Jimmy is a damn good crane guy he would rather run a crane than a excavator....he actually taught me how to run draglines!....yeah the Murphys are low rpm but the torque is ridiculous I think if I remember right 950 rpm is wide open
Seeing you run that dragline brings back alot of memories, great job Brandon. Just a suggestion, back when I was running, I would take reflective tape and wrap it around my main cable in ten foot increments so I could better gage how deep I was actually digging.
Used to do that in the river and screen it and make concrete out of it and use it on goffer courses. Paid the light bill and I was running a Lima. Ran a Model-6 at the quarry rock knocking and a 25 digging an irrigation pond for a goffer course. Both had Murphy's. The Lima had a GM/Detroit. Still can't hear.
Running a dragline must be akin to being the conductor of an orchestra with so many moving parts all needing to do the right thing at exactly the right time 😊 The idea of “throwing” that huge bucket into the river seems very appealing 😆
no. you dont change the elevation of the crane. all hes doing here is left right, and pull and release on two cables. This is easier than an excavator if its not rusty
that is neat to see! it is neat method of digging out the sand. the weight of the scoop digs in, then pull it out loaded with sand , dump and re do. nice video thank you for your time. how is your drag line doing? getting it running again?
What do the do with that sand surplus? If it’s clean sell it to a concrete company. If not screen it and sell it. Can you do a Pioneer update as to how it’s doing and upgrades? Maybe a servicing video? Thanks for videoing the drag line. They are so cool!
How do you keep up with where you are digging? I had a neighbor who worked in Florida canal system and the swamps in the fifties after WWII on a dragline. He passed away a few years ago but could really tell you some stories about the heat and bugs and the storms. Ge was a tough ol man...
They do really good with clay it's the super hard water sand that gives them trouble but it you have a good set of bucket teeth and a heavy bucket with the drag chains properly adjusted you can dig it
a dragline with good teeth on bucket will do a good job digging clay if there is little or no water in the pond. some times you need to pump the water out.
Well cranes aren't the quick thing but your digging 70' and still get a yard of material at a time so what they lack in speed your gain in capacity....thank you!
So a few questions. Do you have to win a bid or something to be the person to have the rights to the sand? Do you have to leave the sand there or is it yours for digging.
Sand stays to build up the levees to help prevent flooding in our super wet times that was actually part of the reason this trap got dug in this particular spot early this spring I came in and I repaired the existing levee and made it wide enough to support the dragline and now Jimmy is coming through and building it 3' taller and making it wider with the sand from the trap
Jimmy's a pretty good fella. I looked at a model 25 he had for sale years back, and got to know him more when I worked in Rensselaer, in hydraulics. Dad knew them, and Eckerts, as he ran draglines in the Demotte area. He was an Insley man.
Brings back childhood memories grew up next to Rihinheart sand and gravel and would watch them for hours
Wow that’s therapeutic to watch. Love how smoothly he’s operating. Such low rpm’s getting it done old school👍
Jimmy is a damn good crane guy he would rather run a crane than a excavator....he actually taught me how to run draglines!....yeah the Murphys are low rpm but the torque is ridiculous I think if I remember right 950 rpm is wide open
Seeing you run that dragline brings back alot of memories, great job Brandon. Just a suggestion, back when I was running, I would take reflective tape and wrap it around my main cable in ten foot increments so I could better gage how deep I was actually digging.
There is a art to operating a drag line. Someone that knows how is amazing to watch. I am easily amused
good friend of mine ran a 41 for yrs best drag man around what river is that love you,re videos madison is better on the eyes than you are
That was fun to watch. Thanks for sharing.
Used to do that in the river and screen it and make concrete out of it and use it on goffer courses. Paid the light bill and I was running a Lima. Ran a Model-6 at the quarry rock knocking and a 25 digging an irrigation pond for a goffer course. Both had Murphy's. The Lima had a GM/Detroit. Still can't hear.
That's awsome!....I hear ya on the hearing part cranes are like setting in a mailbox with a engine lol
RIGHT! Fixing to watch yours on getting the Kitty. Blessings 2 U!@@dirtgrainsteel
Running a dragline must be akin to being the conductor of an orchestra with so many moving parts all needing to do the right thing at exactly the right time 😊
The idea of “throwing” that huge bucket into the river seems very appealing 😆
no. you dont change the elevation of the crane. all hes doing here is left right, and pull and release on two cables. This is easier than an excavator if its not rusty
Reminds me of working at Certified.Both sand and gravel were mined.
Reminds me of my childhood. My grandfather had one but his was a shovel.
that is neat to see! it is neat method of digging out the sand. the weight of the scoop digs in,
then pull it out loaded with sand , dump and re do. nice video thank you for your time. how
is your drag line doing? getting it running again?
What do the do with that sand surplus? If it’s clean sell it to a concrete company. If not screen it and sell it.
Can you do a Pioneer update as to how it’s doing and upgrades? Maybe a servicing video?
Thanks for videoing the drag line. They are so cool!
What river is he digging from?
How do you keep up with where you are digging? I had a neighbor who worked in Florida canal system and the swamps in the fifties after WWII on a dragline. He passed away a few years ago but could really tell you some stories about the heat and bugs and the storms. Ge was a tough ol man...
HUMM ? That guy is a artist . have you found any FINE GOLD in the sand ? thanks
sounds murphy powered
It sure is!
How do drag lines fair in clay soils I have a pond I want to expand and was thinking about a drag line to do it
They do really good with clay it's the super hard water sand that gives them trouble but it you have a good set of bucket teeth and a heavy bucket with the drag chains properly adjusted you can dig it
a dragline with good teeth on bucket will do a good job digging clay if there is little or no water in the pond. some times you need to pump the water out.
A little slow moving but a good video after all thanks Brandon ang Madison
Well cranes aren't the quick thing but your digging 70' and still get a yard of material at a time so what they lack in speed your gain in capacity....thank you!
In the 1980's my excavation contractor convince me to buy a small sand pit off of the San Jacinto river east of Houston. operated
So a few questions. Do you have to win a bid or something to be the person to have the rights to the sand? Do you have to leave the sand there or is it yours for digging.
Sand stays to build up the levees to help prevent flooding in our super wet times that was actually part of the reason this trap got dug in this particular spot early this spring I came in and I repaired the existing levee and made it wide enough to support the dragline and now Jimmy is coming through and building it 3' taller and making it wider with the sand from the trap
@@dirtgrainsteelThanks for the information Brandon and video 👍
Better video if the camera was closer to the dragline....Thanks
Your welcome...I was just making sure I gave him his space
Gotta be Jimmy D?
Yep!
Jimmy's a pretty good fella. I looked at a model 25 he had for sale years back, and got to know him more when I worked in Rensselaer, in hydraulics. Dad knew them, and Eckerts, as he ran draglines in the Demotte area. He was an Insley man.
Looks like it has a small bucket
I marked my cable every five feet with a white spray bomb.
Did you fall asleep, like I did?
You didn't fall asleep