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Kato mobile cranes...a smart example on Biglorryblog. But whose can are they using?

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I'm grateful to Neil temple for sending me this picture of a rather splendid all-terrain mobile crane from Kato (complete with lurid green background). So for a quick lunch-time pie quiz, whose cab are they using? Come on, come on! And if you're feeling particularly lazy click through here for the answer.... but then you'd you'd forfeit the chance of a pie wouldn't you?

As Neil quite rightly says: "Yep, none other than the first generation Volvo FH cab complete with the original interior minus the Volvo logo. It looks positively space age in comparison to some of their older cab designs.  They also use the old Euro 2 D12A engine in this particular crane. 

http://www.kato-works.co.jp/eng/pdf/crane/KA-900_catalog.pdf

Regards, Neil"

Interesting point about the cab Neil makes--some of the mobile crane cabs look very angular but this is nice and smooth. Have the crane makers finally discovered aerodynamics? I wonder...

 

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