This forgotten Kansas town is home to a modern engineering marvel found nowhere else

[@jrenkas6]

Thank you for sharing this fascinating video of Brutus. We have seen large coal mining equipment in Sparwood, B.C. Canada and copper mining equipment in AZ but Brutus blows our mind.

[@PurpleOuchie]

Seen Brutus as a kid of about 4yrs old. As in our way to see grandma & ,my dad said we're going the long way to go see Big Brutus & we girls weren't very excited, complaining all the way. We didn't want to see a piece of old machinery, but was in total awe when we actually set eyes on it. Dad grew up in a very small town in southeast Ks. He was 1 of 8 born in a house in the middle of nowhere.

[@hawaii50th]

What a great team, Meandering Marty, and Sight Seeing Sally, such a cute, and interesting couple who takes us out on virtual tours of the Republic. Thank you to the both of you, and God bless you two always.

[@128titanic]

Hi, Sally. Thank you for your video.🎉. Have a good day.

[@SightseeingSally]

Thank you! You too!

[@johnbrown5565]

I used to drive by Big Brutus before it was a museum. It was black back in the 1970s. They had to take down power lines and telephone lines to move it from site to site. The mining pits are now filled with water and kids used to go swimming in them, very deep and not recommended.

[@PurpleOuchie]

Great fishing though

[@darrellashby3906]

A very interesting tour indeed, even before the Big Brutus part! Big Brutus was icing on an already delicious cake! Well done, you two!👍👏👏👏👏

[@SightseeingSally]

Cake? Did someone say cake? 🍰 Now I want some cake lol 😂 Thanks Darrell, appreciate it!

[@darrellashby3906]

@@SightseeingSally😆🤣 Yes, cake is good!!

[@susanbaca6883]

Ha! I grew up in KS and never heard of this until you brought it to light! Oh how public education failed me!! Thanks for sharing.❤️

[@astrorad2000]

Another fabulous video exploring unique places and sites by my favorite unique explorers.

[@juliogonzales5441]

WHEN SALLY and Marty TALK WE..LISTEN 😊😊

[@MeanderingMarty]

When Sally talks I listen. 😂

[@stevenjordan9497]

Love your content - keep up the great work!!

[@SightseeingSally]

Thank you! Will do!

[@cherylpearson1963]

Love Marty's abundant knowledge😊

[@MeanderingMarty]

Thank you.

[@badgerpa9]

Glad you are out meandering and sightseeing, stay safe.

[@SightseeingSally]

For sure, thank you!

[@bobholmes65]

Pennsylvania thanks you for the shout out! Another interesting and informative video. Love you Sally and Marty and appreciate your videos. 😇

[@kenbrown438]

I just got my notification and rushed right over !!!!😊

[@SightseeingSally]

Awesome 🤩 thank you!

[@51Lorie]

Really cool! Thanks, Sally and Marty!

[@SightseeingSally]

Our pleasure! It was a lot of fun to show you around.

[@MeanderingMarty]

👍

[@williamhickstein685]

I worked in Engineering and Manufacturing for General Motors, and the plant built Diesel Locomotives. The locomotives worked the same as this. The diesel engines ran a 600 Volt Traction motor that turned the wheel on the train engine. That equipment is cool. 😀 Another great video by Sally.

[@SightseeingSally]

How interesting! I appreciate you sharing this tidbit, thanks!!

[@williamhickstein685]

Love your videos

[@alanm2842]

this machine had a extension cord to supply power.

[@jimihendrix1575]

Greetings from Kentucky! Always enjoy your content, Sally and Marty!

[@MeanderingMarty]

Awesome!

[@chriscosby2459]

I lived in Kansas for 20 years and graduated from Pittsburg State University. Southeast Kansas is interesting -- a lot of historical places and nice towns. Parsons, Kansas -- in particular -- has a great downtown.

[@BusDriverRFI]

I'm a 1980 gorilla 🦍 graduate.

[@chriscosby2459]

@@BusDriverRFI Cool -- I earned an EdS in 2005. I love PSU.

[@78gbw]

I drove through pittsburg years ago then maybe a week later some woman on the radio happened to be from there. Story was her ex was stowed in the backyard in a camper and refused to leave. She then brought up the doublemint twins and how they lived there too but the doublemint twins hadnt aged well and were sorta notorious around there. Weird junk from a cluttered mind

[@aimlessramble]

Hi Sally and Marty 👋. Just wanted to say I love your channel. My plan is to retire in about 4 1/2 years, and I would love to be able to do what you are doing, traveling around and just making videos of my adventures. Please keep up the great work. I love what you are doing, and love watching your videos.

[@MeanderingMarty]

It’s not a profitable venture but it sure is a fun one and worth trying.

[@onrycodger]

Wow! That's Heavy sister.😎👍...I'ma gonna check out meandering Marty. As always, safe travels annnd Thumbs up!👍

[@SightseeingSally]

Awesome 🤩 you rock! And thank you 😊

[@RWX348]

What an awesome video and tour of this monster!! Yay!👍

[@SightseeingSally]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it 😁

[@BrowncoatNerd]

Oh the number of school field trips I took to this place as a kid! Thanks for bringing back the memories!

[@SightseeingSally]

Our pleasure! I can only imagine what Big Brutus looks like to a kid. Ginormous, perhaps? 🤔

[@BrowncoatNerd]

@@SightseeingSally yes! Ginormous! I was also too young at the time to climb to the top. They had an age limit, I think it was 15 or 18 years old. I’m bumped out that you can’t climb to the top at all anymore.

[@buckeyeguy82]

Very cool video Sally & Marty! That's really impressive that they built a very large electric shovel like this one. This reminds me of the Big Muskie Bucket in Southeast Ohio. It was a very large excavator & they have the bucket on display with some info about Big Muskie.

[@seanyancy1809]

Fun video stay safe in your travels kids..

[@RickHenkle]

Back in the 60's, I was a Boy Scout in Pittsburg and we took a trip to see Big B. while it was still in operation.. Holy Cow were we impressed!!!! The strip mines in the area are Treasures now, so much good fishing, hills, deer, wildlife!!! Love the ol strip pits that were Deep!!

[@davidpotter9462]

I graduated high school in '73, at Miami,OK. I took a day off and went to watch this thing dig one time. I used to have some pictures and stuff but that was a long time ago.

[@randygyulay5114]

A sad, little town with a massive story. Thanks Sally and Meandering.

[@MeanderingMarty]

😊

[@bonniekaye]

Loved this! Very interesting! 🙂👍🌷🌷

[@SightseeingSally]

Thanks Bonnie ❤️ I think Marty did, too. He was smiling through the entire experience!!!

[@bonniekaye]

@@SightseeingSally You're welcome! 🌷

[@gregorytubbs3444]

I knew these monster shovels and drag lines were electric, but I didn't know they were DC motors. But I remember being told how a DC motor could turn slow and still be at full horsepower. They couldn't do the same with AC motors. This was done at the DuPont nylon plant in Seaford, Delaware. It had something to do with forcing the nylon through microscopic holes to produce the fine strands used for yarn.

[@gregorymccullough3801]

I've been to Big Brutis. I was born in McPherson, moved to Homer, Alaska when I was 15. That was 57 years ago. Glad the old shovel is still there.

[@glennoconnor2980]

From the Cornish Pump of Iron Mountain to Big Brutus of West Mineral. Very good Sally and Marty!

[@themechaniacal1558]

My mother was born and raised in the town limits and lived there until she was 19. Her family goes way back to West Mineral's beginnings including my great grandfather who served as town constable. He was killed in a tragic accident in 1926 in the line of duty, so to speak. He was also in charge of the local pump at the town water station aside from being night policeman. On the night of July 10, 1926, he made his way to the station pump to switch it off and was electrocuted after apparently contacting a live wire.

[@jeffcook3044]

Really a very fascinating and soft voice video presentation of this town and it's modern marvel...viewed it twice. Enjoyed the nonchalant tempo.

[@kennykittrell2549]

Hello Sally and Marty from Longview Texas

[@SightseeingSally]

Hellooo Kenny!

[@MeanderingMarty]

👋

[@cynicalrabbit915]

Back in the 70s there was an electric shovel in Sullivan County Indiana. It was a walking earth mover that had no tracks but did have feet. It would set down on the central body and the feet were lifted and moved so that when it "stood up" the entire machine either moved forward or backwards. The power it received was fed through 1 foot thick cables. The bucket could hold 4 pickup trucks. I remember not being able to go to the peach orchard anymore because that was the part of that big machine's path and, going northwest across the county. Don't know if it's still working or if it's standing abandoned like this relic of the past. There's a power plant not far from where I grew up that was built years after I left. It gets it's coal by railroad.

[@vertanux1]

As a fellow KZbinr from the Midwest. Bravo, on such a treasure of wonderful videos you are creating! I'm sure you will have over a million subscribers in no time. Thank you for your fabulous effort.

[@1954shadow]

Martypedia. He nails it, every time.

[@SightseeingSally]

lol nice!

[@MeanderingMarty]

👍 bam!

[@roberthuron9160]

From an engineering viewpoint,that cab was fascinating! I didn't know that joy stick controls were operational in 1962! Practically every heavy machine,nowadays is operated that way! Oh,yes,that use of AC/DC hookup,was known as a motor/generator setup! The New Haven Railroad had several classes of engines,that used MG sets! Check out the book-"When the Steam Railroads Electrified",as there is further data!! Thank you for an interesting sidebar on Kansas history,and man,that machine is MASSIVE! Thank you 😇 😊!

[@WizardOfWhoopee]

There were 2 of these running all thru the 1990's just west of Texarkana along I-30. You'd see them from miles away.

[@augustharter981]

Exciting to see Big Brutus! Old schools are always cool to see! Never knew that Kansas had coal mining. West Mineral is a good name. Free range chickens and wild horses, WOW. Have driven through many a small town in the west that have populations of 100 to 400 people. A lot of old buildings abandoned. Sad! Big Brutus museum is interesting! That model of Big Brutus was pretty cool! Thanks for showing us around Big Brutus!! Fun video.

[@SightseeingSally]

Thanks! Big Brutus certainly was the highlight of our day. Especially Marty. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him this excited in any other video ever lol

[@alecfromminnenowhere2089]

You should go to the Iron Range in NE Minnesota. There is lots of big equipment both old and new on the range and around the Duluth harbor.

[@normchristopherson5799]

Burdett, Kansas is another very small forgotten town. Home of the astronomer who discovered Pluto. Burdett has a monument to the discoverer. His name slips my mind at the moment.

[@BusDriverRFI]

Wasn't that Clyde Tombaugh?

[@BusDriverRFI]

OMG. In 1984, I was driving with my wife and son near Burdett. We were driving west on 156 throgh the area. I was looking to the west. I saw what looked like a massive water sprinkler in the distance. Then we drove into some rain and when we came out of it, there was an obvious tornado not far away. I had been seeing the debris being blown about. Dumb me. I was thinking I could drive by it because it was off to the south but 156 took a turn to the south and I pulled off on the straight away road and started going 80+ down the highway in a 55mph zone to the east. A few minutes later, the Highway Patrol was on my tail flashing their lights. I slowed down to 70 and they passed me like I was stopped. We went onto a side road and parked and watched the tornadoes developing out of that cell. We then were under clear skies watching them. When I stopped to turn around, I paused and watched the enormity of the funnel. It was mesmerizing. The wife was screaming to get moving. But it was incredible to experience.

[@normchristopherson5799]

Yes, that was Clyde, thank you for recalling that.@@BusDriverRFI

[@CByrdManage]

Really great video. Had it on in the background but it took my full attention right away. Thanks for making it :^)

[@mrapache10]

The strip mining produced what we call strip pits. They filled with water and now if the best fishing in Kansas. There are several of them most dug by Brutus.

[@kennykittrell2549]

They have built a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall in Teague Park in Longview Texas.

[@billwilliams5889]

Bucyrus Manufacturing made Brutus and also made most of the steam shovels used for the Panama Canal project.

[@MrBodyguard380]

I go fishing over in West Mineral every summer. I’m so used to seeing Big Brutus that’s not even a fascination anymore.

[@Daniel-nr6iw]

Your "broke youtube Thanksgiving traditions" video popped up yesterday and I watched a few more after that. New subscriber now. You look like nice, fun people. You're doing what I've always wanted to do with someone. I've traveled a lot in my life and have seen thousands of sights and places over my life but I've never had anyone to share them with. It's wonderful to watch two people who seem to genuinely enjoy each other's company. I'll be following you from now on. Safe travels!

[@MeanderingMarty]

👍

[@JSB1882]

I still use a rotary dial phone. Big Brutus was like going into an office or warehouse each day for work!

[@davewinter2688]

You probably need to explain rotary dial phones for some younger viewers. BR549😅

[@Steve-ow4jt]

Hey Sally and Marty Its great to see you borh on the road again and doing so well. That is one enormous machine! I bet it would have been absolutely awesome to have seen that thing operate. The only thing that could have been better than seeing it operate would have been having the ability to operate it. Something that big could certainly inflict some serious damage. Don't know where you're stopping next, but Oklahoma is just one state from Kansas. LOL Will be looking forward to your next video. Until then take care, stay safe and God bless. Steve in Oklahoma

[@SightseeingSally]

Hey Steve in Oklahoma! What part of Oklahoma is the best part to visit? Asking for a friend 😜

[@Steve-ow4jt]

Not really sure of the best part, because there's so much I have never seen, but I have heard that Turner Falls is a really pretty place to visit.

[@MeanderingMarty]

👍

[@bradrock7731]

Very Cool! I'm taking another toke every time you say " Modern Engineering Marvel"

[@ratwynd]

About 20 years ago I was working in Healey, Alaska in a medical clinic and had the opportunity to tour the Usibelli Coal Mine. I was actually able to watch the huge walker dragline work. We could not go inside because it was working, but the power cable was the size of my leg. Massive and impressive. Thanks for sharing this. The coal trucks were impressive also, tires over 10 ft tall. Similar size front end loaders to scoop the coal and overburden. Everything there was massive.

[@raygunsforronnie847]

Nice visit! Going north from there you encounter other mining, mostly zinc and lead. Glad you enjoyed visiting Brutus! Another unexpected engineering gem is south in Miami, OK - the Newell Motor Coach factory, where luxury coaches are hand built from the ground up, including the chassis.

[@davidkimmel4216]

Thanks for the tour. Very interesting

[@HAVENWELLE]

This was a wonderful and informative video. Thank you for sharing.

[@RioAbajoBelen]

Great video! Doug and Pam You know where...;-)

[@SightseeingSally]

Thanks guys! And of course we do 😉

[@DavidC-pr4wn]

The Iron Range in Minnesota is fascinating. Static displays of equipment that pictures can’t do justice. There is a lot of history in the town of Hibbing. Bob Dylan went to school in Hibbing.

[@TheKaylaRenee007]

I grew up in West Mineral as a kid and I even went to the school. My origianl school building had burnt down and we had to use the smaller building. The beauty shop used to be a gas station/convienient store that i went to often!

[@Glyder1959]

What a fun video Sally and Marty. I had visited Big Muskie Bucket in southern Ohio last year. Amazing the size of these monsters. Would have liked to see them in operation.

[@MeanderingMarty]

I would have liked to operate it!

[@nathanbrundige9786]

When i moved into the area, I went to West Mineral for eighth grade. They had classes from kindergarten to eighth grade at the time, and I had a grand total of 9 classmates lol. What isn't shown on the school property is the building that was originally the high school, it was the grade school at the time. It was three stories tall, with a gymnasium in the bottom. the gymnasium was unused. (At least I think that's what it was...) The top floor looked like it was stuck in the 50s, old books lying around, old chairs and whatnot. It was in bad shape. It burned down in the early 2000s. The first building she talked about was the middle school. The smaller building was where some equipment was stored, including the maintenance truck, a 1967 Chevy C10 in nice condition. I got to ride in it one summer while working there.

[@vangildermichael1767]

I absolutely LOVE the community. I think I want to move to there. I live in West Virginia right now. So I already want to live where the "city life", is far removed from me. The thing that catches my heart right out of the gate. Is the "flatness" of the land. In West Virginia, there is never a part of land that you can stand in, that you cannot "see" a hill withing line of sight. In the entire state. Even in the bigger cities. So the "flat" land in your city really pulls my heart-strings. The part that makes me, back up with fear. Is MEDICAL. If I need to go to the hospital. Where am I going. or if I need to call for ambulance. How long am I gonna, "hope they hold to life a little longer". or, after the fact. Where is the closest pharmacy. How far am I gonna travel every (prescription re-fill). The massive (electric shovel) up this way, was big muskie. Google tells me that (big muskie) was twice the size of Brutus. BUT, Musky was dismantled. And all a person can "see" of him, is the bucket. So, Brutus still has the thrown, on that count (a person can still "see" him. Musky has been sold off for scrap. rip Musky

[@countryjoe3551]

I was born in Pittsburg, KS and grew up just outside of Joplin, MO. From West Mineral to Joplin is about a 45 minute drive, you will find 3 hospitals there. Pittsburg is about a 25 minute drive, where you will find 1 good sized hospital. Columbus, KS is probably where you will find the closest pharmacy and 1 small hospital, Google Maps puts Columbus, KS 17 minutes away from West Mineral. It's not quite as desolate as you may think in SE Kansas, but only you can decide for yourself. BTW, I worked in West Virginia back in 2018 near Moundsville, WV to down south of New Martinsville, WV. I loved the folks and the land wherever I went in West Virginia.

[@brucelytle1144]

Growing up in Wichita, I knew about the mining area around Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. I made my life at sea, only to return to Kansas. Wound up with a job in Pittsburgh that was in an old foundry that supported the mines around the area. I had no idea the scale of the operations until my late 60's! I've been by Brutus, it, and the museum are impressive!

[@BrowncoatNerd]

I’m sorry but being from the area I have to point out, it’s spelled Pittsburg. No “h”.

[@brucelytle1144]

@@BrowncoatNerd yer right! All I can say is spellchecker!

[@BrowncoatNerd]

@@brucelytle1144 I feel like a jerk for even pointing it at but I just had to.

[@brucelytle1144]

@@BrowncoatNerd not a problem, I truly hadn't noticed. Like I said, I grew up in Wichita, and never came to this area. I joined the Navy @ 18, and didn't come back for 45 years or so. Long story as to what brought me back, but I'm very happy to be back in Kansas, and very happy to wind up in Sedan! I used to watch videos showing a "secret" place for hunting in Kansas, it's about a mile down the road from me. I have deer walking through my backyard, in town. Beautiful place with good people.

[@Uduplr]

Great idea to educate on small towns that have been forgotten….or introducing…me, and many others of places and history of the State. Thank you….me, being a 100% disabled vet hasn’t seen a lot about Kansas or Missouri.

[@Cojiii1959]

So cool! Small town with an interesting history! Marty seems to have that same abstract knowledge as me! 😊. Hope you two stay safe and god watch over you both on your travels! Do what makes your soul 🎵 sing!

[@MeanderingMarty]

👍

[@BusDriverRFI]

Another comment. The hydroelectric system was under a long one-lane bridge between Riverton and Lowell Kansas. You couldn't see very far until you topped the edge of the bridge. If you got on the bridge and someone else was already there, you had to back off and let them come across. Pretty scary. I had a summer job in Lowell and had to take that bridge. It's a 2 lane bridge these days now.

[@herbholmberg4474]

I visited the BB site in the early 1990's when you could still climb the steps up the boom before that fool ruined it for future generations. I recall the stair rail being a bit sketchy. I visited during the weekend and during the winter so the museum was not open. I also recall at that time there was a picture of a mini van parked sideways either in the scoop or in front of it do give perspective to how huge the scoop was. That was a fascinating site and machine to visit. I always intended to take my kids there to visit the site but never got it done, now they are grown. Maybe i can talk them into a visit this summer. Thanks for sharing this! 👍

[@doingitwithnothing]

That’s a big machine

[@SightseeingSally]

It’s a Massive modern engineering marvel lol

[@Stoicswimfish]

Brutus is cool and all, I still can't get over the smaller homemade one that looks like a mobile scrap yard. Made from junkyard bits and bobs, and ran off of a salvaged v6.

[@johnkashka803]

I love big Brutus! I highly recommend a visit to anyone visiting SE Kansas, SW Missouri or NE Oklahoma..

[@kingneptune8120]

Sunday morning coffee with Sally and Marty.

[@MeanderingMarty]

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[@MeanderingMarty]

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[@tsiefhtes]

My grandmother was a teacher at West mineral, pretty certain schools still operational at least until the 90s. I seem to recall they're still being students from there competing at nearby School sports teams for a time.

[@patriciaguenzler9150]

Thank you both for sharing your journey with us awesome content 👍👍 checking on meandering marty now

[@kathleenmiller4291]

I live in Mcpherson but my better half was born in Chanute Ks, and then they moved to Parson Ks so ive been their about 20 yrs ago looks like they moved it. Love watching the both of u . Thanks xo

[@jbo4131]

Went there for field trips a few times in grade school. Took my children when they were young. Its a sight to see. When i went in school we could go up the stairs of the boom all the way to the top. Thats not allowed anymore. Someone fell or jumped off so they blocked the stairs off. As flat as kansas is you could see for miles.

[@larryl392]

I miss Camo Dave to😢... have a great day🙂

[@davidkoehler136]

too cool

[@SightseeingSally]

for school?

[@haroldsprenkle4173]

Been there, I need to go back, few years ago now they drug in little Brutis built by the Markley family way back when. One of the family rememebered drilling holes for the track pads and drilling holes for the track pads, lots of holes. Friend of mine was on the lubrication crew in early 70's he said it was a greasy nasty mess of a thing. Close to here is the Corona Railroad museum, not a lot but it has the old Boston Missouri railroad station which i vaguely remember before being moved by the Stockdales before being moved and restored by the Corona RR museum, nice to see it as it was when my dad would catch a train to go to Lamar. Then they would walk home the 5 miles.

[@justnerdystuff]

Happy late birthday Marty

[@SightseeingSally]

Marty says Thanks! 😃

[@MeanderingMarty]

Thank you..

[@user-rx3ew9fq5r]

WOW, I guess I didn't know it was electric!

[@rayparnellbsnrn8925]

When I was in Junior High while on geology field trip we visited strip mine in which Brutus was at work! Awesome! The cables that supplied electricity were as big around as fire hoses.

[@davewinter2688]

I’m from Kansas and have visited Big Brutus several times over the years. Raw numbers are interesting but to give its size perspective, the two little things just barely visible on the ground close to Brutus are a small (maybe 5 ton capacity shovel or crane and a D4 Caterpillar crawler tractor. In its last years of operation the electricity bill was something like $36,000.00 per month. Government regulations plus other costs vs the price of coal forced its shut down. The only larger shovel, The Captain, Marion 6360, was originally operated by Southwest Illinois Coal Company which later became Arch Coal, was over twice as heavy as Brutus at 28,000,000 pounds. It was operated until 1991 when it was gutted by fire and deemed to expensive to repair. There’s good fishing and hunting all around West Mineral on public land called the Mined Land Wildlife Area. Also a nice static railroad equipment display at nearby Scammon.

[@justajo2]

Having been born in Chanute, KS (southeastern Kansas) I find this interesting, West Mineral is not too far from there.

[@roberthepburn-gr4fq]

There are a couple of those in Florida phosphate mining

[@kennykittrell2549]

Watch Your Head- Means it's not a crime to duck your head. Lol

[@twinkie27271]

When my kids were little, i took them to West Mineral and to see Big Brutus. Unfortunately, the museum was closed that day, and we never made it back down there.

[@jonrajsl291]

YEARS AGO A WORKER FOUND A DECEASED PERSON WEARING A PARACHUTE AT THE BIG BRUTUS SITE... THEY DEDUCED HE HAD ATTEMPTED TO BASE JUMP OFF THE BOOM... UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE PARACHUTE TO OPEN..... AND.... WELL....GRAVITY WON THAT DAY..

[@didgeridooblue]

Darwin award.

[@tsiefhtes]

I remember that, that was in the very late 90s or early 2000s wasn't it?

[@jonrajsl291]

2010. ​@@tsiefhtes

[@davewinter2688]

Coroner ruled that he accidentally fell before he could jump. He was a 49 year old dentist from Arkansas. I believe they had already stopped letting people climb the boom and he was doing it illegally at 4 am. He was trespassing. I’m from Kansas and have visited Big Brutus several times over the years. I don’t even remember the incident. Normally I would have called it thinning the gene pool but it was probably too late for that.

[@billwilliams5889]

Super cool !

[@bobbg9041]

It looks like someone had a feild day stripping parts off it to scrap. And that sucks. A running machine Would be really cool.

[@11Bravo84]

If you want to see a live dragline in action go to Beulah North Dakota. It’s electric and just might give Brutus a run for his money 👍🏻

[@SightseeingSally]

Beulah ND you say? I don’t think I would have to twist MeanderingMarty’s arm too hard to get him to go see it.

[@skivvywaver]

I grew up with horses. I rode them a lot but what I wanted most and never got was a dirt bike. Horses weren't into hill climbing competitions although horses can climb hills just fine. You risk hurting the animal if you push it's limits. On a dirt bike you risk your own limbs.

[@johnm1971]

Great Video. Thanks for visiting West Mineral, home of Great Grand Parents. You worked in Nuclear, do you glow in the dark?

[@briansturges2658]

Only 30 minutes away from Big Brutus is the Miner's Hall museum in Franklin Kansas. It's small but worth a visit if your interested in the regions mining.

[@joelark2007]

Been to big muskie bucket off I77 in southern ohio great stop to see

[@peanutbutter2597]

I’ve been there ! It’s huge and cool 😅

[@albing1397]

Bucyrus Erie, made here in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

[@arlandmann106]

Sally I bet it's pretty wonderful to be married to Mr know-it-all, thank you for another great video!!!😂

[@SightseeingSally]

I plead the fifth hahahaha

[@alanm2842]

you got it correct, this machine ran on a electric extension cord. Brutus did not move Cole it removed the overburden, and other machines took the Cole away.

[@alanscott8719]

Learn how to spell coal man

[@billbertagnoli4226]

My father was born in a small northern Wisconsin mining town named Pence. His uncle John was the postmaster and Had a barbershop in the back. Wonder if that was commonplace back in the 1930's? Coool video.

[@pamlaenger6870]

Big Brutus would make a great tornado shelter.

[@ernestoross]

Thanks!

[@SightseeingSally]

Welcome! Thank you!

[@MeanderingMarty]

Thank you.

[@BusDriverRFI]

I went to school at Pittsburg State University in the 70's and never went to West Mineral.