Stripping shovel flipped on its side

[Alaska Sunrise]

I saw a t.v. program a few years ago that showed a really large stripping shovel that fell over on its side while they were walking it. I think it was owned by Peabody Coal. Does anyone recall this? Did they save the machine?

 

[DirtHauler]

might be on this site
http://www.miningmayhem.com/search?updated-max=2009-11-01T07:00:00+10:00&max-results=7

 

[Alaska Sunrise]

I just realized that I should have posted this in "Other Earthmoving Equipment".
Sorryops

 

[muzy]

try here post #394 https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/showthread.php?t=1624&page=27 hope that's it muzy

 

[Alaska Sunrise]

Yep! That's it!

 

[dragman]

I saw a t.v. program a few years ago that showed a really large stripping shovel that fell over on its side while they were walking it. I think it was owned by Peabody Coal. Does anyone recall this? Did they save the machine?

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