Athearn HO 200 ton wreck crane Bucyrus Erie - NEED OPERATING HANDWHEEL or CRANK

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Can anyone help me find the operating handwheel or crank to operate the boom and hooks for this model? My 8 yr old son and I bought one for $2 and he really wants to play with it on the layout. I cant find pics of one tosee if I can make my own. Ill buy a complete car if needed.

Thanks

Keith

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Keith,

If you have a set of small screwdrivers, one of the larger Phillips screwdrivers is what works great for me on my two cranes. They’re different (T-M MOW crane and Tichy big hook) kits, but I’m pretty sure they all use the same size operating sockets IIRC.

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ok thanks. Good idea.

I’d like to know what these darn things origially lookd like.

Kgll

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Mine is close to 40 years old. It was a little over 1".long with two90 degree bends so you could turn it full circle. The end you stuck in the crane had a hallf round end to engage the part inside.

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NDBPRR,

Thats helpful, was the outside shaft dimension big enough to hold it in the hole so it could stay in place? I assume so.

Thanks

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Thanks for everyones help. I finally found what one looks like after the recent posts.

This will be easy to make. Much appreciated.

Kgill

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The crank is Athearn Part #17025. A fella in Wyoming has a good supply of Athearn parts and it looks like he has 4 of these cranks available. You can contact him at choochooareus@gmail.com.

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With that description, maybe it was a flat-bladed mini screwdriver I used, instead of a Philips. The flat blade would give a better fit for a D-shaped hole.

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Exactly. with that clue I took a further look at mine and realized it was a D shaped hole. This tool will be easy to make and as you say a proper small screwdriver will also work.