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These pages shine a spotlight on individual cranes where there is aditional infromation or photographs that give a better or intresting profile of specific cranes or type of crane.
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Lorry mounted 6x4 Hydra 15 ton - 1968

The Coles Hydra 1 50T is a lorry self-propelled, diesel-hydraulic one-man operated, fully slewing mobile crane on a specially designed crane carrier chassis fitted with hydraulic outriggers. This was one of the most popular of the fast light cranes, especially in the rental market.

Drawings.
Original Specification sheet.

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Argus Mobile Crane - 1959

The Argus Mobile Crane is typical of a whole generation of Coles cranes. It was a development of the EMA mobile cranes which was so successful for Coles. The all electrical system made the workings simple robust and easily maintained. Here we take a more detailed look at this crane.

With a look under the bonet.
Drawings.
Original Specification sheet.

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Colossus L6000

The Colossus L6000 was the largest mobile crane Coles developed. Brought out in 1971 it could lift 250 tons and could be configured as a tower crane. It was built at the Darlington works in England and remained for a long time the largest mobile crane in the world.

Alot of detail photographs.
Drawings.
Original Specification sheet.

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Hydra 18/22

The story of a Hydra 18/22 crane manufactured at the Australian Factory in Milperra outside Sydney. Told by the son of person who bought it from the very beginnings of ordering the present day.
With some very rare photo of it being built.

Archive photographs.
Drawings.
original Specification sheet.

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Illustrious Truck

This line of general purpose machines had been one of the most popular machines of their type in the world. With front wheel drive, rear wheel steer, it had excellent manoeuvrability and compact dimensions. The design remained fundamentaly the same from its begining to the present day.

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