With stage 7 of the build the whole thing is starting to look like a crane. Fitting the crane body to the undercarriage was tricky.
Top View
At the very top, in the middle, you can just see the crane winch with its reel of cable. Well it is actually cord of course.
Side View
I have tested the motor and the various clutch drives and everything seems to work. But all my fingers are crossed.
The main clutch mechanism consists of three clutches side by side. The control lever slides left and right through three clutch positions. In each position it can be in neutral, or move forward or backward to engage gears.
Rear View
Note the electric motor and battery holder mounted on the back of the crane unit.