Big Brutus Museum

Mineral Springs, Kansas

 

Sign to Big Brutus

Sign to Big Brutus Picture (20K)

 

Cat at Big Brutus

Cat at Big Brutus Picture (30K)

 

Lorain Shovel at Big Brutus

Lorain Shovel at Big Brutus Picture (22K)

 

Page Dragline at Big Brutus

Page Dragline at Big Brutus Picture (17K)

 

Big Brutus

Bucyrus Erie Model 1850B

World's Second Largest Electric Shovel
Cost $6.5 million (in 1962)

Height:
 16 stories tall (160 feet)
Weight:
 11 million pounds
Boom Length:
 150 feet long
Maximum Speed:
 .22 MPH

Big Brutus Shovel Picture (18K)

 

Big Brutus - Front View

Big Brutus Shovel Front View Picture (24K)

 

Big Brutus - Cab

Big Brutus Shovel Cab Picture (14K)

 

Big Brutus - Bucket

Dipper Capacity 90 cu. yds
(by heaping, 150 tons -- enough to fill three railroad cars.)

Big Brutus Shovel Bucket Picture (21K) Big Brutus Shovel Bucket Picture (23K)

 

Big Brutus - Crawlers

Big Brutus Shovel Left Rear Picture (18K) Big Brutus Shovel Left Rear Picture (16K)

 

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