Bucyrus-Erie 395-B shovel

This video showcases Bucyrus-Erie's 395-B shovel in 1979. With a 34-yd. dipper, the 395-B was the largest mining shovel built by the company up to that time. Watch the shovel in action.
This video was was compiled, narrated and produced by Keith Haddock for the Historical Construction Equipment Association.

[@lowercherty]

I'm surprised it ran long enough to make the video. Must be that it sat absolutely level, digging what looked like sugar sand. They were scrapped the day after the warranty ended here in Minnesota.

[@dsm9785]

3850-B built in 64 had a 145 cu. yard shovel

[@shadovanish7435]

Pretty far from "the largest mining shovel built by Bucyrus Erie up to that time". The Bucyrus Erie 1850B was much larger had a 90 cubic yard bucket, & was built in the early 1960's. The 1850B shovel was actually one of the smaller shovels (I believe) built by Bucyrus Erie at around the same time frame as the construction of the 1850B. I'm surprised by the inaccuracy of the information from the video narrator regarding the Bucyrus Erie 395 shovel's comparative size; I would think he'd have known better.