1/16 Bucyrus-Monighan Walking Dragline

[modelman]

Originally Posted by 9W Monighan

Using the hand controls and your feet is sorta like jumping on one leg patting your head and rubbing your stomach then in reverse at one time Tom

That doesn't sound like much fun steve. I think I would have a problem with strong springs but I still think this is a good idea. Jim told me he got a radio but I agree, he is totally lost. I ask him if he has hooked it up on the workbench to see how it worked and he said he didn't know how. I think he is still living in the 60's and doesn't realize how everything has progressed. I like him though-he is a great guy and I wish I knew half of what he knows about electrical systems. I told him I wasn't sure the R/C was a good idea. As big as his machines are a radio glitch in mid-swing could cause serious damage to his machine. I must admit though, today's radios are much more advanced than the ones I started out with in the 70's. I hope it works out good for him.

[9W Monighan]

Got a couple picture from the Rock River show. Had a great time in the 90deg heat. Controls worked flawlessly! They got me the best dirt I have ever dug in too.







This old timer showed up and he told me that he ran a B-E 1570W for about 20yrs and he had been off one for 25yrs. I gave him a job operating and he worked the bucket perfectly. He was so pleased to be able to get back on a drag. Hope he shows up again next summer to giver it another try. I told him that this is one of the reasons for building my dragline and be able to let retired operator run it.