Very neat video. My Great Grandfather operated a steam shovel in the Rogers City MI Limestone quarry in the 20's. He actually received company recognition after figuring out that the shovels would be safer to operate by putting blocks on the back so they wouldn't tip over with a full load of rock in the bucket.
I was 5 when I had a dream back in '73..I was strolling past one of these machines on my way to school (young-ins walked to school alone those days) and as it was digging up dirt it grabbed my lunch and ate it.
How things have changed. When I was a child we called everything with a bucket a steam shovel, now I doubt today's kids know what a steam shovel is. Thanks to all the guys who restore everything from a 2hp hit and miss all the way to this, we never need to lose sight of when America built quality.
This was very cool to watch. Amazing how a very old and outdated piece of equipment can inspire awe. Apparently these early steam shovels are what inspiried the Claw Crane arcade game.
Outdated states it has no pluses or is not any way better then modern technology. That of course is false because this is a steam shovel. Anything powered by steam is stronger then the average combustion engine. Mainly because steam expands 90 times per second under pressure. And steam engine cylinders are forced Both ways. No momentum is needed to make a full rotation .
In England there were machines that looked very similar that were still working in the 1960s. They were made by Ruston-Bucyrus. Internal combustion engines were used instead of steam but the machines were basically the same. Eventually these swing shovels were displaced by the JCB digger that was invented here! Early JCBs could not match the digging depth of the Ruston Bucyrus but that was soon remedied when the extending dipper was invented. Progress cannot be stopped.
Did steam shovels have the same problems with exploding boilers that were a problem for steam boats? That was a big problem with steam power in the 1800s!
Are you sure they were still running it on steam a lot of those machines were converted over to compressed air so that you would not need someone to tend the boiler. Additionally it made them much safer to operate without using live steam. I have secene several machine over the years that were converted to run on compressed air where they took the boiler out of the machine and installed a air compressor in it place that ran on gas or diesel and unless you were paying attention you would have still thought they were running on steam. I do however like seeing these old machines still running on steam
@4freespeech it still is a big deal, only kids these days unfortunately can't see them. let a group of elementary kids watch this machine, and i bet a good half will still get hooked! oh, and operating one beats ANY video game!
На ГЕС 4 в Харькове в 1962 подобие такого назывался Smit,был паровой потом переделали на электрический ,помню при сильном морозе у него полопались пружины стрелы.
theres 6 of Theses shovels 2 steam 3 gas 1 Electric down the road at the scrap mill 1 of the steam ones work the eletric is over grown an 2 of the gas shovels art in pieces If I had the money and a permit id by the working one in a heart beat. ( I rem my Dad using a 30 back when I was 4... =') )
Also seen at Paisly and Blyth Steam Shows. Fine looking restoration and great to watch. Have to wonder about the engineers at the time??? There was no interest in thermal efficiency, boiler sediment/efficiency or boiler feed water conservation. Just running the steam exhaust/condensate line back to the boiler feed water tank. .It would have saved many dollars in fuel, hauling water and man hours cleaning the boiler. .
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Stuff like this is what set the foundations for the modern world we walk on. Crazy.
Very neat video. My Great Grandfather operated a steam shovel in the Rogers City MI Limestone quarry in the 20's. He actually received company recognition after figuring out that the shovels would be safer to operate by putting blocks on the back so they wouldn't tip over with a full load of rock in the bucket.
Imagine how ungodly hot it must have been to operate one of these in Panama!
I was 5 when I had a dream back in '73..I was strolling past one of these machines on my way to school (young-ins walked to school alone those days) and as it was digging up dirt it grabbed my lunch and ate it.
That's Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel Mary Ann. Now all we need is Henry B. Swap.
+Brian Allen holy crap! Thats what i was thinking.
Mike has put on some weight since the book was written.
it's fantastic that some people keep this heritage in good state and show it ! keep going
How things have changed. When I was a child we called everything with a bucket a steam shovel, now I doubt today's kids know what a steam shovel is. Thanks to all the guys who restore everything from a 2hp hit and miss all the way to this, we never need to lose sight of when America built quality.
"You could build a cellar in a day. Even if it can't be done, do it anyway"
This was very cool to watch. Amazing how a very old and outdated piece of equipment can inspire awe. Apparently these early steam shovels are what inspiried the Claw Crane arcade game.
Outdated states it has no pluses or is not any way better then modern technology. That of course is false because this is a steam shovel. Anything powered by steam is stronger then the average combustion engine. Mainly because steam expands 90 times per second under pressure. And steam engine cylinders are forced Both ways. No momentum is needed to make a full rotation .
And a steam engine has an incredible amount of torque
The guy driving the truck is a brave man
Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel!!
Wow, they still exist. Steve the Steam Shovel one of my favourite stories (50 years ago). "Bite dump, bite dump, bite dump. Thanks for this
Mike
Memories of that book brought me here.
wow; that sure goes back a few years
Fascinating. Loved the look of these as a kid
Awwwwwwwwww Mary Anne
Decent machine. Wonderful. Greetings from Germany.
Amazing machine. I've never seen such a thing in action. Thumbs up! :)
ain't no school like tha mothafuckin oldskool
I suppose that's Mike Mulligan running Marry Anne.
For some reason I even call modern asphalt rollers...steam rollers. Always have. And I'm just 38.
In England there were machines that looked very similar that were still working in the 1960s. They were made by Ruston-Bucyrus. Internal combustion engines were used instead of steam but the machines were basically the same. Eventually these swing shovels were displaced by the JCB digger that was invented here! Early JCBs could not match the digging depth of the Ruston Bucyrus but that was soon remedied when the extending dipper was invented. Progress cannot be stopped.
Did steam shovels have the same problems with exploding boilers that were a problem for steam boats? That was a big problem with steam power in the 1800s!
Absolutely amazing!
thanks for posting such a great video ! mj
I love this thing have watched it work many of times at the Paisley steam show
It's Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel.
LOL if i happen to travel back in time, and end up stranded back in 19th century, i now know what job to look for!
Good shovel operator!! Thanks!
Before they used hydraulic cylinders.
They built the canal with these things? Wow, that makes it even more impressive then I thought before.
To this day I remember every page! lol
That's a beautiful machine. :D
ya, thats ol Mulligan!
Is Mike Mulligan running it?
You're as old as am.
Yes! That's where I'd seen a steam shovel before!
lol.......my childhood........
Well I suppose we should all call our current-day machines diesel-hydraulic shovels.
One day it will become a furnace in the cellar of the new town hall.
thats realy nice, like a live dinosaur
Wow! We love this!
a true enginering marvel
I remember Lynchburg (VA) Foundry using a steam powered crane with a magnet on it to unload hopper cars of scrap iron. This was late 60s/early 70s.
Are you sure they were still running it on steam a lot of those machines were converted over to compressed air so that you would not need someone to tend the boiler. Additionally it made them much safer to operate without using live steam. I have secene several machine over the years that were converted to run on compressed air where they took the boiler out of the machine and installed a air compressor in it place that ran on gas or diesel and unless you were paying attention you would have still thought they were running on steam. I do however like seeing these old machines still running on steam
Awesome video :) Thanks
@4freespeech it still is a big deal, only kids these days unfortunately can't see them. let a group of elementary kids watch this machine, and i bet a good half will still get hooked!
oh, and operating one beats ANY video game!
dont worry about it its only soot which sinks down into the soil again :)
Fantastic!! but, THE POLLUTION!!!!!!
Must've been scary driving those trucks back in the day, no headboards or anything to stop a rock from smashing you in the back of the head.
Gosh that is really cool!
На ГЕС 4 в Харькове в 1962 подобие такого назывался Smit,был паровой потом переделали на электрический ,помню при сильном морозе у него полопались пружины стрелы.
theres 6 of Theses shovels 2 steam 3 gas 1 Electric down the road at the scrap mill 1 of the steam ones work the eletric is over grown an 2 of the gas shovels art in pieces If I had the money and a permit id by the working one in a heart beat. ( I rem my Dad using a 30 back when I was 4... =') )
懐かしい光景１００年前にタイムスリップ
thats just.....beautifull
that's too cool. As I clicked on this I was also thinking "Mike Mulligan"....
That's insanely cool!
Excellent comment.
that's a gret engeneer loading the great merchant! #Civilisation 5
Can you imagine working as a firemen in one of these things in the middle of summer?
living the dream.
Why exhaust the steam out another tube at the back instead of running the pipe into the boiler chimney like steam locomotives?
That is just damn cool.
And then, hydraulics happened.
yes
when man began to crawl
Sweet!! Just like those old donald cartoons
is that cab made out of wood?
i love that engineer
Black Board> "Hurry Up"
0:59 Om nom nom!
"are you my mother?"
Does that use CAT or John Deere control pattern?
Also seen at Paisly and Blyth Steam Shows. Fine looking restoration and great to watch. Have to wonder about the engineers at the time??? There was no interest in thermal efficiency, boiler sediment/efficiency or boiler feed water conservation.
Just running the steam exhaust/condensate line back to the boiler feed water tank. .It would have saved many dollars in fuel, hauling water and man hours cleaning the boiler. .
The "problem" was usually operator error..
Did I see these in Thomas the train?
Is there a control for the pivot/slide on the boom or is it just controlled by the cables on the bucket?
There is another set of cylinders that slide it in and out on a rack and pinion.
How does the bottom of the scoop close again?
ShyGuy I think there is a cable that pulls it back up, and then there is a catch locks it again.
So cool
Like!
esas excabadoras me recuerdan los videos dela construcion del canal de panama de 1914
It's a shed.
@4freespeech how old are you?
Does the cab come with air conditioning and a mp3 player?
No,Asians ruin every thing
This is how North Korea still builds its city.
very nice
@patron4life1 OMG just awesome... best troll ever. :D
My Grandfather broke in on steam!
Funny I was gonna make an 'are you my mother ' comment
Jawohl.... Wenn Bagger, dann so einer
those days there was enough work... 3 guys to work 1 shovel... Evolution costs jobs. That's the downside of it...
かっこいいｗｗ男前ｗｗｗ
How old is it?
It's on the sign at the beginning. I think it reads 1921.
GOOD tracotrs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
funky!
What?
that must be Ned's basis😶
впечатляет
Are you my mother?
お仕事してるな、って感じ。
doideira massa
yea... and al gore snorts it too on every chug XD
@MZTrail96 seems like a good idea till it heats up and catches fire.
eh, who else read that as Antique Eerie Steam Shovel
I don't know about living steam Shovel in Russia :(