Individual pieces of the machine weighed as much as 120 tons The captain in all it's majestic glory removing over burden. When the shovel began operation in pittsburg and midway mine 19 in may 1963, it was the second largest operating coal shovel in the world
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Emil sandeen, then superintendent of mine 19, called the machine “big brutus,” and the name stuck.
Its movement was slow but steady, with a top speed of just 0.22 mph
This dragline could scoop and move massive quantities of earth with every pass—a feat still impressive 50 years later. Purchased in 1962, big brutus removes overburden from coal seams It operated until april 1974 In 1984, p&m donated the shovel and 16 acres of surrounding land to big brutus, inc
For restoration and transformation into a museum and memorial. When the shovel began operation in pittsburg & midway mine 19 in may 1963, it was the second largest operating coal shovel in the world The shovel is powered by five small motors and can be operated to demonstrate how the enormous machines, called draglines, scoop up millions and millions of tons of earth to expose rich coals seams below. It's captain mine located near percy, illinois
Paid $15 million for the mining shovel
It was the largest bucket ever built The bucket was 18 1/2 feet wide, tons of dirt at a time Mining shovel, it was then sold for scrap metal
