Bellboy2008-07-24 12:19

    Thanks for the cab picks oakland

  14. #14stretch2008-07-24 15:19

    ...or a hoe, pile driver, clamshell, shovel...it's awesome how versatile they were.

  15. #15drag1line2009-06-18 16:59

    Bucyrus Erie BMs Bucyrus Erie built five models of the mechanical friction machines called BMs. The 22, 25, 30 and 38 Bm. Serveral HUNDRED of them. NEVER EVER buy one! Nothing is normal. Booms could have been made by Koering, P&H, Link Belt and more. Pins are odd sizes, Shoes are different, controls. Parts books basically do not exist today. The various suppliers were to spread the wealth around the country, but a support nightmare! The biggest problem...Designed Obsolecense...NO, BE only built what was specified by the US government. What do I mean you ask? The roller path, where the hook rollers roll to support the upper structure..........are you ready?.....are NOT flame hardened and will wear VERY quickly, unlike the civilian production machines. That was Uncle Sam's specification to prevent flooding the market with used machines.