As a child, I could watch heavy equipment work for hours and hours. I'm 73 now, just got a compact backhoe... Finally, I'm an operator... I couldn't be happier...
@TubeRadiosRule Жыл бұрын
There was a very rare 1901 Thew Type "O" at the bottom of an artificial lake, where it had been since it got stuck in the mud after being used to build the dam that created the lake back in 1925. When the dam broke a couple of years ago, after a torrential rain caused severe flooding, the lake drained and the Thew was exposed once again. Someone salvaged it and is in the process of restoring it to working condition
@Andrew-qf9ph Жыл бұрын
The lake you are referring to is wixom lake in Beaverton MI on the Tittabawassee River.
@vaultking9984 Жыл бұрын
@@Andrew-qf9phdude I know the guy fixing it! Beaverton is my old home!
@josephshulman666611 ай бұрын
Cool
@benjamincresswell371311 ай бұрын
Yep Beaverton is right on my drive to the Wooden Shoe from down by Howell. I live in Hartland, Michigan and I drove over the Wixom Lake bridge on M-30 100 times going to the Wooden Shoe. I had to alter my course a couple years ago, after the dam broke. ben/ michigan
@tartarugapunkQ11 ай бұрын
@@vaultking9984whats is his IG does he posted some photos of it?
@tacossalsa747111 ай бұрын
It was the first time I learned that an excavator powered by a steam engine existed! It's so unique and wonderful that the operator is alerting people to the surroundings with a steam whistle before scooping up the soil with the excavator and rotating the arm with the entire upper half of the body.❤
@aaronwilcox64179 ай бұрын
Back when they arrived steamshovels were a marvel and time saver
@matthewwyjadАй бұрын
I grew up with a book called "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel." It is about the decline of the steam shovel. I have been reading this book to my kids and they asked to see a picture of a real steam shovel. I'm so happy that there are videos of them in operation. This is the first time I have ever seen them functioning.
@jeremycox57111 ай бұрын
Some of the coolest machines I’ve ever seen !
@rnotalther518910 ай бұрын
Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel . What a great childhood memory. Its a book 📖 . Do any of you know what a 📖 book is ?
@bxpress650710 ай бұрын
I just found this video and was about to comment on Mike Mulligan! My favorite book when was a kid! Seeing this video instantly brought the long time dormant memory alive! Katy and the big snow was another favorite around same time as Mike Mulligan book😊
@coolbob0037 ай бұрын
We read that book to our 3 year old almost daily. It's a household favorite.
@coreysellers45296 ай бұрын
Isnt that one of those things you use to prop up the Davenport when a leg breaks off?
@JohnDavies-cn3ro6 ай бұрын
Yes - I read it too, over here in GB. Its amazing how many people say that book was a childhood staple, and the fond memories it holds for them. Thank you, the lady who wrote it.
@roberthuron91605 ай бұрын
And the last I knew,its still in publication,after so many years! Both Mike Mulligan,and Katie,were the go to books of my childhood! Thank you 😇 😊!
@mrglowhite236511 ай бұрын
It is very pleasant to look at the work of equipment from the past. I am once again convinced of the genius of scientists and inventors. It's also interesting: do those who looked at least for a second have any thoughts about the work of workers on these machines? Yes, undoubtedly, physical labor was facilitated thousands of times, but at the same time, how hellish was the work on such mechanisms for stokers and operators?! How long was the working day? No unions and no vacations. I'm not talking about health insurance at all. It seems to me that the characters of this video are primarily people, ordinary workers of that time.
@leahcim383 ай бұрын
Radiation MATTERS 😂😂😂❤❤❤ Mitra holding my shovel right up the road here in NH.
@banuamekanikal45410 ай бұрын
Extraordinary excavator construction in the past before the birth of the hydraulic excavator 👍👍
@EliasFazInvencao8 ай бұрын
Essas máquina contribuiu para a mudança do clima na terra
@Artyom77711 ай бұрын
Дружище, твой акцент напомнил мне старый анекдот. :D Штирлиц брёл по улицам тихого немецкого городка. Голос за кадром: "Ничто не выдавало в нём советского разведчика - разве что волочившийся сзади парашют да ушанка с красной звездой могли привлечь к нему внимание случайного прохожего".
@canadaphil60689 ай бұрын
These need to be a part of any future MAD MAX sequels or prequels.
@efarnsworth41 Жыл бұрын
I was driving through nederland colorado earlier today , and a verry beautiful bucyrus 50-b suits in the center of the town, first time I've ever seen one of these machines. Amazing tool
@kennethsonier176610 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing this awesome footage, it's great that people are maintaining and operating this equipment. ✌️🇺🇲
@MrJeep7511 ай бұрын
Cool equipment
@JohnDavies-cn3ro6 ай бұрын
Fascinating compilation - thank you for putting it together. I just love these old machines with their robust simplicity. The H B Lee Erie lives not far from me, and I see her regularly.
@brianedwards7142 Жыл бұрын
I had only seen stills and needed to see one in action. I found some of them weirdly spooky idkw.
@dhelapandcakepaduhahaiy712510 ай бұрын
Clasick machine...😍😍😃😃😃
@sillysad31989 ай бұрын
i am old enough to remember this (hidraulicless) mech arm arrangement to be used in diesel powered shovels.
@Mont1. Жыл бұрын
Damn these things are cool
@naturundhund10 ай бұрын
Sehr schön.
@samanli-tw3id9 ай бұрын
There’s also a steam crane in the background
@hobbyhermit6611 ай бұрын
Pretty awesome
@josephpadula2283 Жыл бұрын
Several of the Steam Shovels in the video are Marion ( Mary Anne) like the kids story!
@josephpadula2283 Жыл бұрын
Yes
@I_Did_That_46 Жыл бұрын
I never knew that 'Mary Anne' was a Marion Steam Shovel, but I appreciate the play on words🙂
@drockjr9 ай бұрын
Thats job security. Picking up a load and dumping it in the same pile
@geraldwagner873911 ай бұрын
They should be loading some steam lorries!
@paulklingler262010 ай бұрын
❤❤
@ИгорьАндреев-к8к11 ай бұрын
офигеть. попал в прошлое и оно работает. класс парни!!
@IVLIVSAVGVSTVSGERMANICVS6 ай бұрын
Prefer the steam power that the new electric machines.
@one-o-four8896 ай бұрын
@8:13 I wouldn’t recommend staying in the driver seat whilst being loaded, not even when it’s done by a modern hydraulic excavator.
@Devourer2219 күн бұрын
You'll. Be right mate, professional. Operator lol
@1d30510 ай бұрын
if you dig coal, steam is best for you! -fuel is under tracks! or, you in canada forest, whith cheep wood.
@jamesbanjomanjohnsonАй бұрын
the guy on the orange marion is 2 blocking the hell out of it, i hope 2 hell he don't call his self a shovel operator...
@Сергей-р3в9т10 ай бұрын
какой язык твой родной????))))
@link123139 ай бұрын
There is a major error in the video's text. The steam shovels shown do not have a hydraulic system and instead directly uses the steam to power three steam engines. One at the base to move the crane allowing the shovel to move up and down and another moving the rack and pinion so the shove can move closer or further away and a small one at the base to rotate and drive it around.
@вышедшийизметро9 ай бұрын
хоть такие экскаваторы морально устарели, но их же можно конкретно модернизировать. Современный экскаватор почти полностью работает на гидравлике, так почему бы не сделать технику для труднодоступных мест? Ведь часто приходится работать там, где нет возможности подвозить топливо, к примеру в каком-нибудь глухом лесу. Сделать паровозы на новый лад, ведь от парового двигателя нужен лишь крутящий момент, всё остальное сделает гидравлика, тем более ни один ДВС не выдаст такого же крутящего момента, как у парового двигателя который даже заглохнуть не может
@КонстантинТасенко-с2ш10 ай бұрын
Шумят меньше дизельных
@gablit-gt8kk Жыл бұрын
Do steam shovels "snort"?
@samanli-tw3id9 ай бұрын
5:12
@Хафиз-щ5ь11 ай бұрын
Получается там нет никакой гидравлики?
@sayajambi596311 ай бұрын
🇲🇨👍👍👍🇲🇨
@claudionapoleaoferreira674110 ай бұрын
Já lidei com dragline bucyrus 22 b.
@paulpochan96319 ай бұрын
Where's Mike Mulligan...???
@51WCDodge11 ай бұрын
Hydraulics? Where ? Everyone is a cable system. Check Brain before posting.
@СветланаДовченко9 ай бұрын
А реально паровая техника даёт фору современным двигателя внутреннего сгорания. И все топливная.
@1Cmanny1 Жыл бұрын
I note none of them are digging into the ground. Just loose dirt piles. Can they not do that, due to the pulleys?
@CheckEngine69 Жыл бұрын
I think because these are museum exhibits, they are old and now they don’t need to dig into the ground
@samanli-tw3id10 ай бұрын
Can a steam shovel dig into the ground like a modern excavator?
@claudionapoleaoferreira674110 ай бұрын
os homens que operavam essas maquinas. tem toda a minha admiração.
@CassBy906 ай бұрын
Yes they can dig in the ground. Just like what was mentioned above, all of these shovels have been donated to a museum (WMSTR) so as antiques their main job now is to play in the “sand box” and put on a show for guests. Fun fact the 50-B shown here was my grandfathers, and up until we restored the Kentuckian shovel it was the largest operating steam shovel left!