Popular Post j hancock Posted September 18, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2015 Orange 1928 Wilford, Bucyrus 10-B, Link Belt and Lorain shovels. 14 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Freightrain Posted September 18, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2015 Ah shoot.............I thought it said........".Girls with Shovels"..............I do have some other shovel pics... our club meeting at Lakeside Sand and Gravel is always a good one. Larry Kotkowski has lots of neat stuff. I even drove that Euclid dump. Scream'n Jimmy power. 7 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 41chevy Posted September 18, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2015 Worked in a quarry near Le Roy N.Y. from 1907 until 1949 and driven to this spot and parked 66 years ago .Marion model 91 Steam Shovel. 9 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Now that is badazz Paul. I'm lik'n that old beast. Looks like it is a tripod? Split tracks on the front, narrow in the back. That is something I'd like to see running again. 1 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 41chevy Posted September 18, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2015 Now that is badazz Paul. I'm lik'n that old beast. Looks like it is a tripod? Split tracks on the front, narrow in the back. That is something I'd like to see running again.4 sets of tracks all driven through geared shafts the front spread between tracks is 20 + feet The mining company widened it from the original design for lifting Limestone blocks. It has chain steering, a crew of eight. 18 tall x 10 wide x 45 long plus about 30 for the boom and bucket. It weights in at 225,750 pounds. 3 steam engines in it. Also needed a crew of 16 to lay the metal track runners to prevent it's getting stuck. I took photos of the drives and the inside before I got chased off it. Still had wood and coal in the bunkers and some water left in the sight glass for the tanks. They moved it from the Lime Stone quarry across the street, parked in the field, put the fires out and walked away. 8 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Well I guess that wont be going anywhere at 20 ft wide. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Worked in a quarry near Le Roy N.Y. from 1907 until 1949 and driven to this spot and parked 66 years ago .Marion model 91 Steam Shovel.1909MarionSteamShovel_Le_Roy_NY.JPGnow theres a restoration project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Well I guess that wont be going anywhere at 20 ft wide.I wouldn't trust the boilers but I would trust the cylinders running on compressed air. 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I saw a girl with a shovel in Winfall yesterday. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Quickfarms Posted September 19, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted September 19, 2015 Worked in a quarry near Le Roy N.Y. from 1907 until 1949 and driven to this spot and parked 66 years ago .Marion model 91 Steam Shovel.1909MarionSteamShovel_Le_Roy_NY.JPGHere is some information on it, and it is on the national historic register http://www.nps.gov/nr/publications/sample_nominations/MarionSteamShovel.pdf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Great info! Paul Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenGiant2 Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Paul,how long ago did you take that photo. That's not far from me and years ago they donated the rail engine to a not for profit. Quote We the unwilling, Lead by the unqualified, are doing the impossible, for the ungrateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 We were in Batavia visiting and were told about the shovel, that photo is a post card type thing we got in LeRoy when we stopped at the Jell-O Museum and the Transportation Exhibit in the basement. Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenGiant2 Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 we actually looked at it one time to have it moved to our local steam show, we were trying to figure how to move it. nothing ever came about it. Quote We the unwilling, Lead by the unqualified, are doing the impossible, for the ungrateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Bet the Village of LeRoy would let you host the steam show there. Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PeterMack Posted January 9, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2016 This one was working at a local threshing bee this summer. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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