What a beautiful machine. It saddens me seeing draglines getting torn to shreds for scrap money, so it joys me to see this old beast still towering over the land. Nice video!
The market for big draglines is getting less and less over the years. A machine the size of the 7400 is still considered small by dragline standards! Thanks
Thank you for such a great walk around a machine that is so large. always like your videos but this is one of your top knoch ones thanks for your outstanding video.
My Ole man had one similar in a sand a gravel pit when I was growing up. 10 year old me would play inside that thing for hours! The sound of steps inside that thing still sounds exactly the same!!
I remember the Big Muskey years ago. I know of a few that worked on it. Sad day when it was sold for scrap because no one wanted the cost for it to be restored for a historical machine. The only thing left is the backup bucket that was moved to a different location. Glad to see this one is still in use.
These "walkers" look like someone who had both his legs amputated just below the hip and is now standing on the stumps. There is just something about them, that makes one feel uncomfortable...
GOOD ONE! Being a friction rig, I might be able to dig with it and not take out a weeks burying. I sure like the lo-speed Cat engines. I bet that is a sweet running machine. Thanks again!
When I was a boy my dad took me to see a derelict Marion 7400 close up that used to sit near the turnpike in Somerset county. The machine has long since been scrapped but I'll never forget how impressive it looked. It was the same red and white color as this one.
Hey I have become quite fond of watching your videos, not only are they very interesting but you also offer so much knowledge. This might seem kinda weird but I keep wondering what you look like?, after hearing you speak so many times about these machines it really makes one want to actually see who is sharing all this information so can you make a video someday where you are actually being video taped pointing things out and sharing your know how of one of these giants?. Thanks so much!.
The tricky part is having someone else film me showing around the machine in the way I'd want it :) I'm very picky with how I film. Everything has to be shot right.
Great job Justin, I really felt like I was there. Interesting hoist-drag control but makes complete sense. Seems like it would be fairly easy to operate....once you got the hang of it. You've really mastered the steady hand while walking. Anthracite region right?
That's great, I love hearing that! The camera does have Image Stabilization which removes slight shakes, but even so it still requires a lot of focus to film smoothly like this. And yes, anthracite dragline! Thanks
Thanks for the great video Justin. As always, it is fun and educational. Question: if the walking shoes work off a single drive shaft, does that mean they are locked in sync? If so, how do they steer it? Perhaps there is some form of clutch?
Thanks, those two things are always my goal in these videos! Yes, the shoes work together not independently. Steering is accomplished by swinging the dragline left or right. Whichever way the dragline is facing, it will move in that direction in reverse.
She's still impressive, all these years later.Is it run solely by an operator or is there a mechanic on board as well? Silly question, but this is outside my experience. lol As always, thanks for sharing a great video. All best.
Most draglines like this have an operator and an oiler/mechanic on board. The motors and gearing need daily maintenance that becomes too much work for a single operator.
Another great video Justin...too bad you couldn't be in the cab when the drag line is operating.. I know that wouldn't be possible due to safety rules but that would be cool...be safe
Sorry heard it active at the end of the video, I like the fact coals so big in the USA and old irons still getting used , not just fleets of new plant everywhere like cat an komatsu make out .!
The old stuff is half the reason why I love making documentaries! Because a lot of the equipment I feature isn't seen much anymore in other places around the world
Imagine how many yards of material that machine has moved! Great video as always!
A lot in it's hay day! Thanks
great video, keep em coming! and someone please take up a donation and fix the man's seat!!! geez
What a beautiful machine. It saddens me seeing draglines getting torn to shreds for scrap money, so it joys me to see this old beast still towering over the land. Nice video!
The market for big draglines is getting less and less over the years. A machine the size of the 7400 is still considered small by dragline standards! Thanks
Thank you for such a great walk around a machine that is so large.
always like your videos but this is one of your top knoch ones thanks for your outstanding video.
Well thank you! This one was especially fun to film. There will be other big draglines coming up in the future.
I 2nd that! OUtstanding job!
My Ole man had one similar in a sand a gravel pit when I was growing up. 10 year old me would play inside that thing for hours! The sound of steps inside that thing still sounds exactly the same!!
Super Documentary. Thanks for taking the time to produce these Videos.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
One Marion 7400 has been sold to North-Carolina from Finland.
I remember the Big Muskey years ago. I know of a few that worked on it. Sad day when it was sold for scrap because no one wanted the cost for it to be restored for a historical machine. The only thing left is the backup bucket that was moved to a different location. Glad to see this one is still in use.
Thanks for the video always wanted to see the inside of a machine like that.
Your welcome. It is quite impressive.
I'm glad to see you're still out there making videos they make think of my Grandfather who was a coal miner
good vidja man, love the documentary keep them coming 100%.
Thanks!
These "walkers" look like someone who had both his legs amputated just below the hip and is now standing on the stumps. There is just something about them, that makes one feel uncomfortable...
Shame that big Muskie is no more
Great video and I really love the dragline tours!
The diesel engine drives power generator for electric motors or mechanical transmission to winches and walking gear?
GOOD ONE! Being a friction rig, I might be able to dig with it and not take out a weeks burying. I sure like the lo-speed Cat engines. I bet that is a sweet running machine. Thanks again!
That's one hell of a dent in the diesel tank!! Actually all the body work is pretty wrinkled and warped!!
When I was a boy my dad took me to see a derelict Marion 7400 close up that used to sit near the turnpike in Somerset county. The machine has long since been scrapped but I'll never forget how impressive it looked. It was the same red and white color as this one.
That would be the one at the flight 93 memorial. It was parked with a larger 7500.
I think it might have been a different one actually. The one we looked at definitely sat by itself, and I'm pretty sure it was scrapped before 9/11.
Youd think they would gget the operator a new seat at least 😁
My dad ran this machine for about 5yrs
Hey I have become quite fond of watching your videos, not only are they very interesting but you also offer so much knowledge. This might seem kinda weird but I keep wondering what you look like?, after hearing you speak so many times about these machines it really makes one want to actually see who is sharing all this information so can you make a video someday where you are actually being video taped pointing things out and sharing your know how of one of these giants?. Thanks so much!.
The tricky part is having someone else film me showing around the machine in the way I'd want it :) I'm very picky with how I film. Everything has to be shot right.
Great job Justin, I really felt like I was there. Interesting hoist-drag control but makes complete sense. Seems like it would be fairly easy to operate....once you got the hang of it. You've really mastered the steady hand while walking. Anthracite region right?
That's great, I love hearing that! The camera does have Image Stabilization which removes slight shakes, but even so it still requires a lot of focus to film smoothly like this. And yes, anthracite dragline! Thanks
Holy crap that thing is a monster. You could probably build a house out of that thing and live in it.
This is a small machine by dragline standards. They much bigger than this
If that's a small one, I just wonder if the bigger ones actually have restrooms, refrigerators, and bedrooms for operator comfort?
Absolutely. Some newer big shovels/draglines shave a kitchen, refrigerator, microwave, bathroom, everything in the cab.
That is awesome. I don't know what I would do if I had an excavator for a house.
Thanks for the great video Justin. As always, it is fun and educational. Question: if the walking shoes work off a single drive shaft, does that mean they are locked in sync? If so, how do they steer it? Perhaps there is some form of clutch?
Thanks, those two things are always my goal in these videos! Yes, the shoes work together not independently. Steering is accomplished by swinging the dragline left or right. Whichever way the dragline is facing, it will move in that direction in reverse.
more videos please!!!! I LOVE THESE!!
Glad you enjoy them!
Thank you for doing all of theese videos. I love all the equipment you feature.
Glad you enjoy them! There's always something new on my Channel
The next dragline video you do can you get a close up of the bucket?
Sure. The only reason I didn't show the bucket here is because of how far away it was set from the machine
Very informative. Thank you.
What a massive piece of machinery, that was awsome!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
1959? WOW
Good video
bucket wheel excavators made draglines really obsolete
Not really. Bucket wheels and draglines are two tonally different machines for different applications
didn't bucket wheel made Big Muskie oboslate ?
Are the shoes solid or hollow to some degree
The shoes are hollow with reinforcements.
Great video
That thing would be weird to run with the single lever drag/hoist
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She's still impressive, all these years later.Is it run solely by an operator or is there a mechanic on board as well? Silly question, but this is outside my experience. lol As always, thanks for sharing a great video. All best.
Most draglines like this have an operator and an oiler/mechanic on board. The motors and gearing need daily maintenance that becomes too much work for a single operator.
that would make a cool house.
Another great video Justin...too bad you couldn't be in the cab when the drag line is operating.. I know that wouldn't be possible due to safety rules but that would be cool...be safe
Not true at all, I can definitely do an in-cab video of one in operation sometime! Thanks!
Gopher it!
PAmining looking forward to seeing that
PAmining Oh please do I would love to see that!!!
Haha, okay
Another great video , never realised they made them with a Diesel engine in draglines that large , is that still a working machine ? looks tidy
Sorry heard it active at the end of the video, I like the fact coals so big in the USA and old irons still getting used , not just fleets of new plant everywhere like cat an komatsu make out .!
The old stuff is half the reason why I love making documentaries! Because a lot of the equipment I feature isn't seen much anymore in other places around the world
You must have some skilled fitters welders and mechanics to keep them up to working order , does the coal game pay well over there ??
great vid how long has this drag line been out of commission and how do you get permission to video all these cool pieces of equipment
As mentioned in the video, this machine is still in operation today. And I'm a mining engineer for a coal company.
WE all get the benefit of your education!
thank you
That old beast still in use? it looks really clean for its age.
Yes, she is still in operation today