Can anybody help me find good reference images of Indian Cranes (ACE or any other will do) of the front pick up? I am trying to understand the mechanism of this part:
based on that diagram looks to me like the wires limit the telescopic translation and likely also work to stabilize the boom while it is the hydraulic piston that extends it. I would expect the motorized lifting wince to be in the back near/between the engine and counterweight.