2316 Operating Gantry Crane - 1983, Page 1
Add guide spanner to keep hook
string between guide posts.
Lionel's 6-82097 - Bucyrus-Erie Command Control Gantry Crane has a
similar spanner/guard.
This reproduction 282 Gantry Crane without magnet needed a
tune-up/operating improvements.
Existing Materials Used for Hook Guide Spanner were:
A scrap of gray Plastruct sheet - 0.062" .060 ABS SHEET
Silk straight pins from sewing room
White graft glue
| To detach cab, unscrew and remove boom elevating screw assembly. Remove cab by pulling bottom front sides of cab away from the Cab Lock tabs and lift off. |
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Punch guide
holes to start drill bit. |
Drill holes for straight pins. |
| Mark the gray
plastic for cutting and drilling spanner. Test fit the spanner to holes. Measure surplus to be cut off straight pins. |
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 White craft glue dries clear and soft. Glue spanner and secure with straight pins. |
 Test run motors and operation. My tests indicated the controller needed repair. See Controller Repair. |
Completed Crane Upgrade
See 2316 Operating Gantry Crane - 1983, Page 2 to build Replacement Controller.
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