1/16 Bucyrus-Monighan Walking Dragline

[9W Monighan]

Originally Posted by scalecranes

Thats interesting how it has the sheave trunion mounted. I guess you have to worry about side loading alot more in a drag line than you do in a crane. Your machining skills are excellent. I'd love to see this thing in person sometime.

Check out some a Walter Bennetts videos on you tube
http://www.youtube.com/user/bennettshovel
I talked him into putting his mining videos on youtube a couple years ago. Watch one of his more recent ones with the Marion 7820. That operator is already swinging just before he pulls the bucket out of the cut. The bucket is practically behind the boom tip most of the time. That machine has I think, a 300' boom on it with a 40cy bucket installed. This is why you want the point to swivel.

[chaseracer]

simply amazing, just outstanding

[lorenzo]

Wow, that's just amazing Steve. It's always a pleasure to see what you've done.
That's an interesting clamb you're using. I've never seen this before. Do you have aother pic of it?


Lorenz

[9W Monighan]

Originally Posted by lorenzo

Wow, that's just amazing Steve. It's always a pleasure to see what you've done.
That's an interesting clamb you're using. I've never seen this before. Do you have aother pic of it?


Lorenz

Hello Lorenzo. That clamp is called a lathe dog. This is how you drive a part while turning,grinding or milling between centers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lathe_dog

[Jared]

Originally Posted by 9W Monighan

Check out some a Walter Bennetts videos on you tube
http://www.youtube.com/user/bennettshovel
I talked him into putting his mining videos on youtube a couple years ago. Watch one of his more recent ones with the Marion 7820. That operator is already swinging just before he pulls the bucket out of the cut. The bucket is practically behind the boom tip most of the time. That machine has I think, a 300' boom on it with a 40cy bucket installed. This is why you want the point to swivel.

So it's you who's the guilty party. I gotta say thanks for doing that because I watch every one of his videos and I love 'em.

This machine just gets better and better.

[9W Monighan]

Another few hours. I still need to pocket out the spokes on the sheave but I have my mill tied up with a job.

[Dreamweaver]

WOW looking good, Must be a thing about Guys named Steve and machining ability.

I'm jealous, sure wish I could do that... Should have actually went to my metal working class in high school.

This is a very impressive machine Steve, good work.