Can anyone identify this RAAF crane

[Goncalo Mendes]

Originally Posted by motto

The crane we are looking at here Goncalo is based on a Long Wheelbase GMC CCW 353 6x4 hard cab truck that has had the cab top cut away. This is exactly what I saw out Tullamarine way years ago and described in an earlier post.

David

Hello David,

Many thanks for the reply.
I´m sure that the crane was from australian made source, all the photos were from there. As for the maker, from what I had searched, it was built on purpose, and I had seen a lot of smaller cranes using the same type of main wheels structure and carriage connection, to a tractor rear, instead of a truck, as seen on some posts. My toughts are that they were made by the same maker.
It would be fantastic that someone take a complete photoset of one of these things, along with a few mesures... and surely, if someone restore and preserve one it would be great too

G_Mendes

[Goncalo Mendes]

Well, some more photos that I find, not mine, but due to the scarcity of the theme...

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?t=9160


Source: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=22076

In Coober Pedy:
From Biglorryblog, at commercialmotor.com/big-lorry-blog (Bob Murphy 2005):


source: http://www.commercialmotor.com/big-l...d-scenes-on-bi

From user "jim sewell" at mapleleafup.net/forum:

source: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?t=9160


From user "101 Ron" at 4wdaction forum (2011):

Source: http://www.4wdaction.com.au/forum/vi...rt=15#p1432391


Source: http://www.4wdaction.com.au/forum/vi...rt=15#p1432391

The big rock on the rear is the crane counterweight!


In the same scrap yard in Coober Pedy:

From user "jim sewell" at mapleleafup.net/forum

source: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?t=9160

In Wilson's Steel scrapyard, in Cabarita, about 10km west of Mildura:

From user "EMC", at www.warbirdz.net/forum (2011):

source: http://www.warbirdz.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2194

G_Mendes