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| Fly jib fitted to the side of the boom. |
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| Very fine details on the fly jib. Here the two yellow pin covers have been put on the fly jib. |
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| Detail is very good underneath too. |
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| Ready to lift. Here the thread has been replaced with a finer gauge and so it is taut. |
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| Fine detail at the boom head. A hoist cut out latch and there is a tie off for the hoist rope too. The chrome boom locking pins are shown in position. |
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| Superb detail inside the cab. |
TWH 028 - Grove YB5515 Yard Crane
Model Review March
2008
Details (continued)
Excellent detail continues
on the crane itself. The minute bolts on
the slewing ring are painted silver and the boom cylinder is metal and has a
hydraulic line within the casting. More tiny warning notices are on the boom and
the fly jib, and boom angle indicators are attached. The boom itself is a four
piece telescope and includes a pair of hoist line guide frames. At
the boom head there is a hoist overrun cut-out and the fly jib is
finely cast with excellent formed holes within the structure.
Two metal hooks are provided. One is a two sheave hook and the second is a smaller hook for use with the fly jib. Perhaps the only negative point on the model is the thread used for the hoist rope. This is a little too 'stiff' so the relatively light hook does not give it any tension, and not enough thread is provided anyway to allow the full use of the hoist with the boom extended. Fortunately it is easy to replace the thread with a finer gauge and this is recommended to make the model look better.
Features
Each axle steers
independently so it is possible to replicate crab steering although the degree
of lock is more limited than on the real crane.
The outriggers can be lowered and these slide into place well.
The carrier deck has two
removable panels which reveal engine detail, and there is also a small hinged
cover to a storage box. The main
engine cover also opens and remarkably there is tiny prop which can be used to keep the
cover open. The door to the
driver’s cab is another opening feature.
All the usual crane
functions work with the hoist being operated using a finger on the drum. The
boom telescopes smoothly and interestingly can be locked off in the closed
position. Two small J-shaped pins
are provided and these can be inserted to lock the boom as shown in photo five
on this page. The boom also has
working angle indicators which are an excellent feature.
The fly jib can be attached
with to the boom head with the two steel pins provided and it can be stowed on
the side of the boom when not in use. It
does not have the ability to be set an offset angle like the original.