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Maintaining and servicing your set
Assembling the Harnischfeger Construction Crane
O
nce assembled, the Harnischfeger Construction Crane can ride on a flatcar. Be sure that this
vehicle clears all structures on your layout. Follow these steps and refer to Figure 13 to
assemble the Crane.
This delicate reproduction was not intended for rough play or handling.
Note!
1. Snap the extended boom onto the Crane body.
2. Loop the string around the separate block and hook.
3. Tie one end of the string to the bar at the end of the boom.
4. Route the other end of the string over the large pulley at the end of the boom. Tie this end of
the string to the hook on
the front of the rotating
cab.
5. Insert the pins on the
boom cable frame into the
holes at the sides of the
roof.
6. Insert the tabs on the
frame support into the
holes in the center of the
roof. The tabs point
towards the front of the
crane.
7. Snap the boom pulley
frame onto the boom
cable frame.
8. Attach the wider guy rod
hooks to the small holes
at the top of the boom.
9. Attach the tighter guy rod
hooks to the boom pulley
frame, one on each side.
10. Press the outrigger stands
onto the outriggers.
Boom cable frame
Frame support
Figure 13. Crane assembly
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Tie string here
Boom
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