Shamrock Coal Co Longwall running coal at Beech Fork Ky, Leslie County 1991

Shamrock Coal Co LongWall running coal Beechfork Ky Leslie Co 1991

[@ICONBADGTA]

Man I wish I could have worked alongside these guys. I was 7 or 8 during that time, I went on to get my mining certifications of Ky Foreman and Ky Met and neither is worth the plastic they are printed on now due to the current economic situation in mining and industry due to companies not willing to sell their coal for less and the current president's thinking about coal. We are most defanantly are a dying breed of men that will forever remember how good mining was to us and our families. Adam

[@hylo9432]

The same

[@karlogjam]

Carl Horn worked 41 years underground. He posted on every mining video on youtube

[@rebeccakp1]

Great Video...Enjoyed watching with my Daddy (Buster Woods)..Thanks for posting :)

[@markturner2606]

I worked with your daddy at Beechfork. He’s one of the best for sure

[@sabneybegley]

Heatch Begley and some of the miners that worked with him on the LongWall at Beech Fork Shamrock coal co 1991

[@tacticoolcoalminer8853]

My dad is in this video at the start saying “this is the super crew”

[@dustinclemons5873]

Lot of coal came from that mine

[@carlhorn1791]

I worked 41 years underground ,and they need to set bits ,on that sheer .

[@jadenroberts8207]

My dad worked there. I worked just across the road on the other side many years later there were a lot of rock in this seam.

[@carlhorn1791]

was his name Ricky Roberts@@jadenroberts8207

[@MrStaybrown]

LONGWALLERS. These guys pump out the most coal. They are truly unique. A lot of people are scared to be around a Longwall.

[@werkan8115]

Looks like a german DBT roofsupport and face convoyer.

[@fullflavor5]

If I ever got drunk enough to go down one of these holes I'd be to drunk to move...

[@dustinclemons5873]

I use to work in that mine

[@hylo9432]

One word. WILCOX

[@rogerhall6804]

I'm a Brit, I started in 1967, we had single ended ranging drum shearers, which cut and ploughed back. I wonder what make the machine, maybe British, Anderson Boyes, shield supports could be British too, but sadly our coal mining has ended along with all the machinery we used to make.

[@grahamnimmo4656]

Did you find Anderson shearers to be the best or just average?

[@robertkennedy1087]

Looks like the electrical inspections have not been done for a while. Very rusty cap screws on the enclosures

[@mackholland1042]

Who all is in this video???

[@jadenroberts8207]

Tim Roberts

[@cliffordcollett8293]

how do you guys reclaim that equipment when a section is worked out????

[@stevematda976]

After a panel was finished, you pull the shear and the pan line. Then start in the middle of the shield line pulling shields evenly one by one to the head and the tail. If you were lucky you got them all before the mountain set down. If one got hung up, you stripped it of everything salvageable and left it, and moved on to the next shield to be moved.