Ruston Bucyrus 22-RB dragline cab view
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- Опубліковано 16 лют 2018
- In 1930 Ruston & Hornsby of Lincoln, U.K merged with the American, Bucyrus-Erie to form Ruston-Bucyrus Ltd. The merged company fused existing designs of both companies to create new models that were manufactured on both sides of the Atlantic.
More so than any other British made earthmover, the Ruston Bucyrus 22-RB out sold and stood the test of time over any of it's past, present or future competitors. Even long after Hydraulics had confined the skimmer, and drag shovel to the dustbin of history, the 22-RB's multi use adaptability allowed it to find a work as a crane, drag line or pile driver on major projects, when hydraulic machines would have long ago been retired to farms. I can recall watching one equipped with a wrecking ball demolish a local cinema when I was twelve and then working alongside a pair of 22's in 2005 equipped as pile drivers. Just like a transformer, the 22-RB had a front end attachment to suit any purpose in construction or excavation.
The first 22-RB's rolled off the production line at the Lincoln U.K factory in 1950 and went to well known contractors Balfour Beatty and John Laing. Production got off to a slow start with 16 sold in the ensuing year. Things fared better in 1952 with 133 units shifted. By 1956 things had really picked up, with 22 machines a week being manufactured. An incredible change in the space of 6 years!
Weighing in at just under 25 metric tonnes which varied depending on front end equipment, the 22-RB was right at the limit of what could be moved on British roads without a permit. Standard bucket size was 0.75 cubic yards, roughly 0.5 cubic metres. Length, width and height were 192, 112 and 129 inches respectively. power units available at the beginning were the Ruston 66hp 4YEN diesel engine or 40hp B.T.H single electric motor. In 1963 a 6 cylinder
air cooled diesel engine was offered as an alternative to the 4 cylinder water cooled unit. by 1967 only the 6 cylinder was offered due to its popularity.
Longwood Quarries in Lincoln purchased a brand new 22-RB in April 1963 for £7166 or $9451. Calculating for inflation, that would be £138,000 or $182,000 at todays values. How does that compare to a modern hydraulic machine of the same size like Cat's 323F?
In later years improvements were introduced such as air controls, although some old timers preferred to stick to the manual controls, maintaining they needed to feel the machine. Drag shovel front end equipment, which was the equivalent of todays excavator configuration on hydraulic machines took a leap forward. The old straight boom design which was used to facilitate quick conversion to a skimmer was done away with due to the growth in popularity of loading shovels, thus facilitating the demise of the skimmer. This then led to the adoption of the cambered boom design as used on modern excavators. Hydraulics also featured in later models of the 22-RB dragshovel. In the past only the stick/dipper and the boom were able to be controlled by cables leaving the bucket stuck in one position. This did not allow for filling the bucket at full reach and only allowed for emptying the bucket at full reach unless you had a hinged bottom. A bucket cylinder was added to bring the drag shovel more in line with modern hydraulic machines, although this half breed between cables and hydraulics was always going to be a compromise rather than a solution.
in 1981 the 10,000th 22-RB rolled off the production line in dragline configuration and was delivered to the Office of Public Works in Dublin, Ireland. 10200 would eventually be produced by the time Ruston Bucyrus shut it's doors in 1985. After 1985 Ruston Bucyrus was bought by its management, severing all links with Bucyrus-Erie, resulting in the formation of 'R-B Lincoln'. Production continued of existing models and it's even stated that the last 22-RB shipped in 1994, forty-four years after it's introduction. Incredible in today's market were an iPhone is out of date in year. - Авто та транспорт
I was just watching the accuracy of this operator but the trick he did at 6.55 was so slick that I had to watch it again. Great work. Great video. Thanks.
Some amazing skills , that looks allot harder than what I do everyday
Beautiful machine.
Ruston was my techncal schoolThis is one of the best mechanical excavator, same of the 22 BE , naturally.
That is a pneumatically controlled machine. A lot of the old boys could not get on with them when they were introduced.
i agree i like a manual machine much better control
Need a lot of patience to work on this machine too.
So does the truck driver!
That engine sounds amazing. What's in it? Thanks for sharing!
This being one of the later machines, i'm not sure what the engine is. The early ones used a Ruston power unit and I think Dormans might have been used as well. I've put quite a few details about 22-RB's in the description of the video if you want to know a bit more about the machine and it's history.
its a Dorman 6DA
Loading truck with a dragline-- not something you see or want to do every day
What's the year of this machine? How many yards is that bucket??
I don't know about the dragline bucket but when configured as a drag shovel standard bucket size was 0.75 yards. I wrote a bit oabout the history of the 22-RB in the video description if you want to check it out.
@@AwesomeEarthmovers BAX buckets were most common used. Hope to have a go on this next year . Nice video
lincoln being used but bax was prefered
@@DOCTORDROTT
year 1974 3/4 yard lincoln bucket
@@rustybycyclebragg9258 See you in May. Looking forward to the working event
:09... Looks like he is a replacement, considering that window to the left. Tough management 🤣 😂
that window was broke when i bought that machine
This one has hydraulics for softies
no hydraulics anywere on that machine its air
Link belt absolutely the best in Handling
Having driven warns you have more control off bucket if boom is lower
boom was spot on for the dumper position i should have raised it to stop it hitting the head board but just short tipped instead
Time wise inefficient by modern standards...cost of operation very efficient labor aside.
Three things but only two will ever be together...never a third
High Speed
High Payload
Low Consumables (fuel, tires, manpower, ect.)
@@rustybycyclebragg9258 7 gallons but takes forever to do it.....as well as cost a fortune to relocate. Seriously though 1000 tons isn’t a lot of spoilage anyways. I have worked where a single larger track hoe can move 1000 tons in 8 hours...almost 2800 tons in a full day. All with no more than 25 gallons of diesel. And also do it with more precision.
Have you noticed that companies aren’t making draglines anymore...because nobody uses them. The cost of transportation alone is a huge hurdle. Its 2021...not 1950 anymore. Wake up man....just because its old doesn’t mean its good. I respect draglines for their place in history....but thats just it...they had their place in history over 50 years ago. The draglines that still run in the coal fields are an exception partly because the enormous cost of a new machine in an age when coal is being utilized less. It makes sense to keep what works...especially when the work load diminishes each year. A small dragline like the one in the video realistically has no place in a modern commercial building market....dredging a canal perhaps? Not likely when a long reach track hoe is more effective and has more power in a smaller unit with lower operating cost.
I live in Kentucky where strip mines & draglines along with a ton of other outdated pieces of equipment sit idle & forgotten everywhere. Forgotten because a better way of moving 1000 tons with 7 gallons of fuel came along.
@@rustybycyclebragg9258 man you’re comparing apples to oranges. In no way can you expect any type of high lift equipment even remotely compare to a wheel loader.
What the hell do you know anyways...all you are is some mundane loudmouthed 966 operator who is too far stuck up his own ass to see the big picture of how things actually works.
You just want to hear yourself talk....and have people say “oh how neato...a really old machine that looks cool”....pathetic at best....partly because your way was discarded decades ago.
Don’t presume you know me....I use modern equipment to make my life easier, especially when the customer is paying.
Yeah you work for a living....but must be a small living with that kinda attitude towards work & progress.
I don’t see how anybody would hire you if they asked for an equipment list for a job. And if they did....they shouldn’t expect much with the time given.
Dump truck should be closer for faster cycle times .
dumper was too close thats why i slowed down hit the headboard twice!!
This is the same guy that can't hit the start button when he attempts to operate a modern up to date crane lol
name any equipment anywere i will come show you how it should operate even if i never seen it cos thats how i turned up on site never seen ny machine