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FiatAllisHD41 wrote: NTS also had American Truck Cranes. Can anyone chime in as to what models these are ? Photo courteous Wikimedia Commons .  The Ringer in the back is a VERY old version of the 4600 Ringer. I've never seen literature on it, but I've seen a picture of that exact crane (that I can't find) that showed the base crane was an original 4600.
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Nice to see they also used an 900 series American truck crane , any more pics from that one maybe ?? Eef
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eef7260 wrote:Nice to see they also used an 900 series American truck crane , any more pics from that one maybe ??
Eef Hi Eef, Nope,sorry I couldn't find anything more on this crane. Just like the others. They aren't listed by either NTS or American . Thinking of wasting my time by contacting The National Archives , Nevada Test Site, through our {Freedom of Information Act} or half a dozen others. I hope to be able to find out more info. Stay tuned.
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CraneInnovation wrote:FiatAllisHD41 wrote: NTS also had American Truck Cranes. Can anyone chime in as to what models these are ? Photo courteous Wikimedia Commons . The Ringer in the back is a VERY old version of the 4600 Ringer. I've never seen literature on it, but I've seen a picture of that exact crane (that I can't find) that showed the base crane was an original 4600. Please post it if you happen to find it. Thank you for the info.
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Manitowoc Series 5 Ringer NTS. Photo not mine. Photographer unknown. If you'd like photo removal,just ask via PM or contact DHS Moderator. 
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The American truck crane appears to be of either the 220 or 250 ton size. The low profile carrier to my knowledge is not an early 9510 or 9520 which generally used the Hendrickson carrier and had the carrier cab over the left front wheels. In this case they are behind. When American began building the 9530 there was a similar 9460 which used the older style carrier. I don't remember without digging in the archives the model number of the low profile carrier 250 ton machine. I believe the high profile short machine was the 9480. There is only one 9490 which is an updated 9480 on a Pierce Pacific carrier and was located in Phoenix, AZ and owned by Maxim since new. The 9490 has a limited radius rating of 300 tons.
The standard booms were also shorter on one of the configurations from my research.
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These are really cool cranes but what is the Nevada test site and what do they do there
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321DLCR wrote:These are really cool cranes but what is the Nevada test site and what do they do there Nuclear Ignition Testing {to make sure our Nukes went pop when supposed to}. Project closed 1992 . All these Crane's in discussion, most custom made for this job. Very hard to find out more info on these.
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FiatAllisHD41 wrote: Manitowoc Series 5 Ringer NTS. Photo not mine. Photographer unknown. If you'd like photo removal,just ask via PM or contact DHS Moderator. This Ringer was named "Big Bertha" and was moved to Lawrence Livermore National Labs to construct the laser fusion ignition lab. It was more recently moved to Oak Ridge in TN to build a new facility there and was visible in some recent Bing and Google Earth photos working on the western end of the complex. Not sure where it is now, but probably still owned by DOE. Also, wouldn't this be a Series 3 4600 Ringer? It is the newer style ringer, but a Series 3 crane. I thought the Series 4 and 5 4600 Ringers were only the ones with the Series 4 crawler base?
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Same photo as in other post. 
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Nice pics guys that 4600T is sharp especially luv the low slung Canadian cab !
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Unknown Manitowoc 4600 used at NTS. This one has sat dormant for over 20 years. https://www.google.com/search?q=CRANE+%28NSTEC%29&biw=1024&bih=434&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=JeZkVeK2NcXBggTI6oC4BA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoBA http://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/aucdscLnk?sl=91QSCI13357701
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Manitowoc 3950W from Nevada test site. https://cranenetwork.com/details?id=185901&pn=cranes
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Does anyone have photos of the crane a Lawrence Livermore Labs. I live right by there but never got to see it
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kpmann wrote:Does anyone have photos of the crane a Lawrence Livermore Labs. I live right by there but never got to see it If you look on this same page fifth post down. That is the same exact crane now at Lawrence Livermore Lab . It was moved back in the day to Livermore for their test purpose.
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Thank you
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