32:02.., Chris I am so glad it arrived as I was on a sweat for a minute wondering if I had the right address, to see it there in your collection and knowing how much joy it brings you means the world to me, because of you I havnt taken my anxiety medication in almost 6 years because your videos are so calming, I cant express my gratitude to you enough the difference you have made in my life and my mental wellbeing.., thank you!
@@DeclanOBriens Cheers, I have enjoyed Chris's videos for years, its actually an accident how I came across this model, I was googling a service manual of the dragline and I came across this site, that diecast model cost $251 but I know how much it would have meant to Chris.., so it was worth every Cent.
@@Lazzar1958 Cheers, Chris is one really hard working youtuber and brought me many hours of enjoyment, I was just pleased to give something back to him.
Again I couldn't believe a half hour raced by. Watching you use this beast is fun, entertaining, and educational. The overhead view in the cab was awesome. I love watching you work your equipment, but this was magical. The coordinated use of your hands & feet was a wonder to watch and you didn't look like a newby either: those moves were sure and deft. For almost 70 yrs I have enjoyed watching big machinery do their job but you & your channel took it to enjoy watching the operator do their skilled thing. Thanks for bringing us along for the ride.
Generosity of some is fantastic - well gifted to the collection. Expert dragline operator having a ball - looked like it and all the camera angles were fantastic, even the feet were getting a workout. Thanks for sharing your downtimes Chris.
Chris, I swear watching you do heavy equipment work in flip-flops does my heart so much good and takes me back about 50 years. I used to do underwater construction around Wilmington and the beaches as a young 20-year-old wearing board shorts, SCUBA gear, and a SMILE! Thanks for all your work on the equipment and taking the time to send out consistently really good content. "Duplin Doc" Parker
I knew an operator in the mid 60's that operated a Bucyrus like yours and he swung the boom to the left or right and he'd cast the bucket like casting a fishing rod.That old man was a old school operator and he'd pull in a full bucket every cast. I bet he's been gone 50 years now Chris. Your doing fine operator, practice makes better then average LOL !
You could make a whole video on just the models!!, they usually have them for sale when visiting the factories, The factory that makes the haulers is close by where I live in Sweden, visited them a lot of times so will definitely buy a mini hauler next time
So glad to see you had your safety sandals on today lol. Definitely a learning curve for this machine, makes me respect those old timers a bit more! It's like chewing gum, hopping on one foot, rubbing your tummy and patting your head all at the same time. It's awesome seeing this old iron working, love the sounds it makes. By the way, how much will that bucket hold?
That dragline is so dang cool. I've seen videos of those things in action and the operators look like they're fishing with the way they cast it. I have a feeling you will keep on until you get really really good at it. Thanks for the demo or the beast in use.
toggle your drag clutch in and use you hoist brake to control your depth of cut instead of slipping the hoist clutch. it might help to shorten your dump cable a few inches so the bucket tilts back some when full
Having a piece of equipment purely for your own wants is something every one needs to have. Something to just while away time where you're not expected to make production or adhere to a schedule. Back when I had more property room, mine was an older yard tractor. No implements to pull or connect, no mower deck. It was mostly primer gray, rust, oxidized red paint, and a large splash of dark blue with gold flake on the right side of the hood. V treads on back, skinny radial groove wheels on the front. Just putz around the property, down to one gas station or another. Romp it through a green belt to the marsh. Cart it out to the woods before turkey or deer season, roam about in scouting which was really just getting away from the easier access points to rivers or ponds. Get those places that are a half mile tromp through the woods to get to a non-heavily fished spot.
I seem to remember from watching the old draglines working there was more Jibbing up and jibbing down involved. When I was a kid we used follow the draglines as they worked there way down the river to see what might be retrieved. There was the occasional ball ( no shopping trolleys in those days) and occasionally the odd eel which would quickly escape back to the river.
I never ran a dragline but did dirt work all my life. I worked with a few very good crane operators and as superintendent I watched them for literally thousands of hours. The liked to cast by using the hoist cable, swinging, and both boom up and down. They were fun to watch. It was like they were casting for fish. Was fun watching them use a 6500 pound wrecking ball on an old American 997 with 200 feet of boom.
Chris it is amazing to see how far you have come since you fist got it. Knowing you you will be very proficient in the operating of your dragline in no time at all.keep up the great videos you have many RUclips admirers and followers.
Chris,the bulldog clamp on the cable near the dragline bucket should be clamping the running cable to the standing cable. Not just on the standing cable. In other words,clamp the free end that currently has the clamp on it to the lifting cable. The way you have it,it's just for decoration.😉
Fair play to you Chris for taking the time to make these videos, there's a lot going on in that cab for sure ,its cool watching you learn how to work that machine,you sure do get to grips with machines quick 👍
I am so jealous. The ponds that are on my mom's property were dug with an old Bucyrus Erie dragline. I do not know the model or the year, but it had a pony motor to start it, no electric start. My grandfather, my dad, and his brothers did all the digging in the 60's and 70's. Most of the property was swamp land and the only reason there is high ground now is due to the digging and all the spoils. I used to stand outside the operators door while my dad would dig on the weekends. My dad sold the crane in 1987 and I really wish it was still around. The ponds need to be cleaned out so badly after 30+ years of overgrowth. It's really neat to see you obtain this and learn how to use it.
Hey Chris I figured it out! You have your haul back hooked up backwards! Have the line going thru the block . Go thru the hole up front then thru the block then hook how it is! I see how the bucket is dropping to quick when you dump
Well Chris, I must say that by now you really got the "hang" or to be more precise, "The Fling" of hitting the bucket. You have got a lot of calmness and perseverance in you !! Greetings from Australia
Yep, as Logger Wade put it - 'Show this guy (Chris) the controls and he'll be putting on a show within a couple minutes'. Or something like that. This Dragline was a little tougher than most as it is a totally different beast than those Hydraulic machines. Well done, Chris!!!
Well done Chris, your casting is looking gooood. Love to watch you learn. As a 10 years old in the 60s I spent hours watching the identical Ruston Bucyrus 22b in the UK quarrying clay for my local brick yard. And he had to load it into small railway trucks similar to underground mining trucks. Be good to see you loading direct into your dump truck, when you get more confident. Love watching you, keep it up
I was on a job cleaning out an intake pond with my dump trucks and had an old boy with his dragline dredging and dumping in the trucks, well we were covered in silty mud by the end of the job. The operator had 50 years of experience running one of these and would jump out with a wrench and adjust his clutches every couple of trucks he loaded.
Overhead shot of hand controls was great! Can't imagine what it was like back in the day with nothing but draglines working the sites. Great video Chris.
You did it again! You read my mind when I was thinking “I wonder what it looks like from the front of the cab and wonder what moving all the controls looks like?” Then poof, you move the camera to those exact locations. Interesting set of operations you have to perform, thanks for sharing.
Learning to do this under water must be complicating the learning process. It looks like you are steadily improving with each session. Stay patient and persistent like you always seem to be and I would bet your skills will rapidly improve. Good luck!
Really expected to see a couple dozen snapping turtles running for their lives once you started “renovating” their neighborhood. Always fun to watch you with your machines. Hope you’ve got on ear protection...dragster is loud!
Hi! Chris: If you haven't found it yet, there is a drag line video with the title "Digging a New Pond With a Drag Line Excavator. It is a newer version than yours, but the bucket looks to be the same. They show a good shot of the controls and switches. Each has a clear label as to what it does and which way the control goes to do what. The control layout may not be exactly like yours, but you might find out something you didn't know. Hope it helps.
The practice is working good for you. Almost like Grandpa Guins is in the house helping you. Have you thought about putting a picture of him in that machine -I`m sure he must have spent hours in one like it.
Hay not A bad toss almost like you been doing it for 40 years ... hell some people can't chew bubble gum an Walk at the same time...much less operate a dragline.... great video 👍👍👍
Hoist while you swing around and let the drag out slowly when the chains start to slack then the bucket is right at the tipping point to dump. Just keep practicing, these machines are an art and take a lot of time to master, I’m 19 and I’m in that process myself. We dig sand and gravel anywhere from 30-50 ft deep our biggest machine is a 71-B
Boulder Dam was built with draglines. Watching your show from Ohio. I appreciate your beautiful work. I am 85 yrs. And a grandma. No telling who enjoys your show! Lol
That is one cool toy to learn to use! From what the old timers told me, the learning curve is steep but once it really hits you will be amazed at what you can do with it.
You're getting the hang of it. If I was a professional excavator genius. Id probably want a dragline to play with to. And your still getting work done. Cool.
By golly I think you got it. Nice cast. You have to be strong, quick thinking and agile to run this machine. Makes you appreciate your modern fleet. But Chris you really do need some ear plugs. Thank you to the nice person for the wonderful gift. Beautiful model.
I was surprised to not see a turtle or two come out in a bucket. I always thought that you might have use for a rubber tired loader and now one would be nice to move your pond mud. So many places you could move dirt faster and with less wear and tear too. Very nice of that fan to send you the metal dragline model. I usually say "have some fun" but you have that covered today. jack
Great Job! You are really getting the hang of it. I'm sure the original operator of that machine is rolling is his grave laughing, but still, with no instruction manual, impressive!
Like i said before chris if u have few loads of ashs that would make great compost or top soil on them spots that dont want to grown anything beening that its on youre land would make a great start of stock pile for later use
The oldtimers must be yelling at their screens do this do that but also laughing, because a young fellar is willing to and trying his best running that equiptment. Your learning quikely chris. hats of to you. longreach for me haha. gr ben
Another great video-looks like you have the casting figured out. A few more days of this will have that little pond 4-6' deeper. Keep the videos coming.👍
Vast improvement Chris. I reckon you have been waking up to a very untidy bed because you've been practising in your sleep. I reckon I would need a mark on the pond to know where to take the next scoop from. Well done.
Somewhere in your neighborhood is a purveyor selling Self-Locking Hooks rather than ones with safety latches which ALWAYS get bashed, smashed, & busted off.
It takes time to learn to how to dig with cables. Learn to overlap your functions. Start your swing before you pick the bucket up. It's faster to cast the bucket out with your swingers then pulling bucket in with drag. You are looking good for just starting out.I am a retired crane operator of 38 years. My first crane was a 1953 Bay City with a D315 Cat with a pony motor. When I started I was 19 years old and the crane was 21 years old. I operated many friction machines and juice squeezers (hydros) over the years. Most of my experience is hook work but I have severail years experience on a 30B doing drag and clam bucket work.
Do the same as your first cast but when the bucket hits apply tension on the drag winch first, then as you bring the bucket in start tensioning the hoist rope, you want the hoist rope to have slack in it as you drag. You are used to holding the bucket at a set level with the excavator, that doesn't work so well with a drag line as lifting tries to empty the bucket. OH and you might want to look up the oil they want applied to the ropes, being that has sat a long time most of it has likely dried up. The core of the ropes will absorb oil and help prevent wear and rust on the cable by wicking oil. It also makes it reject mud and water as well. You likely will find it's simply 30 weight motor oil or an industrial equivalent as was used on the chains as well. Then for most other moving parts it was 140 weight gear lube.
Y’all both look ready for the next golf course pond to dredge out. Everyone for years has said you needed a dragline lol. Just add a few extra days time in and some short dump trucks and you’ll be good to go. The above comments were sarcasm. This one is not. It’s great seeing you learn to run the ole girl. Your awesome at your craft.
Love watching this, it's a workout to operate that beast. You got another place to dig a new pond on the farm surely, be awesome to see it in dry dirt.
I personally worked with North West draglines for about 5 years , making huge ponds. These guys were unbelievable operator. If I recall they had 80 foot of boom, the reel the bucket up the shackle then kick the bucket straight out to the verdictal line on the boom , probably 70 feet plus, if they were smoothing something the gathering bucket completely side ways and drag it. There were amazin🎉g what these old timers could do. The gutted or cleared miles of delta ditches or Canels systems. They always had oilers in those days. They maintain the Riggs, like greasing , checked grade and other stuff.
32:02.., Chris I am so glad it arrived as I was on a sweat for a minute wondering if I had the right address, to see it there in your collection and knowing how much joy it brings you means the world to me, because of you I havnt taken my anxiety medication in almost 6 years because your videos are so calming, I cant express my gratitude to you enough the difference you have made in my life and my mental wellbeing.., thank you!
Thank you again!
That was a fine gift & nice gesture from you!
that's magic ! what a great model and thing to do
@@DeclanOBriens Cheers, I have enjoyed Chris's videos for years, its actually an accident how I came across this model, I was googling a service manual of the dragline and I came across this site, that diecast model cost $251 but I know how much it would have meant to Chris.., so it was worth every Cent.
@@Lazzar1958 Cheers, Chris is one really hard working youtuber and brought me many hours of enjoyment, I was just pleased to give something back to him.
Again I couldn't believe a half hour raced by. Watching you use this beast is fun, entertaining, and educational. The overhead view in the cab was awesome. I love watching you work your equipment, but this was magical. The coordinated use of your hands & feet was a wonder to watch and you didn't look like a newby either: those moves were sure and deft. For almost 70 yrs I have enjoyed watching big machinery do their job but you & your channel took it to enjoy watching the operator do their skilled thing. Thanks for bringing us along for the ride.
Generosity of some is fantastic - well gifted to the collection. Expert dragline operator having a ball - looked like it and all the camera angles were fantastic, even the feet were getting a workout. Thanks for sharing your downtimes Chris.
Chris, I swear watching you do heavy equipment work in flip-flops does my heart so much good and takes me back about 50 years. I used to do underwater construction around Wilmington and the beaches as a young 20-year-old wearing board shorts, SCUBA gear, and a SMILE! Thanks for all your work on the equipment and taking the time to send out consistently really good content.
"Duplin Doc" Parker
Was thing the same thing. Wonder how many OSHA people where flipping out about his flip flops😂
I knew an operator in the mid 60's that operated a Bucyrus like yours and he swung the boom to the left or right and he'd cast the bucket like casting a fishing rod.That old man was a old school operator and he'd pull in a full bucket every cast. I bet he's been gone 50 years now Chris. Your doing fine operator, practice makes better then average LOL !
Rushton Bucyrus colours for ever !! 😅😊😊😊
You could make a whole video on just the models!!, they usually have them for sale when visiting the factories, The factory that makes the haulers is close by where I live in Sweden, visited them a lot of times so will definitely buy a mini hauler next time
So glad to see you had your safety sandals on today lol. Definitely a learning curve for this machine, makes me respect those old timers a bit more! It's like chewing gum, hopping on one foot, rubbing your tummy and patting your head all at the same time. It's awesome seeing this old iron working, love the sounds it makes. By the way, how much will that bucket hold?
That dragline is so dang cool. I've seen videos of those things in action and the operators look like they're fishing with the way they cast it. I have a feeling you will keep on until you get really really good at it. Thanks for the demo or the beast in use.
toggle your drag clutch in and use you hoist brake to control your depth of cut instead of slipping the hoist clutch. it might help to shorten your dump cable a few inches so the bucket tilts back some when full
Having a piece of equipment purely for your own wants is something every one needs to have. Something to just while away time where you're not expected to make production or adhere to a schedule.
Back when I had more property room, mine was an older yard tractor. No implements to pull or connect, no mower deck. It was mostly primer gray, rust, oxidized red paint, and a large splash of dark blue with gold flake on the right side of the hood. V treads on back, skinny radial groove wheels on the front. Just putz around the property, down to one gas station or another. Romp it through a green belt to the marsh. Cart it out to the woods before turkey or deer season, roam about in scouting which was really just getting away from the easier access points to rivers or ponds. Get those places that are a half mile tromp through the woods to get to a non-heavily fished spot.
I seem to remember from watching the old draglines working there was more Jibbing up and jibbing down involved. When I was a kid we used follow the draglines as they worked there way down the river to see what might be retrieved. There was the occasional ball ( no shopping trolleys in those days) and occasionally the odd eel which would quickly escape back to the river.
I sent this to a friend of mine. His grandpa loved it. He used to run them. Thank you Chris. 👍
I never ran a dragline but did dirt work all my life. I worked with a few very good crane operators and as superintendent I watched them for literally thousands of hours. The liked to cast by using the hoist cable, swinging, and both boom up and down. They were fun to watch. It was like they were casting for fish. Was fun watching them use a 6500 pound wrecking ball on an old American 997 with 200 feet of boom.
Eye ,hand ,feet , rhythm and timing . Almost like watching an octopus learning to line dance .
A man in flip flops pounding in a cotter pin with a sledge hammer. That's quality entertainment! I just can't stop watching.
Chris it is amazing to see how far you have come since you fist got it. Knowing you you will be very proficient in the operating of your dragline in no time at all.keep up the great videos you have many RUclips admirers and followers.
Chris,the bulldog clamp on the cable near the dragline bucket should be clamping the running cable to the standing cable. Not just on the standing cable. In other words,clamp the free end that currently has the clamp on it to the lifting cable. The way you have it,it's just for decoration.😉
Makes you appreciate what new technology is today compared to the hard work the old timers had to go through.
“Hard work?”… the generation before you were doing it with a wheelbarrow and shovel… 😂😂😂
Fair play to you Chris for taking the time to make these videos, there's a lot going on in that cab for sure
,its cool watching you learn how to work that machine,you sure do get to grips with machines quick 👍
You look so busy at the levers !! Very cool to see old machinery running !
that big toy looks like it is running like new. you are getting much smoother on operation too. thanks for saving a great piece of history..
Love the OSHA approved footwear.... 🙂
Man I miss operating equipment
I am so jealous. The ponds that are on my mom's property were dug with an old Bucyrus Erie dragline. I do not know the model or the year, but it had a pony motor to start it, no electric start. My grandfather, my dad, and his brothers did all the digging in the 60's and 70's. Most of the property was swamp land and the only reason there is high ground now is due to the digging and all the spoils. I used to stand outside the operators door while my dad would dig on the weekends. My dad sold the crane in 1987 and I really wish it was still around. The ponds need to be cleaned out so badly after 30+ years of overgrowth. It's really neat to see you obtain this and learn how to use it.
Hey hey doing alright 👍 The best thing about dragging that pond, no dust!
Hey Chris I figured it out! You have your haul back hooked up backwards! Have the line going thru the block . Go thru the hole up front then thru the block then hook how it is! I see how the bucket is dropping to quick when you dump
OSHA approved sandals while working on a dragline. Love the channel.
It’s great to see some cool and old equipment being worked. Thanks for sharing.
Gives all new meaning to the 60's song "Dragging the Line". I am really impressed with your mechanical abilities. Keep up the awesome work.
Well Chris, I must say that by now you really got the "hang" or to be more precise, "The Fling" of hitting the bucket. You have got a lot of calmness and perseverance in you !! Greetings from Australia
The rattling of loops and chain transports one back in time. Takes me back to my logging days.
Been watching for a few months now, and I didn't know you had such the collection of diecast equipment!!! How Cool!!!!!!
Yep, as Logger Wade put it - 'Show this guy (Chris) the controls and he'll be putting on a show within a couple minutes'. Or something like that.
This Dragline was a little tougher than most as it is a totally different beast than those Hydraulic machines.
Well done, Chris!!!
Well done Chris, your casting is looking gooood. Love to watch you learn.
As a 10 years old in the 60s I spent hours watching the identical Ruston Bucyrus 22b in the UK quarrying clay for my local brick yard. And he had to load it into small railway trucks similar to underground mining trucks.
Be good to see you loading direct into your dump truck, when you get more confident.
Love watching you, keep it up
I don’t know what I like more you enjoying yourself while working or watching you enjoy yourself while you enjoy yourself. That’s awesome.
The transition from thumb and 4 inch computer controls - to 4-foot-long levers. Good job!
I was on a job cleaning out an intake pond with my dump trucks and had an old boy with his dragline dredging and dumping in the trucks, well we were covered in silty mud by the end of the job. The operator had 50 years of experience running one of these and would jump out with a wrench and adjust his clutches every couple of trucks he loaded.
That was pretty neat to see, die-cast models are slick. Great video. Enjoyed watching ✌️ 😎
It's funny how it was an old man's way, but now a young man's game. Keep it up you 're almost there.
one thing for sure…that pond silt is gonna make some mighty fine top soil when it dries!
It is an absolute pleasure to watch you and the ole drag line, thanks for the update sir, very enjoyable.
Overhead shot of hand controls was great! Can't imagine what it was like back in the day with nothing but draglines working the sites. Great video Chris.
You did it again! You read my mind when I was thinking “I wonder what it looks like from the front of the cab and wonder what moving all the controls looks like?” Then poof, you move the camera to those exact locations. Interesting set of operations you have to perform, thanks for sharing.
Dino the crane nice to see the old girl work and seeing Chris haveing fun and relaxing
Learning to do this under water must be complicating the learning process. It looks like you are steadily improving with each session. Stay patient and persistent like you always seem to be and I would bet your skills will rapidly improve. Good luck!
Really expected to see a couple dozen snapping turtles running for their lives once you started “renovating” their neighborhood. Always fun to watch you with your machines. Hope you’ve got on ear protection...dragster is loud!
Your technique has improved so much in just a few weeks, Chris! Thanks for sharing your progress.
Hi! Chris: If you haven't found it yet, there is a drag line video with the title "Digging a New Pond With a Drag Line Excavator. It is a newer version than yours, but the bucket looks to be the same. They show a good shot of the controls and switches. Each has a clear label as to what it does and which way the control goes to do what.
The control layout may not be exactly like yours, but you might find out something you didn't know. Hope it helps.
The practice is working good for you. Almost like Grandpa Guins is in the house helping you. Have you thought about putting a picture of him in that machine -I`m sure he must have spent hours in one like it.
These modern machines are gradually revolutionizing and being a companion to us in many different fields
Way to be Chris. Those old timers would be proud of your work.
Doing much better keep up the good work I noticed that there is one cable clamp at the end of the long cable a second one would be a great backup
Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast ... Looks like your getting the hang of it, Bravo!
Negotiating the bucket on that dragline is a handful Chris, and you made it look like so much fun. Well done sir.
Hay not A bad toss almost like you been doing it for 40 years ... hell some people can't chew bubble gum an Walk at the same time...much less operate a dragline.... great video 👍👍👍
You had a pretty good first cast. Hope you enjoy your recreational operator seat time.
Hoist while you swing around and let the drag out slowly when the chains start to slack then the bucket is right at the tipping point to dump. Just keep practicing, these machines are an art and take a lot of time to master, I’m 19 and I’m in that process myself. We dig sand and gravel anywhere from 30-50 ft deep our biggest machine is a 71-B
Boulder Dam was built with draglines. Watching your show from Ohio. I appreciate your beautiful work. I am 85 yrs. And a grandma. No telling who enjoys your show! Lol
That is one cool toy to learn to use! From what the old timers told me, the learning curve is steep but once it really hits you will be amazed at what you can do with it.
The more you use it, the better you are becoming with it. Very cool die cast model😊
Love the safety gear time will have in boots gloves and glass it will be a panful experience but you will get there Great to see you working on it
Chris went from collecting toys to the real mcCoy 😂
Watching you cast that bucket reminds me of fishing with a cane pole. It's the same motion. Good memories.🙂
You're getting the hang of it. If I was a professional excavator genius. Id probably want a dragline to play with to. And your still getting work done. Cool.
You make more headway every time you use it. Great work , keep it up!
As hard as you work all the time it is really nice to see you doing something that you want to. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Watching this clip brings me back to 68/69 watching with my Dad a 22 dredging the Dargle river in Wicklow.
Honing one's skills on a dragline, there's definitely a learning curve.
Chris your getting the hang of it now great job, practice makes perfect.great videos
0:43 Notice! Those are OSHA-Approved Flip Flops! Safety Third!
Add a can of Wasp & Hornet Spray in the cab.
By golly I think you got it. Nice cast. You have to be strong, quick thinking and agile to run this machine. Makes you appreciate your modern fleet. But Chris you really do need some ear plugs. Thank you to the nice person for the wonderful gift. Beautiful model.
Looked a lot smoother this go round . 💯💯💯
You seem to be getting the hang of line dredging Chris !!! bravo
I was surprised to not see a turtle or two come out in a bucket. I always thought that you might have use for a rubber tired loader and now one would be nice to move your pond mud. So many places you could move dirt faster and with less wear and tear too. Very nice of that fan to send you the metal dragline model.
I usually say "have some fun" but you have that covered today.
jack
Your mastering the dragline ok......doing a great job there...stay safe
The analog controls definitely give you a workout.
Chris I can set in my armchair and yell drop the line man, drop the line. But you can't hear me. Good job getting it done.😊😊😊😊
Great Job! You are really getting the hang of it. I'm sure the original operator of that machine is rolling is his grave laughing, but still, with no instruction manual, impressive!
Like i said before chris if u have few loads of ashs that would make great compost or top soil on them spots that dont want to grown anything beening that its on youre land would make a great start of stock pile for later use
The oldtimers must be yelling at their screens do this do that but also laughing, because a young fellar is willing to and trying his best running that equiptment. Your learning quikely chris. hats of to you. longreach for me haha. gr ben
Another great video-looks like you have the casting figured out. A few more days of this will have that little pond 4-6' deeper. Keep the videos coming.👍
You ran that machine so well you wore the steel toes right off your boots
Looks like a nice collection!! 🙂
Chris one year from now you will be amazed at how much you have learned on the drag line
Vast improvement Chris. I reckon you have been waking up to a very untidy bed because you've been practising in your sleep. I reckon I would need a mark on the pond to know where to take the next scoop from. Well done.
From your in cab view that things a hand full. Bet you never saw ol time dragline operators working in flip flops...
One of the greatest tools ever created.
That's a much smoother operation without that heavy hook on there. The dragline should make some of your regular dredging jobs a whole lot easier.
He didn’t buy it for work. It’s his toy.
That's what he said about Betty. But the amount of disassembly and reassembly makes it hard to move.
Looks like you’re getting the hang of it pretty quick. Fun to watch!
Best two videos in a long time__only because they were different. This machine is so very uniue to your operation. at least I think so!
❤ those SAFTY SANDALS, Chris.
But i gotta say...that's like trying to eat SOUP with a FORK! 😂
Somewhere in your neighborhood is a purveyor selling Self-Locking Hooks rather than ones with safety latches which ALWAYS get bashed, smashed, & busted off.
chris , i think you got the hang of casting the bucket. good job.
It takes time to learn to how to dig with cables. Learn to overlap your functions. Start your swing before you pick the bucket up. It's faster to cast the bucket out with your swingers then pulling bucket in with drag. You are looking good for just starting out.I am a retired crane operator of 38 years. My first crane was a 1953 Bay City with a D315 Cat with a pony motor. When I started I was 19 years old and the crane was 21 years old. I operated many friction machines and juice squeezers (hydros) over the years. Most of my experience is hook work but I have severail years experience on a 30B doing drag and clam bucket work.
VERY NICE OSHA APPROVED FOOTWEAR THERE CHRIS!!! TEEHEE!
That die cast collection looks to be a premonition of real live things to come.
Chris you do realize that everone is gonna want to play in your sandbox. You got the fun toys.
Do the same as your first cast but when the bucket hits apply tension on the drag winch first, then as you bring the bucket in start tensioning the hoist rope, you want the hoist rope to have slack in it as you drag. You are used to holding the bucket at a set level with the excavator, that doesn't work so well with a drag line as lifting tries to empty the bucket. OH and you might want to look up the oil they want applied to the ropes, being that has sat a long time most of it has likely dried up. The core of the ropes will absorb oil and help prevent wear and rust on the cable by wicking oil. It also makes it reject mud and water as well. You likely will find it's simply 30 weight motor oil or an industrial equivalent as was used on the chains as well. Then for most other moving parts it was 140 weight gear lube.
Y’all both look ready for the next golf course pond to dredge out. Everyone for years has said you needed a dragline lol. Just add a few extra days time in and some short dump trucks and you’ll be good to go. The above comments were sarcasm. This one is not. It’s great seeing you learn to run the ole girl. Your awesome at your craft.
Love watching this, it's a workout to operate that beast. You got another place to dig a new pond on the farm surely, be awesome to see it in dry dirt.
I personally worked with North West draglines for about 5 years , making huge ponds. These guys were unbelievable operator. If I recall they had 80 foot of boom, the reel the bucket up the shackle then kick the bucket straight out to the verdictal line on the boom , probably 70 feet plus, if they were smoothing something the gathering bucket completely side ways and drag it. There were amazin🎉g what these old timers could do. The gutted or cleared miles of delta ditches or Canels systems. They always had oilers in those days. They maintain the Riggs, like greasing , checked grade and other stuff.