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Old 05-14-2011, 02:47 PM
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Far from beeing finished, but I made some update and could not resist to put together what is already done.

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Nice to hear from you again! I haven't had time to get you some photos of my drawings on the 88 cab just yet,I always forget.
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No problem...as you can see, I am far from that point
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So far you have done a very nice job on that dipper stick I like it a lot. Ed
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Wow that thing is going to be a beast when it's done! Looks really good, I can't wait to see more progress.
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WOW! That looks great!
More pictures please!
How are you going to operate it? Individual motors or clutches?

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Really a great beginning! The company I work for was a Bucyrus-Erie dealer from 1917 until it stopped making the smaller stuff. 88-B was the largest unit we sold, but had a bunch of them in KY and IN, mostly as draglines in the coal fields. Brings back a lot of memories. Cable shovels are cool and you are doing a fine job building this one. Keep up the good work!

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Old 05-15-2011, 04:09 AM
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Looks awesome! Can't wait to see more!
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Wow! Awesome shovel. Can't wait to see this one dig.
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Papy-great start on a shovel! What scale are you building?
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Thank you all for the kind comments

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WOW! That looks great!
More pictures please!
How are you going to operate it? Individual motors or clutches?

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I finally decided for individual motors. Not as realistic, but I thought it would be easier to operate.

The scale is just a bit over 1/14,5 (I use a ratio of 7 centimeter for 1 meter)
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Nice job Papy. I expect it's beginning to weigh a bit heavy by now. I'm really glad to see somebody else engineering a cable shovel. I liked the 88-B although I never ever saw one in the UK. Modelman's Marion is a brilliant little model. I have been building a Marion/Lima hybrid for the las 5 years or so. It's a little larger scale at 1/8 full size. I'll try and post some pics. Keep us posted.
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A-frame nearly completed :



Steve, thanks again for the documents. As you can see, that helped a lot
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Steve, thanks again for the documents. As you can see, that helped a lot
Your welcome Matthieu.
It sure is nice to have drawings
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Close up pictures please.
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Yay! More progress! X2 on the close up pictures.
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Looks great. Nice work!
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Very impressive! I don't know much about these shovels, but it looks like you are well on your way to having a beautiful scale replica.
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