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drgwcarman

November 22, 2017 09:09PM

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Just as a note, the main boom is 20' - 0" and the bucket is is 3/4 yard. Working weight is 44,000 lbs.
Water tank has 308 gal. capacity. The boiler is 45-3/8" by 8'-0". Hoisting engines 6" X 6" double vertical.
Crowding Engine 4-1/2" X 5". What looks Rotating Engines (mostly illegible on the card) 4-1/2" X 5"
double horizontal . The boom hoist cable was 9/16" did. white the hoisting cable was 5/8"

John T

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1023 aka K-37 496 and ditcher	drgwk37	November 18, 2017 10:19AM
Re: 1023 aka K-37 496 and dragline	bcp	November 18, 2017 10:34AM
Re: 1023 aka K-37 496 and dragline	drgwk37	November 18, 2017 10:49AM
Re: 1023 aka K-37 496 and ditcher	Chiloquinruss	November 18, 2017 11:45AM
Re: 1023 aka K-37 496 and ditcher	TonyK375	November 18, 2017 12:09PM
Re: 1023 aka K-37 496 and ditcher	drgwk37	November 18, 2017 03:56PM
Re: 1023 aka K-37 496 and ditcher	Greg Scholl	November 19, 2017 07:53AM
Re: 1023 aka K-37 496 and ditcher	nedsn3	November 19, 2017 08:29AM
Re: 1023 aka K-37 496 and ditcher	drgwcarman	November 19, 2017 01:36PM
Re: 1023 aka K-37 496 and ditcher	drgwk37	November 19, 2017 03:31PM
Re: 1023 aka K-37 496 and ditcher	rdamurphy	November 22, 2017 09:46AM
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Re: A weighty question of balance . . .	vulturenest	November 22, 2017 08:58PM
Re: A weighty question of balance . . .	bcp	November 22, 2017 09:07PM
Re: 1023 aka K-37 496 and ditcher	drgwcarman	November 22, 2017 09:09PM

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