Those are some impressive loads that you both have shown - nice work!

You guys are giving me hope that I will eventually get my 49570 working as it should.

bph - your picture helps, but can you point out specifically where each line should spool? The spool on the right in your image shows line on both segments. Should that cable be only be on the middle one?

Auhagen has a spreader beam that comes as part of the 41654 transformer kit.

Sounds like a good idea, if wat they print are strong enough. But since I don’t have that much use for a 3d printer it’s a bit too much money for just a couple of spreader beams.


Thanks, have seen your thread on this subject also.

It has been a while since I last posted and revive an old thread.

Shortly after I posted my last message the hook stopped to function. It did not go up or down. The cable was properly spooled and no untangling. After resetting the decoder to no avail, I took the crane to my dealer who shipped it back to factory for repairs. And now it is back.

A nice surprise is the factory throws in the slinged weight that comes with 49571 but not 49570. Now I have a weight when to keep the cable taut when lowering the hook.

Enjoy.

Edited by user 21 August 2021 14:55:45(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

The situation is different. Goliath hook has sufficient weight to keep the cable taut when it is lowered. On the other hand, the prototypical dimension of Ardent crane means its hook does not have sufficient weight to keep the cable taut, which could cause the cable to unspool if the hook is lowered without weight. This is explicitly listed as warning in the Ardelt manual, but no such warning in Goliath manual.

That has nothing to do with the age of the cable. I have Goliath and that was never an issue.

Agree it is a design oversight the crane rotation speed cannot be adjusted with CV. In that regard the Goliath is better where rotation speed is controlled by speed knob.

One has to appreciate Ardelt for its dimensions. Märklin tries to keep dimensions prototypical and that means cable is thin and hook lacks weight. You can't access the cable like the open top of Goliath and any unspooling is difficult to fix. Then they have to pack a smoking unit too. So it is a very good and intricate design as far as that goes, but a less robust toy than Goliath. I don't sweat running Goliath at 30 or 40% speed knowing I can respool the cable if needed, but I operate Ardelt at 10% max to make sure anything movement is controlled and no damage is done before it is too late.

I recently acquired Roco EDK crane. Suffice to say there is only one hook cable and you can't mess it up, but it has a boxy functional look and lacks the elegance of the old crane we come to know.

Edited by user 29 August 2021 22:58:06(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified