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The Auto Crane

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The Weaver Auto Crane was a popular product that was first made in 1915.  It could convert a truck or even a car into a tow truck.  It came in several capacities.  A gas engine model  introduced in 1928 was called the Power Wrecking  Crane.   Several Toy Companies produced replicas of it.
  

 

WEAVER GARAGE EQUIPMENT  AD FROM 1927
Weaver Auto Crane
Weaver Auto Crane in Action with a Hi Speed Auto Ambulance and the  new -Lifting Hook

 

 


WEAVER GARAGE EQUIPMENT  AD FROM 1924
 
This 1924  Automobile Trade Journal AD for the Weaver Auto Crane shows how it can be easily attached to any truck or even the "Rumble Seat" of many cars.

   

 

 

WEAVER GARAGE EQUIPMENT  AD FROM 1927
Weaver Auto Crane
Weaver Model G Auto Crane ( WG-13) had a 6000 lb capacity .It fit in a 36" x 30" Space

 

 

  

WEAVER GARAGE EQUIPMENT  AD FROM 1927
Weaver Auto Crane
  Weaver Model G Auto Crane had a 5" Drum and could hold 50' of Chain or 200' of Cable

   

  

 

 

WEAVER GARAGE EQUIPMENT  AD FROM 1923
Weaver AD for Auto Ambulance
The Weaver Auto Ambulance  Model "C" is advertised here in  Motor Age Magazine of  January 25, 1923.  This advertisement- shows how  - along with the Weaver Auto Crane, an automobile could  be towed with all 4 wheels off the ground.  The Auto Ambulance went under the rear axle and it's tongue extended to engage the tow hook at the vehicles front.

   

  

 

Weaver Auto Crane Ad    Weaver Auto Crane AD
Motor Age of 1924  - featured the Weaver Auto Crane on a Studebaker Car Chassis   1925 Automotive Trade Journal Ad featuring the Weaver Auto Crane

   

    

  

 

WEAVER GARAGE EQUIPMENT  AD FROM 1928
Weaver Power Wrecking Crane 1928
The Weaver Power Wrecking Crane  ( Model WG 15) was introduced in 1928.  It had all of the same features as the Auto Crane plus these additional features - It was powered by an air cooled 2 HP gas engine with electric start, and also had dual 5" take up drums.  Each drum could hold 300' of cable.  It had a 3.5 Ton capacity (7000 lbs).

   

 

  

 

WEAVER GARAGE EQUIPMENT  AD FROM 1928
Weaver Power Wrecking Crane 1928
The Weaver  Power Wrecking Crane allowed either independent or combined use of it's two take up drums.  For heavy loads both drums could be engaged.  The bottom drum could be used alone as a direct inline winch.  The top drum could also be used alone to pickup the front of a vehicle.  The Top Photo shows the lower drum being used as a winch to right an overturned car.  The Center Photo shows both drums engaged together for maximum pulling power.  The Lower Photo shows the vehicle being towed with a Hi Speed Auto Ambulance under the rear axle..

 

 

 

  

WEAVER GARAGE EQUIPMENT  AD FROM 1927
Weaver Auto Crane and Lifting Hook
The Weaver Lifting Hook was designed to engage the front springs of the Automomobile

 


 
  
 

 
Weaver  Auto Crane for Tow Trucks
Weaver Auto Crane Mounted on 1927 Model T wrecker Tow Truck        Weaver Auto Crane - Tow Truck Winch
The Weaver Auto Crane was a Mechanical Tow Truck Crane.  Here it is shown mounted on a 1927 Ford  Model "T"  Wrecker.  The Heavy Duty Winch was very powerful for its day.
 
This was available in a 2 Ton and 3 Ton Model.  It had a swivel head, allowing the user to pull from the side as well as from the rear.  There were two speed settings - one for quick take-up to cinch the chain and the other for pulling.  It had a 70:1 ratio of pulling power.  The Two Ton Model could either use a 26'   5/16" Close Link Chain or a 40'  7/16" Cable.   The Weaver Auto Crane could mount on a Truck or Car.  The base was 36" Wide by 29.5" long.  They were sometimes mounted in the Rumble Seat of an Automobile.

The Auto Crane was  first manufactured in 1915.

In 1928 Weaver introduced a model operated by a 2 HP Air Cooled Gas Engine - The Weaver Power Wrecking Crane.

  

  

Wever Two Ton Auto Crane   Weaver Three Ton Auto Crane   Weaver Power Auto Crane
Original 2 Ton Model Model  G -3 Ton  Crane Power Wrecking Crane
 
The Original Auto Crane was rated at 2 Tons,  Later on it's capacity was raised to 2.5 Tons ( as listed in the 1933  Weaver Price List) - The Original Model  could hold  26'  of Chain or 40'  of Cable.  The later Model " G" Auto Crane had a 3 ton Capacity and could hold 50' of Chain or 200' of Cable.  The Power Crane was operated by a 2 Horsepower Gas Engine.  It had a 3.5  ton Capacity and Twin Drums - each Drum could hold 300' of Cable.

 

   

  

  

Weaver Auto Crane  Models & Toys
Weaver Toy Model of the Auto Crane - 1929 Arcade
Toy Model of the Weaver Auto Crane by Arcade Manufacturing  from 1929
  
Weaver Toy Model orf Auto Crane on Ford Model A by Arcade
Arcade Model 215 Weaver Auto Crane Wrecker on  Ford Model A  from 1929
  Weaver Toy Model of the Auto Crane by Corgi - 1920 era
Weaver Auto crane mounted on Toy Truck by Corgi Manufacturing from the 1920's

When Toy Makers decided to produce a Toy Wrecker--What  did they use for a model?--The Weaver Auto Crane -- It was the Industry Standard in it's day.  These items are highly
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WEAVER AUTOCRANE PARTS LIST AND DIAGRAM FROM 1923
Weaver Auto Crane 1923 Parts List
Weaver Auto Crane 1923 Parts Diagram
Weaver 1923 Auto Crane Parts List and Diagram
This 1923 Parts List for the Weaver Auto Crane shows a Diagram and Prices in 1923


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See Video of an Auto Crane on a 1924 Lincoln Wrecker  





 

   

Documentation Available            Documentation is available for this Product

Parts and Diagram List - Auto Crane 1923


Patent Office Data and Drawings - Power Crane 1931




 

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