How much did Big Brutus weigh?

Big Brutus weighs 11 million pounds — that's 5,500 tons. He's painted bright orange and once had the job of scooping rock and dirt off the coal seam in a strip mine. Each bucket load could fill three railroad cars.

How big is the bucket on Big Brutus?

The bucket capacity is 90 cubic yards or about 135 tons.

How many people did it take to run the Big Brutus?

A three man crew ran Big Brutus with the support of electricians and roller operators. The coal shovel ran 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, from 1963 until 1974 at a speed of . 22 miles per hour (less than 1/4 mile per hour) and moved approximately one square mile per year. Big Brutus did not dig coal.

Can you climb Big Brutus?

Visitors can go inside and climb five stories to the innards of Brutus (Until 2004 they could climb through the open air to the top of the shovel boom, but this access was discontinued by Brutus's insurance company).

How much did big muskie cost?

Big Muskie

When Muskie was built in 1969, it cost $25 million dollars. That's approximately $171 million today! Big Musky holds the record of being the largest dragline in the world, and its size and scope was on par with the largest bucket excavator record-holder, the Bagger 288!

What it's like Inside BIG BRUTUS

Is Big Brutus still operational?

Big Brutus is a museum open year round. Hours vary with the season. Call (620)827-6177 for more information. The Markley Shovel has been donated to Big Brutus.

How much did it cost to build the big muskie?

It took over 200,000 man hours to construct over a period of about two years and cost $25 million in 1969, the equivalent of $185 million today adjusted for inflation.

Who built Big Brutus?

Built by the Bucyrus Erie Company, this shovel began its active service May 1963 at Pittsburg and Midway Mine 19, where it received its name of Big Brutus from the superintendent Emil Sandeen.

Is Big Muskie still in operation?

Shut down in 1991, “Big Muskie” was finally dismantled for scrap in 1999. The only component saved was the bucket, which was later incorporated into a display about the machine and surface mining and reclamation in Miners Memorial Park in McConnelsville, Ohio.

Where did Big Muskie dig?

The Miner's Memorial Park in Jesse Owens State Park is a monument to the achievements of American Electric Power and its subsidiary Central Ohio Coal Company. One of the main attractions of this memorial is "Big Muskie's Bucket.” Big Muskie was the largest dragline ever built.

How much does the Big Muskie bucket weigh?

All that remained was the bucket. Big Muskie's 230-ton empty bucket currently resides in Miners' Memorial Park, which is dedicated to educating visitors about the Central Ohio Coal Company.

What is the largest size of rope shovel in the world?

The electric rope shovel is in the largest machine payload class currently available on the market. Alongside its 122.5 tonne payload, the machine features a cut height of 18 metres, a cut radius of 24.3 metres and a maximum dump reach of 24.8 metres.

What is a steam shovel now called?

Although these big machines are still called steam shovels, they are more correctly known as power shovels since they use electricity to power their winches.

What happened to the silver spade shovel?

Its sole function was to remove the earth and rock overburden from the coal seam. Attempts to purchase and preserve the shovel from Consol to make it the centerpiece of a mining museum exhibit for $2.6 million fell short, and the shovel was dismantled in February 2007.

Where is the silver spade now?

The Silver Spade is removing overburden for CONSOL Energy (formerly Consolidation Coal Co.) at its only surface coal mine, located in Mahoning Valley in eastern Ohio, near Cadiz.

What is the biggest excavator bucket?

A bucket for a Hitachi EX8000-6 hydraulic excavator, with a capacity of 48m3, is the largest excavator bucket ever manufactured by Austin Engineering globally.

How much does a dragline weigh?

The smallest and most common of the heavy type weigh around 8,000 tons while the largest built weighed around 13,000 tons. A dragline bucket system consists of a large bucket which is suspended from a boom (a large truss-like structure) with wire ropes.

Where is the captain shovel?

The Marion 6360 stripping shovel known as “the Captain” was the flagship machine at the vast Captain mine complex near Cutler, Illinois. When originally put to work in 1965 by Southwestern Illinois Coal Corp., the machine made headlines with the technical press around the world.

What is a power shovel used for?

Power shovels are used principally for excavation and removal of debris.

Who makes the biggest dragline?

Caterpillar, Joy Global and OMZ produce some of the biggest draglines used in surface mining operations. Mining-technology.com profiles the ten biggest draglines in use based on bucket capacity.

How fast does a dragline walk?

Draglines are not designed to cover such a great distance, but are fitted with a propulsion mechanism that allows them to 'walk' slowly. So slowly, however, that travelling to the new site at a speed of just 0.1 to 0.2 kilometers per hour would mean the dragline would be out of operation for months.