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    Stripping shovel flipped on its side

    This happened around 1985 at Peabodys Gibraltar Mine in Central City, Ky. It was a 5761-M shovel and it was a total loss & scrapped
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    Walking Drag-Line Near Henderson TX

    I think that's the first time I ever heard of a machine name change unless it was moved to another mine location. They are beautiful machines when the mine first started, are they still painted white upper, blue lower, with blue boom, mast & gantry? The logo of "The Big Digger" on the...
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    Walking Drag-Line Near Henderson TX

    Thanks for that info. Are your two 1570's nicknamed "The Big Dipper" and "The Texas Star"
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    Walking Drag-Line Near Henderson TX

    Knucklehead Amax Coal, Delta mine did have a 8750-M with a 110 yd bucket. Northwest Resources bought it around 1996 & moved it to the Jewett Mine. They installed a 128 yd bucket, which at the time, it had the largest bucket in Texas & may still be the largest, I don't know. I think this...
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    Walking Drag-Line Near Henderson TX

    SpecOne, I heard that the surface part of San Miguel mines were idled, they had a 740 Page, if it is idle, is it still located at the mine? What other dragline line do they have?
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    Walking Drag-Line Near Henderson TX

    1570BEGrdman, did North American erect the 8200-M new, if not, what mine did was it erected new. Also, was the 726 a new machine & what bucket size?
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