@sneezabonk I've seen closeup pictures. Swing circle was completely blown out, house was in a precarious state. They were digging their way out, and with the shovel busted, would have had to use pan scrapers to finish the ramp, would have been a long expensive job.
You know it must really break the heart of the men who sweat, bleed, and cry when they took the time and pride to build a piece of machinery like this and then to watch it be destroyed.
I sat where those poles are just last week and it is sad that if I was there a year earlyer it woul have been there. we own the cab to it I sit in it and just cry. we couldav had it I get choked up watching this video. I missed it.
R.I.P sadly missed by all lovers
cementhauler99 11 months ago
Why couldn't they have driven it broken since they were going to retire it any way
sneezabonk 1 year ago
@sneezabonk I've seen closeup pictures. Swing circle was completely blown out, house was in a precarious state. They were digging their way out, and with the shovel busted, would have had to use pan scrapers to finish the ramp, would have been a long expensive job.
SteamCrane 1 year ago
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sneezabonk 1 year ago
You know it must really break the heart of the men who sweat, bleed, and cry when they took the time and pride to build a piece of machinery like this and then to watch it be destroyed.
littlewazz 1 year ago
Not many people realize this but the Silver Spade had a twin called the Gem of Egypt. Which had a longer boom and a smaller bucket.
littlewazz 1 year ago
awesome machine..what kind of mining operation did it work in?
dustystix76 3 years ago
It was mining coal for CONSOL Energy bewteen Cadiz and New Athens, OH. R.I.P. Silver Spade 1965-2007
acprimus631C 3 years ago 6
she looks like she was a sweet old machine... what were they mining?
snowbiker111 3 years ago
I sat where those poles are just last week and it is sad that if I was there a year earlyer it woul have been there. we own the cab to it I sit in it and just cry. we couldav had it I get choked up watching this video. I missed it.
Draglineoperator 3 years ago
you own the cab to the silver spade? thats awsome! where are from?
caseytrt 2 years ago
and the bucket. just moved just moved it about a month ago. it weighed 75 ton!
Draglineoperator 2 years ago