Bucyrus-Erie 320B Stripping Shovel with Crawler Tracks

 
At Western Dominion Mine, Taylorton

Now this one we can see the name and model on the side
It is a Bucyrus Erie Model 320B with Crawler Tracks.
The crawler tracks were an option they added to this model later.

First use of Crawler tracks in this design for the 320B was in 1925.
320B had a 7.5 cu. yd. bucket
upgraded in later models to 8 cu. yd.
Average working weight- 438 tons
they built 29, the last one in 1930.
when they first started making this model,
It came with Rail Mountings first,
 then later these crawler tracks were installed.
this is a huge top heavy machine, that took incredible
engineering to keep it from tipping over on uneven ground.

Truax Traer Strip Mine web page
in my Estevan Section has more info on this Shovel,
before it was moved to Western Dominion from Truax Traer mine.
The First Stripping Shovel in the District

Pictures courtesy Alex Wilson Collection
submitted by Margaret Cuddington