Who checks if any people are in the bucket before going again? Seems like the operator would not be able to see inside or immediately in front of the bucket as it stopped.
Moved many 2400s back in the 70s, 80s. Back then the company I worked for when there wasen't anything to pick up with the crane the operators got out of the crane and got greasy with everyone else.
The operator of the silver spade has some serious skills to get that dipper arm in the hole without damaging the threads on it. Boy i bet it's a massive pain in the arse having to carry the massive tools all the way up that boom to reattach the dipper arm , i bet the mechanics are pleased that it doesn't happen very often 😂
So sad watching them cut these awesome machines up for scrap, it's a real shame that the biggest one's wasn't preserved for future generations to be able to see these awesome giant's face to face, especially big muskie that should have been saved because there will never be another dragline that size ever built again.
I can't believe that no one bothered to check if the ground it was walked onto was stable enough to take it's weight and make sure it was rebuilt properly, i mean to me that's just basic common sense but obviously cemex thought different. I'm so sorry the operator was put in a wheelchair for the rest of his life, dam he was lucky to survive that .
I bet it cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to rebuild it , it just looks like a massive pile of scrap. Does anybody know how much it cost to rebuild?????? and would it have been easier to just buy a new one ?????
Dam that must have been shit your pants scarry when that flipped on it's roof , i bet the poor guy operating it when it flipped didn't know what the hell was going on. I really hope he wasn't seriously injured.
Thats not at all what i remember the Page the worked near my parents home in 1970s. This clearly is turbocharged and running at much higher rpm than what i remember. And one of their mechanics showed me a piston ring,it was 15" in diameter.
Just unbelievable that humans can put together such an enormous piece of machinery that can literally move mountains!! Bet this would have been handy when the Egyptians were building the pyramids lol 😂
Looks like someone took an old metal utility building and bolted a bunch of parts onto it and repurposed it into an old large gizmo from hell. Or maybe a Mad Max movie all scorched earth and shit hahahaha 😂
It’s really interesting that when you look at the largest hydraulic excavators and shovels of today you think wow that’s enormous, but in order to build a truly colossal machine such as this you have to go back to an earlier technology using cables and winches. The only difference is instead of steam or diesel power you have to use high voltage to get the immense power and torque required to run the machine. The best of old meets modern!! Very cool stuff 👍
Who checks if any people are in the bucket before going again? Seems like the operator would not be able to see inside or immediately in front of the bucket as it stopped.
shit happens
R.I.P gigante 😢
This mighty big muskie is historical
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 😅
That machine is 6000 tons, off topic I know but the SpaceX super heavy stack is 5000 tons and it flies into space, wtf.
Verdadeiros gigantes di aço potência monstruosa um ronco diferenciado ninguém fas nein parecido Komatsu respeitada no mundo inteiro!
If this mine site was in Australia it would be shut down looking at the condition of that dragline.
Moved many 2400s back in the 70s, 80s. Back then the company I worked for when there wasen't anything to pick up with the crane the operators got out of the crane and got greasy with everyone else.
Operated one for coalite coal marion co ala
The guy who drove that skidsteer onto that platform has some absolutely massive ball's, respect 🙏
The operator of the silver spade has some serious skills to get that dipper arm in the hole without damaging the threads on it. Boy i bet it's a massive pain in the arse having to carry the massive tools all the way up that boom to reattach the dipper arm , i bet the mechanics are pleased that it doesn't happen very often 😂
Dam now this is heavy plant maintenance on another level, just amazing how this is even possible.
So sad watching them cut these awesome machines up for scrap, it's a real shame that the biggest one's wasn't preserved for future generations to be able to see these awesome giant's face to face, especially big muskie that should have been saved because there will never be another dragline that size ever built again.
I can't believe that no one bothered to check if the ground it was walked onto was stable enough to take it's weight and make sure it was rebuilt properly, i mean to me that's just basic common sense but obviously cemex thought different. I'm so sorry the operator was put in a wheelchair for the rest of his life, dam he was lucky to survive that .
I can't believe the cab looks relatively undamaged, especially because of all the weight that was on top of it when it went on it's roof .
I bet it cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to rebuild it , it just looks like a massive pile of scrap. Does anybody know how much it cost to rebuild?????? and would it have been easier to just buy a new one ?????
Dam that must have been shit your pants scarry when that flipped on it's roof , i bet the poor guy operating it when it flipped didn't know what the hell was going on. I really hope he wasn't seriously injured.
Это 575,💪💪💪💪💪
Were either of these drag lines ever owned and operated by Elliot Coal in Osceola Mills?
Luv it! Awesome.
A guy I worked with in Cadiz Ohio, his dad was one of the operators.
There HAS to be a brand new rookie in the seat and getting OJT from an instructor.
105 CY per scoop and makes that look small. running this machine takes a steady hand and clear thought each move.
Thats not at all what i remember the Page the worked near my parents home in 1970s. This clearly is turbocharged and running at much higher rpm than what i remember. And one of their mechanics showed me a piston ring,it was 15" in diameter.
The "Anthracite" king?
00:20 That guy almost unscrewed himself
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Why is he not up on the hill
Just unbelievable that humans can put together such an enormous piece of machinery that can literally move mountains!! Bet this would have been handy when the Egyptians were building the pyramids lol 😂
I have pictures of the Mountaineer before it was scrapped.
Safe operator tracks crossways to the pit
That is one baddass machine!!! Beautiful paint job. Manitowoc red!! 👍
Looks like someone took an old metal utility building and bolted a bunch of parts onto it and repurposed it into an old large gizmo from hell. Or maybe a Mad Max movie all scorched earth and shit hahahaha 😂
Thanks for the videos!
Was this the biggest machine ever.
Doesn't look like it's at all effecint. Bucket looks so small for the size of machine and how slow it was.
I am thinking the same thing. Operator seems to take a long time making a place to dump. I figure this is so the spoil will stay where it is dumped.
Slow and steady.........wins the race!
Is this the biggest ever excavator i wouldn't think they built anything like that these days.
These machines are over built and tough as nails ran forever with little maintenance.
Why is it damn near impossible to find footage of the king of all shovels, The Captain?
The last of the great electric super shovels. Able to move a mountain with a push of a lever. The end of an era of giants
I operated a elect dragline ,this operator is good he doesn't waste time with each bucket and he doesn't his hardware on the bucket. 😊
This guy has a little heat on goin. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤪👍
The bucket would make a nice 2 car garage. Absolutely astonishing that something that size could be built with human ingenuity and vision
It’s really interesting that when you look at the largest hydraulic excavators and shovels of today you think wow that’s enormous, but in order to build a truly colossal machine such as this you have to go back to an earlier technology using cables and winches. The only difference is instead of steam or diesel power you have to use high voltage to get the immense power and torque required to run the machine. The best of old meets modern!! Very cool stuff 👍
It must have been a job casting that bucket.
Slow but sure
You’d think they’d give it a new paint job
34:31 is a scale model.
Amazing how the electric grid handled it.