That is what I would call a Workshop Crane or Engine Hoist.
The Cherry Picker I described was so called because they were first
developed for exactly that - a machine for lifting you up to the tree tops
for hand picking cherries.
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From "the flashfire" <psychalgia at rocketmail.com>
To: "spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: Cherry Picker? (little LBC)
> the cherry picker they speak of is a small service crane, no taller
> than an average man.
>
> http://www.flightsimsetc.dhs.org/content/scenmacros/Enginehoist.jpg
>
> if you got a farm and fleet nearby theyre pretty cheap, otherwise
> autozone has em for around 250. for that price you get one that folds
> up and takes a foot print of about 2' x 3'
>
>
> --- Guy Weller <Guy.Weller@kencomp.net> wrote:
> > Several have mentioned using a Cherry Picker to remove an engine.
> > Are we talking the same thing? It seems a rather an over-specified
> > piece of
> > equipment for removing LBC engines!
> > To me a Cherry Picker is an industrial-type access machine which
> > consists of a
> > platform or basket on an extending hyraulic or electrically operated
> > arm.
> > The basket typically takes one or two men and the 3-dimensional
> > movement is
> > controlled from the basket by a control panel. Large self propelled
> > ones will
> > raise the basket to well over 100, or more (as used by fire services
> > in some
> > areas) but even the small trailered ones will lift the platform to 25
> > feet
> > plus.
> > I guess it would do the job but it dosn't seem like the sort of
> > equipment that
> > many people just have lying around the place.
> >
> > Guy
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