This is awesome! It reminds me very much of the children's book "Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel" by Virginia Lee Burton. My Grandmother used to read that book to me when I was a child, and it never left my memory. I have a copy of the 1939 version and I still read it when I'm feeling nostalgic, which is pretty often these days. Thank you for posting this, and I appreciate your time!
My favourite book. I was the kid sitting on the spoil piles of the nearest new subdivision in the Post WW2 building boom, watching these old BE beauties dig foundations. Excavators, not shovels but same machinery.😮
Mike Mulligan. I have a side heavy equipment business. My first piece of Equipment was a new holland backhoe. Still got her. Her name is Mary Ann, and she can dig as much in a day as 100 men can dig in a week !
When I was 4-6 years old (1963-1965) I spent many summer days at my grandfather's rock quarry in Bowling Green, KY. I loved watching his shovel operator run his BE 22-B shovel. He was so smooth it looked like a ballet - no wasted motion. I dreamed of the day I would be old enough to work for my grandfather and operate that 22-B. He sold his portion of the business to his brothers and I never got to live out my dream. Maybe you, or Diesel Creek, can help me live that dream?
Darn, this guy is good. Smooth as butter operator. The thing is that if you have to think about which lever does what you could never operate as effective as he is doing it. Got to be one with the machine. Totally awesome¡!!!!!!
I thank your Grandfather for being part of Bucyrus Erie 😊❤😊 I own a 1978 Dynahoe-190 Because I wanted a piece of Equipment BE made. Equipment that I need to operate in 1979. I dug side sewer stubs for a huge housing development the company was doing all the new mainline sewers. Back then I was so impressed with the design of the Dynahoe, the backhoe being part of the mainframe 😊 I have had my baby since 2003, there are over 8000 hours on the engine (353DD) I have put a plug in heater for engine, so no matter what the weather, she just starts like butter 😊❤😊. It's overkill for my small backyard, but boy she dug out the tree stump roots of huge maple 🍁 we had in backyard. I took out all my driveway with her, dug the ditch for my waterline replacement under new full pad driveway. I learned to operate on my uncle's Case 580-C. But the difference between stout in a Dynahoe compared to other brands of the time, the Dynahoe was 👑 it's standard digging depth without extension is 19 feet. I wish I could have bent the EAR of your Grandfather on listen to story's of Design, the Engineering that went into building the great line of equipment BE built 😊😊
It was nice to finally meet you on Saturday, Sam. My family and I appreciated the invite to get out of the rain and talk to you for a few. Hope to see you again in August!
You Blokes certainly know your stuff. I doubt there's anyone that has done such a clear cut video on how things work. I haven't touched my 22 RB for some time now and will probably need a good day of sitting in the seat to get the rhythm back. Wish I could come join the fun. All the Best from Emerald Queensland Australia 🇦🇺 Ps Franco is getting to be a Gun Operator!
Beautifully done video, and beautiful demonstration and explanation of this awesome shovel!! Yes, he's a terrific operator indeed, and I have enjoyed seeing him operate it in person. Nice to see a young man like him keeping the skill and such a vintage machine alive.
Really good video, thanks guys. You explained everything I wanted to have explained, and showed us all the amazing old tech. Beautiful, elegant machine.
incredible machine, reminds me of a movie i watched when i was a kid, insects fleeing to a better place because a park was being demolished and i specifically remember when the groung got lifted below their feet and i see a bucket wheel cable shovel doing it.
That BC is in real nice condition. Appears to be a well maintained machine. Nice job describing the machine operation. From a non operator the controls seems very complicated. Thanks, Boe
Ever since Captain Kangaroo read "Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel", I've been hooked on cable machines. I worked for a logger that used a cable shovel log loader. He said it was faster than a hydraulic machine. After watching him for months, he was right. Quieter too. Pretty smooth operating there young man.
When I was a kid back in the 40's I remember watching those diggers and those old Mack trucks with open cabs with chain dr6ives and those solid rubber tires. That had to be a rough ride.
I had a cousin who worked for Boston Sand and Gravel (1940's, so we're likely about the same age). In the spring he would bring home a small gas-powered road roller to "smooth out" his lawn, the trailer being towed by one of the trucks he drove, a chain drive Mack. What awesome, noisy beasts those things were. He was, needless to say, quite hard of hearing.
You did a great job providing an overview of the machine and then showing the bucket moving dirt. You guys are good teachers and make it relatively easy to understand the basic operations of the pulleys, brakes, clutches and lever actions. Blessings to you guys.
Fantastic start to finish explanation of how these old excavators work. I have always been fascinated by these old excavators ever since Captain Kangaroo read the book Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel on tv to us kids in the early 60’s.
I remember those cable machines in the 1950’s and 60’s. When the hydraulic excavators came out, it always seemed wierd that the bucket curled inward. I’ve run a 22B a couple times equipped with a dragline. It’s a workout!
Great, comprehensive overview of this lovely shovel, thanks Sam. Some really smooth operation at the end there, makes it look easy which is quite a skill!
I operated a RB22 in 1974 with Dragline excavating for an basement loading directly into trucks. Later I bought a P&H155A followed by a P&H320 operating with Dragline configuration and clamshell for shaft excavations in Central Switzerland up to 1988 and also using the P&H320 as a crane. (mit kraftschluessig senken)Those P&H machines were manufactured under license by RHEINSTAHL Germany
Excellent explanation on that, my dad had a small gravel pit and had five15b and a 22b units. Spent lots of time riding in the tail of them, but was never allowed to operate them. Said i wasnt big enough to hold the brakes. Definitely a marvel of engineering to get all of that working together. All of those machines have been sitting for 20 years. Need to make the time to get them operating. Maybe iam old enough now. Thanks for sharing. Hope to make it to the next show and meet you all.
Yes I hope your bring them back to life touch of oil , grease , free up the controls and perhaps do some preservation work like a paint job if needed so the machines will be around for future generations
Just saw this video, hands down best video and explanation of how everything works on UA-cam. 50 years ago I learned in a 1947 Cat D318 powered 22B set up as a dragline. The old friend of mine bought it new with boom and shovel front for just under $17,000, a lot in ‘47. But he didn’t spring for electric start on pony and it always started in only 1 or 2 pulls. Shovel front was never installed. A friend of mine owns it and I hope to acquire it someday.
Got in to mining equipment in 1989. First face shevel was a UH501 Hitachi. Worked on some old 45t Crain's . Dropped a 3/8 nut in one . Stopped everything !!!
Very cool machine! I did not expect it to be so fast. We've all seen a modern excavator with hydraulics, and of course it has some huge advantages, but this thing moves earth fast! If you know how to use it... And yeah, I'm the kind of guy who would spend the first hour cursing bad ergonomics, then spend the rest of the day thinking about how to improve it, and then stay up all night trying to build a more comfortable seat and changing the angles of those levers. I have the utmost respect for guys who can adapt to these uncomfortable working conditions and just deal with it. "If Grandpa could do twelve hour shifts in this thing, then so can I!" (Just a reminder, a lot of grandpas were totally spent by the age of 50. I'm only 42 and I start to feel the effects of twenty years of working with loud, heavy machinery, and I have at least another 25 years ahead of me. Working old equipment is fun and cool but take care of yourself and be safe.)
Nice machine. I like the Mashuda decal.. I used to work for them I ran dozer. scraper & 992 they were a tough crew to work for.. most didn't make it with them but if they liked you they would keep you working..
i have a 22-b, 1968 and a 25 ton model, i have drag and clam bucket's for it and clean out ponds now and then, use it mostly 4 hook work with regular boom and jib, mine has the 3 foot wide pads on the travel, B&E was my favorite crane back in the day, but a sad day 4 me was when they went out of business in 1972, nice little shovel you have there, id like 2 run it someday...
What a piece of machinery! It would take some getting used to after using a hydraulic machine forever. After a while I'm sure it would be second nature as using any machinery.
@@ScrappyIndustries if you wanna lessen the stress on your combine axles, you could employ a few to level out a few sections of your farm ground, lol.
I had one of these when I was a child. It was as far as I can remember exactly like that. It was tinplate. I wish I had it today it would probably be worth a small fortune.
Great job explaining everything about the D318. So many younguns don't really know what and how....and it kills me when I watch them give it fuel long before they close the compression lever.....they are a GREAT motor!!! My dad had a 9U D6 that I wrenched on and ran a bunch....never had any B-E's....he had 2 614 Units with 2-71 Detroits in them
1960 must have been about the peak (and end) of cable shovels? What a mechanical marvel! Great explanation and operation! Thank you!! Much different than the hydraulic stuff I operate.
I remember the first ever hydraulic excavator I saw on a site, probably circa 1962. Though the thing looked naked- where did all the cables and pulleys go?
They use cable shovels still and they are bigger than hydraulic shovels . I used to work at a mine that used a few komatsue 4100 shovels and they made a 360 ton haul truck look small
@Redsr5 I was checking out the brochure for the Cat 7495, and their options for "custom countertops, reinforced refrigerator, and room for a microwave" for the operators' compartment.
I had always wondered how these work, especially after seeing you and Diesel Creek fixing these machines. Thank you for the demonstration. Serious skills!
I worked for a logging company as a log truck driver. and they had an old Link Belt that they converted into a log loader. they had a more modern loader that was all hydraulic. but it couldn't lift the giant logs. and that's were the Link Belt came in handy. it could lift anything but it was pretty sketchy. basically they just took the bucket arm off it. and replaced it with a grapple, and did some other minor modifications to it. and any repairs that it needed to be done to it to make operational. I remember the the first time the Boss/owner loaded the truck I was driving? I got a really serious ass chewed because he didn't want anyone standing on the landing while he was loading the trucks. because he didn't trust himself operating the Link Belt because it was finicky to operate. one time it might work just fine. and another it might drop one of those giant logs. and they do a lot of damage when that happens.
Back in the day when kids roamed free, my friends and I would often explore construction sites and yards where heavy equipment was stored. I remember coming across one of these in the late 70's and it looked pretty worn out. Now that I've seen your video I realize it was only about ten years old at the time, but back then I thought it was older, since the operator was so exposed to the machinery and had only a tractor seat instead of a high back which was becoming normal. You explained it very well, although I think I would need a checklist for getting the diesel started. At first the pony engine seemed archaic but I realize the genius of it, performing the duties of an electric starter, glow plugs, etc. Thanks for posting.
I would watch the operators finish their day as I sat on the spoil piles, then once they left, would be all over the machine, exploring. Never did any mischief, just fascinated by them.. still remember the smell of hot oil and diesel fuel!
That was an excellent tutorial on the operating controls and mechanicals of a classic machine. Throughout my entire life from when I was a youngster to well into adulthood I always had a fascination with cranes and shovels of that type. You answered many of the questions I’ve had about them for years, I always believed that to be a truly good operator that the benchmark was learning to run cable machines as opposed to hydraulics. Anyone can learn to run a backhoe but it takes real coordination and timing to operate a machine such as that and you definitely have perfected the technique. BRAVO!! 👍😎
I'd well imagine that 10 or 12 hours of operating that machine would take its toll on the operators back, almost as much as a worker with a manual shovel in his hands. You have it easy moving dirt that has been all but churned into flour. The old boys way back when were digging plenty of virgin dirt which would have caused a much rougher ride in the operators seat. A 60 hour week would feel a lot like daily bull riding. The machine looks and sounds great!
Really enjoyed this Sam! I’m an old dragline connoisseur and never really knew the operation functions of the shovels, until You explained it. I think I could get onto to it pretty well in a little time. Hoist is outward digging, and the “crowd” is basically the drag function, except backwards! You make it look easy, which is only accomplished by great operators. Nice . 👍👍🇺🇸
I remember trying to learn the operation of a shovel while I was out of school during the summer. I had lots of fun. One thing I'll never forget is that if your timing was right the bucket could hit the bottom of the boom and make one heck of a bang. 😊
Great explanation on the machine Sam! You have some very interesting content! I came over here from Diesel Creek. Recently subscribed! Thanks for sharing!
Wow that's really cool! Thanks for explaining and showing how this old iron works. Hats off to the folks who used to run these lol looks like quite the job.
Thank you much for this. I've been around a 15-B in a dragline configuration, but have always wondered how a shovel was setup. This answered my questions!
I do believe that this machine is in better shape than the one I ran for my dad as a kid. I was still single digits when dad started me in the woods logging.
Great job both of you did on this video! I will need to watch it again before the August show so to remember what level does what. The only thing that I did not see was how the steering worked. Explaining the pony motor and main engine starting with the pony motor not running was smart. Thanks for creating it!
well just loved the explanation of how and what all the levers and spiny things do a lot going on at any one time there and i must add you were a pleasure to watch operate the machine you defiantly have the knack so to say well done and thanks Cheers
Thanks for making this video. I doubt that I will ever get to operate a machine like that but it was still interesting to learn about. I can see how Bucyrus scaled up the machine to make their mining shovels. An operator would get a full body workout in a day operating that machine! Mark from Melbourne Australia
So nice to see you young guys operating these old machines. When I see them in operation I can't help but think of huge excavation projects we accomplished in this country using these machines. I'm in Upstate New York so I think of the Erie Canal. The huge amount of manpower it must have taken with these machines to do that kind of work. The other thing that stuck out to me was how much this machine mimics someone using a hand shovel. You can definitely tell where the engineering design came from originally. Can almost imagine the fella on paper with a pencil figuring out where the cables need to pull, or produce a push, which pulley goes where, it's so interesting. It's also kind of sad. To think about the young people of today, with the exception of you guys of course, how completely void of any kind of engineering initiative they mostly are, that it took to design these machines. I certainly hope we can get back to that kind of critical thinking sometime soon. Thank you for the education of how these great machines work.
As a Mainline Excavator Operator and having Had a brief encounter with a Cable Crane W/ Dead Ball, I’m Envious. Tasked Breaking Concrete Slabs @ BWI Airport in the Late 80’s. First Drop from Short Pull and Successful Braking! Second Drop from from the Top & the Balance of the Afternoon Pulling the Cables out a Hell of a Long ways to Get the Spool back the Way Dutch Wanted it, that American was Dutch’s Bread & Butter, never Minced His Words on that Topic. I appreciate what your doing, I’ll be around to stay in the Know, so I’ll catch you on the next One. Keep it Safe Out There Sam & Co. @ScrappyIndustries
At 69 I am too young for these. Saw dead ones abandoned in quarrys. Cat dozers with pony engines I do remember,, as a school kid. I have seen a true steam shovel working on You Tube in England. Looks like a Euclid dump truck in the back ground. My father had tippers so I saw plenty of quarrys, sand pits and equipment when little and then in my late teens driving the tippers. We also had a Allis Chalmers front end loader. Ex Govt. A bit weak in the engine but it would really dig, made articulated loaders look weak. We did block excavations with the loader and trucks, did rotary hoeing and black slashing behind farm tractors. In a developing area we had most things covered,, dig the blocks, then after houses were built rotary hoes the land and then supply garden sand, as well as concrete and brick sand for the builders. And slash blocks for those waiting to build.
This is amazing. The machine. The explanation and the operation. Thanks I didn't know any of this. I've been inside a Manitowoc but didn't understand what I was seeing
You make it look really smooth and easy. It's clear that you've put in plenty of time on the machine. There is a lot going on that you have to keep track of.
I used to use an RB30 in quarry, not really suitable with a 1ton bucket and 40 ton dumper! Hated the bloody thing after a day on that tiny little seat.
I would hate to have had to operate one of those for my job. Afraid I would have been fired after the first day haha. Still, a very good post. very intersting. Thank you for posting.
I worked on some huge shovels. At two different quarries in San Diego. One of the tricky repair jobs was installing the dipper stick cable. These machines can dig shot rock and load it. That's why they were still in operation in the 80s. Now they have loaders that are capable of digging shot rock. We had to weld broken teeth on the ring gear, that was insane.
Very well done. Thank you. Great to see how a real one works. I had an outdoor toy excavator (shovel) as a child. It would never dig below the grade. Only good for digging a bank.
@@samanli-tw3id With a big foundation a shovel can work its way down in them and dig and load from the bottom. Or for smaller foundations like houses a pull shovel- Cable Excavator- Front could be used and dig down from the top. Thanks for watching!
This is awesome! It reminds me very much of the children's book "Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel" by Virginia Lee Burton. My Grandmother used to read that book to me when I was a child, and it never left my memory. I have a copy of the 1939 version and I still read it when I'm feeling nostalgic, which is pretty often these days. Thank you for posting this, and I appreciate your time!
That book is one of the reasons I became an engineer.
My favourite book. I was the kid sitting on the spoil piles of the nearest new subdivision in the Post WW2 building boom, watching these old BE beauties dig foundations. Excavators, not shovels but same machinery.😮
oh my wow i had that book when i was a kid ..my 2nd favorite ..first was "handy andy" about the little red tractor
Mike Mulligan. I have a side heavy equipment business. My first piece of Equipment was a new holland backhoe. Still got her. Her name is Mary Ann, and she can dig as much in a day as 100 men can dig in a week !
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I own a 1978 Dynahoe 190 and have had her Sense 2003😊❤😊
When I was 4-6 years old (1963-1965) I spent many summer days at my grandfather's rock quarry in Bowling Green, KY. I loved watching his shovel operator run his BE 22-B shovel. He was so smooth it looked like a ballet - no wasted motion. I dreamed of the day I would be old enough to work for my grandfather and operate that 22-B. He sold his portion of the business to his brothers and I never got to live out my dream. Maybe you, or Diesel Creek, can help me live that dream?
Darn, this guy is good. Smooth as butter operator. The thing is that if you have to think about which lever does what you could never operate as effective as he is doing it. Got to be one with the machine. Totally awesome¡!!!!!!
Fastest cycle time I’ve seen from these old iron shows!
he runs that thing smoother than most guys can run modern electric shovels.
My Grandfather was the designer of the 22-B and said operating one was like pushing on a rope. Awesome work love seeing the 22-B at work.
I thank your Grandfather for being part of Bucyrus Erie 😊❤😊 I own a 1978 Dynahoe-190
Because I wanted a piece of Equipment BE made. Equipment that I need to operate in 1979. I dug side sewer stubs for a huge housing development the company was doing all the new mainline sewers. Back then I was so impressed with the design of the Dynahoe, the backhoe being part of the mainframe 😊
I have had my baby since 2003, there are over 8000 hours on the engine (353DD)
I have put a plug in heater for engine, so no matter what the weather, she just starts like butter 😊❤😊. It's overkill for my small backyard, but boy she dug out the tree stump roots of huge maple 🍁 we had in backyard. I took out all my driveway with her, dug the ditch for my waterline replacement under new full pad driveway. I learned to operate on my uncle's Case 580-C. But the difference between stout in a Dynahoe compared to other brands of the time, the Dynahoe was 👑 it's standard digging depth without extension is 19 feet. I wish I could have bent the EAR of your Grandfather on listen to story's of Design, the Engineering that went into building the great line of equipment BE built 😊😊
That old shovel is much more productive and efficient than I would've thought. Definitely a workout for a good operator.
Imagine how tired those guys were at the end of their shift!
@@tomrogers9467bout as tired as they are now we just arnt as strong
Memories, back in the 1950s I had a toy cable shovel. I can almost remember when I first saw a 'backhoe' working.
What an operator!
Thanks!
It was nice to finally meet you on Saturday, Sam. My family and I appreciated the invite to get out of the rain and talk to you for a few. Hope to see you again in August!
Nice to meet you and your family, Josh! See you in August.
You Blokes certainly know your stuff. I doubt there's anyone that has done such a clear cut video on how things work. I haven't touched my 22 RB for some time now and will probably need a good day of sitting in the seat to get the rhythm back. Wish I could come join the fun. All the Best from Emerald Queensland Australia 🇦🇺 Ps Franco is getting to be a Gun Operator!
Frank is a very good operator! Thanks for watching
Beautifully done video, and beautiful demonstration and explanation of this awesome shovel!! Yes, he's a terrific operator indeed, and I have enjoyed seeing him operate it in person. Nice to see a young man like him keeping the skill and such a vintage machine alive.
I run lattice boom crawler friction cranes for pile driving. I absolutely love this vintage equipment!!!
Really good video, thanks guys. You explained everything I wanted to have explained, and showed us all the amazing old tech. Beautiful, elegant machine.
incredible machine, reminds me of a movie i watched when i was a kid, insects fleeing to a better place because a park was being demolished and i specifically remember when the groung got lifted below their feet and i see a bucket wheel cable shovel doing it.
Mr. Bug Goes to Town
That BC is in real nice condition. Appears to be a well maintained machine. Nice job describing the machine operation. From a non operator the controls seems very complicated. Thanks, Boe
Ever since Captain Kangaroo read "Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel", I've been hooked on cable machines. I worked for a logger that used a cable shovel log loader. He said it was faster than a hydraulic machine. After watching him for months, he was right. Quieter too.
Pretty smooth operating there young man.
Thanks for the comment! I enjoy running it
👍apparently I’m not the only one that has loved these machines for years
When I was a kid back in the 40's I remember watching those diggers and those old Mack trucks with open cabs with chain dr6ives and those solid rubber tires. That had to be a rough ride.
I had a cousin who worked for Boston Sand and Gravel (1940's, so we're likely about the same age). In the spring he would bring home a small gas-powered road roller to "smooth out" his lawn, the trailer being towed by one of the trucks he drove, a chain drive Mack. What awesome, noisy beasts those things were. He was, needless to say, quite hard of hearing.
You did a great job providing an overview of the machine and then showing the bucket moving dirt. You guys are good teachers and make it relatively easy to understand the basic operations of the pulleys, brakes, clutches and lever actions. Blessings to you guys.
Man dang you are an operator. I've never seen anyone operate one of these machines smooth as silk. Brother you can do it.
Fantastic start to finish explanation of how these old excavators work. I have always been fascinated by these old excavators ever since Captain Kangaroo read the book Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel on tv to us kids in the early 60’s.
Still have my copy, circa 1958.
I remember those cable machines in the 1950’s and 60’s. When the hydraulic excavators came out, it always seemed wierd that the bucket curled inward.
I’ve run a 22B a couple times equipped with a dragline. It’s a workout!
That all sounded so easy. I could just jump right in……and break everything. Makes it look easy.
Great, comprehensive overview of this lovely shovel, thanks Sam.
Some really smooth operation at the end there, makes it look easy which is quite a skill!
This guy would make an EXCELLENT shop/ mechanic instructor.
I love to watch those old machines and some operators were very skilled at this hand foot combination movements
I operated a RB22 in 1974 with Dragline excavating for an basement loading directly into trucks. Later I bought a P&H155A followed by a P&H320 operating with Dragline configuration and clamshell for shaft excavations in Central Switzerland up to 1988 and also using the P&H320 as a crane. (mit kraftschluessig senken)Those P&H machines were manufactured under license by RHEINSTAHL Germany
Sam I think you were born way ahead of your time, you make that look easssssyyyy
That BE shovel works surprisingly well with an excellent operator at the controls.
Excellent explanation on that, my dad had a small gravel pit and had five15b and a 22b units. Spent lots of time riding in the tail of them, but was never allowed to operate them. Said i wasnt big enough to hold the brakes. Definitely a marvel of engineering to get all of that working together. All of those machines have been sitting for 20 years. Need to make the time to get them operating. Maybe iam old enough now. Thanks for sharing. Hope to make it to the next show and meet you all.
That’s cool! I hope you make it in august
Yes I hope your bring them back to life touch of oil , grease , free up the controls and perhaps do some preservation work like a paint job if needed so the machines will be around for future generations
Just saw this video, hands down best video and explanation of how everything works on UA-cam. 50 years ago I learned in a 1947 Cat D318 powered 22B set up as a dragline. The old friend of mine bought it new with boom and shovel front for just under $17,000, a lot in ‘47. But he didn’t spring for electric start on pony and it always started in only 1 or 2 pulls. Shovel front was never installed. A friend of mine owns it and I hope to acquire it someday.
Wow!, that operator is good on those controls! No Hey George moment here. Great video explaining operation. Thank you.
Got in to mining equipment in 1989. First face shevel was a UH501 Hitachi. Worked on some old 45t Crain's . Dropped a 3/8 nut in one . Stopped everything !!!
Lol oh no!
Very cool machine!
I did not expect it to be so fast.
We've all seen a modern excavator with hydraulics, and of course it has some huge advantages, but this thing moves earth fast!
If you know how to use it...
And yeah, I'm the kind of guy who would spend the first hour cursing bad ergonomics, then spend the rest of the day thinking about how to improve it, and then stay up all night trying to build a more comfortable seat and changing the angles of those levers.
I have the utmost respect for guys who can adapt to these uncomfortable working conditions and just deal with it.
"If Grandpa could do twelve hour shifts in this thing, then so can I!"
(Just a reminder, a lot of grandpas were totally spent by the age of 50. I'm only 42 and I start to feel the effects of twenty years of working with loud, heavy machinery, and I have at least another 25 years ahead of me. Working old equipment is fun and cool but take care of yourself and be safe.)
Nice machine. I like the Mashuda decal.. I used to work for them I ran dozer. scraper & 992 they were a tough crew to work for.. most didn't make it with them but if they liked you they would keep you working..
That’s cool! This was a Mashuda machine. When I first finished it back in 2008 Ralph came out to see it at the show
That was a very informative video. Learned a few things about cable shovels. You make it look easy, but I bet it isn't easy
So many things look easy. Until you try them, yourself! Bricklaying, drywall plastering, truck driving, marriage.
I used to have too help change cables on an old BE dragline we used to clean sediment ponds at asand and gravel wash plant back in the late 80s.
It's amazing that if you were loading a truck with the buckeye as opposed to a excavator the pit shovel will outdig it easily. Amazing old machines.
Poetry in motion!!
This is as good as it gets. Thanks Sam!
i have a 22-b, 1968 and a 25 ton model, i have drag and clam bucket's for it and clean out ponds now and then, use it mostly 4 hook work with regular boom and jib, mine has the 3 foot wide pads on the travel, B&E was my favorite crane back in the day, but a sad day 4 me was when they went out of business in 1972, nice little shovel you have there, id like 2 run it someday...
What a piece of machinery! It would take some getting used to after using a hydraulic machine forever. After a while I'm sure it would be second nature as using any machinery.
Man that start up is so cool, makes for a quick get away vehicle😂
😂😂 no doubt about it
Be suspicious if you see a cable shovel parked outside of a bank.
Fantastic video! Learned alot. I love these old machines. Thanks for sharing.
Brilliant thanks enjoyed this lesson !
Sam, very nice video! Really enjoy the explanation of everything. Hope to see you in a few weeks. Jim
Fascinating!! I grew up in an era when these machines were common place.
Same here! I could sit and watch those work all day long when I was a little guy.
@@Watchyn_Yarwood I still do given half a chance😁
@@malcolmbennett3907 👍
That’s would have been neat to see them out working
@@ScrappyIndustries if you wanna lessen the stress on your combine axles, you could employ a few to level out a few sections of your farm ground, lol.
I had one of these when I was a child. It was as far as I can remember exactly like that. It was tinplate. I wish I had it today it would probably be worth a small fortune.
Great job explaining everything about the D318. So many younguns don't really know what and how....and it kills me when I watch them give it fuel long before they close the compression lever.....they are a GREAT motor!!! My dad had a 9U D6 that I wrenched on and ran a bunch....never had any B-E's....he had 2 614 Units with 2-71 Detroits in them
1960 must have been about the peak (and end) of cable shovels? What a mechanical marvel! Great explanation and operation! Thank you!!
Much different than the hydraulic stuff I operate.
I remember the first ever hydraulic excavator I saw on a site, probably circa 1962. Though the thing looked naked- where did all the cables and pulleys go?
They use cable shovels still and they are bigger than hydraulic shovels . I used to work at a mine that used a few komatsue 4100 shovels and they made a 360 ton haul truck look small
@Redsr5 I was checking out the brochure for the Cat 7495, and their options for "custom countertops, reinforced refrigerator, and room for a microwave" for the operators' compartment.
I had always wondered how these work, especially after seeing you and Diesel Creek fixing these machines. Thank you for the demonstration. Serious skills!
Designed when operator ergonomics wasn’t even a concern. Seeing you leaning forward and back made my back hurt.
Agreed. I think maybe the seat needs some changing
I worked for a logging company as a log truck driver. and they had an old Link Belt that they converted into a log loader. they had a more modern loader that was all hydraulic. but it couldn't lift the giant logs. and that's were the Link Belt came in handy. it could lift anything but it was pretty sketchy. basically they just took the bucket arm off it. and replaced it with a grapple, and did some other minor modifications to it. and any repairs that it needed to be done to it to make operational. I remember the the first time the Boss/owner loaded the truck I was driving? I got a really serious ass chewed because he didn't want anyone standing on the landing while he was loading the trucks. because he didn't trust himself operating the Link Belt because it was finicky to operate. one time it might work just fine. and another it might drop one of those giant logs. and they do a lot of damage when that happens.
Back in the day when kids roamed free, my friends and I would often explore construction sites and yards where heavy equipment was stored. I remember coming across one of these in the late 70's and it looked pretty worn out. Now that I've seen your video I realize it was only about ten years old at the time, but back then I thought it was older, since the operator was so exposed to the machinery and had only a tractor seat instead of a high back which was becoming normal. You explained it very well, although I think I would need a checklist for getting the diesel started. At first the pony engine seemed archaic but I realize the genius of it, performing the duties of an electric starter, glow plugs, etc. Thanks for posting.
I would watch the operators finish their day as I sat on the spoil piles, then once they left, would be all over the machine, exploring. Never did any mischief, just fascinated by them.. still remember the smell of hot oil and diesel fuel!
Your mechanical knowledge is incredible.
Thanks!
Magnificent old machine. Now I want one.
That was an excellent tutorial on the operating controls and mechanicals of a classic machine. Throughout my entire life from when I was a youngster to well into adulthood I always had a fascination with cranes and shovels of that type. You answered many of the questions I’ve had about them for years, I always believed that to be a truly good operator that the benchmark was learning to run cable machines as opposed to hydraulics. Anyone can learn to run a backhoe but it takes real coordination and timing to operate a machine such as that and you definitely have perfected the technique.
BRAVO!! 👍😎
Wow you make it look so easy!! Thanks for sharing
I'd well imagine that 10 or 12 hours of operating that machine would take its toll on the operators back, almost as much as a worker with a manual shovel in his hands. You have it easy moving dirt that has been all but churned into flour. The old boys way back when were digging plenty of virgin dirt which would have caused a much rougher ride in the operators seat. A 60 hour week would feel a lot like daily bull riding. The machine looks and sounds great!
Not to forget ringing ears and sore lungs from all that asbestos. I do not envy men who worked a lifetime in those machines...
Really enjoyed this Sam! I’m an old dragline connoisseur and never really knew the operation functions of the shovels, until You explained it. I think I could get onto to it pretty well in a little time. Hoist is outward digging, and the “crowd” is basically the drag function, except backwards! You make it look easy, which is only accomplished by great operators. Nice . 👍👍🇺🇸
I remember trying to learn the operation of a shovel while I was out of school during the summer. I had lots of fun. One thing I'll never forget is that if your timing was right the bucket could hit the bottom of the boom and make one heck of a bang. 😊
Great explanation on the machine Sam! You have some very interesting content! I came over here from Diesel Creek. Recently subscribed! Thanks for sharing!
Wow that's really cool! Thanks for explaining and showing how this old iron works. Hats off to the folks who used to run these lol looks like quite the job.
Thank you much for this. I've been around a 15-B in a dragline configuration, but have always wondered how a shovel was setup. This answered my questions!
Awesome video, I always wondered how those things worked. Very impressed with you young guys (you and Matt) knowledge about these.
Watching Sam run that shovel is sheer poetry and a good work out
Thank you!
Nice job I operated a88b for years they were real digging machines
Wow that’s neat. I’ve played on a 71B shovel a little up at Lakeside that was a neat machine
Wow, that ol' girl gets right with it. Loads a bucket quick. Super video dude, love it.
Wow, that really works way faster than I thought it would.
This guys slick operator of the old girl , I’m impressed.
Thank you!
Well explained Sam. That’s the fastest 22RB I’ve ever seen. 🔧👍🇬🇧
Thank you!
I do believe that this machine is in better shape than the one I ran for my dad as a kid. I was still single digits when dad started me in the woods logging.
For a young lad you have a gift to be a great operator as you are. 😊😊
Very cool nice to see old machine working
Dam you make that look easy 😅
Reminds me of running my old 1960 Cat D4. Busier than a one-armed paper hanger.
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Now that I enjoyed , Most definitely worth watching !!!! Great JOB . Also you know what you're doing !!
Great job both of you did on this video! I will need to watch it again before the August show so to remember what level does what. The only thing that I did not see was how the steering worked. Explaining the pony motor and main engine starting with the pony motor not running was smart.
Thanks for creating it!
Thanks!
well just loved the explanation of how and what all the levers and spiny things do a lot going on at any one time there and i must add you were a pleasure to watch operate the machine you defiantly have the knack so to say well done and thanks Cheers
Thanks for making this video. I doubt that I will ever get to operate a machine like that but it was still interesting to learn about. I can see how Bucyrus scaled up the machine to make their mining shovels.
An operator would get a full body workout in a day operating that machine!
Mark from Melbourne Australia
Yes for sure! Luckily machines not too much larger than this were air control by this era
So nice to see you young guys operating these old machines. When I see them in operation I can't help but think of huge excavation projects we accomplished in this country using these machines. I'm in Upstate New York so I think of the Erie Canal. The huge amount of manpower it must have taken with these machines to do that kind of work. The other thing that stuck out to me was how much this machine mimics someone using a hand shovel. You can definitely tell where the engineering design came from originally. Can almost imagine the fella on paper with a pencil figuring out where the cables need to pull, or produce a push, which pulley goes where, it's so interesting. It's also kind of sad. To think about the young people of today, with the exception of you guys of course, how completely void of any kind of engineering initiative they mostly are, that it took to design these machines. I certainly hope we can get back to that kind of critical thinking sometime soon. Thank you for the education of how these great machines work.
you're really good on that piece of equipment, you've got it swinging around and moving material as fast as a modern machine
As a Mainline Excavator Operator and having Had a brief encounter with a Cable Crane W/ Dead Ball, I’m Envious. Tasked Breaking Concrete Slabs @ BWI Airport in the Late 80’s. First Drop from Short Pull and Successful Braking! Second Drop from from the Top & the Balance of the Afternoon Pulling the Cables out a Hell of a Long ways to Get the Spool back the Way Dutch Wanted it, that American was Dutch’s Bread & Butter, never Minced His Words on that Topic. I appreciate what your doing, I’ll be around to stay in the Know, so I’ll catch you on the next One.
Keep it Safe Out There Sam & Co. @ScrappyIndustries
Thank you!
Sam, I do think that you’ve got that machine figured out. Now, let’s get Matt up to speed on his new rig!
Cheers!
Whipple
At 69 I am too young for these. Saw dead ones abandoned in quarrys. Cat dozers with pony engines I do remember,, as a school kid. I have seen a true steam shovel working on You Tube in England. Looks like a Euclid dump truck in the back ground. My father had tippers so I saw plenty of quarrys, sand pits and equipment when little and then in my late teens driving the tippers. We also had a Allis Chalmers front end loader. Ex Govt. A bit weak in the engine but it would really dig, made articulated loaders look weak. We did block excavations with the loader and trucks, did rotary hoeing and black slashing behind farm tractors. In a developing area we had most things covered,, dig the blocks, then after houses were built rotary hoes the land and then supply garden sand, as well as concrete and brick sand for the builders. And slash blocks for those waiting to build.
This is amazing. The machine. The explanation and the operation. Thanks I didn't know any of this. I've been inside a Manitowoc but didn't understand what I was seeing
Outstanding explanation of the running gear and great demonstration of operation!
You make it look really smooth and easy. It's clear that you've put in plenty of time on the machine. There is a lot going on that you have to keep track of.
CW McCall reference 1 minute in.. Subscribed.. 😂
I used to use an RB30 in quarry, not really suitable with a 1ton bucket and 40 ton dumper!
Hated the bloody thing after a day on that tiny little seat.
Lol they are not very ergonomic
These cable units appear to based on a simlar principle from the old belt driving systems, just more control with the friction plates. Very cool!
Nice machine in good shape
The operator (and all those clutches) sure got a workout. A little different that two handheld joy electronic joy sticks.
A very smooth and efficient way of moving dirt, with a good operator. I think LOTS of muscle memory is involved, before a guy can be that smooth.
Lol thanks I’ve been in a shovel since I could reach the pedals
aww rusty iron must run in your blood it does in mine thank you for the trip back in time
You’re a good operator.
Thank you!
I would hate to have had to operate one of those for my job. Afraid I would have been fired after the first day haha. Still, a very good post. very intersting. Thank you for posting.
I worked on some huge shovels. At two different quarries in San Diego. One of the tricky repair jobs was installing the dipper stick cable. These machines can dig shot rock and load it. That's why they were still in operation in the 80s. Now they have loaders that are capable of digging shot rock. We had to weld broken teeth on the ring gear, that was insane.
The Silver Spade still boggles my mind! Such a shame it’s gone.
You do a great job operating that equipment, very informative explanation of its operation also,thanks 😀🇺🇸
Very well done. Thank you. Great to see how a real one works. I had an outdoor toy excavator (shovel) as a child. It would never dig below the grade. Only good for digging a bank.
Thank you! I would have to agree. Although a shovel can dig down they aren’t very good at it
@@ScrappyIndustriesSo how can they dig foundations?
@@samanli-tw3id With a big foundation a shovel can work its way down in them and dig and load from the bottom. Or for smaller foundations like houses a pull shovel- Cable Excavator- Front could be used and dig down from the top. Thanks for watching!
Great explanation Sam!!
Looks clean and smooth running
Thanks!
Must have good eye hand coordination after 9 hours of work you know you did a good day’s work