Bill Klein’s 3 Drum Winch
Bill Klein writes: The 3 Drum Winch is a custom built, heavy duty winch for a big crane. One drum to run the boom up and down, another to run the bucket up and down and the third drum to pull the bucket in and out.
Bill Klein’s Metal Transfer Station
Bill Klein writes: On one side it has an electromagnet to pick up the parts which it raises up. A trolley car comes down, metal is dumped into trolley car, the trolley car runs up to top of track on the other side and dumps the metal into the chute to reload the train cars.
Bill Klein’s Mobile Drag Dredge
Bill Klein writes: The drag dredge has 2 hand powered winches. One raises and lowers the boom; the other pulls the bucket in and out. A battery pack illuminates six lights for night work.
Bill Klein’s Oil Well Drilling Rig
The six foot tall tower leans forward to line up the drill bit. The winch pulls the tower back and forth and picks up and lowers the drill bit.
Bill Klein’s Sawmill
Bill Klein writes: The sawmill is five feet long. It has three flywheels, three A 49 motors, and vertical and horizontal moving parts. The saw actually cuts wood. The tower crane services the sawmill. The saw is behind the flywheel.