Chris-In 1970 working for Wallowa County road department, I ran the same machine that you have purchased. I went back to see who still worked there. The mechanic and I went to school together and I asked him what happened to the old shovel I once run. He said they sold it many years ago but he still has parts for it I was told. Have fun with it. Upon my return from Nam to Ft Lewis Washington I ran a Bucyrus Erie 22BM. With a shovel, boom and clam bucket and backhoe, all cable. Wallowa County is in NE Oregon. Enjoy you program. Ran heavy equipment and heavy haul for the Federal Govt. for 40 years.
When I was a lad in the 1970's there was a TV movie called "KillDozer" about a D8 that got possessed by aliens and went around a Pacific Island squishing people. (Yes it was THAT Bad!) Betty working right makes me feel safer! :)
Over in the U.K. we called it the 22 R.B. (Ruston Bucyrus) you wont go wrong with that one. It is great sport watching someone operate a Drag Line for the first time :-)
Most amazing thing about it is it still has all the glass intact. Looks like you got yourself a great deal on the dragline. Seems to have been well cared for compared to a lot of them you see that age. Anyway, congratulations Chris.
Of all the drag lines I’ve seen bought and taken home, I think you came home with best one yet, that drag line looks like it is in fantastic shape. Those manuals you have and bill sale, are a treasure. Have fun with it, thanks for the video.
Last dragline operator owner I knew died in 2009 at 71 years old, he was a Master at operating one and dug many of the ditches in the county. Excavators were replacing the draglines but Jay was an artist to watch. The original Buckeye Ditcher was built here locally and my Grandfather owned 2 of them, if you think you had a bad day, you haven't even began. Chris will figure it out. 😁
I can still remember seeing them “throwing” out the bucket as far as they could, dragging it in and already start to turn in the direction they wanted to empty it. All in a flowing continuous motion…When you now look at how many levers it took to do that, I’m even more amazed at the oldtimers❤
The smile on your face, when you were getting ready to take it off the lowboy, would've lit the entire world. Kyle was correct, you were (I assume still are) a very happy man. You've wanted this for a long time and now that you have a working one, what fun you'll have. I am so happy for you, Chris. I can't wait to see what shenanigans you get up to with this. Congratulations!
That old beauty just needs some sanding, a fresh coat of paint, an oil change and a tube of grease or two and she will be pretty and ready to get back to work. That was a great find, you saved her from the scrap yard.
Boys and their toys ! That’s even more amazing that they had all those manuals and the original handwritten receipt ! That’s priceless ! Take care Chris
That's likely the best one he could ever hope to get in his collection. One owner and basically in working order. Just seems to need the standard basic maintenance, grease, oil & filters & wash and ready for some farm projects. Maybe another pond?
AS a retired crane operator, I can appreciate your feelings now. Kind of exciting learning on the old girl. I ran a 30-B shovel when i was starting out, in Alabama. You've got a good machine, have some fun with her.
i worked with an old man years ago at the highway dept. where i lived. they had a dragline just like yours. he was the best we had at operating that old machine. he could make it do almost anything. every time i saw him climb up on it he was smiling. it is incredible that you got the original bill of sale and all the manuals for everything. documented history of these old machines is a treasure.
As soon as I saw it I thought "that's an RB22". In the 80s I was a site engineer on several Civil Engineering projects and we had a Ruston Bucyrus RB22 on virtually every site - mainly used as cranes but we had a couple of draglines too. Lovely, reliable old beast. All of ours had huge, old diesel engines - much lower revving than the unit you have. I hope you restore the original paintjob.
I wish my friend Bob was still with us, he could have told you everything you needed to know about an old dragline. I believe he forgot more than the rest of us will ever know. Just another note, my friend Bob could actually lay storm drain with a dragline. I know because I was there to see him do it in 1985
Since all Chris’s equipment is painted nice….. can’t wait to see this one painted and then dark tinted windows on the cab. Great score chris, well done
Same age as me! As a kid I remember seeing equipment like this with the same colors at every construction site. They were everywhere!. One time they were digging trenches in a rocky area behind our house. I guess one of the cables busted. For years there was a pile of greasy old steel cables laying on the ground, my parents complained to the town for years, and they eventually buried them... The cables , not my parents! Hope yours gets a nice restoration!
Only seen one in pictures,wow to see a working one on video amazing...I was born in 1954... looking forward to seeing it power washed ..thanks for making history come alive..dream come true for Chris..UK out..
It just amazes me that equipment that old, sitting for that long, remains fully functional. I feel like if you park any modern equipment outdoors for ten years and it'd require a full rebuild. Very cool. I look forward to seeing you use it!
In a prior episode you alluded to procuring an antique dragline bucket for " yard art " at your farm entrance . At first I thought that is a big piece of yard art . I hope you'll be able to really jazz it up with paint and new cable . Looking good . You can tell that machine was shown a lotta love in it's lifetime .
That machine is in amazing shape for its age. So well taken care of. Plus its both a dragline AND a clamshell? I'm sure we can all look forward to many adventures in its future. Well done.
I thought you was up to something when you didn't post yesterday. Congratulations on getting this drag line. May you both have many happy hours work/play together. ❤👍👍👍👍👍
Hey Chris, your drag line looks like it's in much better shape than Mike's, Clinton's or Matt's. Can't wait to see you getting it put together and putting it to work around the farm.
Congratulations on your new acquisition. I was waiting for you to mention Matt at Diesel Creek. This is right up his collection. If he does come to visit you’d better check his baggage making sure it doesn’t leave with him. Wishing you and your family a blessed week filled with gentle seasonally appropriate weather and restful evenings. Peace brother
Chris, really happy to see you restoring this machine. I'm looking forward to you taking us along the journey as you bring her back to life. And don't forget the paint and decals.
The people that used them can’t wait to get rid of em. The people that have not used them,, kinda want them!! 😂😂. One man’s scrap is another man’s lawn art!! Haha. That works! My dad ran dragline when he ran older equipment (not so old to him in his 20s - 50s. This would have been brand new to him!! 😂. He dredged an awful lot of dugouts and cattle ponds. The water ran right out of the bucket and mud stayed inside. The long and even longer booms meant they had a lot of reach and could do a lot of ponds with only moving once!! They would dredge them good & deep! It’s what works in our area. Then they may finish the banks with a Gradall to get them just perfect. A few weeks to months later they showed up with a dozer and spread the, now dirt, around for drainage and often it became the back of the dam, if there was one. Many ponds were on flat ground with no runoff and would be filled with water from the irrigation ditches. (Gravity or a V8 water pump or turbines now with electric motors. I can see why they invented something to replace these damn things!! 😂😂😂 Very glad ya got one Chris!! 😊
This is so cool. Thanks Chris for sharing this. I've loved your channel for showing us what heavy equipment can accomplish. I'm 61 and have done a lot with a shovel because I'm cheap and don't want to spend money. LOL!
Lol, The delivery truck has a back up beep sound but I think Chris needs a siren sound from the fire truck to put on the drag line when Chris is in operation so everybody can run when he start moving. Lol. Good video Chris!
The “Saying is” and this works no mater WHAT side of the boom 41:05 the operator cab is on… “PUSH TOWARDS THE BOOM, GOES TOWARDS THE BOOM/// PULL AWAY FROM THE BOOM YOU WILL GO AWAY FROM THE BOOM…!!!✅
Congratulations Chris on your new old machine. Dirt Perfect is so envious of you, he's also been looking to buy one. It's going to be fun for us watching you get used to working the controls and using it on projects. It was worth your time driving so far to retrieve it. Great addition to your other machines that you own.
Good things come to those that wait. So true in this case Mr. Chris. Gonna be fun watching this adventure! Matt's probably on his way to Carolina right now!! 😂 Thanks! And Enjoy!
All things come to he who waits. With original paperwork. It is a beauty. I'm proud for you Chris. The cab did not blow off driving home. (the last one we saw) I know you will have it ready to drag your pond before the end of summer. Can't wait for this adventure to begin. Have a great weekend.
I remember seeing these here in the UK in the early 1960s on sites where my father worked. I think the name here was Ruston Bucyrus & I had a model one on my 00 gauge railway setup.
You look like a 5-year-old on Christmas morning with his first Tonka truck. It's always nice to see someone finally land one of their Grails. Have fun. (And make it look pretty.)
Saving some history there.nice to be able to find a piece of machinery that has all history of the machine.and something you can tinker with at the farm.wait to D.P. Hears about this.I know he has one but I say it needs more help than yours.great video as usual.great find .happy for you.just keep doing what your doing.😎😎😎👍👍👍
And 22B slides SAFE into HOME GROUND, well done Chris! And Betty moved that clamshell like it was nothing. And the original paperwork , how cool is that...
Chris, you need to have a scrape and chip paint BBQ for your fans. Turn the horde loose with wire brushes and scrapers and they'll have that rascal primer ready in 4 hrs. 🙂
congrats on a well looked after machine. sure make for more enjoyment when you dont have to spend a ton of time fixing every thing. will be fun to see more vids on it. cheers.
When I got married in 80 there was a Bucyrus Eire dozer in the barn from 1949. The dozer was all taken apart. After 2000, my son reassembled the old dozer and still uses it today.
Chris you bought a what !!! lol You now are the second proud owner of history that functions fully ! What did you pay for it everyone is interested to know ! My grand father had one in his gravel pit & i git to set on his lap & run it I was so thrilled about construction before i was 8-9 years old !
I used to operate 22 rb in uk then here in Australia a lovely machine in ICD (improved crane dragline) with air control,just watch the boom hoist clutch. Good luck with her...
Very nice machine, are you going to renew the paintwork or keeping her in that condition as it’s going to be great watching for RUclips, I am really happy for you Chris. Regards Andy Australia
The smile on your face Chris is worth every penny, congratulations on your new baby, you might need a few cans of penetrating fluid on the levers after 25 years to get her freed up
That backhoe that loaded the boom sections on your trailer was no spring chicken either. So nice to see there are still folks who still value/care for old school machines.
This brings back so many memories! My grandad had a 22B at his gravel pit that he used to mine the gravel and load Euclid belly dumps that were his haul trucks to the wash plant. Thank you for helping to preserve one of these awesome old machines!
I love that you saved this machine from scrap. I live in the Atlanta area. I've lived here most of my life. I wonder how many bridges I've driven over that this machine had a part in building!
Chris, What a great fine ! I’m almost 67 and my Grandfather was a big boss for Bucyrus Eire he was transferred to Evansville, In. just after WW1. Where he retired. My dad work there for 48 years ( until it closed 1981) my older brother, 2 uncle’s and wife’s dad work their to. I believe that drag line was made in Evansville plant. Have fun with it.
Nice drag line very nice piece of American history you now own . Would not paint it at all maybe after a few washes spray a clear coat on it to prevent any more rust . That thing will run n outlive us all w the 2 good owners it now has had ! Kudos to the original owner for keeping the books n machine in running operating condition .
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Chris-In 1970 working for Wallowa County road department, I ran the same machine that you have purchased. I went back to see who still worked there. The mechanic and I went to school together and I asked him what happened to the old shovel I once run. He said they sold it many years ago but he still has parts for it I was told. Have fun with it. Upon my return from Nam to Ft Lewis Washington I ran a Bucyrus Erie 22BM. With a shovel, boom and clam bucket and backhoe, all cable. Wallowa County is in NE Oregon. Enjoy you program. Ran heavy equipment and heavy haul for the Federal Govt. for 40 years.
That’s awesome it’s a small world. I hope Chris sees your comment.
Just another piece of the history of these old machines. They can't be replaced.
Thanks Chris for taking Us along! What a great Video!👍👍
That’s amazing, a genuine 1 owner machine that looks like they cared about. I’m so glad you saved it from the scrapper.
indeed
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When I was a lad in the 1970's there was a TV movie called "KillDozer" about a D8 that got possessed by aliens and went around a Pacific Island squishing people. (Yes it was THAT Bad!) Betty working right makes me feel safer! :)
Over in the U.K. we called it the 22 R.B. (Ruston Bucyrus) you wont go wrong with that one. It is great sport watching someone operate a Drag Line for the first time :-)
Yes sir brilliant R.B
The same in Australia
Most amazing thing about it is it still has all the glass intact. Looks like you got yourself a great deal on the dragline. Seems to have been well cared for compared to a lot of them you see that age. Anyway, congratulations Chris.
Of all the drag lines I’ve seen bought and taken home, I think you came home with best one yet, that drag line looks like it is in fantastic shape. Those manuals you have and bill sale, are a treasure. Have fun with it, thanks for the video.
Last dragline operator owner I knew died in 2009 at 71 years old, he was a Master at operating one and dug many of the ditches in the county. Excavators were replacing the draglines but Jay was an artist to watch. The original Buckeye Ditcher was built here locally and my Grandfather owned 2 of them, if you think you had a bad day, you haven't even began. Chris will figure it out. 😁
It is amazing how far a skilled operator can throw the bucket ! Worked for a ditch company in Colorado in the 70's
I can still remember seeing them “throwing” out the bucket as far as they could, dragging it in and already start to turn in the direction they wanted to empty it. All in a flowing continuous motion…When you now look at how many levers it took to do that, I’m even more amazed at the oldtimers❤
The smile on your face, when you were getting ready to take it off the lowboy, would've lit the entire world. Kyle was correct, you were (I assume still are) a very happy man. You've wanted this for a long time and now that you have a working one, what fun you'll have. I am so happy for you, Chris. I can't wait to see what shenanigans you get up to with this. Congratulations!
And no kitty cats!😁😁
@vickiebligh7747 omg that was epic 🤣😂🤣. Scared the ever-loving holy crap out of him
That old beauty just needs some sanding, a fresh coat of paint, an oil change and a tube of grease or two and she will be pretty and ready to get back to work. That was a great find, you saved her from the scrap yard.
Boys and their toys ! That’s even more amazing that they had all those manuals and the original handwritten receipt ! That’s priceless ! Take care Chris
That's likely the best one he could ever hope to get in his collection. One owner and basically in working order. Just seems to need the standard basic maintenance, grease, oil & filters & wash and ready for some farm projects. Maybe another pond?
@@RAYAR54 He's still got the old pond to re-build so it will come in handy. 🙂
AS a retired crane operator, I can appreciate your feelings now. Kind of exciting learning on the old girl. I ran a 30-B shovel when i was starting out, in Alabama. You've got a good machine, have some fun with her.
i worked with an old man years ago at the highway dept. where i lived. they had a dragline just like yours. he was the best we had at operating that old machine. he could make it do almost anything. every time i saw him climb up on it he was smiling. it is incredible that you got the original bill of sale and all the manuals for everything. documented history of these old machines is a treasure.
As soon as I saw it I thought "that's an RB22". In the 80s I was a site engineer on several Civil Engineering projects and we had a Ruston Bucyrus RB22 on virtually every site - mainly used as cranes but we had a couple of draglines too. Lovely, reliable old beast. All of ours had huge, old diesel engines - much lower revving than the unit you have. I hope you restore the original paintjob.
I wish my friend Bob was still with us, he could have told you everything you needed to know about an old dragline. I believe he forgot more than the rest of us will ever know. Just another note, my friend Bob could actually lay storm drain with a dragline. I know because I was there to see him do it in 1985
Since all Chris’s equipment is painted nice….. can’t wait to see this one painted and then dark tinted windows on the cab. Great score chris, well done
Nah, I'd leave it in original condition. Just put a clear coat over it and preserve its history.
With aftermarket A/C!
Definitely new tinted windows. That’s a must and would look amazing.
@@informationwarlordpainted nice and ac that would make it a very sharp looking machine
Same age as me! As a kid I remember seeing equipment like this with the same colors at every construction site. They were everywhere!. One time they were digging trenches in a rocky area behind our house. I guess one of the cables busted. For years there was a pile of greasy old steel cables laying on the ground, my parents complained to the town for years, and they eventually buried them... The cables , not my parents! Hope yours gets a nice restoration!
yeh us 59ers are still alive and kicking !
It's not old, 11 years younger than me.
Me too, but he keeps calling it old.
59ers rule!
In Nov of 1959 I was already 4.5 years old and living on Cyprus.
All you guys gettin' these old draglines,they were everywhere when I was a kid in the 60's.Of all,though,so far, I think you've gotten the best one.
Only seen one in pictures,wow to see a working one on video amazing...I was born in 1954... looking forward to seeing it power washed ..thanks for making history come alive..dream come true for Chris..UK out..
What a find! Congratulations Chris - thank you for saving her from being scrapped. Look forward to seeing the referb work and the first dig.
It just amazes me that equipment that old, sitting for that long, remains fully functional. I feel like if you park any modern equipment outdoors for ten years and it'd require a full rebuild. Very cool. I look forward to seeing you use it!
In a prior episode you alluded to procuring an antique dragline bucket for " yard art " at your farm entrance . At first I thought that is a big piece of yard art . I hope you'll be able to really jazz it up with paint and new cable . Looking good . You can tell that machine was shown a lotta love in it's lifetime .
I'm hoping he displays that bucket at the property entrance, a gorgeous piece of yard art since he now has a working bucket.
Chris’ family: hm, yard art right
Chris:
Chris family: this … IS going to be yard art, RIGHT?!
Chris: but it RUNS!
This dragline is going to have a lot of fun on your farm!! Figured that we would end up seeing this type of video sooner or later!!
Congratulations!!
That machine is in amazing shape for its age. So well taken care of. Plus its both a dragline AND a clamshell? I'm sure we can all look forward to many adventures in its future. Well done.
Congratulations. She is a beauty and just a few months younger than me. Your patience paid off.
She's a beut Clark!!!😂😂! It's in amazing shape for the year of the old girl! And to have the paper work for it too! Just wow!
I thought you was up to something when you didn't post yesterday. Congratulations on getting this drag line. May you both have many happy hours work/play together. ❤👍👍👍👍👍
Hey Chris, your drag line looks like it's in much better shape than Mike's, Clinton's or Matt's. Can't wait to see you getting it put together and putting it to work around the farm.
Glad to see you didn't need to use those spare tires you brought!
Congratulations on your new acquisition. I was waiting for you to mention Matt at Diesel Creek. This is right up his collection. If he does come to visit you’d better check his baggage making sure it doesn’t leave with him.
Wishing you and your family a blessed week filled with gentle seasonally appropriate weather and restful evenings. Peace brother
So roughly 1 month after I was born she went into service, sweet. I cannot wait to see it in operation.
Congratulations brother
Chris, really happy to see you restoring this machine. I'm looking forward to you taking us along the journey as you bring her back to life. And don't forget the paint and decals.
The people that used them can’t wait to get rid of em. The people that have not used them,, kinda want them!! 😂😂. One man’s scrap is another man’s lawn art!! Haha.
That works! My dad ran dragline when he ran older equipment (not so old to him in his 20s - 50s. This would have been brand new to him!! 😂. He dredged an awful lot of dugouts and cattle ponds. The water ran right out of the bucket and mud stayed inside. The long and even longer booms meant they had a lot of reach and could do a lot of ponds with only moving once!! They would dredge them good & deep! It’s what works in our area. Then they may finish the banks with a Gradall to get them just perfect. A few weeks to months later they showed up with a dozer and spread the, now dirt, around for drainage and often it became the back of the dam, if there was one. Many ponds were on flat ground with no runoff and would be filled with water from the irrigation ditches. (Gravity or a V8 water pump or turbines now with electric motors.
I can see why they invented something to replace these damn things!! 😂😂😂
Very glad ya got one Chris!! 😊
Nice new toy, I hope you have fun with it.Glad to see it saved from the scrap yard.
This is so cool. Thanks Chris for sharing this. I've loved your channel for showing us what heavy equipment can accomplish. I'm 61 and have done a lot with a shovel because I'm cheap and don't want to spend money. LOL!
Lol, The delivery truck has a back up beep sound but I think Chris needs a siren sound from the fire truck to put on the drag line when Chris is in operation so everybody can run when he start moving. Lol.
Good video Chris!
The “Saying is” and this works no mater WHAT side of the boom 41:05 the operator cab is on… “PUSH TOWARDS THE BOOM, GOES TOWARDS THE BOOM/// PULL AWAY FROM THE BOOM YOU WILL GO AWAY FROM THE BOOM…!!!✅
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Can’t wait to see you put it to use!
Congratulations Chris on your new old machine. Dirt Perfect is so envious of you, he's also been looking to buy one. It's going to be fun for us watching you get used to working the controls and using it on projects. It was worth your time driving so far to retrieve it. Great addition to your other machines that you own.
I think DP bought one about 6 months to a year ago. Could be wrong but thinking he found one.
@bigtarheelfan He did, it's sitting down at the storage lot.
@@doclull1989 Thanks, was thinking I remembered him buying one but don't trust my memory sometimes :). Good to see these old machines find good homes.
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Ya, your right, he did buy one already. I plain forgot.
Congratulations Chris, you’ve worked hard and deserve the fruits of your labor. God be with you!!👍👍🇺🇸
Loyal follower, but don’t often comment. Happy for you Chris. Never enough toys.
Glad ya got one looks like a great find congratulations 👍🏻🇺🇸
Loading up was a LOT less dramatic/traumatic than when Matt (Diesel Creek) picked his up.
But the unloading made up for it.
We’re So good at this 😎
Chris,you got yerself a beauty…enjoy and take care of your slight cough…😊
Good things come to those that wait. So true in this case Mr. Chris. Gonna be fun watching this adventure! Matt's probably on his way to Carolina right now!! 😂 Thanks! And Enjoy!
Congradulations chris that thing is awesome
You got a nice one. I have seen others on video . This looks like it's ready to work. Not just yard art.
All things come to he who waits. With original paperwork. It is a beauty. I'm proud for you Chris. The cab did not blow off driving home. (the last one we saw) I know you will have it ready to drag your pond before the end of summer. Can't wait for this adventure to begin. Have a great weekend.
Congrates welcome to the big boys drag line club!!!
Congratulations. Thats history right there.
Congratulations Chris!
Diesel Creek is gonna be made jealous. Looking forward to the video of you showing off the new baby to him!
I remember seeing these here in the UK in the early 1960s on sites where my father worked.
I think the name here was Ruston Bucyrus & I had a model one on my 00 gauge railway setup.
Congratulations Chris!! She is absolutely beautiful and right where she belongs! Have Fun, Ole Buddy!👍
You look like a 5-year-old on Christmas morning with his first Tonka truck. It's always nice to see someone finally land one of their Grails. Have fun. (And make it look pretty.)
I don’t think that grin could get any bigger. 😁😁😁
Pretty cool piece of machinery! Looking forward to seeing the next episode. Enjoyed watching ✌️ 😎
THANK'S CHRIS for the childhood memories. I always loved these machines with a house.
Grew up in Erie, PA. Bucyrus plant was making those back in the day. How cool.
Saving some history there.nice to be able to find a piece of machinery that has all history of the machine.and something you can tinker with at the farm.wait to D.P. Hears about this.I know he has one but I say it needs more help than yours.great video as usual.great find .happy for you.just keep doing what your doing.😎😎😎👍👍👍
That looks like a great machine! Since they were considering selling it for scrap, I imagine you got it for a pretty good price also.
Congratulations! Your going to have fun with that machine. Best wishes.
Love that old Dragline Hope to see it work . Congrat . love it work .
This one is in much better shape than the last one you looked at. But I think you are going to need a low boy with a wooden deck.
Check out the nearly same vintage JD Backhoe! It's like visiting an antique dealer huh?
And 22B slides SAFE into HOME GROUND, well done Chris! And Betty moved that clamshell like it was nothing. And the original paperwork , how cool is that...
Thanks for the video Chris that's a great job getting that old machine 👏👍❤️❤️ it. Take care of yourself and Winston and be Blessed ❤️❤️.
Chris, you need to have a scrape and chip paint BBQ for your fans. Turn the horde loose with wire brushes and scrapers and they'll have that rascal primer ready in 4 hrs. 🙂
congrats on a well looked after machine. sure make for more enjoyment when you dont have to spend a ton of time fixing every thing. will be fun to see more vids on it. cheers.
When I got married in 80 there was a Bucyrus Eire dozer in the barn from 1949. The dozer was all taken apart. After 2000, my son reassembled the old dozer and still uses it today.
Can’t wait to see it at work.
Congratulations, Sir!! Nice purchase, there. One question: Will you be restoring it mechanically, cosmetically, or both?
Keep doing your thing
Chris you bought a what !!! lol You now are the second proud owner of history that functions fully ! What did you pay for it everyone is interested to know ! My grand father had one in his gravel pit & i git to set on his lap & run it
I was so thrilled about construction before i was 8-9 years old !
I used to operate 22 rb in uk then here in Australia a lovely machine in ICD (improved crane dragline) with air control,just watch the boom hoist clutch. Good luck with her...
Very nice machine, are you going to renew the paintwork or keeping her in that condition as it’s going to be great watching for RUclips, I am really happy for you Chris. Regards Andy Australia
I will agree that is a nice machine it's 100 times better than the one you looked at before I'm glad you waited I bet you are too🎉
No metal eating termites have attacked this one.
Congratulations Chris, that's just to cool and all the paperwork
Enjoy !!! Stay safe 🇨🇦 Craig
Well done Chris 👍
What you need to do is run the manuals through a scanner, and make electronic ones for you to have a copy of... so you don't damage the originals :)
The smile on your face Chris is worth every penny, congratulations on your new baby, you might need a few cans of penetrating fluid on the levers after 25 years to get her freed up
His grin when he got in it says it all congrats on the new dragline
Caught myself thinking @ 23:27 "Man that is one big outboard motor in the background."
Peer pressure?
That backhoe that loaded the boom sections on your trailer was no spring chicken either. So nice to see there are still folks who still value/care for old school machines.
Those guys are the kinds of friends you cherish, they know just about everything about older machinery...
Happy for you Chris can't wait for video on installation of the boom and cables !
This brings back so many memories! My grandad had a 22B at his gravel pit that he used to mine the gravel and load Euclid belly dumps that were his haul trucks to the wash plant. Thank you for helping to preserve one of these awesome old machines!
A good bath, some pretty lipstick, and this old girl is ready to go to the dance, you have diamond, in the not very rough. Great find.
Congratulations your Grandfather (priceless)be proud of you...look forward to you work on it..get it working again...👍⭐🇺🇲👍⭐🇺🇲
I love that you saved this machine from scrap. I live in the Atlanta area. I've lived here most of my life. I wonder how many bridges I've driven over that this machine had a part in building!
Chris, What a great fine ! I’m almost 67 and my Grandfather was a big boss for Bucyrus Eire he was transferred to Evansville, In. just after WW1. Where he retired. My dad work there for 48 years ( until it closed 1981) my older brother, 2 uncle’s and wife’s dad work their to. I believe that drag line was made in Evansville plant.
Have fun with it.
Superb find. So pleasing to have the original documentation too. Best from the UK.
She’s a beauty can’t wait to see her all assembled and running
Nice to met you, I a m from Ontario Canada. Nice to see old machine. Still working. 👍 👌 👍.
Alright Chris love the old metal it will look good at the farm can't wait to see it running n the farm take care and be safe
Ya couldn't really tell in your voice just how excited you were, lol. Well done for saving a part of history. Congratulations & Enjoy. 👍
Nice drag line very nice piece of American history you now own . Would not paint it at all maybe after a few washes spray a clear coat on it to prevent any more rust . That thing will run n outlive us all w the 2 good owners it now has had ! Kudos to the original owner for keeping the books n machine in running operating condition .
Next pond to be built on the farm will be a dragline dug one!