Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA)

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This Erie Type B is loading 20-yard dump cars for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad.
Evolution of the Dragline Bucket
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The Dill Steam Shovel and Derrick Car. The steam piston for tilting the dipper is seen under the dipper stick, and the entire boom tipped on the curved plate at its base.
The Dill Shovel
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Increasing a shovel’s digging power – the Doubler
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Increasing a shovel's digging power
HCEA scholarship recipient Eric Salter.
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Increasing the capacity of a stripping shovel
Jake Jensen’s 1954 Oliver OC6 got a lot of exercise at the show.
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Electric Power on Large Shovels
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The biggest of the big: Marion’s 6360 The Captain, the largest power shovel ever built and the world’s largest land-based mobile machine until even heavier bucket wheel excavators were introduced in Germany in 1978. Note the wheel loader under the power cord takeup reel, and – if you can see them – the walking man (circled) and the operator in his compartment.
The Largest Shovels
The power cord for the National Construction Equipment Museum’s Marion Model 21 Electric Shovel is visible on the ground behind it, and the AC/DC motor/generator that powers the motors can be seen inside the back doors.
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