First Walking Dragline in the area



I always thought Mr. Klimax was the first walking dragline
in the Souris Coal Field,
but these pictures prove otherwise.
I didn't know the make and model number until Feb 25, 2012.
Nick Koba from Diamond, Illinois, USA, sent me a nice email,
and he told me this was a Bucyrus-Monaghan 5W Walking Dragline,
with a 4-6 yd bucket.
Message from Nick:
"They were made in USA from 1934 to 1948, there were 79 made in US, 
Later in England, 62 more were made, up to 1971, for a grand total of 141 made.
We had one at our mine in Illinois the ( Northern Illinois Mine )
 This was a Peabody Coal Mine, that had run from 1927 to 1974"
then this addition:
"Boom length 105 ft. total weight 325,000 lbs.
Diesel driven 6cylinder, 300hp
from a Maumee Collieries Company read out, from 1946"

The New Souris Valley Estevan Museum on Highway 39,
has a Bucyrus 5W on display,
and they say it came from the "Old" Klimax Mine.
Same machine? I bet it is.

Pictures courtesy Alex Wilson Collection
submitted by Margaret Cuddington

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Inside a 5W dragline YouTube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E6HKwYgaXQ