The Ardelt company's steam cranes with a load capacity of 57 t were certainly one of the most indispensable auxiliaries of the reconstruction years of the young Federal Republic. Whether they were used with their impressive strength in salvage, lifting or loading service, they always attracted the attention of railway enthusiasts. These perfectly matched cranes guaranteed precise work despite their mass. Now you can get one of these formidable assistants to work on your model railroad. Thanks to the excellent combination of extensive electronics and mechanical refinements, this swivel crane impresses with its richness of detail and impresses even on the
difficult to reach or difficult terrain of your model railroad system.
Actual model: type 058 (Ardelt) 6-axle steam car swivel crane with 57 t load capacity with a crane protection car (converted from Rms Stuttgart) and the German Bundesbahn (DB) 631 engine carrier car. Steam crane color in chrome oxide green. With the coat of arms of the city of Ludwigshafen am Rhein. The
car looks as it did around 1977. The crane car has a digital mfx decoder and sound functions.
The upper carriage with boom on ring gear can be rotated 360°. Jib
up and down by pulley . Metal main hook to be raised and
descended by pulley . Cabin lighting can be controlled digitally. Two work lights on the
boom can be digitally controlled. LED lighting. Integrated digital smoke generator
commutable. 4 support arms can be rotated by hand and locked with pins on the
basesincluded. Fireplace with removable or attachable hood
. The metal counterweight can be partially removed and placed on the front of the pad
. Crane car with six-axle undercarriage and top gear housing made of
metal. Stake car (Rms Stuttgart conversion) with guide block as
protection car. Gl "Dresden" interchangeable type boxcar in
as a 631 equipment car. Minimum radius 437.5 mm.
Total length on the buffers about 40 cm.