1940 Break Down Chevrolet Holden MCP

[Mike K]

Would they have imported the cranes from the UK ? Seems unlikely . I would have thought they manufactured the cranes here to a design ?

[Lionelgee]

Hello All,

It is not the same site with all the kit that I found last night. However, this one has some close up photographs of the Gar Wood CMP version of a breakdown truck. Accessed November 24, 2016 from, http://www.wheelsofvictory.com/CMP%20wrecker.html.

There is a close up shot of what Allan identified as Spreader bars in the range of photographs

They have Holmes Crane site too.... but for the Diamond T Wreckers

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

Would they have imported the cranes from the UK ? Seems unlikely . I would have thought they manufactured the cranes here to a design ?

G'day Mike,

As I think you mentioned earlier with the Meccanno School of Crane Design it would not be too hard to have different companies making very similar cranes or the same crane made under licence. All the companies of the time had to work with the same materials and same engineering techniques and calculations.

Kind Regards
Lionel