Nice pictures, thanks for posting. Ken

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SHARING. LOVE TO SEE OLDER EQUIPMENT AT WORK. THE MFG YEAR, AND MODEL NO. WERE ALSO A GREAT ADDITION. THANKS AGAIN.

Thanks for sharing Joe.

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Joe, thank for pics of this crane. For Sure a beast! Thackray got some interesting cranes in their fleet.

At one point in time, Amquip also had an American 9530. Hawthorne rented it take down the Adams Mark Hotel in Philly circa 2006/07 for Haines & Kibblehouse.

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Their Titan is really nice too, I actually heard that they bought it up in Canada and brought it down here.

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great photos , and I love the carrier of that crane , it is very nice , it is great to see that she still working hard even if she aged.
thank you for sharing

Is it possible to get a cab side pic?I would like to see the lines.That may well be the best looking mobile,I have ever seen.Nice that it still working 35 years after it left the factory.

Is that one a McHugh rig by you ???

Yes American did build six axle truck cranes. They included the 9510 (175 tons), the 9520 (200 tons) and the 9530 (220 tons). The first two were generally on Hendrickson carriers and the 9530 is on an American built carrier as illustrated. Likewise, there were the 9460 (220 ton), 9480 (250 ton), and the 9490 (300 ton on Pierce Pacific). Then there is the father of them all, the McHugh 100 ton American on Hendrickson carrier which Jimmy McHugh designed using T1 steel for the carrier fabrications and resolved the six axle steering issues leading the way for all six axle truck cranes. He commissioned construction of that first six axle carrier from Hendrickson.

The most visible difference between the 9530 and the 9460 is the carrier with the 9530 having switched to the American built low profile carrier illustrated here and the 9460 using the cab over tires Hendrickson style. All other American truck cranes were on four axes unless built for an owner in a western state were you may see some interesting five axle machines in the 800 family. There may have been some differences in Cummins versus Detroit as standard and boom sizes as standard in the 9530 versus the 9460. McHugh reportedly purchased the first 9510 and 9520 built by American. The first 9530 went to United in New Jersey and the second reportedly went to McHugh as the McHughs knew the owners of United. Likewise, Gerosa owned some of the low profiled American 9530's. Amquip also owned one but I do not know if they purchased it new or not. The McHugh machines were dispersed in the later 1980's.

The 9490 is the only one without a 360 degree chart at its maximum rating. It would only match the 9480 when outside the rear outrigger radius.

The Hendrickson built carrier without re-engineering was ultimately rated for 250 tons. The uppers from American were basically up ratings of the existing machine as engineering caught up with their physical construction. They were all very stout and possibly exceed only by the six axle Clark Lima and the biggest P&H's which were introduced in the early 70's while the American's house dates to the mid 60's on. The Link Belt's do not compare in a comparable capacity. The Manitowoc 3900T used the same Hendrickson carrier. The bigger Manitowoc truck cranes did not arrive until much later.

Hope this contributes to the significance of this crane.

Awesome!!! Impressive these 900 series tc!.
Wonderfull pics,thanks for sharing.

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Best regards,Erik.

great pics