In 1947, three men in a rented two-car garage in rural Pennsylvania started building farm wagons. They had no idea they were about to revolutionize the construction industry. When John L. Grove needed a way to lift heavy steel, he built a crude rubber-tired crane. That simple solution became the foundation of one of the world's largest crane manufacturers. This documentary tells the remarkable story of Grove Cranes, from humble beginnings in Shady Grove, Pennsylvania to becoming a global powerhouse with over 55,000 cranes sold worldwide. You'll learn about the legendary RT-58 that's still working after 60 years, the revolutionary trapezoidal boom that changed crane engineering forever, and the bitter boardroom battle that forced the founder out of his own company. But John Grove wasn't finished. He went on to found JLG Industries, amassed over 60 patents, and became known as "the Babe Ruth of his industry." Meanwhile, the company bearing his name survived corporate takeovers, crossed the Atlantic to acquire European manufacturers, weathered bankruptcy, and emerged stronger than ever. From Walter Kidde to Hanson Trust to Manitowoc, follow Grove through decades of ownership changes, international expansion, and relentless innovation that shaped the mobile crane industry as we know it today.











