Can we SAVE this ANTIQUE Cable Shovel?? Bucyrus Erie 22-B Shovel Resurrection

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  • Опубликовано: 20 авг 2024
  • Follow along as we rescue a 1970 Bucyrus Erie 22B Shovel, do some tinkering, and deliver it to ‪@letsdig18‬ in North Carolina!!
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  • @letsdig18
    @letsdig18 Месяц назад +66

    Shes a beauty! I love it

  • @tomki6asp
    @tomki6asp Месяц назад +76

    There is nothing better on YT than a Scrappy and Matt collaboration.

  • @rodsharpley6956
    @rodsharpley6956 Месяц назад +78

    Good morning, Sam. I love it when you and Matt team up to resurrect a piece of old iron. I sat in my dad's lap in 1965 in a 22b loading eucs. One of my earliest and fondest memories. I went on to a career as a crane operator and retired last year. Please keep vids like this coming.

  • @ksw501
    @ksw501 Месяц назад +46

    What a beauty, glass and gages intact, runs like a top, no bees nests…that’s a good machine

  • @steveperyer4850
    @steveperyer4850 Месяц назад +48

    Always a pleasure when we have a Sam and Matt Video

  • @bigredgreg1
    @bigredgreg1 Месяц назад +34

    Sam AND Matt AND Chris… what a trifecta! 👍

  • @fallenhunter7384
    @fallenhunter7384 Месяц назад +8

    Two grown men, playing in the dirt... as a male, father of two boys, I do not expect less.. *grin* keep up the great work.

  • @stevedibiase728
    @stevedibiase728 Месяц назад +25

    Isn't Sam about the happiest most cheerful guy you have ever seen he always has a large smile on his face even when things don't go to plan. He is so knowledgeable of this old stuff we have so few left anymore to work on this old equipment bless him.

  • @TORAH184
    @TORAH184 Месяц назад +8

    Big boys playing in the sand box, looks like fun

  • @TestECull
    @TestECull Месяц назад +16

    2:32 Hello, this is the lockpicking lawyer, and today we have a very heavily rusted Master Lock Model 19. We are going to open it with a bit of soda can...

    • @Frank-Thoresen
      @Frank-Thoresen Месяц назад +1

      They didn't watch that episode so the result was wacking it with a crowbar 😄

    • @TestECull
      @TestECull Месяц назад +3

      @@Frank-Thoresen Hey it's a master lock that will usually work. Whap it with something itt'l pop open!

    • @Frank-Thoresen
      @Frank-Thoresen Месяц назад +2

      @@TestECull At least it kept the door closed for a couple of decades 😄

    • @TestECull
      @TestECull Месяц назад +3

      @@Frank-Thoresen That was more the rust and dust though.

  • @alanfenwick9307
    @alanfenwick9307 Месяц назад +7

    Greatly enjoyed this one Sam. It struck me that this machine is a great example of commercialism replacing common sense. When you said those clutch wheels(?) were all the same size it just made so much sense, particularly thinking about carrying parts for field repairs . Nowadays the manufactures seem to go out of their way to over complicate things no doubt to feed their own spare parts market. Thank you for sharing. 👍

  • @davsmth41
    @davsmth41 Месяц назад +17

    Matt, back in the 70’s (cough cough) my boss always told me, He who dies with the most toys wins. Never regret buying ANOTHER cool toy lol.

  • @robertdonaldson6584
    @robertdonaldson6584 Месяц назад +9

    My late father was on the board of directors of Cummins Engine Company.

  • @archangel729
    @archangel729 Месяц назад +6

    Would like to see that shovel restored with a new military paint job on it to preserve the metal so it can be used or viewed for 40 + more years . Awesome video

  • @REDBIRD-95
    @REDBIRD-95 Месяц назад +15

    Sam and Matt, the "Old Iron" brothers👍 Have a great weekend Sam

  • @SLCFarms
    @SLCFarms Месяц назад +12

    Enjoyed the tech side of the machine. Nice that Chris has it. The 2 machines looked great working in tandem.

  • @merlepatterson
    @merlepatterson Месяц назад +10

    Chris has probably got the single best operationally and cosmetically restored D7G in the country right now.

  • @corydriver7634
    @corydriver7634 Месяц назад +10

    It was cool watching those two old machines working away just like it was yesterday they were shutdown.

  • @Machines.In.Action
    @Machines.In.Action Месяц назад +4

    Incredible effort! Watching the resurrection of this antique cable shovel is truly inspiring. It's amazing to see such dedication to preserving history! 💪

  • @erikcourtney1834
    @erikcourtney1834 Месяц назад +7

    I can’t believe how good of shape she’s in. Runs like a champ. And operates so smooth and quickly. Chris got an amazing shovel.

  • @robertmccullough4822
    @robertmccullough4822 Месяц назад +12

    I love it when my favorite You Tubers collaborate. Well done S.I, D.C. and LD18.

  • @garymessina1609
    @garymessina1609 Месяц назад +7

    Great video thanks Sam and Matt,happy Chris

  • @caprovan
    @caprovan Месяц назад +4

    You got this one in the right hands when Chris said yes to it. Glad when some of the best YT’ers collaborate on these projects!

  • @texasred3134
    @texasred3134 21 день назад +4

    My Grand father operated a steam shovel in a coal mine, I turned out to be a mechanic and operated numerous types of heavy equipment through my lifetime. 74 yo now, good to see ya'll resurrect old equipment.

  • @johnypitman2368
    @johnypitman2368 21 день назад +3

    These are real men at work and play. Nothing makes this ol boy feel better about the work force of America.

  • @danielchenette9887
    @danielchenette9887 Месяц назад +4

    Keeping these historical pieces in working order is an amazing thing, and your detailed explanation is awesome. Great job and keep up the great work guys.

  • @richardphelan8414
    @richardphelan8414 Месяц назад +4

    Sam is this the shovel that Chris buys ,pretty soon Chris will have enough antique machinery to have his own show with Sam's tweaking on the drag line and shovel they are work ready Chris is one hell of a operator once he gets into the rhythm of it ,he'll be as smooth as Sam ,it's really enjoyable to see these guys take such a interest in preserving and saving this old equipment from the cutting torch so future generations can see how things were done back on the day

  • @lucsurmon2623
    @lucsurmon2623 Месяц назад +7

    This video is my saturday gift. Thank you from north Britanny/ France

  • @barrygrant2907
    @barrygrant2907 Месяц назад +5

    Wow! What a find! I was blown away when it fired right up. Mechanically it seems in great shape, just some cosmetic issues. I love the old cable-driven machinery so much more than the hydraulic stuff.

  • @dilwyn1
    @dilwyn1 Месяц назад +6

    Sam ... You can't fail getting this running Matt will sort it !!!

  • @brianmckenna3440
    @brianmckenna3440 Месяц назад +9

    It wouldn't be Sam and Matt without lost footage 😂😅😊

    • @ScrappyIndustries
      @ScrappyIndustries  Месяц назад +5

      File management is my least favorite part of filming 😂😂

  • @stevenpoff6273
    @stevenpoff6273 Месяц назад +4

    Scrappy Industries and Diesel Creek Bonus that's GREAT 🙂😀😃👍

  • @GregHart-rs4hm
    @GregHart-rs4hm Месяц назад +3

    My dad really enjoyed this video, he used to own two 22B draglines in the 70-80's

  • @larryrussomanno9217
    @larryrussomanno9217 Месяц назад +2

    That rig is so nice it deserves a trip to CnC. Run it through Clint’s paint booth and let Kevin work his magic!

  • @stevem3413
    @stevem3413 Месяц назад +10

    Enjoy it when you and Matt work together to rescue these beauties. Doesn't the grease on the stick get contaminated with dirt?,how do you prevent damage from it

    • @BlackPill-pu4vi
      @BlackPill-pu4vi Месяц назад +2

      Yeah, I wondered about all that grease on the stick and how it would attract dust. I wonder if there's enough room to affix nylon shims inside the saddle that would act as a low-friction surface and achieve the same thing.

    • @steveallarton98
      @steveallarton98 22 дня назад +1

      @@BlackPill-pu4vi Hi there,
      There are cast iron wear plates (adjusted by shims ) on the inside of the saddle block, which surrounds the dipper stick on the top and sides and it is supported on the shipper drum - a big roller - from underneath.
      The grease is a cut-back bitumen compound which lubricates and protects the stick and the cables.
      Anyone who has ever put the stuff on knows how tenaciously it sticks - to hands, coats and anything you, or it, comes into contact with !

    • @BlackPill-pu4vi
      @BlackPill-pu4vi 21 день назад

      @@steveallarton98 Thanks for the info! One of many things I've pondered regarding rope shovels and draglines.

  • @steveperyer4850
    @steveperyer4850 25 дней назад +3

    Always a treat to see both Sam and Matt in the same video. You have quite a good crew 😊

  • @waxore1142
    @waxore1142 17 дней назад

    ive seen so many people bring old equipment back from the graveyard. but never show how they are used. thank you for the show at the end. was very entertaining. Especially watching him struggle with the drag-line. that had me rollin. thanks for that.

  • @tomtom6319
    @tomtom6319 Месяц назад +4

    It will look awesome as a center piece in Matt's new living room

  • @kellankoschmider329
    @kellankoschmider329 25 дней назад +2

    I love how I started watching matt from letsdig18 and now i watch all three because of it

  • @michaelguinn5736
    @michaelguinn5736 Месяц назад +4

    Sam, I moved over from Matt's channel, I grew up in Oxford Michigan which at the time was the gravel pit capital of the world, now most of the gravel pits are neighborhoods...this military machine looks in pretty good shape!!

  • @nelsonmattoon150
    @nelsonmattoon150 Месяц назад +7

    Love that Ford

  • @andedavi
    @andedavi 15 дней назад

    That old girl is nice enough to put some new paint on! What a find!!!

  • @thetravellingpicker5096
    @thetravellingpicker5096 Месяц назад +4

    Love that you guys are fixing up these old machines. Nice little dragline you have there.

  • @Renville80
    @Renville80 Месяц назад +3

    Only a few minutes and I'm loving the banter between Sam and Matt...

  • @dozerblade
    @dozerblade 19 дней назад

    In the 1970's I worked in a quarry group's regional workshops, in the UK and one of our departments used to overhaul these as we called them "Navvies " , I spent many happy hours on the wash bay, steam cleaning grease inches thick off the clutch components and gear wheels. Best of luck !

  • @stevetessier8532
    @stevetessier8532 Месяц назад +4

    Good Morning Sam..Have a great day..!

  • @LaLaLand.Germany
    @LaLaLand.Germany Месяц назад +2

    Wow, the thing IS mint! All the labels everywhere, all works- beautiful. It really started as if nothing happened, this might be the most easy will it start in YT history. So nice it wasn´t vandalized. The military was obviously very serious about the engine oil: 3 mentions in close proximity.
    This is a keeper! If it ever was that easy: Simply open a valve and the oil change is done! The more I write the more nice details I find.
    Please clean it up, save the house. This is a once in a lifetime nice condition, I love it! If I ever make it across to Y´all I must run this.
    Some people want to visit Disneyland or Graceland- I wanna burn some diesel in Old Iron City. Make some sweet memories.

  • @yvonnepaulovicqueen1677
    @yvonnepaulovicqueen1677 7 дней назад

    When I was a kid a long time ago I wanted a toy Steam shovel. Not enough money was the word! What a remarkable find! Pristine condition! I can see it awakening the imagination's of kids at farm shows. I don't know if you do that sort of thing but you said it in the beginning, sure is sweet!

  • @rovhalgrencparselstedt8343
    @rovhalgrencparselstedt8343 Месяц назад +3

    On modern day machines you need roughly 3000 hours to be considered a seasoned operator and ready to seek jobs, however on these" boy to man converters" i'd estimate you need more like 5000-10000 hours to be a seasoned operator.
    And if i'm not mistaken, the first ever hydraulic shovel was invented and built here in Sweden, by the company Åkerman. Feel free to correct me if i'm wrong.

  • @threynolds2
    @threynolds2 Месяц назад +1

    I've seen solid gray BE shovels. I've seen "red" and "yellow" BE shovels. This is the first solid "yellow" (Or is it Army green?) BE shovel I've seen. My grandfather had a gray BE shovel at his quarry and replaced it with a "red" and "yellow" 22-B sometime around 1963. As a 5-6 year-old kid, I watch his operator load Euclid dump trucks. He was so smooth it looked like a ballet. My dream as a 6-year-old was to operate that shovel when I got old enough. But my grandfather sold his quarry to his brothers before I got old enough. Running a 22-B is still on my bucket list.

  • @NormanNunnally
    @NormanNunnally 13 дней назад

    That was the subject of my first test at FT. Belvoir. My team of 5 were faced with a stripped down, detracked B-E 22. We had to get it running, operating and moved within 4-hours. BINGO!

  • @71stMastiff
    @71stMastiff 22 дня назад

    Hi guys watching for a while. It is great to see something that was built to last to keep running. This is awesome. Thanks for sharing.!!

  • @StevenBelmont-je6yc
    @StevenBelmont-je6yc 15 часов назад

    Seeing this old equipment run again is simply spectacular, thank you gentlemen, great video! Steve B, Provo. Ut

  • @allensharlow7763
    @allensharlow7763 Месяц назад +3

    If it can be fixed, I know you can fix it Sam, I’ve watched you get many pieces of equipment running, from being dead, lol👍👍😎😎🍮🍮❤️

  • @f75gunslinger
    @f75gunslinger Месяц назад +1

    The difference between a construction piece that's sat around on jobsites with owners who eventually don't care and one that's sat in a military base forever before someone who obviously cared about it bought it and locked it up . The air pressure guages for the drives and the trailer axles would give you a real hood idea of what you had on em . It's a little bit of a learning curve , but once you know what air pressure in the bags correlates to what weight on the axles you'll be able to know exactly where you stand on your weights . I hauled steel for years and we used them for lift axles , drive axles etc .

  • @rp1645
    @rp1645 23 дня назад

    That is wonderful 👍 on getting it started
    Going through the OILERS job of all LUBE spots. Showing what cluth and BIG brake shoes do and especially on the steer cluch operations 😊 the foot and big throw on levers, hard days work on arms and feet for operator 😊 that dragline can not be beat for pulling out washed gravel out of pond, for clean rock usage 😊 its a lossing art form for this generation to understand that old iron can be SAVED and still operating just as it did in days past. Thank you so much for getting it started and making it workable again
    This old iron would be going to wreaking yards, so glad you saved her 😊❤

  • @littlejason99
    @littlejason99 Месяц назад +2

    This is great... Saturday morning drinking my coffee... Watching Sam on another adventure!

  • @mischef18
    @mischef18 Месяц назад +1

    I could tell from Criss's video that he was head over heals with it bro and the work you did on his dragline. Always good to see you and Matt get something old back running again then put back to work. That D7 is still right purdy thanks to Clinton and Kevin. Safe travels. Ken.

  • @thisisus.504
    @thisisus.504 Месяц назад +4

    Yay, Saturday lunchtime greetings from the UK South coast Scrappy!! 😊😊

  • @woodhonky3890
    @woodhonky3890 Месяц назад +2

    I've never seen such a meticulous job of expanded metal guardwork. They even put a guard around the exaust outlet! That is a really complete unit.

  • @debcamp2359
    @debcamp2359 Месяц назад +2

    ❤ u and your team! We r surprised in the condition of the shovel.

  • @kevinfiebelkorn4715
    @kevinfiebelkorn4715 Месяц назад +3

    My first thought when you showed that machine was: how are you going to fit all the challenges into a one hour video? That was almost too easy. It even left you a little play time.

  • @jiggsborah7041
    @jiggsborah7041 Месяц назад +1

    Great , I saw you playing with it with Chris on Letsdig18. It's great that you guys are keeping those old ladies running for the future.
    Back in the early eighties I was an apprentice (5 years back then) and for three months I babysat a dragline that was clearing irrigation ponds , a terrible job , filling diesel checking oil and greasing then just lying around catching fish drinking beer when I had the money and having barbeques ....

  • @Hessmann78
    @Hessmann78 23 дня назад

    What an awesome purchase!!! 😍 Congratulations. Take good care of her... greetings from Germany!

  • @andrew5792
    @andrew5792 Месяц назад

    Sam, the power connector is for a slave cable, military version of jumper cables, which is rated at 24V 200Amp if I remember correctly. It's a standard connection across all equip, although that one is the older two pin design. Newer ones have a centre conductor with a second ring conductor around the outside. There is also a short adaptor that fits between the old and new types. Ref the size/shape of the house. It will most likely be due to a specific loading gauge as dictated as part of the procurement process. This is so that it could be loaded/transported on all relevant military transport types, road/rail/sea and possibly even air.

  • @brianayre8794
    @brianayre8794 Месяц назад +2

    Nice work Sam!

  • @v65dreamer
    @v65dreamer Месяц назад +1

    Has Chris gotten better with his cable machines ? It was fun watching the trial and error on the drag-line on his channel.

  • @derrickscogin
    @derrickscogin Месяц назад +2

    I’m still wondering what kind of oil it takes 😂. It’s cool to see how you found this machine after seeing it run on LD18’s page

  • @luvtruckin
    @luvtruckin Месяц назад +1

    Oh Boy as you love to say a two for with Matt not surprising given the subject matter.
    I hate to be redundant but that is one cool Tractor you got there I drove one for a couple of years minus the Kitty Cat and could have drove it the rest of my life as far as I was concerned.
    WOW! What a totally kewl machine right out of the chute

  • @noelwarner1235
    @noelwarner1235 Месяц назад +2

    You went through downtown Fairmont to bypass the bridge.I bet that was a site.You were within 10 minutes of my house.Would have loved to made the trip with you.

  • @nevrichards6253
    @nevrichards6253 Месяц назад +1

    Brilliant video Sam as usual.

  • @brianmckenna3440
    @brianmckenna3440 Месяц назад +1

    Great to see Matt with you Sam good luck with it mate 👍

  • @RayScrafield
    @RayScrafield 22 дня назад

    Very interesting. Thanks for your efforts. Keep 'em comin'.

  • @JimKohout
    @JimKohout Месяц назад

    It’s amazing how much of the old stuff the brick yards are still running like Bowerston brick in Hanover and Bowerston. I’m surprised you found it. I still haul loads out of both these places to freedom way all the time.

  • @alansmith9745
    @alansmith9745 14 дней назад

    You & Chris were making a big fat mess of his back garden!😂😅 great video

  • @marcandrew777
    @marcandrew777 23 дня назад

    That footage from 20:44 is amazing! Love that noise!! And that cable shovel………..what a beaut!!!! 😊

  • @harveystephens6115
    @harveystephens6115 Месяц назад +1

    Those machines were grand in their era! Now they seem slow. Good save on shovel!

  • @alanjacobson6673
    @alanjacobson6673 18 дней назад

    Between you and Matt that this is in incredible condition for the age.

  • @mikeabbott2396
    @mikeabbott2396 Месяц назад +1

    Air pressure gauges for the suspension are really nice, once you know where your gauge reads when legal they'll be a big help. You'll know if you're far enough off of legal for it to be a concern.

  • @gradyyokeley9930
    @gradyyokeley9930 22 дня назад

    I'm sure you can get it running if it's not stuck, you got your faithful side kick Matt with you

  • @davidcolesr.8628
    @davidcolesr.8628 Месяц назад +1

    You are a Legend in the Making Young Man

  • @paullangjahr4071
    @paullangjahr4071 Месяц назад

    Sammy, you are a hero among men. In this world today of throw away everything, you and Matt...keep saving that history when men REALLY were men.

  • @eladfitz5673
    @eladfitz5673 Месяц назад +1

    Always love your videos and keep smiling😁😁

  • @haywire1705
    @haywire1705 Месяц назад

    Oh wow! This really brings back memories. In the 80s, my dad and I ran a 22B as a line-skidder (not as a digger) in our logging business in Montana. We didn’t have a bucket on it, just a long boom that ran two lines - one we used to pull the log drags up the mountain, the other was a static highline used to return the log drag line back down the hill. We had been using a homemade jammer. The jammer worked fine but it only had one line. The 22B really took it to the next step for us. Yeah, it was old but it was a workhorse!

  • @als8326
    @als8326 Месяц назад +1

    The whole bucket would make good yard art with a couple of big boulders, some landscaping fabric and some bark mulch, so the maintenance is low

  • @user-cz3ey6hu2g
    @user-cz3ey6hu2g Месяц назад

    Love it when you and Matt get together I have a lot of laughs and enjoyment. Thank you✌️

  • @HeavyHaulKen
    @HeavyHaulKen Месяц назад +2

    Those interior lights are probably explosion proof boxes...

  • @danw1955
    @danw1955 Месяц назад

    I'm really impressed with how well that cable shovel runs and operates. I'm amazed that it actually has working gauges and lights, and doesn't have all the glass beat out of it!! It's kind of a trick getting them to balance and drop the bucket where you want, but once you get the hang of it, you can probably outperform a full hydraulic trackhoe for digging and moving dirt. The dragline is even more of a challenge to get it to go where you want. I've seen guys that can run them like they have a 3rd arm, and make it look simple!😄 Looks like both units have a lot of good years left in them for jobs around the property.😉👍👍

  • @flydieselair
    @flydieselair День назад

    I worked on those "J" series engines in the 70s. Most of them were industrial use but some of them came late 50s and early 60s, Ford F-500 and up.

    • @ScrappyIndustries
      @ScrappyIndustries  День назад

      That’s cool I didn’t know any were in trucks. I can’t believe how well this one starts and runs

  • @bigtarheelfan
    @bigtarheelfan Месяц назад +1

    Cool video, nice to see the Old Iron saved and finding a good home. Off the subject, but if you ever get the chance do the Bridge Walk Tour (catwalk underneath) under the New River Gorge Bridge that you crossed. The views are EPIC!

    • @ScrappyIndustries
      @ScrappyIndustries  Месяц назад +3

      I actually did it with my mom about 10 years ago it was very cool. And her being scared to death was the best part 😂

  • @Jacksonkellyfreak
    @Jacksonkellyfreak Месяц назад +1

    I always use the 2 wrench trick when I lose the key for a lock.

  • @billdornan4379
    @billdornan4379 Месяц назад +1

    What a find! Kindest regards🇨🇦🇨🇦

  • @wileycoyotesr8623
    @wileycoyotesr8623 Месяц назад

    Absolutely love your videos, sense of humor, knowledge, and honesty. Hope someone builds the ap you mentioned.

  • @haganquillen8852
    @haganquillen8852 Месяц назад +1

    That is sure a pretty truch love the style of the ford

  • @DKTractors
    @DKTractors Месяц назад

    That looks in great shape!

  • @gradyyokeley9930
    @gradyyokeley9930 22 дня назад

    That is the cleanest price of equipment I've seen y'all get

  • @thedaddy1945
    @thedaddy1945 Месяц назад +1

    Thank you 👍👍👍👍👍 I also follow Matt and Chris

  • @KennethDuBord-bc2wo
    @KennethDuBord-bc2wo Месяц назад +1

    Really good video Sam . The Bucyrus /Eries are my favorite.

  • @Motorizeify
    @Motorizeify 20 дней назад

    Sweet machine Sam. I want to see more on it.

  • @patd5146
    @patd5146 25 дней назад

    That LT sounds awesome 👌