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Mr Klimax working 1967
Marion M7800, "no name" 1975
In 1970 Mr. Klimax was refitted with a 20 ft longer boom
and 25 extra tons of weight.
But the biggest change it was no longer called
Mr. Klimax
At Boundary Mine, Utility Coals Ltd, in 1970
they were using the 70 ton coal Haulers,
which can carry an entire rail car load at a time.
These were loaded with a
170B shovel, with a 10 cubic yd bucket,
a 100B 5 cubic yd shovel,
and a 120B 6 cubic yd shovel
maintaining a stockpile of coal of approx 125,000 tons
at the Boundary Dam plant
Disclaimer
Most of the Mr. Klimax pictures
unless shown as taken by
Marjorie Turton,
are from a Mannix Company, Employee Magazine,
titled "The Mannix Story"
I didn't see no copyright remarks, in any of the issues,
so I am using them here, for all to see.
If by chance they are copyright pictures,
please notify me, and I will remove them ASAP.
Being of historical nature,
and I am not charging for their viewing,
I hope I have not violated any legal rights etc.
I also hope some of the old miners enjoy them!
End of "Mr. Klimax" Photos,
return to Estevan Index page, Back arrow below.
ca 1943 Ad for the Marion 7800 from Nickolas S. Koba Jr.
Info from Nick-
I
an enclosing an advertisement from about 1943 of Marion's new 7800 draglines,
this is a photo of the first one built - Serial number 7509 it was built in 1941
.
It is the same model as your Mr. Climax ,
If you are interested in the spec. sheet on these draglines let me know . Nick
Koba
PS- the first 3 Marion 7800 went to the Northern Illinois Coal Corporation
mine near Wilmington, Illinois.
there were 19-- 7800 made, the last one in 1964
Thanks Nick!
Marion 7800 Spec sheets
courtesy Mr. Nickolas S. "Nick" Koba Jr.
The next set of pages using forward arrow below:
are of a Bucyrus Monighan 10W Dragline under construction
south of Estevan, ca 1963.
They are not Mr Klimax, as originally thought.
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