50 YEAR OLD MACHINE STILL GOING STRONG

65 CY DRAGLINE MINING COAL

[@bobdelano6746]

Hats off to a true old school operator From a retired union operator

[@caseylimbert266]

Oh man... that dragline is scary looking, covered in rust and I love it... it's so quiet too

[@lanerailvideo5928]

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.

[@wmden1]

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.

[@swampratt36]

That's the difference in an operator and a seat mashing stick jerker ! Nice to watch !

[@bretolson279]

That guy is flawless, smooth as silk

[@Gatekeeper-p6g]

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!

[@jimhammond2396]

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

[@ericlakota6512]

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]

This material is soft nothing to do with operating skills

[@harryfellows1485]

@@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 !!!!

[@bobdelano6746]

Perfect controll

[@Tgiles13]

@@harryfellows1485 what a great way to encourage young people... “leave the big stuff to ole timers” that pretty much says it all. How pathetic.

[@lakakl3787]

I were asked to operate a small version of one these 19 years ago. I say this. It is damn sure an art.

[@thumpervansqueakynuts5848]

Looks like it’s got modern controls, would love a tour of the inside

[@HaraldFinster]

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.

[@Starkster50]

Let the video speak for itself.

[@davidpotts768]

Could do with a set of teeth, which wouldn't be cheap

[@winfieldholbrook5167]

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. 👍

[@psilocybinenthusiast5200]

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.

[@craigjones9244]

What a beautiful old drag line👍

[@davelydon1982]

Great video thanks for sharing love big machine. Thumbs up from Rep Ireland 👍

[@jungletension2835]

I'm a 56 year-old machine and I'm still going strong

[@billhanson4921]

they knew how to build in the old days, over engineering, you can't beat it for reliability,

[@TheBeingReal]

Bill Hanson somewhat true. Expensive though. Mind you these machines need constant maintenance. Likely every moving part in that dragline was replaced numerous times.

[@needsaride15126]

@@TheBeingReal Correct. Being the oiler on that rig would be no picnic.

[@MichiganSpinnaker]

Don't tell Tony Beets. He'll want two of them

[@chriscamgemi368]

MichiganSpinnaker that guy is such a Viking douche bag

[@socalmx255]

Chris Camgemi sounds like you’re jealous and broke lol

[@gregtaylor8327]

@@chriscamgemi368 why??

[@ridgec5670]

If he were on this site you would see him yelling at the operator, "let's make it happening!"

[@donaldbartram6315]

With a few expletives thrown in there

[@dav1099]

cool ,machine, very few if any operators today would run that ,machine without heat and AC, comfy seat with GPS. thanks for posting

[@donaldbartram6315]

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.

[@JohnKirkwoodProFoodHomemade]

Couldn't agree more, love these vids.

[@daveoneill8235]

Hes a smooth operater 🌝

[@donaldbartram6315]

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.

[@needsaride15126]

Any idea where at In Penn.? Southwest PA by any chance?

[@dn8093]

What a monstrosity.. Sqeeky, rusty, dirty and old...My kinda machine..LOVE TO THIS!!!

[@dalemarshall625]

Smooth operator an machine

[@nunyabizness199]

Nice but it really wouldn't hurt anything to paint the cab....😀

[@tomtate-dc2kd]

Hammerite ???

[@indridcold8433]

Hey, that is historic patina showing the age and wear of the machine.

[@nunyabizness199]

@@indridcold8433 That monster machine would look really nice with a paint job and say gold pinstripes...

[@gusm5128]

And some speed holes would look sharp

[@williamfischer8867]

From a time when company's chose quality and pride over profit

[@steveeab2364]

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

[@thumpervansqueakynuts5848]

@@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

[@thumpervansqueakynuts5848]

@@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

[@jerrygmarchantmarchant141]

What the f*** how many draglines did they build after they went broke you can ask Marion now you can ask Bucyrus

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

Very skilled operator there.

[@harley092355]

Worked on a job in St. Mary Parish in Louisiana in 1976 with just such a machine. I drove a D6 and D8.

[@scottbaker1018]

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

[@zabeemohamadi5547]

Hey buddy, my father used to work with a dumpertruck in a coalfield

[@downwithtrudeau]

It seems so gigantic to what also seems like a miniscule amount of dirt/rocks

[@chrisduhaime5689]

Looks like land reclamation after mining has been done

[@shawnhammack8479]

Give that thing a paint job. It's definitely earned it. Geesh.

[@KieranMckean]

In America there's no such thing as " to big " 💪

[@tomrogers9467]

This beast can be proud of it’s contribution to the climate change we are all enjoying today!

[@alexjohnward]

It's electric, so could be run on renewables.

[@get-the-lead-out.4593]

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)

[@albionwatts6000]

So what about showing the machine itself?? this is just 6 mins of watching a shovel...

[@paulthesoundguy1]

Albion Watts you should go and video for yourself....?

[@aj41926]

@@paulthesoundguy1 what machine is this and where?

[@pitlollygrower6791]

I wish this description mentioned what county this machine is operating in.

[@martiniv8924]

Smooth Operator 😎

[@garywhite3264]

Needs some paint and lubrication, otherwise wonderful machine.

[@fedup3582]

Reminds me of the number 10 dragline that used to operate at Black Thunder in the east pit.

[@BrewPub]

Going for the Rat-rod / rust-rod look.

[@МиленКацев]

In Bulgaria some machines are 60-70 years old.

[@markomilanovic7856]

Pozdrav iz Srbije. Kod nas ima jedan rotacioni stari bager. Iz nacističkoj doba.

[@mayhemmike1789]

GOTTA be a Toyota!

[@staticfanatic6361]

That looks like a gas station mens room!

[@bondobilly9369]

That ol fossil don't owe anyone a dime.

[@bobdelano6746]

Not one red cent

[@markkeister6057]

Great video, poor old girl could use some paint.

[@ovechkin100]

it amazes me this piece of machinery is even worth the cost.

[@Most_Trustworthy_Weasel]

Anthracite Region is special

[@bullsnutsoz]

you are well out with the age more like 70 years old!

[@scottbaker4314]

This video was filmed way before 2012 look at the vehicles in the back ground and the video quality is screaming early 80's

[@AmericanLocomotive1]

Nah, those are late 90s early 2000s trucks

[@jamiewood5086]

all the work it as done over the years you think they look after it with paint job

[@henryratajczak3071]

If the company would paint the old lady, she'd be a brand new machine.

[@CowboyCarCrushing]

Wonder how many shovels/buckets it's wore out? How many miles of cable has been worn out and replaced? Pretty freaking cool

[@timothybostic8151]

No doubt something old can be awesome

[@Starkster50]

Hey I'm told I'm awesome all the time.......when I'm handing out allowance.

[@oakdeneforestry1965]

Good operator

[@NakedDave100]

Good operators don't heel the bucket, which is a form of tight lining!!!

[@christopherlovelock9104]

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.

[@markcampbell9379]

A MARION 77 OR 7800

[@antoniociampo7698]

Ke spettacolo sembra vedere un dinosauro... Ma a quei tempi era un concentrato di ingegneria...!!!!

[@joriansouza80]

Aqui no Brazil isso é utilizado em Brasília pra colocar Money na Corrupção 😂😂😂

[@FrenchieFrench1555]

A long time ago, I sue dot work for a Bucyrus Erie distributor. Wonderful amchines

[@Karl.RschGmbH]

Eine Grund auf Reparatur könnte da nicht schaden,sehr heruntergekommen die Maschine.

[@gregghatfield9946]

That is the best job ,,,,,, this is for all the kids in the sand box’s ✌🏼

[@seanworkman431]

A lick of paint wouldn't hurt.

[@dennismariner4897]

Looks like " Big Muskie " from Southern Ohio

[@justindavis4962]

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.

[@royhofer7611]

Nope my grandpa was much better an ma granma too!!

[@SPQR-qq5bz]

Con técnicos chilenos puede llegar a funcionar 100 años más.

[@fasteddiesgarage5000]

These machines must last longer than the mine to do the reclaiming they were built for

[@K-Effect]

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

[@wmden1]

How about spending a few thousand and sand blast and paint it? It doesn't make a good rat rod.

[@rlewis1946]

Is the a reclamahtion job? Sure wish the owner's would put a new coat of paint on the house...

[@MAHONEY1940]

Great camera work.

[@BDOMPH]

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?

[@duckduckandeby405]

I don’t think this operator is hard at “real “ work, It seems like he’s just practicing.

[@BDOMPH]

@@duckduckandeby405 maybe!

[@vortexrex5135]

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?😎💯🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@vortexrex5135]

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’

[@greghatfieldjr2658]

Is this machine still in operation today?

[@Fcutdlady]

The mechanics may last but it ooks ike the bodywork is rusting away .

[@chrisferguson5381]

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

[@SGaryNinja]

Wish we could see a person for sizing up the size of the bucket.

[@mehmetalihakarayan1382]

Kepçeyi tam kapasite doldurmuyor,dişler körelmiş değişmesi gerekir.

[@apinkcranedude017liebherrb5]

50 YEAR OLD MACHINE STILL GOING STRONG THE 1450 BEFORE NEW PAINT

[@amosmoses8718]

sad that they would not paint the machine to keep it from rusting.

[@TheByard]

What a 10 gallon overhaul, anyway a rub down may open up some holes and then you got leaks..

[@simonevans4966]

Them windows are missing? Or they super clean? But cool video

[@VAHOSS]

2:44 look how worn that chain link is

[@indridcold8433]

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.

[@TheMetalButcher]

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.

[@rv1251]

Real neckless you can make from such a nice chain.

[@triple6758]

Thought I'd see a dragline, not just the bucket.

[@danieljohnstone6805]

Fill The Bucket!

[@applesucks2633]

Is this machine still in service?

[@peacemaker-du4hz]

That's what I was wondering too considering when this video was posted

[@wmden1]

The owner needs to open up his coin purse and give it a paint job.

[@nealk6387]

Looks like they got it out of a mad max movie

[@marklimbert2199]

How much can it hold because it doesn't seem to be picking much material up

[@ernietannehill6155]

Please give it some TLC and a new paint job.

[@K-Effect]

I guess paint doesn’t pay the bills

[@dwightarnold6980]

Fill the bucket

[@collinmac24]

The dude or the shovel?

[@523FILMS]

Both

[@brianquigley7336]

Why doesn't he seem to ever fill the bucket all the way ?

[@user-nr8zl6zu7f]

I don't see model, but looks like a old 1450B?

[@Aladinscave]

How many tons in that bucket ? It looks big

[@ShreddinSleds]

Can we see inside it? Moving dirt is cool n all...

[@mehmetalihakarayan1382]

Kepçeyi tam kapasite doldurmuyor.

[@samuelpablo1789]

The thousand battles.

[@NSBarnett]

Naaah! . . . I'm a watching paint dry fan, myself.

[@simonjackson7269]

And?? I'm sixty and still going!!! TIGHTHEADS RULE!!

[@jonnyjetstreamer997]

You’d think they’d give it a new paint job

[@coryb.4294]

I wonder how much grease it's used in its life.

[@tonyfortunato9695]

Dragline a cosa serve effettivo?

[@stnicholas54]

I expect there is a valid reason why he doesn't fill the bucket up.