Ruston-Bucyrus RB 30 1951

[@billgiordano4425]

Brings back memories of my days loading, and stacking precast concrete slabs, and support sections used in the construction of parking lots back in the early 70's. I used a crane just like that, and a rubber tired Grove jib crane out in the field, and ran a bridge crane in the plant. It was a new innovation at the time to mass produce the concrete components on an assembly line. Unfortunately the company folded after a few years due to mismanagement. I then went to work in a metal recycling yard running a 1933 Bucyrus Erie crawler with a magnet, and crane with a grapple hook. The B.E. was a real beast! With an in.line continental with a pony motor. I used to have to loosen the injector nuts to prime her and then fire her up with that low RPM lobe she had . The controls were stiff, and the cable drum was hard to hold onto when swinging a load. I would load 3 different trailers coming in at different angles with the different grades of iron. It was hard work, and challenging on.my body, even though i was sitting in that seat. Ahhh, to be young, and have muscle tone ! Now I'm an.old man, but i.would love to swing that boom, and throw that magnet one more time!

[@xlmachinetransportsmanuten6914]

Bill Giordano wow, what a life! 👍🏼

[@thomastaylor2395]

I love to see old draglines restored and put to use once again.

[@ConstructionMachinesChannel]

Great machine. Fantastic sound off it 👍

[@lorrainedimmock4096]

Just about to build a 4mm scale model of this classic, it will be fitted with a clamshell bucket, for use on my harbour layout...loading gravel and sand....!

[@ryleplays01]

Wow🤩

[@edmcelhone4501]

they were nice machine top of the some people say

[@edmcelhone4501]

iv loaded a few of with planks not nice good when removable neck trailer came out

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Good to hear the boom hoist dog. Haven't heard one in years and a NICE machine and with a Detroit even. 6-71 I believe.

[@TheByard]

I picked up on the jib dog sound right away, I drove a 22RB in the UK back in the late 60s early 70s.

[@grahamb5930]

@@TheByard We overhauled a number of 30RB's in the 1980's at Edmund Nuttall in Kilsyth. Hook and cone rollers and freeing off the trunnion pins that were seized more often than not

[@TheByard]

@@grahamb5930 I worked for another tunnelling company called Chas Brand & Son, they paid drivers 1 hr per day greasing money. the foreman fitter would give you hell if you missed a nipple. There were several different cranes on site the 22RB did crane work and loading muck away using drag line. A Neal's crane on rubbers for general site work, if you drove with the cab over the drive axle you had to steer in reverse. A Taylor Hubbard was on shaft work and a converted steam crane was used to unload and prepare tunnel segments. I only did one turn on the converted crane I think it was a Smith's but cant be shore, but you had to swop gears for each operation.

[@grahamb5930]

@@TheByard Ah grease money, I remember the operators moaning about that constantly. We had 22RB's, 30RB's and 30RB Supercranes. We also had a 600RB where the boom hoist cut off switch was an optional extra meaning the boom would just keep rising until it went over the back! Along with the RB's, and the usual NCK 305's up to Andes, we had a smattering of Coles including a 120T, Hydra Huskies and a Vigorous that was the worst in the world, spent more time being repair than it did in operation. they were rough old beast but, they just kept working. Machines that were hard as nails.

[@TheByard]

@@grahamb5930 I also drove an RB tower crane that was based on a 22 or 38 RB chassis with axle spuds between the tracks forward and aft. artic wheel sets would be attached to the spuds. The 1st section of mast was 30ft a second section housed inside could be raised a further 30ft. The jib extend 30 this would be folded down with the mast in the lowed position. Making the total package an artic trailer and would only require a tractor unit to travel from site to site and was completely road legal. The crane was operated via a remote control slung around the operator shoulders and connected to the crane via an umbilical cord. this took a while to get used to as there was no bum on seat sensation. The crane was used to build 4 story precast housing units in Deptford S. London, we were paid on how many concrete units we installed any delays were paid pro rata, So we would go like hell to install as many units as possible in the 1st hour. The crane was rated to install 4 bays but I found that I could float out the 5th bay walls just off the ground and plonk them in position, They had to be right 1st time as the Wyle would not allow then to be hoisted again, we never failed also with me being on the block I could run out mortar for the next wall while the gang fitted Acrow props on the last placed wall. Money was good.

[@PriestmanCub]

Where is this 30RB based? Looks a really good dragline.

[@xlmachinetransportsmanuten6914]

It’s based in Switzerland, near of Martigny.

[@GiuseppeBrizio-qi2sh]

it's possible to see this crane at work in 2023 ?

[@sskar48iraq71]

How many years it’s old?

[@xlmachinetransportsmanuten6914]

Sskar48 iraq 1951 to 2020= 69 years 😉

[@sskar48iraq71]

Chris Croset 😳 😳 wow it’s oldest than I...thanks

[@AYUSHJOD678]

ज्ञान

[@RuthNewstead]

Ain't you got a grease gun 😂

[@paulchristie5809]

Hi just looking at this amazzing RB-30 I've got a full Instuction Manual from Excavator works P.O Box No 14 ,LINCOLN ,ENGLAND This is full Description of the RB - 30 Photos and Plans it is complete manual .

[@nikolaskaristineos3674]

Dear Paul, I just bought a RB30. Do you sell a photocopy of your manual? My email is [e-mail]. Thanking you in advance Nikolas

[@paulchristie5809]

+Nikolas Karistineos Hi it's about the Rb 30 manual. if you are on Facebook look up Paul Christie (home town Pickering North Yorkshire or email to [e-mail] hope you get this and I'll chat to see how I can help. many thanks Paul

[@Fuzzbrain61]

Don't make em like that anymore - sadly!