doug72 Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 (edited) In 1886 a unique Titan harbour crane was built in Batoum - a port on the Black Sea to construct a new harbour. This crane is true to Lego functions in that it had one power source (a reversing steam engine) which drove all the various functions via long shafts with sliding gears and clutches. Functions:- 1/ .Travel of whole crane along tracks. 2/. Travel of crab unit along crane arm. 3/. Lateral travel on crab unit for hoisting chains. 4/. Hoisting using chains not wire ropes with a unique self acting chain storage reels. The rear section below the boiler was full of water to act as a counteweight. batoum-crane-1886 by Doug Ridgway, on Flickr See this website for more information: BatoumTitan1886.ppt.pdf A model of this has been built in Meccano and special parts had to be made, but would be a very challenging build in Lego. Edited September 9, 2015 by Doug72 Quote
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