FRENCHTRAINS posted:George S posted:Lots of activity this week! Great posts!
Here is my Dorfan contribution.
This is an original Dorfan crane from the Stout Stanley Merritt auction. Stout did a good job shipping it and it arrived safely. I know, I was living dangerously! It has a few issues. One leg is broken, which was disclosed. The base is warped, also disclosed. It will be a challenge to make this run. Wiring will need to be replaced. The cab is on very tight and doesn’t rotate freely. Also, with the warped base, the drive shaft from the cab has become disengaged. It sure is nice looking though...
George
Congrats George, the Dorfan crane is still on my wish list. I am still afraid to have one shipped in France... and travelling with one on board in airplane may be a problem with TSA.
Maybe it could be more safe to disassembled it to ship. Daniel
Hi Daniel,
The TSA won’t stop you, but the other passengers are more dangerous than the shippers.
There are a couple available here. But neither will ship the crane. It really shouldn’t be so hard to pack it properly for shippment. It just takes time. I would probably use several packing materials and fashion some foam and cardboard bracing to support the delicate parts inside the box. I’d use bubble wrap liberally and air packs. I would then fill the box with packing peanuts.
I think it could be partially disassembled by removing the legs and drive shaft. That is still a delicate procedure with the cast parts.
George
