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Show Discarded Auto Axle Is Made Into Handy Crane In a small garage, where I bad some work done on my car, a simple type of swinging crane was used for lifting motors to the workbench. The crane consisted of a front auto axle, one end of which was pivoted to the wall, and the other end braced by means of an overhead turnbuckle rod to permit adjustment. ad-justment. A specially made trolley, the construction of which Is clearly Indicated, was Installed to ride on the axle, all the ridges being, of course, Swinging Crano in the Small Garage. filed away. The pulley arrangement comprises two small rollers and two side plates, the latter being bolted together to-gether at three points, which makes It Impossible for the trolley to come off the track. The block and tackle are hooked to the lowest bolt of the trolleyCharles trol-leyCharles II. Willey, West Concord, Con-cord, N. H., In the Popular Mechanics Magazine. |