See it everyday, it’s about 10 miles from my house in Cross Tx.

As already stated: one of the best videos showing a dragline in operation I have seen so far. I often asked myself how a dragline can be used to remove overburden. This video finally solves the mystery. Thank you!

Nice Rigg... Boring job, it'll make you crazy after awhile. You'll get up in the morning or what ever shift you have and go, oh no another day drag after drag. Paycheck $$$ is real good.

You get an idea of how big this thing is with the shot with the Dozer behind it. I saw a dragline in operation in FL as a teenager, the drag bucket was so big, you could drive a rock truck into it. The amount of materiel it moved in an 8 hr shift was mind boggling.

Great video, I operated a 8750 for 28yrs in Alberta

Sad the BE 4250W [Big Muskie] wasn't saved and put back to work, would have done twice the work of this machine.

Sounds like a dinosaur

my old man swung one of these for years here in aus., used to go with him to work on school hols sometimes as a kid.. huge eye opener then, still is now.. pity the machine sits dormant these days, fresh off a multi million $ overhaul, then parked up 5 or 6 yr ago now :/ built back in ~1985 or so

Made in ohio by amercans god bless

I thought they didn’t mine coal in California ? This is very interesting though, I am enjoying watching this.

My buddy does it again!! The principal of a dragline is just like scrapers, once the cutting edge (or in this case teeth) hit the dirt it never againstops until dumped at its final destination, just like a scraper!

Beautiful machine and awesome video!

So awesome. Probably the best video on you tube of a working drag line. Thank you sharing and keep up the great work!

You produce some of the very best videos on YT! Great job 👏

Excellent video of making the Key cut, and main cut. !!! ✅

Worked on at a coal mine that had one of those. Thanks for sharing.

that is a very calming video

Great Video! Keep them Coming...

The moans and creaks it makes as it works makes it sound like a living creature!

Awesome video! I had no idea draglines were still in use.