What it's like Inside BIG BRUTUS

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Exploring inside Big Brutus, the largest surviving electric shovel in the world.
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@MobileInstinct 3 жыл бұрын

I've been posting on my second channel a lot lately. - kzfaq.info

@RoyJenkins777 3 жыл бұрын

Checking out your other channel now my friend, be safe . God Bless

@bigd-1-channel514 3 жыл бұрын

OK, Subbed, but just curious? Why a second channel?

@estherl2407 3 жыл бұрын

Massive machine, a friend took me and my husband there a few years back, awesome

@christuter3973 3 жыл бұрын

@@RoyJenkins777 sa s seeds

@RoyJenkins777 3 жыл бұрын

@@christuter3973 ???

@owenwillard5409 3 жыл бұрын

in 7 years youtube’s gonna recommend this to everyone mark my words

@gbfj7683 3 жыл бұрын

Was today for me

@charliedance5609 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@zacharyjones7948 3 жыл бұрын

Waiting to find a comment like this but from 7 years ago

@StonedSpagooter 3 жыл бұрын

I am commenting to see if I happen to read this comment again

@CA1_R0 3 жыл бұрын

already been recommended

@terryclotf 3 жыл бұрын

when i was a kid there was nothing there but brutus. we climbed him and explored freely. that was in the 70's. we camped in the dipper and it was the coolest thing.

@colbyvarnes8247 3 жыл бұрын

How

@heroic2128 3 жыл бұрын

Cap

@sergiomartins8626 3 жыл бұрын

that's awesome

@myadventuresincooking6331 3 жыл бұрын

@@heroic2128 what does cap mean?

@ShinziiArt 3 жыл бұрын

@@myadventuresincooking6331 no idea

@markamoe7817 3 жыл бұрын

This is going to be a raider base in the apocalyptic future.

@PrezTrades 3 жыл бұрын

I WAS JUST THINKING THATT!!

@missilemike2361 3 жыл бұрын

I actually live near it

@PrezTrades 3 жыл бұрын

@@missilemike2361 ever been to it?

@missilemike2361 3 жыл бұрын

@@PrezTrades yes. You can't comprehend how big it is until your right next to it. And even then it's bigger than it seems

@PrezTrades 3 жыл бұрын

@@missilemike2361 I bet that’s cool

@mikemoore9757 10 ай бұрын

I got to see it running in the early 60's. I remember standing next to the side of the strip pit and it was right in front of me. It was fairly quiet, being all electric, and I remember that it seemed as if the ground shook every time it took a bite. It was a sight to behold! Very good presentation. Thanks.

@phillhuddleston9445 3 жыл бұрын

This is a monument to man that should stand at least tens of thousands of years, thankfully it wasn't scrapped for the metal.

@NGC1433 3 жыл бұрын

Thousands of years? It will rust into dust in decades.

@phillhuddleston9445 3 жыл бұрын

@@NGC1433 Not being that thick of steel.

@33alltheway14 3 жыл бұрын

@@NGC1433 you don’t kno steel

@phillhuddleston9445 3 жыл бұрын

@Lex RiordanNot likely it has already been sitting idle for decades.

@wesselbogers9295 3 жыл бұрын

@Lex Riordan if they keep maintaining it it will probably stand for decades to come

@anihtgenga4096 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine how many grease fittings on that thing.

@wilmanman7783 3 жыл бұрын

Bill Williams I’ve worked on semi’s from the 90’s with manual grease points

@isatntt 3 жыл бұрын

@Bill Williams just more reason for stuff to break, back then (not way back but not 2020 thats for sure) they had grease fittings on everything and i dont remember that breaking

@rabbitwithm2495 3 жыл бұрын

I dont wanna think about it my truck has plenty

@robertmarcantonio1789 3 жыл бұрын

i was thinking the same thing lol

@DJ.LakeSea 3 жыл бұрын

@@isatntt I remember grease-nipples clogging up all the time. Most ppl would just leave them clogged instead of replacing them. Few weeks later: seized knuckle or joint costing hundreds or thousands to repair, when a 20 cent new grease nipple could have fixed the problem. This is why most machines utilize automatic greasing nowadays.

@_IHateHandles_ 3 жыл бұрын

From an engineering standpoint machines like this fascinate me. It's not just a case of making something bigger, there are physical limitations that come into play.

@ocrapo9327 2 жыл бұрын

So much metal that had to be made

@Leatherface123. 2 жыл бұрын

Physical limitations didn’t come until they made big hog the year before brutus was finished Big hog was twice the size and it’s crawler system would break because they couldn’t withstand the weight properly, Marion had it figured out and they had larger crawlers and a larger lower frame for the Captain When big Muskie was made it had to be downsized on the blueprints because it would’ve been way to big to work, and even when it did get built it was simply too big, it couldn’t go up or downhill very steep and it was slow and required flat ground to work, once it’s revolving frame even split in half once and the walking mechanism jacks caught fire here and there

@chrismaclean3108 2 жыл бұрын

@@Leatherface123. The Big Hog and the The Captain. Were both: Marian 6360 stripping shovels. As far as I know.

@TomokosEnterprize 4 ай бұрын

I am glad the Brutus and a cutting torch never got together. Awesome machine in deed.WHAT A BIG BEAUTY !

@jamesquaranta5172 3 жыл бұрын

I heard when Brutus drives it actually stays still and the earth rotates under its tracks

@drewdown826 3 жыл бұрын

Bro, it aint that big

@jamesquaranta5172 3 жыл бұрын

@@drewdown826mate, caterpillar had Brutus decommissioned because they couldn’t compete

@johnwayne7673 3 жыл бұрын

@@drewdown826 my package is though

@easternsasquatch 3 жыл бұрын

@@drewdown826 dude it's a joke

@WoooshProductions 3 жыл бұрын

@@drewdown826 r/woooosh

@gabemoore8119 3 жыл бұрын

11 years seems like a short life for such a large investment.

@markdee3506 3 жыл бұрын

Working 24 hours a day, non stop for 11 years. That's around 33 years worth of working day 8 hour shifts. Or 96000 hours. Google how many hours people get out of other earth moving equipment.

@bradleymorris8875 3 жыл бұрын

@@markdee3506 I can’t remember the name of the one that burned but someone said during that editorial that Brutus was out dated , not efficient, hard to use and cost more to operate than the coal it dug was worth.

@MrMattumbo 3 жыл бұрын

@@bradleymorris8875 Yeah I'm pretty sure by the 1960s' they had begun building those giant rotary excavators (probably not the right technical name, but think Badger 288 style). With those you're getting constant excavation and transportation of the material by just swinging the machine around and occasionally moving it forward. Much more efficient, though they are much larger and more complicated than a steam shovel.

@bradleymorris8875 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrMattumbo does anyone recall the name of the one that burned ? I can’t find the video.

@maggs131 3 жыл бұрын

@@bradleymorris8875 I thought big muskie was the one that burned but it was a shovel named "the captain" that burned and was scrapped

@fredhoy6697 2 жыл бұрын

This is huge. You really can't get an idea of how massive it is until you get inside. Great video.

@mysteryguest9555 3 жыл бұрын

I can only imagine what our descendants would think if they stumbled upon this monstrosity a few centuries from now.

@GageDrums 3 жыл бұрын

We should partially bury it somewhere and when it's unearthed one day people will think it's ancient equipment of some type

@ruutjormun2262 3 жыл бұрын

@@GageDrums not hard to figure out its function, though

@GageDrums 3 жыл бұрын

@@ruutjormun2262 well then we will take the bucket along with anything else that gives it away off of it

@JakeWolven 3 жыл бұрын

I kept thinking about that too. Of the entire empires built in human history, this stands amongst them.

@nylotical 3 жыл бұрын

The thing is that they’ll have technology such as what we have now. I myself didn’t know about this til saw I the thumbnail. They’d just be like “Wow this is small. The ones we have nowadays are like 10 times bigger.”

@scottdugan1901 3 жыл бұрын

My grandfather traveled across America for over 50 years, selling the wire rope used to hold together marvels like Brutus. My favorite memory with him was when he brought my cousin and I, at 10 years old, on a road trip to this museum to really get a feel for who and what his work serviced. He was incredibly kind and gracious, and seeing this video pop up in my feed let me remember him for how great of a grandpa he was for us. Thank you so much for posting this.

@tomrogers9467 3 жыл бұрын

Damn, must have been one heavy sample case he carried!

@Josh-ry6ci Жыл бұрын

Ooo Biiig Brutiiiiiiss

@tomhiggins4969 Жыл бұрын

Really interesting 👌

@cccccc5398 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad Brutus whent here, Instead of just being abandoned or dismantled. Brutus looks like he is in good shape. What a GREAT treat to be able to go inside Brutus and look.

@gabrieltalent9141 Жыл бұрын

I live a mile and a half away from big Brutus and I never appreciated the size because I though they were all that big because I went as a child. One of the most impressive feats of engineering sitting in my backyard in the middle of no where kansas

@grandbino4703 2 жыл бұрын

My father in law machined some of the gears on Brutus in the 60's. Great Video.

@treypelham5515 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been there...the human brain can’t comprehend how big this thing is...I really enjoyed everything about it...it’s a must see!

@justtime6736 Жыл бұрын

Yup, giraffes for example. I know they're tall, I've seen people next to them, but until up close, wow

@rangerider51 3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t see any cup holders where the captain sat. I guess technology wasn’t very good then. lol.

@PatrickWagz 3 жыл бұрын

No USB port either to plug in his iPhone. :-/

@theamerican7080 3 жыл бұрын

That's because he never put his beer down.

@DJ.LakeSea 3 жыл бұрын

Probably coz back then the operator kept his beverage in a hip-flask. 😜

@JuliaCV9 3 жыл бұрын

well, it was the 1960s after all. not to mention this beast of a machine was created for the purpose of mining

@brianhayes7153 3 жыл бұрын

There’s a fairly large break room directly behind the operator. I’m sure they had a fridge in there at the time. It and the operators cab were the only part with a/c.

@ShadowOfMachines Жыл бұрын

These kinds of machines are the ones that no one would believe existed unless one was still around like this. Monsters like this are legendary and nearly mythological now.

@danstevens4307 Жыл бұрын

I actually worked as a welder for 'Bucyrus-Erie' at the Pocatello Idaho plant in the '70's. This type of electric shovel is dwarfed by the 'Walking Drag-line' Class of electric shovel (a full size bigger). 'Big Muskie' was one of those. Guinness book of records holder for many years.

@jasonmorehouse3756 Жыл бұрын

Apples and oranges bud. Cable shovel vs dragline.

@TravisTLK 3 жыл бұрын

These machines always remind me of one of my favorite children's books, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel.

@ls6-ss413 3 жыл бұрын

Making me feel old dude!! Haha

@Marcel_Audubon 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Popperville

@melissahilbrand 3 жыл бұрын

My exact thoughts

@phlodel 3 жыл бұрын

Mary Anne.

@spencerbeales8965 3 жыл бұрын

Snort....are you my mother

@om3g4z3r0 3 жыл бұрын

God, imagine a killdozer event but with this.

@Thomasnmi 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty easy to out run :)

@alanbryant5443 3 жыл бұрын

Kyle Wiech yeah “tread” on Netflix is about it

@Hoshino_szr 3 жыл бұрын

Need more top speed for that

@Ninja-qm8bp 3 жыл бұрын

Just kill the power plant, and all the fun is over, though 😂

@jimmea6317 3 жыл бұрын

well that would end a lot faster considering the max speed of the thing is next to that of a snail, but the behemoth could probably still 1000 tanks and anti tank guns, mounted artillery and apache helicopters and missiles

@acp1272 3 жыл бұрын

No idea why this got recommend to me but I'm glad I got to see this

@geneborn517 2 жыл бұрын

My wife and I payed Big Brutus a visit about two years ago (2020) and really enjoy our time there . So much history you could see just looking at the exterior of its body and when it came to its internal works, the Brain power of the men and women to make it function. To me it is a work of art. I have been around heavy equipment since 1969 and work on and operated the cranes , but never a shovel like this , Love it. Gene and Polly Born.

@alan6832 Жыл бұрын

It seems strange that these land giants were less cost-effective than smaller machines when the opposite is usually the case, such as with ships. I heard elsewhere that environmental regs reduced their productivity but no mention of that here. I suppose smaller machines can be mass produced, but so can smaller ships.

@TheDevilRejectsNone Жыл бұрын

@@alan6832 ships being better while bigger makes sense since they are floating, land vehicles become less efficient after they are so damn large and heavy.

@alan6832 Жыл бұрын

@@TheDevilRejectsNone Why?

@BlackPill-pu4vi 10 ай бұрын

Brutus was the creation of MEN. So damn tired of the compulsory inclusion language that we're forced to use where women are made equal to MEN in such enterprises. Secretaries in the home office played their part but, don't equate their efforts to the men who designed, built, and operated it. BTW, we could never make something like Brutus in the U.S. now. We don't have the industry or the skills or the infrastructure or the MEN to make it.

@brianhayes7153 3 жыл бұрын

The elevator was primarily for bringing oil and grease drums up into the machinery room of Brutus.

@Leatherface123. 3 жыл бұрын

And when it operates it’s the only way up

@Leatherface123. 2 жыл бұрын

@hewman ok, so you wanna use the catwalks to climb up a machine that weighs 11 million pounds that has the top half constantly moving and out of place of the correct alignment to get up? You can only use the stairs to get up when it’s parked, while it’s operating there’s no window to use them otherwise you run the risk of being crushed, the elevator was made so you can get up, also don’t tell me I’m wrong when I’ve studied these machines for 2 years

@wezerd 2 жыл бұрын

@hewman another internet argument won, my wife's boyfriend will be so proud

@czechmix221 Жыл бұрын

@@Leatherface123. just because youve studied them doesnt mean you cant be wrong. it should be encouraged to question those who tout themselves as experts

@Leatherface123. Жыл бұрын

@hewman you can’t use the 2nd way up while it’s operating actually They would retract the ladders and lock the hatches

@nadre2016 3 жыл бұрын

When you buy the wrong scale model for your diorama

@randombrandon1940 3 жыл бұрын

I literally laughed out loud. Thank you. 😊

@-YELDAH 3 жыл бұрын

I love how quiet you are, you really let the magnum opus speak for itself

@babykleuf 3 жыл бұрын

I work as an electrical engineer for a company that is specialized in big electrical winches. But this stuff keeps blowing my mind what they could do back in the day. No small feat for sure!

@itsall_legal 3 жыл бұрын

If brutus was in the neighborhood I grew up in ,no matter how many generations it took i guarentee there would be 0 copper wires left inside him

@Redshots_HD 3 жыл бұрын

it would be full of kids having parties and doing drugs

@GardenGuy1943 3 жыл бұрын

How dare you assume Brutus’ gender

@moisesmontecillo7570 3 жыл бұрын

Same here brother. I actually lived in the project's and I had to move cuz the housing authority was going to ter em down but right before all the homeless went threw them and took anything they could

@nylotical 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardenGuy1943 it’s not assumed. Brutus is a boy. How dare you assume Brutus isn’t a man! You’ll make him feel depressed!

@GardenGuy1943 3 жыл бұрын

@@nylotical Brutus (preferred pronouns it/that) came out as non-binary with a mechanical attraction to tractors. You should really learn to be more sensitive to others, this has been known since Brutus turned 400 operational hours.

@Sarah-bell 3 жыл бұрын

what a amazing bit of engineering his catracks /crawlers almost look to small for its mass, glad big brutus was saved and that you choose to share

@garychandler4296 3 жыл бұрын

Each pad was one ton. NOT small at all!

@JasonTracey-xz9ro 9 ай бұрын

Fact that you referred to it as him and his really makes me happy. It goes to show that some people still care about pieces of equipment like this.

@codywright2840 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine being in a post apocalyptic world and making a home out of this thing in the wilderness Would be 🔥

@Vometbomb Жыл бұрын

Not bad for a zombie outbreak shelter.

@nic_og214 Жыл бұрын

Bro u get tht bit running your untouchable😂

@H_Hold Жыл бұрын

Begin operation Fortify Brutus

@nikerailfanningttm9046 Жыл бұрын

*FALLOUT 5* all I’m saying. This could be a raiders hideout that you have to clear out and then you can use it as your shelter/base.

@Yz4Life Жыл бұрын

Lol at 0.2 mph I don’t think your going anywhere in that thing

@michaelandcolinspop 3 жыл бұрын

I wish all of the great earthmovers had been preserved like Brutus. The GEM of Egypt, Silver Spade, Mountaineer, Captain, and Big Muskie, to name a few, would’ve served as incredible museum pieces but, instead, met the torch. They were mechanical works of art and engineering that powered a nation for a long time.

@Leatherface123. 3 жыл бұрын

Oh man Big Muskie That name gives my chills and goosebumps every time I see/hear/say it

@ape6213 Жыл бұрын

great earthmover sounds straight out of a fuckin rpg

@timrankin8737 Жыл бұрын

Big Muskies bucket is still preserved. Went there last week. Its awsome. Of course the wife asks. Whats that thing. And whats a drag line. Oh well.

@apollomoon1 9 ай бұрын

The Spade was almost saved but legal issues couldn’t be figured out. Sadly it’s gone along with the other real giants. I remember seeing one of them working at night and it was pretty terrifying

@michaelandcolinspop 9 ай бұрын

@@apollomoon1 I grew up not far from the mines where the Spade, GEM, and Mountaineer worked. It was not uncommon to see them along Rt.9, Rt. 519, and I-70. They fascinated me, especially at night when their lighted gantries were visible above the hills.

@1SoccerFan 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up close to Brutus. My Dad would take us to watch it digging. I’ll never forget the sounds, the dust, and dump trucks flying all around. It was very scary as a child. After it closed we’d climb to the top of it which is 160 feet.

@ChrisHillASMR Жыл бұрын

So basically you had a childhood unlike now day where they teach u to be gay

@milkteapls Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisHillASMR “positive affirmation and love asmr” lmao shut up

@boejudden9011 Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisHillASMR bruh your channel is easily the gayest thing I've seen today

@nicholasmcgrew7712 Жыл бұрын

Uhmm you sure?

@JohnSmith-fq3rg Жыл бұрын

@@boejudden9011 I mean it clearly took one to know one

@WC-rv7fy Жыл бұрын

Took my kids and finally got to see Brutus today, I am still at a loss for words, just amazing!

@JR48Welding Жыл бұрын

As a welder/fabricator the amount of skill that went into this engineering marvel is immeasurable.

@Carolbearce 3 жыл бұрын

That was made in my town! Bucyrus Erie in Erie PA. So cool!

@abbysapples1225 3 жыл бұрын

I live on the other end of the state of Pennsylvania in an area called the Susquehanna valley. It's about 25 mi east of Harrisburg. and it always makes me smile to hear about things being manufactured in Pennsylvania. I often want to visit Erie Pennsylvania so I can see the lake.

@Elk911 3 жыл бұрын

Joshua Felty yo same, I live in Pottstown, near reading or 35 mins from KOP, always wanted to see what different parts of Pennsylvania was like

@matthewblodgett1789 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Im from Erie too!

@williamkirk7781 3 жыл бұрын

Same name as as Brutus Buckeye.

@DRZrider07 3 жыл бұрын

Warren, PA here

@seldoon_nemar 3 жыл бұрын

12:53 those are the resistor packs. when the operator hits the "brakes" on the cables, it dumps the power generated into those, producing heat. that area must have been ripping hot if that's the only bank of them. lotta power to dump when that thing goes from max reach to minimum for the next bite

@Ranstone 3 жыл бұрын

A little Tesla car makes enough power to run a small neighborhood while breaking. I can't imagine this thing...

@EstorilEm 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ranstone except that’s not really true 🤣 Maybe a small neighborhood of homeless people. I guess you meant “braking” also.

@KuntalGhosh 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ranstone probably a home if a tesla roadstar uses only the regenerative braking to stop from 200km/hr to 0

@KuntalGhosh 3 жыл бұрын

Not a lot. Modern trains can dump more heat with dynamic braking. Like 6000hp ones can put down 4mw of heat when dynamic brakes r engaged . This pack looks like diodes to me. Probably not but it kinda looks like those selenium rectifier diodes.

@seldoon_nemar 3 жыл бұрын

@@KuntalGhosh that's stopping a lot more than these would be. remember these systems are a lot more balanced than a locomotive going downhill. it only needs to stop the arm from moving really, it wouldn't even have to stop it when it's full because it's not like this machine is for "placing" things. it just lifts, turns, dumps, returns.

@evanknight2808 3 жыл бұрын

It’s currently 3am on a school night and I’m watching a video about a really big shovel.

@Gadalac 3 жыл бұрын

Man! This is exactly why I love KZfaq! Never would have found this on my own and damn was it cool! Great video

@oldenweery7510 3 жыл бұрын

The minute Chris said Brutus cost more to operate than the coal it unearthed, I thought: "It sounds like a _government_ project, except if that had been the case, it would've taken two or three times the time projected, would've had huge cost overruns---and would've been obsolete by the time they finished it." Wonder what it sounded like to be inside when it was running? Thanks, Chris, it was fascinating to see this. Stay safe, everyone.

@wolfmanrebel874 3 жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking ,how it sounded...my assumption from my imagination is all the "scream'n demons" plus All the unimaginable scraping and grinding from the tracks to the turntable and ECT. Plus that much energy dumped had to make an interesting sound I assumed it sounded like screams of the damned from a distance and sounded like running gears of hell on the inside , it sure would be nice to pick up a sound byte of this monster

@capt.mcdevil706 3 жыл бұрын

Starscream: why are we here lord megatron? Megatron: fellas! Allow me introduce my acient friend!

@jordanstuckey7919 3 жыл бұрын

Dude that would be sick!!!

@BitchyBoxxy 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah he would be a dynobot

@JR-ub2wt 3 жыл бұрын

Ancient*

@GoldenCroc 3 жыл бұрын

There is a comic number where he goes haywire in a mine with machinery such as this.

@doomcaliberimperion5939 3 жыл бұрын

I think this would be a good opponent to devastator

@RichardHartness 2 жыл бұрын

I think this is one of my favorite videos of yours. I remember when you posted it. I still come back to it about one to two times a year. This piece of machinery is simply unbelievable to me.

@pcap2700 7 ай бұрын

Just visited big brutus it is a must see you really can't believe how big she is until you see her in person !!!!!!

@AaronSmith-kr5yf 3 жыл бұрын

Can't imagine how darn loud that upper room where they had several huge 2 stroke Detroit diesels humming away at full song running the electrical generators that powered this beast

@destinationunknown7857 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry Aaron. It was electric that was sullied off in the distance, can't remember exactly. It dragged a huge extension cord basically being it. Seems like it was 4 or 6 inches in diameter. There used to be a section of it laying there.

@cytrus3427 3 жыл бұрын

Its electric

@Leatherface123. 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a shock boi He could power a city

@johnsiders7819 3 жыл бұрын

It was fed by a big cable but that did not power it that turned motors that ran generators that supplied clean power to the electrical systems .

@BitchyBoxxy 3 жыл бұрын

So it would be much cheaper to run 100L Cummins?

@holyhellbatman6619 3 жыл бұрын

The repairs on the shovel were not that, they are anti-wear plates and welds to prevent erosion to the shovel

@cpufreak101 3 жыл бұрын

I thought something didn't seem right with them

@mariozermeno2649 3 жыл бұрын

Yup you can just imagine the friction all that weight created wearing the walls of that bucket thin so plating and hard face welding was applied just to keep the integrity of the bucket to specs. Phenomenal!

@bradleymorris8875 3 жыл бұрын

Good ole 7018 and a Tombstone

@carlsapartments8931 3 жыл бұрын

Correct

@pv2xeek 3 жыл бұрын

Not so much "anti-wear" plates but more "sacrificial" plates. They were hardened to last longer and when worn down they would cut the welds and replace with another to prevent the bucket itself from wearing down. You are still correct though, just more of a semantics thing.

@defective6811 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I really appreciate that something like this was ever even built. It is a beautiful, ridiculous, incredibly special machine and a standout of in the story of human history. Ill bet 1000 years from now they won't care to know who any presidents were but they'll know about this machine like they'll know about the pyramids.

@kinzario3046 3 жыл бұрын

My parents took me here like 10 years ago when I was 4 and it’s exactly how I remember it thank you!

@samwalton4598 3 жыл бұрын

I put myself through college in the late 70’s working on a Bucyrus Erie Drag line just like this beast in the Phosphate mines in Florida. For three summers I worked on and around a machine almost identical to this for Agrico Chemical Company.

@Ranstone 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know if this is weird or not, but I low-key wanna crawl up in there and take a nap.

@SmaeAwkward 3 жыл бұрын

it's totally understandable. it's like a military base meets a treehouse.

@nylotical 3 жыл бұрын

Yes it’s weird. Quite weird.

@SmaeAwkward 3 жыл бұрын

@@nylotical nah bro. that place looks dope.

@xdrakken4710 3 жыл бұрын

I also just feel like having a nap in that thing, its secluded and full of calming white noise

@tulsa_streethunter7875 3 жыл бұрын

Not in the summer, there are bee’s everywhere in there!! And everything is oily and greasy.

@VoeViking 27 күн бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to show us this amazing machine.

@elliepurser7867 Жыл бұрын

I saw this and it brought back a childhood memory. I used to read a book called Mike mulligan and his steam shovel. The smaller excavator reminded me.

@xbox4life952 3 жыл бұрын

Being a heavy equipment operator this is the coolest thing to me. I have to go check this out in person sometime

@m118lr 2 жыл бұрын

..same here. MUCH appreciated..

@ferguson8143 Жыл бұрын

Yes it's worth your time to check it out and the other things to loom at n the museum too

@AusyG 3 жыл бұрын

Just then the baby bird saw a big thing, this must be his mother. "There she is" he said "There is my mother" The baby bird ran up to the big thing and said "mother, mother here I am mother. But the big thing Just said "snort" "No you are not my mother" said the baby bird. "You are a snort"

@anthonycoffey816 3 жыл бұрын

Ahh! As soon as I saw this I thought about that book, read it over & over as a kid 😅

@ThemBackyardBoys 3 жыл бұрын

Classic

@Nyam3ro 3 жыл бұрын

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR AHHHH I WAS LIKE WTF DOES THIS SHIT REMIND ME OF OMG A CHILDHOOD MEMORY!!!!!!

@DuckInGameStop 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite part was always the car

@fishranks5886 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I thought of when I saw the thumbnail

@jacoblima2178 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for visting big brutus i remember the place my late grandpa had pictures taken this video really means alot too me thank you

@Rami7605 3 жыл бұрын

In my top 5 most beautiful videos on YT. Thanks for showcasting this pretty machine

@lucasdiehlmusic9488 3 жыл бұрын

A year to build all that back in the 1960’s by 50 men is very impressive. American integrity.

@jerrypelletier2328 3 жыл бұрын

It was already built, it took a year to assemble the parts once it was shipped.

@JeffDeWitt 3 жыл бұрын

@@jerrypelletier2328 Some assembly required!

@carlsapartments8931 3 жыл бұрын

@@jerrypelletier2328 correct

@tompaul2591 3 жыл бұрын

@@JeffDeWitt batteries not included

@HelloKittyFanMan.. 3 жыл бұрын

What should it have to do with "integrity"?

@Ultroumbonee Жыл бұрын

This marvel of engineering really is no joke. I went to see it with family 20 years ago. It's so large that you can infact see it from miles away

@randyclyde4939 2 жыл бұрын

I went to college at Pittsburg State, starting in 1960. After a break in schooling and in the Army for 3 years, I returned to Pitt State and was aware of Big Brutus. It was a cool place to take a date and back then when it was working, you could ride up the elevator, exit on the main floor, walk up behind the operator and ask questions. When you got off the elevator you had to be careful as the floor was usually moving where you were stepping. Certainly before OSHA, they'd NEVER let anyone do that now. Great memories of that area, the strip pits and great fishing.

@VassilliHD 3 жыл бұрын

I live about an hour away from ol Brutus. Believe it or not, all those water filled trenches around it were dug by Brutus istelf.

@vicodumb 3 жыл бұрын

In the beginning of the video, I thought that this machine would have been diesel electric powered, similar to a railroad locomotive but you're telling us that it essentially ran on a bigass extension cord! Amazing.

@sharpe227 Жыл бұрын

Whats interesting its is all the large equiptment like this they are all electric.Imagine if they were fueled by the whatever they were mining how much bigger they needed to be with the engine to boot.

@cds957 Жыл бұрын

Great, it's so nice to watch something like this without some loud music with it.

@Kyle_919 Жыл бұрын

I work at a drilling company alongside a BG50 and we just got a new drill that dwarfs all the others. Always amazed me how monumental the machines made by man are

@johnkrivokapic7527 3 жыл бұрын

It’s great that companies have the foresight to donate these machines to museums, there’s got to be millions just in scrap,well done.

@HobbyOrganist Жыл бұрын

yes but back in the 70s scrap iron was basically worthless, and besides, the donation to a museum meant a sizeable tax write-off that was probably more than the value of the scrap

@conservat1vepatr1ot 3 жыл бұрын

First few seconds: “are you my mother?” Only the real ones will know.

@nonnaurbisness3013 3 жыл бұрын

You're literally sandwiched between comments talking about the same book.

@conservat1vepatr1ot 3 жыл бұрын

@@nonnaurbisness3013 I am ? :/

@jameslovdokken 3 жыл бұрын

Ngl this made me kinda sad missing my childhood

@VIISkies 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad my megalophobia doesn't act up from videos. Actually standing next to Big Brutus would likely send my megalophobia through the roof 😬

@edwardpate6128 Жыл бұрын

The logistics in transporting that there are just hard to comprehend!

@chumperest 3 жыл бұрын

"Tell the kindly folks not to worry, I have the watch and I'll keep the lights burning." Brutus

@machine-shopbilly6584 3 жыл бұрын

And then he proceeded to use twice as much power as the coal he was digging up and was shut down

@nonnaurbisness3013 3 жыл бұрын

@@machine-shopbilly6584 "he used twice as much power as the coal he unearthed" power?

@treebuster93 3 жыл бұрын

Really Awesome Piece of History. My father and Grandfather both worked for P&M Coal Mine in York Canyon New Mexico until it closed down in I want to say 2002 or 2003. Have not seen anything P&M related in years so cool man!

@coryschmidt1251 3 жыл бұрын

Mine too! Grandpa was at Mine 19 (where Brutus worked) when the shovel arrived and was constructed. Dad started at Mine 19, then transferred to Midway Mine, then Kemmerer Mine, then lastly McKinley Mine just outside of Gallup, NM.

@treebuster93 3 жыл бұрын

@@coryschmidt1251 How cool. Grandpa worked underground most of his life Dad worked underground for around 15 years and then above surface the reminder of the time until they closed. Ended up working the gas fields in Southern Colorado near Trinidad. Where was the Midway and Kemmerer Mines located? We grew up in Raton New Mexico

@3949zxcvbnm Жыл бұрын

The Dipper LOL😂 Imagine seeing the front end of that thing tip up when digging 90 feet into the ground 😲

@melloaudio1572 3 жыл бұрын

I love taking a little trip to Big Brutus it's so crazy how big it actually is inside of it!

@CrudusViscus 3 жыл бұрын

Sad that he'll never run again, but he's still a beautiful beast.

@Leatherface123. 3 жыл бұрын

He might

@detroitdiesel-vu3ig 3 жыл бұрын

It's actually good he was abandoned. It is probably the reason he still exist. The spade was pressed back into service and died in the pit she was working

@uhaveautism6192 Жыл бұрын

@Cheeto Brutus, is that you?

@rickstandish6690 3 жыл бұрын

I missed the restroom, shower, kitchen and barracks area. Will re-watch now.

@peterthornton2396 Жыл бұрын

There’s one exactly like this near my home at the st Aidens nature reserve. Was previously an open cast mine. The mine actually flooded in the 90s from the local river bursting its banks. I love it

@australiantruckspotting8883 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely astonishing machine. I loved the interior tour.

@eharris6347 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool Would really been cool to hear stories from the guys who worked with Ole Brutus Bet the operator was very proud and carried himself in a manner

@luvzmoveez 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent adventure. Man can create some astounding machines.

@sj9345 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely adore steam shovels, after growing up with Mike Mulligan and Mary Anne, and this is incredible!!! Thanks!!!

@fishnpitstaknnames4699 3 жыл бұрын

Fished those pits for the last 20 years. Thank you Big Brutus

@eaveskc 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine it having a small nuclear reactor onboard, like a submarine. It would be unstoppable

@TheJan714 3 жыл бұрын

It could fight against the Bagger 288. I'd pay to see this! :D

@andreashansen5313 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheJan714 It would be like watching a transformers movie lol

@retro8696 2 жыл бұрын

This thing would be scary alone just going it’s too speed, I’m shocked it can go around 20 mph

@kevinnobody3052 3 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid we learned about Big Brutus and the shovel that was in Ohio doing the same work. That shovels name was Big Muskie. Thanks for the tour. That was interesting.

@superdave380 3 жыл бұрын

Big Muskie was a dragline.

@kevinnobody3052 3 жыл бұрын

@@superdave380 Yup. I never said the were the same type. I merely said we learned about it when I was a kid.

@Leatherface123. 3 жыл бұрын

Big Muskie was a dragline The biggest mobile machine until the bagger 288

@australiantruckspotting8883 Жыл бұрын

Love any old earthmoving equipment but to see inside big Brutus was fantastic

@markbirchette8740 Жыл бұрын

Now this was very interesting! I can run anything on tracks from a bulldozer to Self Propelled Artillery. I'd love to operate Brutus just once!

@Gardner0871public 3 жыл бұрын

“Keep Out” *goes in

@stewpidaso7145 3 жыл бұрын

Just a thought, but imagine dropping a turret from an iowa class battleship on that ring. Would probably work like a charm!

@Ranstone 3 жыл бұрын

The third reich had begun creation on super tanks not much smaller than this with battleship sized turrets by 1944. Had the war lasted till the late 1940s, it's believed they would have been ready for action. War historians have speculated that they might have had plans for nuclear capability, although I can find no credible source for that claim.

@stewpidaso7145 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ranstone yea the Ratte

@graham2631 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ranstone but in reality a waste of time and effort as to large to be very mobile and quickly destroyed by air. Brutus needed a prepared surface to be mobile not a thing you can do in battle. It was foolish waste of resources like that helped us win the war.

@JeffDeWitt 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, but with a top speed of .2 MPH you aren't going anywhere very fast!

@captaingeneraltrajann509 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ranstone They would’ve never had enough oil to run it, it would’ve had massive down time.

@hagggle3727 Жыл бұрын

I’ve watched this video a handful of times and am still captivated by this engineering marvel every time.

@cephasmartin8593 Жыл бұрын

I was there in the mid-70's when it was just a rusting hulk. I'm glad they've turned it into a state attraction. It is a magnificent machine.

@1SeanBond 3 жыл бұрын

A Fantastic veiw! Thanks for the great tour of this unique and Massive machine! Appreciate the effort's you put into capturing this for us all to see.🙂✌Cheer's🍻

@kontrolledkhaos4853 3 жыл бұрын

It’s nice to see the welders did a awesome job too I see some pretty welds

@Rokonroller 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍Thanks for the tour!!

@garyp9906 2 жыл бұрын

I live about an hour and a half from Big Brutus and drive by the area several times a year. And yet, I've never been to it. Everyone I know has. Now I have to see it!

@Codyhainley_fishing 3 жыл бұрын

You should go to AEP Recreation land and check out the big Muskie bucket! There’s a great story behind the big Muskie and what it created for today’s outdoorsman

@detroitdiesel-vu3ig 3 жыл бұрын

Big Muskie should have never been scrapped

@alphonsotate2982 3 жыл бұрын

@@detroitdiesel-vu3ig you are so right it was the largest drag line made

@gonewiththekale 3 жыл бұрын

This was a very unexpected delight! You gave him a face, super enjoyable- 11 million pounds worth, thank you 😊

@toothlessbluesboynorman1617 3 жыл бұрын

heyyyy! My grandma used to live in cheryville We would visit this for fun as kids. Great video! Thanks for sharing.,going to share this with my family, it's a great part of our past!! ☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️😎

@Tausend1000 Жыл бұрын

It looks very wholesome, standing there in the field. Just enjoying it’s retirement.

@roamer2u2 3 жыл бұрын

If Tony Beets could buy this he would

@Leatherface123. 3 жыл бұрын

This can’t dig gold If it at all went near a wet part it would sink

@roamer2u2 3 жыл бұрын

Sink to bedrock but still keep digging

@michaelandcolinspop 3 жыл бұрын

Tony: “Minnie, Since the f#$&ing dredges are not producing, I’m going to f#$&ing Kansas to take a look at some f#$&ing earthmoving equipment. Mike’s taking the f#$&ing OshKosh. I’ll be back in a couple weeks with some new sh!t for this f#$&ing mine. Have Monica build a new pad. A reeeally f#$&ing big one. Tell her to just level the f#$&ing hill, OK? And we’re gonna need a new f#$&ing wash plant...something that can do about 90 f#$&ing yards a minute. OK? Done.”

@TomWatsonB1 3 жыл бұрын

I've been there. Definitely worth a side trip if you are in the Pittsburg, KS/ Joplin, MO area.

@user-bx2yz7tn8h Жыл бұрын

Went to college in Pittsburg, Ks in the late 60's, early 70''s. Used to get a case of beer and sit and watch Brutis dig for hours. Removed 80 ft. of dirt just to get to a 2ft layer of coal. Created wonderful strip pits that filled with water and created great fishing places..