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General Category => PHOTOS OF GENERAL INTEREST (NOT TOOLS OR SHOP RELATED) => Topic started by: eborcim on December 17, 2018, 01:28:58 PM

Title: Coal Mining with Big David
Post by: eborcim on December 17, 2018, 01:28:58 PM

950B was a Bucyrus Erie built in 1938-39. Big David went through several owners in his tenure in Macon County, MO.  Big David dug until 1980 when it was dwarfed out by bigger draglines and left for scrap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXKmjfGpats (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXKmjfGpats)

Title: Re: Coal Mining with Big David
Post by: Uncle Buck on December 17, 2018, 02:58:15 PM

The Kansas version if you ever get a chance. It is very cool. A bunch of You -Tube stuff on it too. I have seen it, well worth my effort too!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Brutus

 

Title: Re: Coal Mining with Big David
Post by: jabberwoki on December 17, 2018, 08:58:32 PM

So glad they didn`t scrap them all.
Id love to see that.