I worked out the PRB in Wyoming for a time hauling the big coal trains often times us train crews would see the Black Thunder, & South Antelope drag lines doing their thing, which was pretty neat seeing from afar. Some of you folks mention these things getting a paint job which may look nicer, but they operate the same with or without paint, besides the paint would likely not last long anyhow.
That is all well and good, but I figure it is rusted through in some places. If owners are proud of it still working at 50 years, and it is impressive enough to publish a video of it working, why not take pride in the care of the house, so that it might last several more years, if funds are available.
Very interesting to see an old dragline like that still working! My Dad an I got to see a dragline crossing a road many yrs ago I was to young to remember what yr that was 1 thing can remember my Dad had a milk truck he hauled the old fashioned steel can's full of milk! If I had to guess maybe 1952/53 about that time period they looked like they were using concrete blocks to move that dragline from one side of the road to the other side!
He’s making a great cut he’s probably been on one his whole career. I worked many a day behind one like it hauling coal out it uncovered. It’s a true art to operate one and they have to have expertise dozer men to keep them in the level along with good men to keep the electoral cord safe and straight. 👍
Yeh man if I was the one operating this beast I’d be crapping it. You must have to be really efficient with the digging, I’m sure it’s way harder than it looks.
Nice to watch smooth operator on old machine that how machine has lasted so long not slam bang like some other operator s I've seen on u tube great job
Was thinking same thing slow and steady every controll he did had big work done most of the time i watch them run on utube and think the spend a lot of money for little work this guy you could see the work done in 5 min of running not losing half his scoop in swing id say id try to fill bucket more but im shour he takes a happy fill
@@scottbaker4314 and when was the last time you ran a Drag line Hot shot ….. go watch your cosplay vids and leave the Big stuff to us ole timers that have actually set in those seats …. oh by the way Mercy's really name is Cornela Jade …. lmao !!!!
Bill Hanson somewhat true. Expensive though. Mind you these machines need constant maintenance. Likely every moving part in that dragline was replaced numerous times.
Love your "silent" filming without distracting "special effects" and technical gimmicks. Unfortunately I missed the last walking dragline which has been active here in the lignite mining area in the very West of Germany.
This guy Joe that ran all our old B/E equiptment, dragline, clamshell, shovel. at the pit use to run one of these in Penn. at one time. Showed me some cool pcs.
That's never been the case really. You're familiar with the line owe my soul to the company store? Definitely from a time when companies exploited workers for profit
@@steveeab2364 once company’s get so big they will always treat they’re employees like garbage but at least back they they built stuff that was made to fix and last, vs plastic everything now means it won’t be worth having in 25 years never mind 50
@@steveeab2364 back then instead of selling you a piece of junk so they could sell you another in 10 or 15 years they sold you something you’d keep for forever as long as you kept it up, so there was some point of quality over profit
Definitely a massive well-built piece of machinery but next time try talking in order to at least narrate a little bit telling us some of the history on this crane and some of the obvious common asked questions like who made it, how many tons can it lift, what type of engine/fuel, etc which would make it a more interesting video :o)
What make is the machine.? Why didn't he fill the bucket, - looked as if it was only half full on several swings. Didn't look as if the dozer in the background had moved in a long time either.
He doesn’t fill the bucket up all the way so he can make the bucket heavier and cut deeper into the ground. Once he has broken up the ground he will then drag it out
Keeps from building a pile that the drag cable would be pulling through if he let it build up. Saves cable life. You run a dragline, a lot of life’s lessons at play. You don’t cut a pie from the bottom do you?😎💯🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Crazy to think about but: A well used car with 200k miles, at an average of 60mph has only got 3300 hours on it. This dragline probably got that in it's first year or less.
Hats off to a true old school operator
From a retired union operator
Oh man... that dragline is scary looking, covered in rust and I love it... it's so quiet too
I worked out the PRB in Wyoming for a time hauling the big coal trains often times us train crews would see the Black Thunder, & South Antelope drag lines doing their thing, which was pretty neat seeing from afar. Some of you folks mention these things getting a paint job which may look nicer, but they operate the same with or without paint, besides the paint would likely not last long anyhow.
That is all well and good, but I figure it is rusted through in some places. If owners are proud of it still working at 50 years, and it is impressive enough to publish a video of it working, why not take pride in the care of the house, so that it might last several more years, if funds are available.
Looks like it’s got modern controls, would love a tour of the inside
I'm a 56 year-old machine and I'm still going strong
That's the difference in an operator and a seat mashing stick jerker ! Nice to watch !
That guy is flawless, smooth as silk
I were asked to operate a small version of one these 19 years ago. I say this. It is damn sure an art.
Very interesting to see an old dragline like that still working! My Dad an I got to see a dragline crossing a road many yrs ago I was to young to remember what yr that was 1 thing can remember my Dad had a milk truck he hauled the old fashioned steel can's full of milk! If I had to guess maybe 1952/53 about that time period they looked like they were using concrete blocks to move that dragline from one side of the road to the other side!
Don't tell Tony Beets. He'll want two of them
MichiganSpinnaker that guy is such a Viking douche bag
Chris Camgemi sounds like you’re jealous and broke lol
@@chriscamgemi368 why??
If he were on this site you would see him yelling at the operator, "let's make it happening!"
With a few expletives thrown in there
He’s making a great cut he’s probably been on one his whole career. I worked many a day behind one like it hauling coal out it uncovered. It’s a true art to operate one and they have to have expertise dozer men to keep them in the level along with good men to keep the electoral cord safe and straight. 👍
Yeh man if I was the one operating this beast I’d be crapping it. You must have to be really efficient with the digging, I’m sure it’s way harder than it looks.
Nice to watch smooth operator on old machine that how machine has lasted so long not slam bang like some other operator s I've seen on u tube great job
Was thinking same thing slow and steady every controll he did had big work done most of the time i watch them run on utube and think the spend a lot of money for little work this guy you could see the work done in 5 min of running not losing half his scoop in swing id say id try to fill bucket more but im shour he takes a happy fill
This material is soft nothing to do with operating skills
@@scottbaker4314 and when was the last time you ran a Drag line Hot shot ….. go watch your cosplay vids and leave the Big stuff to us ole timers that have actually set in those seats …. oh by the way Mercy's really name is Cornela Jade …. lmao !!!!
Perfect controll
@@harryfellows1485 what a great way to encourage young people... “leave the big stuff to ole timers” that pretty much says it all. How pathetic.
Great video thanks for sharing love big machine.
Thumbs up from Rep Ireland 👍
Hes a smooth operater 🌝
What a beautiful old drag line👍
they knew how to build in the old days, over engineering, you can't beat it for reliability,
Bill Hanson somewhat true. Expensive though. Mind you these machines need constant maintenance. Likely every moving part in that dragline was replaced numerous times.
@@TheBeingReal Correct. Being the oiler on that rig would be no picnic.
Couldn't agree more, love these vids.
Knew a guy that ran a B/E Cable shovel for us. Showed me pics of something similar to this that he use to run... Amazing machines, & operators.
cool ,machine, very few if any operators today would run that ,machine without heat and AC, comfy seat with GPS. thanks for posting
Worked on a job in St. Mary Parish in Louisiana in 1976 with just such a machine. I drove a D6 and D8.
Love your "silent" filming without distracting "special effects" and technical gimmicks.
Unfortunately I missed the last walking dragline which has been active here in the lignite mining area in the very West of Germany.
Let the video speak for itself.
Could do with a set of teeth, which wouldn't be cheap
What a monstrosity.. Sqeeky, rusty, dirty and old...My kinda machine..LOVE TO THIS!!!
Very skilled operator there.
Smooth operator an machine
This guy Joe that ran all our old B/E equiptment, dragline, clamshell, shovel. at the pit use to run one of these in Penn. at one time. Showed me some cool pcs.
Any idea where at In Penn.? Southwest PA by any chance?
Nice but it really wouldn't hurt anything to paint the cab....😀
Hammerite ???
Hey, that is historic patina showing the age and wear of the machine.
@@indridcold8433 That monster machine would look really nice with a paint job and say gold pinstripes...
And some speed holes would look sharp
Reminds me of the number 10 dragline that used to operate at Black Thunder in the east pit.
From a time when company's chose quality and pride over profit
That's never been the case really. You're familiar with the line owe my soul to the company store? Definitely from a time when companies exploited workers for profit
@@steveeab2364 once company’s get so big they will always treat they’re employees like garbage but at least back they they built stuff that was made to fix and last, vs plastic everything now means it won’t be worth having in 25 years never mind 50
@@steveeab2364 back then instead of selling you a piece of junk so they could sell you another in 10 or 15 years they sold you something you’d keep for forever as long as you kept it up, so there was some point of quality over profit
What the f*** how many draglines did they build after they went broke you can ask Marion now you can ask Bucyrus
It seems so gigantic to what also seems like a miniscule amount of dirt/rocks
Give that thing a paint job.
It's definitely earned it. Geesh.
Smooth Operator 😎
A long time ago, I sue dot work for a Bucyrus Erie distributor.
Wonderful amchines
I used to haul out of pa strip mines in the 80’s. Doverspike brothers had a old monster like this working in the punxy pa coalfields
Hey buddy, my father used to work with a dumpertruck in a coalfield
Looks like land reclamation after mining has been done
I wish this description mentioned what county this machine is operating in.
Going for the Rat-rod / rust-rod look.
Great video, poor old girl could use some paint.
In America there's no such thing as " to big " 💪
The weather there must not be that bad. I was just thinking it didn't look like they ever tried to install air conditioning in the cab lol
That is the best job ,,,,,, this is for all the kids in the sand box’s ✌🏼
Great camera work.
That looks like a gas station mens room!
This beast can be proud of it’s contribution to the climate change we are all enjoying today!
It's electric, so could be run on renewables.
Needs some paint and lubrication, otherwise wonderful machine.
Aqui no Brazil isso é utilizado em Brasília pra colocar Money na Corrupção 😂😂😂
Definitely a massive well-built piece of machinery but next time try talking in order to at least narrate a little bit telling us some of the history on this crane and some of the obvious common asked questions like who made it, how many tons can it lift, what type of engine/fuel, etc which would make it a more interesting video :o)
you are well out with the age more like 70 years old!
So what about showing the machine itself?? this is just 6 mins of watching a shovel...
Albion Watts you should go and video for yourself....?
@@paulthesoundguy1 what machine is this and where?
Eine Grund auf Reparatur könnte da nicht schaden,sehr heruntergekommen die Maschine.
Wish we could see a person for sizing up the size of the bucket.
Them windows are missing? Or they super clean? But cool video
GOTTA be a Toyota!
How many tons in that bucket ? It looks big
Is this machine still in operation today?
How much can it hold because it doesn't seem to be picking much material up
In Bulgaria some machines are 60-70 years old.
Pozdrav iz Srbije. Kod nas ima jedan rotacioni stari bager. Iz nacističkoj doba.
Wonder how many shovels/buckets it's wore out? How many miles of cable has been worn out and replaced? Pretty freaking cool
all the work it as done over the years you think they look after it with paint job
What make is the machine.? Why didn't he fill the bucket, - looked as if it was only half full on several swings. Didn't look as if the dozer in the background had moved in a long time either.
A MARION 77 OR 7800
That ol fossil don't owe anyone a dime.
Not one red cent
it amazes me this piece of machinery is even worth the cost.
Anthracite Region is special
No doubt something old can be awesome
Hey I'm told I'm awesome all the time.......when I'm handing out allowance.
Ke spettacolo sembra vedere un dinosauro... Ma a quei tempi era un concentrato di ingegneria...!!!!
A lick of paint wouldn't hurt.
This video was filmed way before 2012 look at the vehicles in the back ground and the video quality is screaming early 80's
Nah, those are late 90s early 2000s trucks
2:44 look how worn that chain link is
These machines must last longer than the mine to do the reclaiming they were built for
Looks like they got it out of a mad max movie
Real neckless you can make from such a nice chain.
I don't see model, but looks like a old 1450B?
Anyone known where this dragline hangs out at?
The cab doesn't look like it has an glass in it for the windows, but I'm assuming it must have because you wouldn't wanna fall out of that cab 😅
If the company would paint the old lady, she'd be a brand new machine.
That looks good enough to grow grass,why dump it in the pit?
He doesn’t fill the bucket up all the way so he can make the bucket heavier and cut deeper into the ground. Once he has broken up the ground he will then drag it out
De qué tamaño es el cubo de esa draga
Con técnicos chilenos puede llegar a funcionar 100 años más.
My grandpa ran a dragline for most of his life. He was probably one of the best operators in the state of Texas while he was still around.
Nope my grandpa was much better an ma granma too!!
Good operator
Good operators don't heel the bucket, which is a form of tight lining!!!
Thought I'd see a dragline, not just the bucket.
Fill The Bucket!
Looks like " Big Muskie " from Southern Ohio
Can we see inside it? Moving dirt is cool n all...
The thousand battles.
Kepçeyi tam kapasite doldurmuyor,dişler körelmiş değişmesi gerekir.
How about spending a few thousand and sand blast and paint it? It doesn't make a good rat rod.
Fresh coat of paint to much to ask?
Is the a reclamahtion job? Sure wish the owner's would put a new coat of paint on the house...
This looks like the same type of machine as Big Geordie, a BE 1550W, that spent its days in Northumberland, England. Can anyone confirm this ?
This is the 1450w in PA in the anthracite region it's design is basically the same as the 1550 but just with a slightly smaller bucket
So I've seen it in a couple other drag line videos, but why dose the operator push back with the bucket like he's doing finishing work?
I don’t think this operator is hard at “real “ work, It seems like he’s just practicing.
@@duckduckandeby405 maybe!
Keeps from building a pile that the drag cable would be pulling through if he let it build up. Saves cable life. You run a dragline, a lot of life’s lessons at play. You don’t cut a pie from the bottom do you?😎💯🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
By the way,.. love to see either one of you boys try to run one. It’s all free cable, if you ain’t clutchin’, you better be brakin’
Dragline a cosa serve effettivo?
Kepçeyi tam kapasite doldurmuyor.
The mechanics may last but it ooks ike the bodywork is rusting away .
Is this machine still in service?
That's what I was wondering too considering when this video was posted
My vehicle is 23 years old and still going strong. I bought her new in 1996. However, she does not work as hard as the beast in the video.
Crazy to think about but: A well used car with 200k miles, at an average of 60mph has only got 3300 hours on it. This dragline probably got that in it's first year or less.
The dude or the shovel?
Both
What size is that drag line.. How many yrd bucket...
15 yard sir
And?? I'm sixty and still going!!! TIGHTHEADS RULE!!
Please give it some TLC and a new paint job.
I guess paint doesn’t pay the bills
Needs a lil paint
Could do with some paint