Coal mine dragline makes a big move

13-million pound dragline makes its longest walk ever, from one mining area to another in North Dakota. Dragline is owned by The Coteau Properties Company.
www.basinelectric.com

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• coal
• dragline
• Beulah
• North
• Dakota
• Coteau
• Properties
• Company
• Basin
• Electric
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• Cooperative
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[DuramaxDiesels]

pc2drth Hey thanks alot for posting this. I live in Beulah and didnt get a chance to watch her walk. I am also a coal miner. Its awesome work. Thanks again.

[pc2drth]

@DuramaxDiesels You bet! We're actually an official YouTube account for Basin Electric Power Cooperative. We have another YouTube channel that has mostly historical videos for now.

[AviationPhotogBNA]

You should be ON the dragline when it's walking. That's a really neat feeling!!

[pc2drth]

@AviationPhotogBNA Thanks for favoriting this video! I bet it is a neat feeling to be in there. Looks like you do quite a bit of work with draglines?

[generator5500w]

1:55 i love those gray insulators

[pc2drth]

@acavideo Basin Electric was the first utility in the nation to require that strip-mined land be returned to rolling countryside. That requirement was written into Basin Electric's first coal contract long before rules and regulations on mined land reclamation were enacted.

[WKHalford]

@epistte Not sure what you mean by "the MG sets don't provide nearly enough power to operate a dragline", but there are thousands of draglines that make plenty of power for the DC motors for the swing, drag, hoist, and walk functions. And they have some spare capacity.

Any other power used on a dragline is for other things (lights, ventilation, controls, etc.). But that's only a small percentage of the power that is used. The majority of power is indeed generated by the motor-generator sets.

[GoldeneyePwner]

And this just definitely made me sick to my stomach...

[pkkillaman3]

i live in carrington nd we went there to see that dragline in 7Th grade it was fun!!!!!!

[JCS300ex]

the muskie was live twice that size

[AviationPhotogBNA]

These are my favorite North American Draglines! The livery, or paint scheme, is just awesome! Especially if you have a nice clear day with nice blue skies, the machines just shine like a jewel!!! Great video again!

[Minnesoootan1]

I don't know if this is #901 or #902 of Coteau's 2 draglines but I was lucky enough to spend New Year's Day back in the mid 90's on "Meadowlark". I had a relative who was the operator back then. I recall being awed by the sheer size and power of these beasts. They had a new bucket at the time that could move 125 cubic yards in one scoop. Everything that was used around these babies was absolutely humungous. Very awesome experience I will never forget.