Becket Dump Ropes Change out on Dragline

[@OldFella547]

Hi. Brings back memories as Over 20 years ago I was a Fitter at Ulan out from Mudgee in The NSW Coalfields in Australia & on many occassions worked on The Marion about The Same Size. We Changed everthing from Buckets to Drag Ropes, Chains,The Head Pulley at The top Of The Boom ,IBS Ropes & used a D 11 as well as a 20 & 40 Ton Grove Crane however we also used mainly Land Cruisers except when it was really wet & The Job was Urgent then we used A Nissan to tow our work Trailers as they were much better in the wet. Also we used to Weld all The Links together to make Drag Chains which we called "The Jewellery".

[@lozarok]

Awesome Feedback mate , appreciate the comment

[@Mr.XYZ6775]

Cool I was part of the Engineering team at P&H, Pauline and Harnishfeger, in Milwaukee Wisconsin. We redesigned the arch, teeth, shrouds on the bucket and a guide of the foot on the house. As the foot moves backward it picks up the house just enough to clear the ground the foot lifts moves backward, the guide keeps it from wobbling, then drops down and the cycle starts again. The deadline walks kinda like a turtle. One of the best jobs I had around 1995 to 2000. The machine took 3 years to design and 3 years to build. It went to Australia.

[@lozarok]

Nice one - Draglines are a great piece of Engineering

[@orvillelambdin4392]

I love big earth equipment. Wish I could see one of the huge draglines in person before I die that's for sure. They are in my opinion mechanical marvels of ingenuity.

[@AdvancedUSA]

Some people just like to complain. I’m happy that someone took the time and effort to post this. It’s something that very few people will ever get to see in person. Look at the links on the bucket chain. Bet just one link weighs 200+ pounds.

[@stevemiller3082]

Man, thank you for taking the time and effort to put this together and share it. My father sold conveyer belt and belt cleaning equipment/products. He was centered out of Paducah Kentucky at the time. He took me to a couple of mines but I didn’t see anything like this. Wholly wowzers.

[@lozarok]

No worries mate - cheers

[@truebluekit]

Dang... when that bucket got lifted, it really did look like a monster came to life.

[@lozarok]

when they fire up mate it is awesome - the lights dull and away they go

[@jackrideout4327]

Interesting mate! I’m a mine boily and we look after 3 draglines and the way we do dump ropes it similar but a different to what’s in this video. Depends on weather it’s a broken dump rope or just replacing a worn one is to how low we have the sheaves. For a dump ropes that aren’t broken we set the sheaves about 5m of the ground to avoid tangles. All we use the oxy for is to cut out the retaining pins and to pull the becketed end out we use a 1 tonne sling fed up though the dump rope socket. We then pin the new dump rope at one end and then hook it up to the old one with a short chain and pull it though the sheaves. For broken ropes we lower the sheaves so we can get a 3tonne sling though and then feed the new ropes though that way. It’s interesting seeing how different sites go about there dragline rigging though

[@lozarok]

Great feedback mate - we all have ways of getting things done at our sites and whatever works safely and efficiently is worth a go for sure - are you guys single dump ? cheers

[@bkh5746]

Well atleast its not a page dragline.we went in one time cut the whole gear rack off.we had 5” steel cut for the new rack welded all those bastards back in.talk about a job.left the tub under the machine too..

[@bkh5746]

Yeah we used a komatsu loader with jackhammer and a jib pole.do most the work with it

[@timb7775]

Must be so fun to work around those huge machines.

[@lozarok]

The best - an adventure each day

[@Leafgreen1976]

I've seen these things on tv for years but never really knew how big they were until you put a D10 next to the bucket.

[@alternativeperception6949]

Dad worked on the maintenance of Draglines in South Africa in the 80's early 90's . I knew from his description they were big but my god to see it with men and machines by it to get a scale of thing WOW just WOW 👍👍👍

[@gregorytoddsmith9744]

Top wire ropes off the end of the boom for the "Hoist" motion. Orients the bucket and either raises or lowers the bucket. Called "dump" here. The lower ropes are for the "Drag" motion. Pulled toward the machine to fill the bucket. Both are spooled on huge drums inside the machine just like a winch on your vehicle etc. but BIG!!😏 They are payed in or out simultaneously or individually by the operator to either fill or dump the bucket. The turning of the machine is referred to as the "Swing" motion. The machine moves itself with the "Propel" motion. Large electrical conductors are referred to as "Cables." "Wire Ropes" are used to support a load. These machines use huge electrical motors to run them. They remove the overburden/soil to expose the coal that goes to the power plant and produces the power for our lives. The machine actually digs to power itself...and us!!⚡⚡ Thank you miners! Be safe! Thank you power producers. Be safe! Go Wyoming Coal!!! Edited to say....Go Aussie miners and miners worldwide!!! Be safe! Good on ya!!👈💪🔥⚡

[@RustyorBroken]

That's just a small machine. When I was a young boy I had a dragline that moved massive amounts of overburden. It was built by Tonka. I liked it so much I had those guys build me a stripping shovel, haul truck, road grader, and dozer. The dozer was the biggest unit ever built at that time. It was the same size as the haul truck!

[@randallfrank5682]

Having done this procedure multiple times myself on a lot smaller draglines (Bucyrus Erie 15-B, 38-B, & P & H 1055), I think that it would have been nice to have some narration about the process and why it needed to be done for those not familiar with machines like this. That cutting torch is interesting.

[@Bigsoot7393]

It's Australia mate mining company probably sue him if he narrated it and it wasn't to their procedure. And I think that's a thermal Lance not a cutting torch

[@dalen.tenney5210]

With becketed cables it would seem unnecessary to cut one out!! Not to over display my ignorance, but what the heck is a lance torch???!!!

[@randallfrank5682]

@@dalen.tenney5210 A "lance torch" just looks like a huge cutting torch. It looks like he is just cutting off the end of the cable. I never used one that big and they were all right angle tips. We used to call them "fire wrenches."

[@dalen.tenney5210]

Thanks Randall ! Appreciate you taking the time to enlighten me :). Never saw or used one tho I've had plenty of experience using a cutting torch around draglines. It appears to be right handy to cut something in a 'hole'. Thanks again for responding :)

[@B100-c4m]

That torch is indeed a "normal" oxy-fuel cutting torch. the straight forward tip is uncommon to most people because its far from ideal in most situations. Short torches usually have 90 degree pointing tips, best for benchwork. longer torches usually have the tip pointing slightly forward, best for demolition cutting. they can also be custom made. i recently ordered one that was not standard so they had to make it. 800mm long with a 90 degree tip for cutting 10" steel casings from the inside(piles for foundation repair)

[@mrc1539]

Years ago I saw some of these draglines working around “Big Brutus” in the Southeast corner of Kansas and from a distance they looked small compared to Brutus .

[@BobSweete]

Great video. Finally saw how a spreader works

[@Most_Trustworthy_Weasel]

Favorite part is when that bucket gets picked up!

[@lozarok]

For sure mate

[@punaheleboy]

Every one of those men seem to know exactly what’s necessary. Seems easy enough . That digger is a beast.

[@paulne1514]

I used to operate a Bucycrus-Erie dragline. Looking at this one, mine seemed to be a Tonka Toy!

[@hippietomcan1981]

Wow, thanks man. That's a really cool walkthrough. Very cool...

[@alkennedy1124]

That is a lot of power for a small deeper, it amazes me how big for a small amount of material movie goes, kool rake BigAl.

[@sandipgupta1446]

Hi in in b the CV i

[@cesarpalmos8235]

Each "small" shovel full is 380 tons, or 760,000lbs/344730 kilograms.

[@mikeuyeda2330]

Serious job and lots of heavy, dangerous equipment and someone wants to play the clown. Even his co-worker thought he was being a fool!!

[@W8iHav2P]

I live in the "coal region " in PA. When the surface mine closed they abandoned these machines right where they sat. The largest was about the size of the one in the video. It sat mostly instact until about 20 years ago when steel prices jumped and it was worth scrapping. There were several of the drag line buckets that sat in locl scrap yards for years until steel prices rose enough to make it worth cutting them up into shippable sized pieces. The biggest drag line was known simply as "the crane" and if I remember correctly was manufactured by Bucyrus

[@tomcander3669]

Maybe in PA but Ohio had the world's largest, the Big Muskie

[@rippitallout149]

Everytime coal prices go up all these little independents pop up, take the investor money, produce nothing, then they abandoned the equipment right there. I've seen this so many times throughout the years here.

[@adambergendorff2702]

Love seeing the big machinery!

[@stephenrice4554]

Fast forward past the music , watched bits and pieces that weren't weaving around . Got the gist . Fair video 👍🇬🇧

[@mrwest5552]

job complete, no injuries.

[@lozarok]

The name of the game

[@traviswilliams9104]

It's so crazy to see how big the body must be compared to the bucket. Yea the bucket is larger than a d10 but that bucket looks like a flea next to the body of the dragger...

[@FlyingSeaMan256]

Amazing. There’s no other word for it. Amazing

[@thvtsydneylyf3th077]

chrs for posting that ay, need more of this type of content

[@GhostOfDamned]

This looks like waking up a dragon from a long nap

[@donnebes9421]

That chain is humongous! Looks like something Mr T would have been wearing.

[@markmcc78]

W

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

or the USS Missouri BB-63

[@chriselliott8509]

It's big, but it's no Big Muskie. Still, I'd like to take a scoop with it, seeing as the 4250-W went to the scrappers. I remember watching the 2570 swing from my backyard in the late 90's. Pretty cool to see even from far away because you know its humongous.

[@timrankin8737]

There a pic of 2 greyhound buses side by side in big muskies bucket.

[@chriselliott8509]

@@timrankin8737 And a high school marching band. My dad worked on the Muskie when it was in operation.

[@timrankin8737]

@@chriselliott8509 thats soooo cool. 👍

[@zzirSnipzz1]

Well this one is better than Muskie as its still operating an muskie is in the scrap heap ;)

[@chriselliott8509]

@@zzirSnipzz1 True enough. Muskie was a temperamental ol girl. Lots of breakdowns and maintenance. Between that and the clean air act, it wasn't feasible for it to stay in operation.

[@Frenchy3055]

From someone who has done this job countless times on a Marion 8900 155 cubic yard dragline, this job can be done a lot easier and faster. 1. Have one end of the dump ropes (the arch end) already socketed. 2. Set the bucket down on the arch and replace the dump ropes, sockets and all. And this is important because you don't want to put on a new rope on with a worn out socket and bushings. These sockets carry a lot of weight so the bushings wear really fast. 3. Let the bucket back down and lower the dump sheaves one at a time over the side of the bucket to feed the new dump ropes through the dump sheaves. 4. Then pull each dump rope up to the other sockets.

[@joelmillard1397]

3 1/4 " rope, big boys n big toys

[@technikwolle]

normally producers of ropes and chains have drawing benches (dont know, if this ist the right word!) , which are able to test the resilience before tearing. I would like to see this chain tearing!

[@jonathangray7067]

That's Columbia steel casting chain link, it doesn't tear, the pins in the clevis will probably give way first, or the rope socket.

[@lozarok]

all it takes is to get caught in he Rock and then shock loaded and 5 Inch Chain is torn in half

[@franklinhayes5398]

I’ve welded on those buckets but never changed any of that. The bucket was 120 yards

[@dougjust9518]

Okay, from the git go. Aint the biggest, Yet Very Impressive. 😊

[@lozarok]

9020-s good machines

[@jrrockett]

Columbia Steel Chain. So I have to Ask, how well do the Bushings Holding up in the End Links and How long do the Rope Sockets Last.

[@BladePro2021]

Awesome! Spent many years doing that running dragline dozer at a coal mine .

[@Goldarr1900]

That machine vs King Kong.. it would make a great movie.

[@jadilsonalvesdasilva7192]

Grande profissional grande máquinaria parabéns pelo vídeo que Deus abençoe sempre seu trabalho muito bom excelente 👏👏👏

[@joebond5012]

Those massively thick cables looked relatively flimsy in the long shot at the end!

[@lotajlesche7303]

А я работал на 6,5/45 „NKMZ“. Там все делалось руками, без вспомогательной техники. Ну конечно ковша был только 6,5м3

[@ВладимирПаргачев-л5б]

А мы на 652ом троса переворачивали....от ковша в лебёдку....экономили....естественно в ручную...если аккуратно пользуешься

[@Parents_of_Twins]

Wow. It's hard to imagine how large that bucket truly is until you see a D10 parked up against it on a ramp and the D10 looks small.

[@monroyu9519]

Bro i can't imagine how big crane is😐

[@strangefruit8776]

The dude on the d10 had some balls approaching that bucket. There’s no way I’d be trying to hold that thing up with a d10.

[@marie.mcallister5177]

Olo

[@marie.mcallister5177]

@@monroyu9519 cid

[@markmcc78]

@@strangefruit8776 good point. That bucket would squash that rig!

[@jamielacourse7578]

Thank you for being brief with the music..........

[@triple6758]

Yass!

[@RicamezzomoGaucho]

very cool this video won another subscriber💪💪🤝🤝🙏🙏

[@CrashOveryd]

sa fonctionne avec quel énergie cette machine car si cest du gasoil sa doit en bouffer a la second

[@kerrysupporter]

That’s a handy little machine there

[@tabuilder]

I noticed that these guys are very efficient. While they were changing the "becket" ropes they also changed the bucket ropes.

[@miklkiton8639]

Great video, very interesting for city dweller! ))

[@pubcrawlchannel3619]

Excellent video - cheers for Posting

[@lozarok]

No probs PCC

[@godbluffvdgg]

Jeezus! What took so long? That was like three minutes before it was operable...I did a 9040 in 2 minutes barehanded...

[@petrstuntbiker885]

Wow,reálky big Machine 👍💪💪💪✌️

[@groundpounder24365]

Holy wow..that's one huge bucket

[@SJR_Media_Group]

How you know when your are working on a big machine... it takes a crane to just move the individual cables. Add massive chains, links, and pins that require heat and brute force. Good thing you don't have to replace those every day. Once a years is hard enough.

[@divljacina1]

3:40 its like a part from some movie with robots 😂 its awesome...

[@gregor00005]

Looks like a welding mask, almost.

[@lozarok]

LOL

[@Demidar665]

3:45 the sounds

[@markmark2080]

I'd love to have a chance to climb all over that thing. I've seen Big Brutus In SE Kansas, they told me that they used to let people climb up the boom, until the insurance company found out, that would have been fun.

[@MrCarnutbill67]

I remember seeing Big Muskie when I was a kid here in Ohio. Truly scary how big they are.

[@alexjohnward]

I once had the chance to climb the boom WHILE OPERATING!! I'm not that crazy.

[@jadilsonalvesdasilva7192]

Grande máquinas muito bom excelente profissional parabéns pelo vídeo que Deus abençoe sempre seu trabalho muito bom excelente profissional 👏👏👏👏

[@ginoasci]

i usually change those out by myself without any machines while eating a sandwich with one hand.

[@Tgiles13]

Sure you do..

[@ginoasci]

@@Tgiles13 : why don’t you believe me?

[@Tgiles13]

@@ginoasci because ive done dump ropes before and you do need other machinery to do it.

[@johnmckinson8473]

Me too, but while eating rice

[@ronaldmolinasandoval1849]

Saludos cordiales desde Sudamérica Santa Cruz bolivia 🇧🇴 👍 increíble el tamaño 💯 puntos de esa maquina por mi país no se ven estos tipos de maquinas increíble 👍👍👍😀👍👍👀👀👀😁

[@ИванИванов-ф5д]

Лучшая в мире робота! Работаю на драглайне 12лет.Но етот огромен.

[@markfryer9880]

I was wondering where this mine was? Isuzu Service Truck and Toyota Land Cruiser Service Ute said Australia. Then they mouth off and that confirmed it as Australia and most probably Queensland. Stay safe boys and girls.

[@lozarok]

on the right track - be safe - cheers

[@Senkino5o]

@Muckin 4on Not Coal.

[@samcrewe1791]

@@lozarok Ensham?

[@manishranamagar7073]

Largest dragline ever built by p&h is 9030c(160 yards and 425 foot boom), is this true?

[@lozarok]

I don't think they ever built it - there were plans too. There were 7 x 9020-s built however only 6 remain - Good Draglines

[@mog5858]

thanks for sharing. no pictures or videos on our mine sites in Canada. are 9020 is running strong.

[@downunderfulla6001]

None in Australia either while working for BMA ( BHP. Mitsubishi, Alliance (South Africa)). Instant dismissal. Must be a Contractor pit

[@lozarok]

9020's forever mate

[@RolandElliottFirstG]

Good Aussie production.

[@lozarok]

cheers for checking it out mate

[@KarasCyborg]

How much money is lost per hour while that bucket is down?

[@lozarok]

18 K

[@jerrodbeck1799]

And this is why your lights are on and you can charge your phone you tree, hugging hippies👌🏻

[@thebohemian9311]

Welcome to PANDORA.........but where are the AVATARS ?????.

[@nathandove1521]

Did a great job replacing dump rope. Look long. We run 53footer on the 2550 be

[@UnknowableAbsolute]

If i am right, this is mid size dragline, P&H 9020XPC even bigger than this, draglines is really monsters

[@lozarok]

I don't think there are any operating in the world - only 9020's

[@UnknowableAbsolute]

@@lozarok Sad to hear that, why in the past true monsters lived in the mine, like Big Muskie or Captain, for now all vehicle not so big as before. Only Bagger 293 remain. What do you think? Why biggest machine like P&H 9020XPC not so popular in our days?

[@MICKSHRED]

@@UnknowableAbsolute too expensive

[@captaincope4303]

Who else thought it'd be nice getting the old cables for a hundred things?

[@andrewrees8749]

So the dump rope, is the short length between drag rope, and hoist ??

[@Maharlikano_XYZ]

4:08 Man, the sound of its engine as it roars...

[@JoseContreras-w7z]

Que máquina,es un monstruo de acero e iron, simplemente hermosa

[@shaneward6689]

fukin hell , you could park the D-10 in the bucket and it would think you gave it a new apartment . must give ya sorta the chills to watch that beast in action...for the first 30 mins or so, then it just becomes "routine"

[@lozarok]

Love working on the big gear mate

[@shaneward6689]

@@lozarok I'd love a chance to get out and do some work on those beasts , the biggest excavator on the island where I live is a 365 and biggest dozers are D-9 models. I do welding and mechanical repairs on most of them . But it would be nice to see what the world has to offer .

[@lozarok]

@@shaneward6689 Bowen basin has a lot to offer mate

[@SchnelleKat]

Insanity man... U don't realize how HUGE them chains are until its on flat ground

[@WalkerRM3]

I wonder how and I wonder why

[@parkfarm233]

Great video Loza. Good to see Wayne and the boys still have the goods. Where's Swampy?😀

[@lozarok]

LOL - Parksley Happy new year bro - Swampy is out the back sniffing paint fumes lol

[@CAT973D1]

Would be nice to watch something like that, you can't imagine the size.

[@lozarok]

awesome working on this gear mate - cheers

[@deepakbhoriya7676]

@@lozarok uh to gi

[@deepakbhoriya7676]

lppp

[@citizen23606]

Probably one of the only walking draglines like big muskie still in operation

[@andrewrees8749]

U.s a has many all over the country still in use, and still being made by the various company's,

[@Bigsoot7393]

This is Australia mate got heaps

[@k7y]

this Dragline all electric?

[@TL64329]

How much do the dump ropes weigh?

[@adrtv6554]

Wow big bucket

[@keithwarkentin]

That’s one big dragline! Must take a few cartridges of grease to keep that old girl swinging 😀🇨🇦🪝🏗

[@lozarok]

just a few

[@mortenfrosthansen84]

Why not replace that massively deform pulley, now that it is in for maintenance?

[@throngcleaver]

That was fun! 😁

[@davestinson5691]

Man what some massive chains an bkt

[@marco-3670]

Is huge the right word for this monster bucket?

[@doolittlegeorge]

Yep. "Surprisingly efficient" is another term for using a drag line in mining. Given enough time you can flatten an entire US Eastern Seaboard mountain/hillock. No such thing as an *energy shortage* in the United States as such...provided you can get the natural gas pipeline system installed. Run your surface mine 24/7/365 to include takeaway capacity (surface rail.)

[@jstoli996c4s]

When a bucket makes a D10 Cat look small...

[@lozarok]

94 Cubic Meters

[@steeveedee8478]

A D10 Cat at that.........!

[@kwhite749]

I thought this might have been in Australia, and then old mate spoke up and I was like "yep, called it!"

[@dhewitt2514]

What did the guy say? No pictures?

[@tonybutcher4762]

Goes through a sacred sight like a hot knife through butter.

[@fredward55]

What are they mining here?

[@mart446]

Dragline is gonna keep on dragging now. :)

[@SirFloofy001]

The bucket makes that dozer look tiny

[@bobw222]

Bucket is big enough to hold a D10, with room to spare. Yet it looks so small in operation.

[@WSleeuwits]

Replacing dump rope ........new rope full of sand .great job 😂😂

[@S70AMG]

How does it compare to marion 8700 and 8750

[@beavis8167]

If you put that bucket up by that machine the bucket is small even though the buckets huge I always wondered that but I guess you need that size of machine to fill that size of a bucket

[@LaHaSi4208]

Awesome!!! 😯👍👍👍

[@lozarok]

cheers !!

[@AndyB718]

Good Stuff fellas..IUOE local 15 NYC.

[@blacksheep9734]

Andrew Bittle local 825 👍🏻

[@ded-Mokar]

У нас такой стоял на реке ангара, черпал гравий со дна реки.

[@verdenatura9756]

Ma una macchina di quelle dimensioni non è un po sottosfruttata?