Coles Mobile Crane Manual

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First of all I would like to thank Richard Blokker for supplying the basic details of this list.
This is a list of most types of Coles Crane that were made in the United Kingdom and in Germany. It is based on a list of sales literature so the type introduction date would approximately concur with this list. The date in the second column where given is the last literature issue for the model not necessarily when the model went out of production.
It is a long list so click on the index as a link to any section subsection.
1. Industrial Cranes Telescopic
4. Hydraulic Truck Cranes Telescopic Boom
5. Hydraulic Crawler Cranes Telescopic Boom
6. Hydraulic Truck Cranes Lattice Boom
7. Hydraulic Crawler Cranes Lattice Boom
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8. Truck Cranes Lattice Boom
9. Hydraulic Mobile Cranes Lattice Boom
10. Mobile Cranes Lattice Boom
11. Mobile Tower Cranes Lattice Boom
12. Rail Cranes Lattice Boom
13 to 18 Cranes From the Duisburg Factory, Germany
14. Truck Cranes Telescopic
15. Truck Cranes Lattice Boom
16. Mobile Cranes Lattice Boom
17. Crawler Cranes Lattice Boom

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Military 1937-1989

Military Cranes 1937-1989

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Military Cranes
Coles first involvement with the military came when they won a tender to make cranes for the Ministry Defence in 1937 the order was for a general purpose self propelled light crane for use with the RAF. This order was for 82 units, a large order at that time. From that time on Coles were almost entirely given over to making the same crane throughout the whole of the second world war. From that time Coles had supplied many types of crane for the army, navy and airforce. Not only to the UK but all round the world.
All these crane have been based on their civilian range but built to the much higher military specification required by the services and generally heavier and more reliable systems. This of course made them far more expensive so these cranes often have a very good second had value after the military had finished with them.
Left is a brochure about Coles Military cranes this was produced in the 1980.
The cranes on the cover are,
top - Hydra 180 AT 18T,
bottom left - All Terrain Hydraulic Husky At422,
bottom right - Jumbo Speedcrane.

Model - EMA Mk1First made in 1937 the continued to be made right up until 1946 when it was updated to become first the Aries then the Argus Mobiles.Developed for the air ministry the EMA (Electro Mobile Aerodrome) is a self propelled, twin axled , four tyred, electrically driven mobile crane with 360 slewing and 3 ton 2.4m jib. One major development of this machine was the non-rigid jib made of welded sections.This machine developed from the 2 ton Mk1 through Mk II, III, V, VI, and VII versions increasing capacities up to the 6 ton Mk VII.
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Model - EMA Utility Mk1Notes - Lattice Jib 2.4 to 3m Long.The EMA slewing unit was also made as a Utility version for use on suitable lorry chassis. This unit was a stripped down version with the minimal parts necessary to make it work. It was intended for the electrical power to be taken from the truck it was mounted on. This was fed by a cable so the crane had to have a limiter on the degrees of rotation. Where the truck could not provide the electrical power a separate small engine and generator were fitted either on the truck chassis, as in the Matador or bolted onto the slewing unit. During the war this slewing unit was fitted to almost any suitable lorry chassis.
Two of the most widely used were the 6 ton 6x4 Thorneycroft Amazon and the 6x6 AEC Matador. Also fitted to the Austin K6 and Layland.
Note- there is a photograph in the 100 years book showing eleven Thorneycroft Amazon trucks on a row saying they are fitted with the EMA slewing rig, this is incorrect these are a much later units from 1948 fitted with the Ulysses 6T self contained slewing unit.
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Model - Slewing Recovery CraneNotes - Coles only made the crane unit for the AEC Militant Mark 3 truck. The crane unit took its power from the truck including hydraulic. It could slew 90 degrees each way rase hydraulically under fill load and extend hydraulicly to about 10 feet. Also fitted with powerful cable hook winch. The crane unit weighs 5 to 5.5T.
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Model - Hydra AT 18TNotes - Developed for the military, 4 wheel drive. Both Crane and Truck can be driven from either truck cab or slewing cab position. Not armoured but military specification fittings. This was available from the 1970 but was later updated in 78 and called the Coles/Grove 315M MK2.
4 wheel drive 360 Degree Fully slewing with rear cab, joystick controls, 19m reach, 4 x outriggers, axle locks, PAT 150 DS safe load indicator, ZF 6 speed transmission.
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Model - Speedcrane MK 2

Hydra Husky 36-40 TSC

Model - Jumbo
Notes - In 1982 and 1983 a stripped down version of the Speedcrane was introduced harking back to the Taylors crane hence the name. I was meant to be a fast simple yard crane.
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Model - Ranger 530
Notes - To make the Husky TSC suitable for extended road use Coles came up with the swing cab. Driving from the normal forward looking position meant that half the drivers sight was blocked by the boom when in the parked position. Developed for the military the answer was to allow the cab to swing 180 degrees to face over the rear allowing free vision.
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Model - Husky 15-17 TCC ATBuilt after Grove took over and using more of the Grove house design features
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Model - Grove AT422

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