All the design calculations for this mighty machine done on slide rules. No computers those days. The engineers involved with Big Muskie were undoubtedly the best of the best 😎👍
I used to sell the lubricants for Big Muskie when I worked at Whitmore Lubricants, and spent a lot of time on it a number of times. Once when we “walked” BM over a mile to a new pit location. Loved that machine!
The one thing I want in life….is to see the big boi Muskie. And see its bucket and see its full size and what the engine purr. Rest in peace big Muskie. You’ll be remembered as a legend to the internet.
I remember back in the 80s, seeing those machines out in the country in the strip mines they created. Absolutely massive machines. Pretty sure it to a minute to disassemble them. I remember going back years later and yes, they were gone. Would have made a great youtube video. Thanks for sharing.
Great video it would be amazing if such a impressive machine as Big Muskie was still in operation I plan on taking a ride over on my Harley from S.Western Pennsylvania to see the bucket in person and get a few pictures taken.
Man watching this big ol girl run listening to this music makes me get up and dance! Edit 300 THOUSAND man hours to assemble it over 2 years. 300,000 HOUR assembly that is absolute pure ludicrous insanity
The amount of wear all those sheaves, chains, joints, cables all get has to be huge. I can imagine the chain does a number on the bucket scraping it constantly.
Agree and if you add in all the energy expended to build and move it to Ohio, plus all the resources to get the coal to the processing plant and on to the power plant. Justification: These are the kind of numbers the anti-green energy people cite about solar and wind. I have even heard someone talk about the energy losses in electric transmission lines as a reason not to use electric stuff. Also they hate the idea that Muskie was... wait for it... electric not diesel.
I had rather hear the sound of the machine too. I guess we have to take the good with the bad. It is a great video of a mechanical world wonder, in operation.
All the design calculations for this mighty machine done on slide rules. No computers those days. The engineers involved with Big Muskie were undoubtedly the best of the best 😎👍
I used to sell the lubricants for Big Muskie when I worked at Whitmore Lubricants, and spent a lot of time on it a number of times. Once when we “walked” BM over a mile to a new pit location. Loved that machine!
I was 11 years old when I got to see the muskie,we went to I think Zanesville Ohio if I'm right,my uncle Carl stokes showed it to me.
It would have been zanesville closest city. Was your uncle mayor of Cleveland at one time ? The mayor of Cleveland use to be carl stokes
The one thing I want in life….is to see the big boi Muskie. And see its bucket and see its full size and what the engine purr. Rest in peace big Muskie. You’ll be remembered as a legend to the internet.
My parents had their wedding in the bucket of the big Muskie
The machine was torn down many years ago and sold for scrap metal. One of the buckets is located by the road like a museum piece.
@@MarkGarver623 the same one my parents got married in
You're too late for that. That big boy is gone 😢😢
Thanks for sharing this video! Wish I could've seen it in person.
I remember back in the 80s, seeing those machines out in the country in the strip mines they created. Absolutely massive machines. Pretty sure it to a minute to disassemble them. I remember going back years later and yes, they were gone. Would have made a great youtube video. Thanks for sharing.
That's really awesome!
That's Dale Gribble!
What a massive dragline.Great video.wish I had a chance to see it .sorry to see it cut up for scrap.
Great video it would be amazing if such a impressive machine as Big Muskie was still in operation I plan on taking a ride over on my Harley from S.Western Pennsylvania to see the bucket in person and get a few pictures taken.
The one and only.
Thanks for sharing
That music 🎉
Man watching this big ol girl run listening to this music makes me get up and dance!
Edit 300 THOUSAND man hours to assemble it over 2 years. 300,000 HOUR assembly that is absolute pure ludicrous insanity
The amount of wear all those sheaves, chains, joints, cables all get has to be huge. I can imagine the chain does a number on the bucket scraping it constantly.
Come take a look at it yourself it’s crazy seeing the scars on the bucket in person
Csodalatos. Nagyon szeretem ❤
I wonder what the weakest component was when that thing
11:03 this crazy
Sounds like it used almost as much electrical energy as the coal it mined produced!
Agree and if you add in all the energy expended to build and move it to Ohio, plus all the resources to get the coal to the processing plant and on to the power plant. Justification: These are the kind of numbers the anti-green energy people cite about solar and wind. I have even heard someone talk about the energy losses in electric transmission lines as a reason not to use electric stuff. Also they hate the idea that Muskie was... wait for it... electric not diesel.
Love the video but the early 80s porno music definitely doesn't go with it 😂😂
Great video ruined by a crappy soundtrack.
That sound track was the sound of the times of the 1970s😂....
I had rather hear the sound of the machine too. I guess we have to take the good with the bad. It is a great video of a mechanical world wonder, in operation.
It sounds like a cheap porn movie music 😂😂😂😂
Ridiculous music makes it unwatchable
I muted it. Too bad the camera didn't have a microphone.