One of the largest mobile land machine ever built up close, Dragline Excavator operation

[@randytrader3026]

Awesome machine, seems like it could handle a bigger bucket. I know my house would probably fit in that one , but compared to the size of the whole machine it looks tiny..

[@Scottadamsfan3481]

What if you just had another winch set up on other side of the area you want to dig and pull it back across the area? So you can go farther out ?

[@garrybrischke53]

I worked maintainence shutdowns on a few of these machines in central Queensland during the early 2000's . Dirty work but the $$$$ were clean.

[@aaronthebarbaric7733]

It is hard to believe such a device is cost effective. But it is by a large amount👍🏼

[@jhonsiders6077]

Why is the so much blurred out ? It’s not like it’s top secret?

[@logdog8920]

Nice up close vidja, of a massive machine. My father was an old "Dragliner", mostly on Northwest or Koerings.

[@wmden1]

Good looking machine. The bucket looks lower profiled than usual, but wider than usual, also. Probably a good Reason. It did dig smoothly, in my opinion.

[@ringandpinion3064]

I worked on the compressor in one of those about 40 years ago. It was in Texas digging coal for a new power plant located right behind it. I have seen nuclear aircraft carriers in the military, but somehow the dragline looked bigger.

[@nicholasnelson6876]

Was it in Henderson?

[@ringandpinion3064]

@@nicholasnelson6876 I'm not sure where Henderson is but this was in East Texas. It's been a really long time. The plant was brand new, I remember that.

[@nicholasnelson6876]

@@ringandpinion3064 the reason I ask is because I live an hour away from Henderson. Henderson is in East Texas. The dragline I'm cutting up has an electric powerplant behind it and another mine directly south of the plant. The mine I'm on is for coal and I assume the other one is too. Luminant mining CO owns the land I'm on. The other mine is called liberty.

[@ringandpinion3064]

@@nicholasnelson6876 I was there in 1987, give or take. I started up the Atlas Copco compressors in the power plant itself but like any good mechanic I slobbered all over myself looking at that big dragline. I don't remember if it was a dragline or shovel but I would assume it is the same plant. I don't remember a power plant specific for the dragline but I do remember some big (huge) electrical cables coming from it. I was born a mechanic and have always been fascinated with big and/or high tech machinery. I was a tank and amtrac mechanic in the Marines and worked on hydraulic oil rigs, compressors, generators, etc etc for the rest of my life. I was really good at control systems and was there as the digital controls took over for the analog stuff, so I made good money knowing that. I'm old and retired now, not turning wrenches anymore.

[@squidgysailor]

Can you secretly build a house in it and just live there

[@Atreid3s]

Why is everything censored? You even censored the tag on the guy's bluejeans lol! Why!?

[@jdrg]

Wanted to limit the exposure of the company logo running the mine, which is also printed on the back of everyones jeans

[@alexjohnward]

Staff not allowed to make video these days.

[@hammerdragon4321]

No that’s not the largest machine ever built the big musky is the largest machine that was built to bad it got scraped after a fire broke out from a busted hydraulic line

[@Strick.410]

Naw..your thinking of the the one named the captain. 2nd biggest. It was cut up from the fire breaking out in 1992 in the engine room. Big Muskie was actually shut down from the clean air act being passed. was junked in 1999

[@zack6280]

He also said one of the biggest not the biggest

[@phloughtgnarpsehs7263]

And I’m sure they scraped it on a regular basis; likely before they repainted it. Or if they got too much frost on the windshield. But of course in the end, they scrapped it, and didn’t have to scrape it anymore.

[@mikemiller209]

I've been watching the Indian point quarry in Illinois build a new drag line It's been close to two years or so now

[@johnpatterson5875]

The dump truck looked like an Electra Hall ... I wonder if unit rig had anything to do with building the digger

[@lawrencemcconahy2557]

Hammer, where was the Musky at?? I remember when I was a child my dad took me somewhere where in southern park of Ohio to see one and I am thinking it was named the musky??

[@royandrews5886]

The Muskie operated in the area and surrounding area of what is now called The Wilds. Close to Cambridge

[@ghukiyechophi1468]

The bucket is too small ( tiny) comparing with the machine,its a wastage of energy.

[@jdrg]

Here is a photo of me standing in one of the buckets imgur.com/KfZaQDe

[@localcrew]

Truth bomb. 💣

[@MegaDonns]

The Bucket matches the allowed load. If you calculate the moment arm of the loaded bucket from the centre of rotation and then the mo e t arm of the machine with the counterweight behind the centre of rotation. And compare the numbers you will see what I mean. Drag lines are designed for operations in a specific mine taking ingo consideration the soil type and weight and how much needs to be move per month. As example boom angles are strictly looked at and are designed down go the half of a degree. Most are set between about 33 and 39 degrees, however I know one that is 27 degrees and remember erection g o e at 40 degrees.

[@ghukiyechophi1468]

Oooo ic...and Merry Christmas Mr Donns..

[@grahamgillard3722]

There was one of these at Utah Developments, Blackwater mine, west of Rockhampton, Queensland, in the mid 70’s.

[@brendangee593]

I think there are 7 draglines there now

[@nelj3376]

Happy New Year!

[@ForeignLifestylestory]

the last one i was on took us over 3 years to put together ..

[@jean-micheldeleaz7248]

Lorsque j'étais jeune j'ai connu un endroit sur l'Isère où il y avait une dragline pour extraire des graviers dans le lit de la rivière 😊

[@roguesheep3083]

Those guys should be dressed like jawas, but other than that, cool.

[@Mooseracks]

Bucyrus ot Marian... I was on one with 24 ...1000hp electric motors.... 18ft bull gear...150 yard bucket

[@mhughes1160]

So were they digging a hole 🕳 or building a mountain 🏔. LoL 😂

[@tomondulich8113]

big muskie 220 cubic yard bucket

[@Nananggenzer]

👍👍👍👍

[@corywright7065]

the Gem of Egypt was way bigger and not a drag line, but the Buckeye was a drag line also much bigger. both were used for coal in the Egypt valley in Ohio in the 60s & 70s!! 👍😎

[@levisalvini4110]

Together with her sister "the Silver Spade".....I love them ❤️

[@JM0X-007]

Definitely a BMA mine haha

[@jdrg]

Naaa brusss it’s the AMB mine

[@itsamemario8014]

"One of the largest mobile land machines ever built up close" You would have to be up close to build it, building something like that from a distance would be difficult.

[@terrellscaife2411]

I wish my house was just big

[@markfryer9880]

Queensland coal mine? Stripping overburden!

[@khanyasir2072]

I watched this jaint early 1971 on main dam construction.

[@r.ccustomtruckingsydneyaus4632]

what's it digging it's own coal to power it. there waste of power. it needs enough power to run 50 thousand homes. very stupid that is in these times

[@A.J.1656]

It probably dug the minerals you purchased in the form of an electronic device so you could comment about how dumb it is. Or maybe it dug the coal to supply the power you consumed to make the comment.

[@brendangee593]

actually this is the most efficient way to move dirt other than blasting, and the coal from these mines are mostly used for steel making. Knowledge is far more powerful than emotions

[@donalfinn4205]

Don’t watch any pixelated vids.👎

[@ats-3693]

Nobody cares

[@localcrew]

I know, right? I really, REALLY wanted to know what brand of jeans those guys were wearing.

[@brendangee593]

its the mining company logo. @@localcrew

[@cybens1]

It says one of the largest, not the largest, dah.

[@stevenpierce4359]

I used to work on draglines

[@cjcourter1477]

That thing is just worthless.