It simultaneously looks like a badass machine, a work of art, and a death trap.
@PabloPerez-ed9gp
4 жыл бұрын
At the same time😂😂😂👹
@Misha-dr9rh
4 жыл бұрын
@@PabloPerez-ed9gp Hence the word simultaneously
@justinsmith7832
4 жыл бұрын
@@Misha-dr9rh And honestly looks kinda faster to use a normal shovel XD
@Kai-ud1sp
4 жыл бұрын
Misha600 Death trap 😅
@mattmcdewell131
3 жыл бұрын
thats because it is😂🤣😂🤣
@roadpanzir
6 жыл бұрын
I cannot Imagine working in this shovel on a hot summer day, under a tin roof, next to a boiler, in a quarry!
@TheJamesLykins
4 жыл бұрын
While looking dapper
@chrisel2286
4 жыл бұрын
Probably better than working WITH a shovel on a hot summer day, under the direct sunlight in the dirt in a quarry.
@mickbaker2483
4 жыл бұрын
Bloody Hot.
@nightlightabcd
4 жыл бұрын
I can imagine a cool breeze would be welcome! But keep in mind 1915, there were much worse jobs that paid less!
@jamesbecker3203
4 жыл бұрын
Would be pretty great in the winter
@eandatoo
4 жыл бұрын
My grandfather was a licensed, industrial steam boiler operator in the 1930s. These machines would be right up his alley.
@appealingpit
4 жыл бұрын
eandatoo so was my grandfather.
@elonmust7470
3 жыл бұрын
Where did he live?
@eandatoo
3 жыл бұрын
@@elonmust7470 Paulsboro, NJ
@tamar5261
4 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how fast and agile it is. I was expecting a lumbering slow relic
@dennisphoenix1
4 жыл бұрын
The action of the boom and dipper is amazing, who conceived of such a device. Just shows how innovative man can be
@PopeCromwell
4 жыл бұрын
Such an elegant mechanism. More to see than simpler, modern machines.
@emptychair3932
4 жыл бұрын
women too, bigot
@the486kgman2
4 жыл бұрын
EmptyChair prove it then
@dennisphoenix1
4 жыл бұрын
@@emptychair3932 just because I said how innovative 'man' can be , you are calling me a bigot ?? Seeing as no other species on the planet can design or make anything like mankind can , it's just a general term man or woman. Also woman derives from womb man .
@TheSeanoops
4 жыл бұрын
dennisphoenix1 EmptyChair is probably joking.
@austinwagoncompany
7 жыл бұрын
it's great to see one really working and someone who can operate it smoothly....thumbs up. one of the best videos I've seen.
@auntyflossie
7 жыл бұрын
Pleased you liked it. Have you viewed my other videos on my Auntyflossie Channel
@austinwagoncompany
7 жыл бұрын
auntyflossie not yet.
@Chamindo7
4 жыл бұрын
Only ever saw these in old cartoons when I was a kid. Amazing to see an actual real one working.
@midwestman9448
4 жыл бұрын
My grandpa was an Oiler on one of these.... and use to play with it for a half hour at the end of day when the operator went home. One day, the operator had a attitude with his boss and walked off the job. This really put the company in a bind and the owner said where are we going to find another operator, and my grandpa said in broken English with an Italian accent, I can run that machine. The rest is history and the start of a construction company that is still running to this day. Greetings from Youngstown, Ohio.
@plumbingstuffinoregon2471
7 жыл бұрын
They've got fuzzy dice in the cab. That's hilarious!
@lobmin
4 жыл бұрын
Haha! Especially since fuzzy dice used to be a signum that you were willing to street race!
@jessesteinbar
4 жыл бұрын
The best part of the video!
@lobmin
4 жыл бұрын
@Drolten L who are you talking to?
@Mark.OnEarth
4 жыл бұрын
You can see the dice at 3:40
@gcfcos
7 жыл бұрын
Wow that is incredible! He can drive that bloody well. I'd feel sick if I was the fireman in the back lol
@tlangdon12
4 жыл бұрын
There is a lot of skill on show here!
@Ironwind1972
4 жыл бұрын
lol no kidding, im getting motion sickness just watching him. And I'm an operator myself!
@AsTheWheelsTurn
4 жыл бұрын
he is swinging around way too fast. this is not skill its just someone barely able to operate the thing whipping it around like a mad man.
@johndowe7003
4 жыл бұрын
@@AsTheWheelsTurn yep not too controlled
@mikeprice7488
4 жыл бұрын
Back in the day time was money and if the stoker couldnt handle it, it probably didnt go well for him
@Joseywales414
4 жыл бұрын
I can remember some of these still working in the 1960 ‘s to early 70 ‘s then later seeing them as road side landmarks here and there from WV, Pa., Oh to Especially in Michigan.
@bruceferguson6637
4 жыл бұрын
There's one in front of Phillips Concrete on SR 35 in Beavercreek, Ohio.
@itsMe_TheHerpes
4 жыл бұрын
well, 100 years later, and they are still economically feasible. just shove in some dirt cheap coal, and have all that steam power.
@JJM2222
4 жыл бұрын
@@itsMe_TheHerpes negative, cannot buy one
@0xsergy
4 жыл бұрын
@@itsMe_TheHerpes how about all the custom machining you gotta do to get one running? i wouldn't call it feasible
@itsMe_TheHerpes
4 жыл бұрын
@@JJM2222 lol, true, you can't buy one.
@ghgghgyuhkljjijijui
4 жыл бұрын
amazing technology alive from over a 100 years ago!
@markeverson5849
2 жыл бұрын
The engineer operating that steam shovel is doing a great job of operating and the fireman is doing a good job what a great demonstration thank you everybody for that hard work and restauration, what a picture into the past something I don't ever remember seeing maybe as a boy but I don't recall
@emdman1959
7 жыл бұрын
Looks like Mike Mulligan and Maryanne, and I'll bet it can still dig more in a day than a hundred men can dig in a week.
@Kapparie
5 жыл бұрын
Especially when these hundred men have the same age as the crane operator. 😂 Very nice machine and fun to watch it digging.👍
@mattseymour8637
5 жыл бұрын
Like a shed on tracks with a boiler in it!
@kjellringstrom6217
4 жыл бұрын
I still have that book mum give to me when I was 5. I´m 50 next year. =)
@dennisphoenix1
4 жыл бұрын
I did wonder who mike mulligan and Mary Anne were , after a Google and then listening to the story being read out I now know . Sad ending though , he was trying to prove himself and the machine but instead dug himself into a hole , literally.
@blockstacker5614
4 жыл бұрын
Oof
@SliperySauzage1
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating to watch the old pieces of American history brought back to life , I live it , well done 👍
@favoritemustard3542
4 жыл бұрын
Favorite features: those heavy plank slider doors; the *corrugated* metal roof (reminds me of my barn); & the side mounted rack for vital tools!
@edwardparker760
3 жыл бұрын
Makes running a JCB look pretty much of a doddle. The concentration on the drivers face is a joy to behold!
@hornetscales8274
4 жыл бұрын
Glad to have found this video. Only ones I've ever seen up until now were on old cartoons.
@Rimrock300
6 жыл бұрын
Excavation don't get cooler than this) Noting to say about the speed. Quite a revolution in it's time, those steam shovels. A lot of maintenance probably)
@kenthepen4857
3 жыл бұрын
Impressive bit of kit. Something mesmerising about steam shovels, I could watch this all day.
@jerrydumpner1238
4 жыл бұрын
i think i could watch this all day
@bret_Lambky
4 жыл бұрын
Our forefathers were heroes helping build what we have today! It’s not entitlement , it’s hard work that has gotten us to this point!
@werkspartsllc7856
4 жыл бұрын
I have worked around Bucyrus Erie and Marion rope shovels ( 20 yard buckets ) and seen some really good operators. A rope shovel operator is an artist! This machine surprised me at how fast it is!
@robbietineke
4 жыл бұрын
Luckily we live 105 years later. But what a beautiful piece of technique! Steam is so powerfull! amazing!! And the operator is so focussed! Good to se there are people that love these machines!
@evilbeetlekustomscreations4965
2 жыл бұрын
I saw a video of one that's been abandoned for 75 years he got it out of the ground and moving again but to see one restored and working perfect is amazing
@cretan4134
4 жыл бұрын
probably the coolest thing ive seen in a long time
@brggmc
5 жыл бұрын
Now that's what I call a real 'Class Act', a fireman wearing two wristwatches! Nicely restored machine, and it's good to see it working well.
@kenbakker3241
4 жыл бұрын
SNORT "Are You My Mother?"
@ForTheOmnissiah
4 жыл бұрын
Glad I'm not the only one who remembered something they had forgotten about decades ago
@tooljockey2777
4 жыл бұрын
Oh my god! thats where I remember this from!
@edgartaylor7421
4 жыл бұрын
Ah youth😌
@jessesteinbar
4 жыл бұрын
I'm wondering who is SNOT
@kenbakker3241
4 жыл бұрын
@@jessesteinbar There is a children's book written by P. D. Eastman in 1960 which is titled "Are You My Mother?" In this book a little bird is lost and searches diligently for it's mother. It finally comes across a steam shovel known as "SNORT". This steam shovel affectionately places the little bird back in it's nest as the mother bird returns.
@ronaldfazekas6492
4 жыл бұрын
Growing up in Connecticut, my dad was a contractor and had a Lorain gasoline shovel about the same size--my uncle would draw in the boom and with me aboard, spin the cab on the turntable giving 9-year old me a great ride!
@iamrichrocker
6 жыл бұрын
helped rebuild the World after the War that ended all Wars..great video..
@loganentertainment1814
6 жыл бұрын
iamrichrocker, your picture is Fallout, good choice of words man. 😃😃 And I think your AWESOME!!!!!!!! 😃😃😃😃😃
@TowMater603
4 жыл бұрын
War......War never changes...
@cpmiller1965
4 жыл бұрын
Love watching this in place of politicians..
@ralfie8801
3 жыл бұрын
What you saw was a man making a lot of space to put a lot of politicians in.
@Misha-dr9rh
3 жыл бұрын
@@ralfie8801 lmao
@natesquestyouknowthatsrigh8269
4 жыл бұрын
There was a children’s book about a steam shovel that dug out the basement of a building and couldn’t get out, so they changed him into the furnace for the building.
@gusm5128
3 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful old machine .
@leoortkras1102
4 жыл бұрын
There are two huge steam shovels that sank. In Michigan Stadium when they were digging it out. I remember these things. When they Doug the Southfield Freeway in Detroit They also had steam. Pile drivers late 50s early 60s
@elonmust7470
3 жыл бұрын
I've come across a lot of old iron in the logging woods. Mostly steam donkeys, dozers, & log arches.
@maggs131
4 жыл бұрын
An amazing and functional work of genius and art. A design that fundamentally didn't change much for 50 years besides making its operation more user friendly
@MyDiesel101
8 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video, Thank You for sharing. It's larger relatives dug the Panama Canal!
@Diablofeb4
3 жыл бұрын
That operator is a beast!!! Mans probably like,"Now this a heavy duty machine", as he laughs at all the operators that use electronic assistance 😂😂😂
@ryanchristensen4291
4 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of a childhood book mike molagain his steam shovel
@soko9984
4 жыл бұрын
Ryan Christensen I thought I was the only one that thought of this 😂
@jamesbecker3203
4 жыл бұрын
I loved that book
@awesomebush8711
4 жыл бұрын
same
@leslieholman3121
4 жыл бұрын
I would love to run one of those rigs. A real man's job !!!!! Today's machines are just little boy toys
@timothysmith8300
5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic steam excavator first time I've ever seen one operating brilliant absolutely awesome what do you expect it's steam driven steam is king nought can beat it .
@BooktownBoy
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely incredible bit of engineering...amazing. Thank you for posting this.
@F0X_H0UND
4 жыл бұрын
The guy driving it looks like he invented the damned thing
@stretchlimo7275
4 жыл бұрын
F0X_H0UND he's called an operator not a driver
@F0X_H0UND
4 жыл бұрын
@@stretchlimo7275 you can operate a car and be called an operator too. Same thing.
@ADITADDICTS
3 жыл бұрын
@@F0X_H0UND No.
@ralfie8801
3 жыл бұрын
He operated that machine until he retired. When he retired, his company retired that machine also and they presented it to him along with his watch at the retirement party.
@haeleth7218
4 жыл бұрын
Wow - the engineering that must have gone into creating these machines is incredible.
@TheAceY2k
4 жыл бұрын
This is super cool! Always reminds me of the old Chip n Dale toons.
@SquishyZoran
4 жыл бұрын
I know which episode you’re talking about but I don’t remember the name of it.
@adamosgood
4 жыл бұрын
Reminds of that book when I was a kid with the red steam shovels
@Traderjoe
3 жыл бұрын
It looks as though the bucket has to be swung straight down for the door on the bottom of the bucket the lock shut so that it can lift up a load. If these things were mostly stationary, they really only moved material left and right from the load it’s digging into
@Martindyna
4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video. Note how the exhaust steam is used to draw the fire - less smoke from chimney when steam engine working.
@zocca0134
4 жыл бұрын
This is just so beautiful and relaxing to watch... I love it.
@Convoycrazy
4 жыл бұрын
Very fun to watch. Thanks for posting
@JimWhitaker
4 жыл бұрын
Saw this at Welland in 2018. Very impressive (as was the rest of the show).
@tutekohe1361
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing how fast and productive it is.
@theimpalervlad8920
4 жыл бұрын
That old man knows how to make it work proper. Incredible.
@user-tm7mc7dy4o
4 жыл бұрын
思った以上に軽快に動くんだな。素晴らしい。
@martinblanch5828
7 жыл бұрын
thing of beauty
@enduthochhech6871
5 жыл бұрын
Ned the steam shovel was happily on display. Ned has a big bucket and a big heart
@usairpilotfophx
4 жыл бұрын
That’s an awesome machine thanks! Probably dug the Panama Canal with one of those...
@screwsnutsandbolts
4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic old machine ! 👍🏻
@victorjeffers1993
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome job restoring it !
@grandwaha
4 жыл бұрын
How many people have been tossed from these things. I cant even imagine how much work was accomplished with these during the turn of the century it was a technological advancement 10 fold back then.
@BlackIHat
4 жыл бұрын
Technology back then was sublime.
@nathanschneider8586
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, I can't imagine the effort it took getting everything restored back to original
@Ram-re5em
4 жыл бұрын
I have never seen on of these work very cool
@dylanmccallister1888
4 жыл бұрын
It's like my grandpa's tow line except his is a detroit diesel. It's from the 40s his is. Not quite there yet though, she's only 70
@shawncrosby311
4 жыл бұрын
That operator is awesome!!! Probably used to run that thing when it was new lol
@peteacher52
7 жыл бұрын
Imagine how much longer the Panama Canal would have taken to complete without these fine machines on the job.
@nightlightabcd
4 жыл бұрын
Even with these, it was a daunting task! Imagine the Panama Canal! We have all seen the videos of dozens of these working, along with chain drive trucks with solid rubber tires!
@dominiccoscarelli305
3 жыл бұрын
Old machines can be temperamental at time's. But he was going pretty good for a second.
@TheMetalButcher
7 жыл бұрын
Steams faster than diesel IMO for the early diesel shovels. Especially if there were a way to run all three levers at once.
@nightlightabcd
4 жыл бұрын
I guess you mean after the boileris filled with water and coal , fired up and with a full head of steam! Also, diesels take one operator. But I like to see these working! I bet even in 1915,when they were common place, people liked to watch them work!
@ricko3242
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, great video! Fascinating to watch.What a violent and unprecise machine. Its amazing how far we've come with modern hydraulics. A good operator today could probably scratch your back with a modern excavator.
@mahendravishwakarma4997
4 жыл бұрын
My grandfather was loco pilot steam engines Indian railways 1948
What a brilliant but daft machine. It looks so rough and not cared for and sounds like that too. It bangs and clatters, but it works so well.
@goodslang6775
4 жыл бұрын
So how was the maintenance? Is it often? The size of this escavator would be in a medium size project? Or there would be multiple of them working side by side?
@geofbarrington9574
4 жыл бұрын
16 second cycles ..pretty good ! The boom configuration hasnt changed ..same thing being used today on the big shovels
@fattony123082
4 жыл бұрын
I read a book about this thing 33 years ago.
@tutekohe1361
4 жыл бұрын
Surprisingly fast in operation.
@SOU6900
4 жыл бұрын
They don't build em like this anymore. Imagine if they still did and still ran theses old machines in this modern era.
@hihaveaniceday9386
4 жыл бұрын
And I'm glad they don't
@AndreyYeltsov
4 жыл бұрын
The fireman wearing a white shirt is super cool.
@atomage2006
7 жыл бұрын
Graham Lee enjoying himself - great film
@mattseymour8637
5 жыл бұрын
Brilliant steam shovel! Not seen a steam one before! By the bags of coal were they using normal House coal?
@christopherrasmussen8718
4 жыл бұрын
Is this the one they pulled out of the lake? I know it had huge problems getting going. Last I knew it had a bad frame crack.
@Persempadanansemula2876
4 жыл бұрын
Classic is beauty...
@user-ko8oh3du7l
4 жыл бұрын
Машинист этого парового экскаватора управляется очень лихо,но всё время приходилась переживать за помощника машиниста,как бы тот не вылетел от центробежной силы.
@gusm5128
4 жыл бұрын
That operator sure knows what he’s doing 👏
@silverwiskers7371
4 жыл бұрын
I know where 1 is in an old brick plant, it was parked and left, I've been working on getting my hands on it for restoration
@michaelbenoit248
4 жыл бұрын
Steam was a pretty good system, it would use virtually anything, they sound amazing, & are pretty powerful. The downsides, they need water like fuel, they need cleaning, they don’t last forever or the boilers don’t, they only have so much life in them, they are very inefficient, they need to warm up, the steam must be kept up, & there’s a lot of smoke from the fire.
@mikemotteberg3527
3 жыл бұрын
That is a powerful machine !
@isaiahvillarreal4512
4 жыл бұрын
Looks just like the one in a Disney cartoon where it appears alive.
@sixmagpies
4 жыл бұрын
What..no HiVis vests? How can one possibly see the operators?
@raffaelecozza2412
4 жыл бұрын
Fantastica 👍
@metroidking5484
4 жыл бұрын
Hmm. They designed there own hydraulicless system since the steam engine can't produce enough power to run a hydraulic pump. Having it drop down like a shovel, pierce the ground and scoop rather then pick up. Saving on steam pressure for the heavy lift and overall turning of the cab itself. There was a huge flaw with these things. Notice how he isn't moving at all. That's because there isn't enouhj steam to run the tracks. You had to essentially use only two things at a time. Picking between moving and digging or turning and moving, Or digging and moving, etc. All 3 actions could not be done without losing too much pressure.
@apu_apustaja
4 жыл бұрын
*I dig this.*
@MrSemmelman
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, great work!
@littlebull8881
4 жыл бұрын
Flipping amazing!
@wcsd9577
4 жыл бұрын
Truly amazing
@old-skooldude
3 жыл бұрын
The "Oh crap, I broke it" moment at 0:47
@douro20
4 жыл бұрын
Two three cylinder hoist engines and a rack engine. What is the capacity of the bucket?
@steelem422
4 жыл бұрын
How long can it run on the coal suppliers stored in the body?
@troyfitzmaurice6834
2 жыл бұрын
As a modern day excavator operator it's like. Wow.
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