I see these videos from time to time and it really speaks to how primitive we are

It's amazing watching dragline guys work. That's truly a lost art with the excavator era here. Great video!

The first machine I learned to operate was a dragline, back in 1971. It was nowhere this size but operates on the same principle. Spent 6 months on it before I went to hydralics and spent 9 years on backhoes. Loved that kind of work !!!

I operated a 4600 manitowoc for 12 years it was fun . I uncovered about 80 feet down of overburden to Gypusum rock.

Worked on an old one, hand leavers. Changed all the drive components under neeth. Then changed shafts and bushings on the main drum assembly. Took us near 3 weeks. Learned how to swing a sledgehammer. The second year of my HD mechanic course.. Retired now. This dragline is on a barge now on the Detroit River somewhere. Might just try and find it some time this summer..

There are many of these deep hole anthracite videos on youtube, most of them by Bennetshovel, and all of them just as frustrating to watch. At the steep angle of the drag rope, the only digging force is the part of the weight of the bucket that isn't canceled out by the upward pull on the drag rope. This really looks like a perfect application for a clamshell. On a clamshell, even though the closing line is pulling upward, its force is multiplied by several times by the bucket shivs to provide powerful closing force. A clam is more flexible, you can catch it on the bottom to turn it crossways to get at a corner. The bigger walking draglines used in anthracite have the fairlead at the end of a nose, so the machine doesn't need to be this close to the hole. The drag rope needs to be kept out of the dirt, to reduce wear. The split controls result in the operator reaching across to knock off the drag. As someone said, 2 axis joysticks would seem to be easier to operate, or just group the 3 main levers like an old fashioned machine.

We use to dismantle and move them in coal industry. It takes a dedicated operator to run one efficiently.

With the precision and ease that hydraulic excavators offer, running a "dragline proper" is somewhat of a lost art. This was cool to watch.

Now that is freakin cool to watch someone knows his machine

A conversion to joysticks would make the operator's job a lot easier! Nice video, thx. 👍

There is an old dragline a couple of miles away sitting on a hilltop somehow resembling a giant dinosaur lost in time, The rusty hulk has been there forty or fifty years because moving it would have been too expensive once the mine gave out. I bet that thing used as much electricity as the nearby town of Warrior when it was mining the seam of coal known by the same name .

Perfect for my morning coffee

Such a big machine, such a small bucket!

I ran draglines for 9 years and one I ran was a 4600 manitowoc

Holy thats a long way down! Sketchy

like....that's deep, man. like, wow.

Happy New Year!

This guy must have played Dig Dug as a kid and now he plays the real version.

Don't take this guy to an arcade. We all know the game's I'm talking about. 😂😂😂 Badass job brother. $$$

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That view appears to show him 2 feet from the giant pit of death…..lol

So beautiful 😱😱😱

He's a good operator..

Mighty big hole right underneath. How the wall don’t cave in.

a crazy job.

Smooth operator

If you put twice as much in the bucket, you only have half the amount of swings.

Good day ! I have a question about the Manitowoc 6400. What is the function of the right lever, actuation of the hoist winch, forwards? The left lever switches on the interlock. Does this mean that the hoist is looped in and braked via the VICON to protect the band brake ?? But the same effect would be achieved by lifting it slightly? I personally know the Manitowoc 4600! But have technical documents for the 6400. Many greetings from the east of Germany from Michael

looks like a lot of strees on the boom and what about the cave off digging on your slope to hold back the retention wall

It will never outwit the the big muskie it was the biggest machine in the world to move rock and dirt

Just curious, how many yards or tons does that bucket hold? It looks small but I know it’s size is misleading.

Sat here wishing I could find a job in the uk like this . So bored driving 360 on sites doing same thing week in week out. I defo need a change🙂🙂

digging for t-rex bones?

Awesome video man would love to see more

This thing still operating I live near there headquarters in Milwaukee

what about the inter lock

Well I realized after watching this my parents lied to me when they told me if I keep digging in my sandbox I’d reach China. Lol

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12CY? Is that correct? Our draglines are over 100CY, so I was wondering.

I've built some big topsoil piles and pushed the edge with a pan .....but is that front idler on track almost hanging on edge ? I don't know if I'd trust that face under the machine not to give out

What is the material he is scooping....Who?Why?Where? What? &When

The bucket is only around half full everytime.

Reminds me of a yarder somewhat.

Cool job

Nice Strippin!

how long did it take for him to dig out this cut to this depth?

U EVER pan that at the bottom were the bed rock levels out looks good for gold placer gold

There's really big money involved here so I assume this is the most productive method. But this really looks like the wrong application for a drag. Why is the hole so deep and steep? I always see much larger areas opened to expose the seam.

No sir. Way way way too close to the edge for me. I'll work at Chipolte or something.

I dig this mannnnn

Good job

anyone know if there's a shitter on these? they're so huge it would make sense in my mind.

what a nice productive machine, I like it, I would like to see it physically.

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I know he's cringing every time he raises a bucket that is only half full.

That control layout is confusing as hell.

Why is he digging a hole ?

The sheer scale makes it seem like nothing is happening...

12 yrd bucket that's just a little bitty baby dragline

Just like a tower crane!

Poor bucket railing and spreader bar for a bucket not full.

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Waouh what an old machine . So tired!

I could do that but I don't like the hole! A straight air friction rig. Most of mine have been manual.

Maybe you can't decide onboard photography 😅

Y such a deep hole?

How much petrol or diesel it need ?

Packer 5 or Continental ?.

i bet that material chews those buckets up like a big dog!

This is what let's dig 18 needs

Hell he took 3 drops and only totaled maybe half bucket? Didn't move much material

Half buckets

ol half bucket

Puste przebiegi:)

That’s a long way down lol

Não entendo essa máquina, não me parece nem um pouco eficiente

THAT A 6400? OR 4600?

kinda tricky

Wwwooow

Bigger better

how deep are you

what a wimpy bucket load

what they looking for!!!!

Dude that’s like a third of a bucket, don’t show this to the boss

Porcaria está máquinas artiga ainda de cabo

ADHD and that piece of equip would not work well together!

Dalam sekali

И хули он по 5 кг берёт ???

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This perspective is werid

mampir di chanel saya bro

Quelle job ennuyante