Gantry Crane
Built by Les Chatfield in April 2023
This crane was my attempt at a model not dominated by large motors. I also scaled it to match the braced girder.
It was going to have a driver’s cab mounted on the gantry but I fitted it with a ground ‘remote control’ using mini toggle switches. The motors are incredibly tiny geared motors from China. It is very silent in operation.
2026
Later photos show improvements made to the model to increase reliability.