{"product_id":"5-inch-gauge-steam-crane-stock-code-12049","title":"5 inch gauge steam crane","description":"A 5 inch gauge self-propelled steam crane, a well-observed, detailed model with the twin cylinder engine, reversed by Stephensons gear, effecting lifting, luffing, slewing and propulsion through a system of gears and dog clutches.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    This one has come to us with several other engines from a long time customer, an experienced model engineer and restorer with wide-ranging interests, including road steam, locomotives and stationary engines. Now in his eighties, he has decided to thin out some of the larger and heavier items from his collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Already an old model when he bought it some years ago, he ran the crane at his club occasionally, the technical interest it evoked compensating for a modest rate of progress...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Nicely detailed throughout - we like the lever-operated band brake to arrest the load, the sliding sprag to lock the slewing ring for when its moving. One could speculate that it was the work of a man who himself either worked on or with the full-size prototypes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    It has seen a good deal of use over the years and now requires overhaul - there is wear to much of the gearing, shafts and bushes. The engine runs well in one direction, not in the other - to start with it will need the valves checking and setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e    \u003ciframe width=\"353\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_XduKW6k1jQ?si=kzx9maO3pF9tNYjN\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019820781909,"sku":"12049","price":2950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/12049-1.webp?v=1779907731","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/5-inch-gauge-steam-crane-stock-code-12049","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}