Old wrecker reference: photos, construction and parts drawings, etc.

[Ace-Garageguy]

http://www.castleequipment.com/Museum/auto_crane_weaver_history.htm

[mchook]

Thanks for sharing Bill, I'll be using this info for sure. I need to finish my Lincoln I started years ago.

[MeatMan]

On 3/5/2024 at 9:13 AM, Ace-Garageguy said:

http://www.castleequipment.com/Museum/auto_crane_weaver_history.htm

Thanks for the info Bill, I'm actually designing a Wagner crane to print someday. I'm using a Mini Art 1/35 kit for the measurements and basic structure, then I'll upscale it to 1/24 to print it. I'm designing it in sections like the kit. It won't be an exact replica but it will work for what I have in mind.
The first two pics are my drawings in CAD and the last one is of printed prototypes scaled up.

[Bainford]

Here are a few photos I snapped of a Weaver wrecker back in 2006. I'll toss 'em in here in case they are of use to anyone.

 

[mchook]

On 3/7/2024 at 10:45 AM, MeatMan said:

Thanks for the info Bill, I'm actually designing a Wagner crane to print someday. I'm using a Mini Art 1/35 kit for the measurements and basic structure, then I'll upscale it to 1/24 to print it. I'm designing it in sections like the kit. It won't be an exact replica but it will work for what I have in mind.
The first two pics are my drawings in CAD and the last one is of printed prototypes scaled up.

Wow, I would definitely be interested in one. I was wondering when someone would do this.

[MeatMan]

On 3/10/2024 at 6:19 PM, mchook said:

Wow, I would definitely be interested in one. I was wondering when someone would do this.

I didn't plan to make it for sale, I will however post it to my Cults3D page when I'm done and you can download the file and have someone print it.
I'll make a thread when that happens, but it won't be soon.

[Brian Austin]

It's kinda odd that while Weaver hoists seem to have been fairly popular in the day, most models and toys seem to represent either Holmes style booms hoists or simple A-frame types.

[MeatMan]

11 hours ago, Brian Austin said:

It's kinda odd that while Weaver hoists seem to have been fairly popular in the day, most models and toys seem to represent either Holmes style booms hoists or simple A-frame types.

I think the others are just simpler. According to what I've read, Weaver was first putting out a wrecker boom, then Holmes came out with a twin boom wrecker (from the Holmes history site). Looking at subsequent booms they are just simpler designs than Wagner, and thus easier to replicate. This is only my guess, but I can tell you from trying to duplicate one its a lot of parts.