Electric Shovel is Mechanical MONSTER (Apr, 1933)
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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Apr, 1933
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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Apr, 1933
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Electric Shovel is Mechanical MONSTER
A NEW monster in the mechanical world has made its appearance in the form of an electric excavation shovel of almost incredibly gigantic dimensions.
Shown above, the shovel has a dipper that will scoop up 18 cubic yards of dirt at one sweep, and will dig enough in a 24-hour day to fill 7,500 motor trucks of 4 yards each. A seven-passenger car can be driven through the dipper with room to spare.
The enormous reach of the shovel is illustrated in the fact that it can pick up a dipper full of earth, rotate, and dump it 200 feet away on the top of a seven-story building.
Look at the name on the side of the machine. Did anyone else read about Mike Mulligan and Mary Anne when they were little?
Comment by george — February 3, 2009 @ 6:11 am
Later, the Jawas bought it for their own uses.
Comment by Torgo — February 3, 2009 @ 11:36 pm
Years later the Marion Power Shovel Company built NASA’s crawler transporters.
Comment by Randy — February 4, 2009 @ 5:57 pm
George: I did! Had it on an LP, too, with several other stories.
I still think of it every time I see the little powershovel/bulldozer finishing off the ramp they use to get the BIG shovel out of the hole, then digging itself out (usually helped by a crane.)
Comment by Toronto — February 4, 2009 @ 10:17 pm