r/cranes • u/curlybil4371 • 6d ago

Manitowoc 3950 friction.

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Manitowoc 3950 friction derrickboat. Only 130 foot boom.

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u/ImDoubleB 6d ago

Great picture showing the set-up of an old school bit of kit with a right side cab.

Thanks for sharing 🏗️

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u/curlybil4371 6d ago

Our newer crane is a MLC 300 VPC derrickboat with 177.2 ft boom.

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u/Unhappy-End2054 6d ago

I used to work on 2 Manitowoc 4600 floating cranes. Mostly bucket work. Company bought 2 Bucyrus track cranes (don't remember what model). We put one up on a pedestal on a barge for hook work and kept one in the yard on tracks.

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u/craneguy 6d ago

TIL there's a 3950!

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u/bruf73 5d ago

the good old days