[TheForge] RE: cranes

[Mike Spencer]

Robert Ehrenberger wrote:

> ...repair and sharpen sickle bars. For this they had a section of
> barn rail with a trolley to support the free end...

What's "barn rail"?  Would that be the kind that's put along the
ridgepole to lift loose hay from the thresing floor or outside and
trolly it into an upper loft?  I have the trolly unit from one of
those but was unable to get the rails.  

I've entertained the notion of putting some rails along the ceiling of
the shop for it but haven't had anything to justify the effort.

Recently I picked up a second-hand, roll-around type engine hoist that
does several little jobs that would otherwise threaten my againg back,
making a fancy crane or track-way even less compelling.

- Mike

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