Marion 7400 Walking

A 1958 Marion 7400 maneuvering around in a narrow pit to position itself to dig coal.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Marion Bucyrus Erie shovel
• walking dragline
• coal mining
• strip mining

[GinSinG1989]

that's cool never saw one walk up close like that. thanks for the vid.

[PAmining]

Yeah they're cool to watch walk. Your welcome

[tractortom401]

do you work at a mine? nice video

[PAmining]

Yep and I love it!

[msgmonly]

i could watch these ol shovels all day just like a little kid! keep up the great vids!

[PAmining]

Oh yeah I do that all the time. I'm still like a kid with tonka toys lol.

[PAmining]

@jix177 Experienced dragline operators can judge just how close they are to objects and how to manuever the machine around in tight areas, so backing a dragline into a sidewall practically never happens.

Although the walking gear will rotate forward, the dragline can never walk forward because it would tip forward.

[Frenchy3055]

@PAmining Any/all electric draglines that I have operated will rotate the walking machinery in both directions, But it is true that the machines cannot walk forward because the position of the walking cams are positioned to the rear of the centerpin so the machine picks up the back end of the tub and drags the front end.

[tractortom401]

@PAmining lucky

[PAmining]

Thanks