[AT] Feedback from another list for the Bantam Crane

[Rupert]

	Thanks Ron. That info will be very useful. I'll pass it on to my 
son-in-law.

Rupert

On 11/27/2010 12:42 PM, Ron Cook wrote:
> It is kind of an amazing story.  A couple of farm boys and a limestone
> quarry on the neighbor's farm that they bought and needed a crane to
> load limestone to haul to their homemade crusher on their folk's farm.
> They really didn't build more than a handful of cranes until 1946.  But,
> between 1945 and 1963 they built and sold around 15,000 worldwide.  All
> out of Waverly.
>
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA
>
> On 11/27/2010 9:37 AM, charlie hill wrote:
>>
>> Hi Charlie (NC),
>>
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>> Forum: Construction and other equipment
>> Topic: Dragline question NON AC
>> Posted By: bryani289swmi
>>
>>
>> Part of a post from another forum with Schield Bantam information...
>>
>> Bryan
>>
>>
>> Schield Bantams were built from 1942 up until 1964, when Koehring purchased
>> Schield Bantam. In the following link (below) there's some info on the
>> Schields and the Bantam. If you scroll to the bottom of the website link,
>> you will see "Fred and Emma Schield Family History" on the LHS.
>>
>> Clicking on that "Family" link brings up another page with the family
>> history broken up into three sections. In the center section, you will see
>> "Schield Bantam Company". There are two links under this heading - Part A
>> and Part B. Clicking on "Part A" and "Part B" brings up two PDF files with
>> some company history and a few photos.
>>
>> Schield Bantam .. http://www.schieldbantam.org/
>>
>> The Schield Bantam M-49 model was truck mounted. It could be set up in four
>> configurations - crane/dragline/face shovel/hoe. As a crane, the M-49 had a
>> capacity of 9.5 tons. As a dragline, it was 3/8 yards in drag bucket size,
>> or 1/2 yard in clam bucket size. It had a 40 foot boom. The M-49 was a
>> military surplus model - the civilian model was T-35.
>> The construction model, mounted on tracked undercarriage was C-35, and this
>> had a 5/8 yd capacity.
>> The M-49 was powered by a Continental F-227. Engines used by Schield Bantam
>> were GM, Buda, Cummins, Chrysler Industrial 6, and Continental.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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