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Vehicle & Technical => Not Anything Listed Above.... => Topic started by: Bush Tucker Man on March 08, 2005, 08:30:34

Title: Big Bucket
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on March 08, 2005, 08:30:34

I wouldn't like to have to dig this out if it got stuck

Sunshine Miner (http://community.webshots.com/photo/173144322/290313985fQRVQW)

Title: Big Bucket
Post by: Xtremeteam on March 08, 2005, 14:41:54

i think ill have to agree with you there

Title: Big Bucket
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on March 08, 2005, 17:11:05

Bucyrus Web-Site (http://www.bucyrus.com/home.jsp)

Title: Big Bucket
Post by: MTyrrell on March 08, 2005, 19:35:13

Didn’t Fred dibnah have a look at that on one of his programs?
 I’m sure I’ve seen it on telly somewhere. Apparently from time to time it used to step on the dragline and slice through it, bet that went with a bang!

Title: Big Bucket
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on March 08, 2005, 21:46:00

Quote from: "MTyrrell"

Didn’t Fred dibnah have a look at that on one of his programs?
 I’m sure I’ve seen it on telly somewhere. Apparently from time to time it used to step on the dragline and slice through it, bet that went with a bang!

No it featured in a series quite a while ago (circa 1998?) called 'Classic Plant' that was narrated by the late (great) John Peel

Yes it had that habit of stepping on the cable :lol:, it's a bl**dy huge thick thing as well, probably thicker than your thigh!
I had a look around it a couple of years ago on an open-day, the scale of everything is immense.

Friends Of St Aidens web-site (http://www.iarecordings.org/dragline/)
There's an open day on the 9th April (same day as 'small-childs' birhday party I think?, wonder if I can get away for a couple of hours???)

Title: Big Bucket
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on March 08, 2005, 21:56:35

Multi-Map (http://uk.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=439500.999997938&Y=429000.947774054&width=500&height=300&gride=439699.999997938&gridn=428799.947774054&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=grid&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&zm=1&scale=25000)

Just in case you fancy nipping up to see it (about 8miles from jct 30/M62)

If you bring up the photograph at maximum magnification it's just to the west of the site entrance - shows you the size of the thing

And te September date clashes with the Langley Farm show :roll:  :(
(I just can't win!)

Title: Big Bucket
Post by: MTyrrell on March 15, 2005, 12:21:09

Cheers, Ill try and get to one of the open days and have a look, I’m interested in that sort of thing.
 Just red the specifications for the new ones they cycle between +/- 20 to 30 Mw I’d love to see there electricity bill :shock:

Title: Big Bucket
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on April 04, 2005, 23:34:49

Open day this coming weekend
Saturday 9th 14:00 - 16:00, still going to try & get there.

Details (http://www.iarecordings.org/dragline/)

If anyone wants proper directions let me know & I'll tell you how to get to it.

Title: Big Bucket
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on April 05, 2005, 22:14:31

Story of the BE1150's placement (http://www.oldglory.co.uk/archive/06nov03/ft1.htm)

Title: Big Bucket
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on April 09, 2005, 21:54:27

I managed to get there straight from work this afternoon, and  had a browse around  & took a few photos.
It's a big thing, bigger than I remembered.

You ought to see the size of the winches for the cables :D