Had an opportunity to operate one of those in SW Florida...got pretty good then I graduated to an 88B HD series 3...enjoyed operating both machines wanted to learn to operate those since it is a dying art...
Extremely nice loader’s, I operated a 980G at a sand and gravel mine for a few years. Wash plant / Rock crushing / Concrete recycling / Loading Large Trucks and (pain in the ass pickups) . Removing overburden , plant setup and leveling , stockpiling processed materials, mixing specialty applications. Then oil changes @ 250 -2000 hours service, I might add Michelin tires were the best for this machine.
Years later comments, nice video Nice, although I like hearing the sound of the material hitting the truck bed and ground shots. I like seeing gravel being loaded or any kind of aggregate being loaded. Keep up the good work
Thanks man! Was just a small hobby I took up while off work due to a brain injury. Was really surprised at how many views my videos actually got. Finding royalty free music sucks lol. Cheers mate!
@@SmirkyFuriousB nice stuff man, i did enjoy it and should do more, i'm trying to get a drone to do this kind of videos especially when we have to move sand
@@SmirkyFuriousB hope you're healing up too bro, i'm off work from blackouts so actually got it undercontrol which was cause on my negligence of not eating much but we gotta keep out health in check
It looks bigger farther away than up close to me. But can anyone answer this question: Why is it Draglines mine Gravel from ponds rivers & lakes, instead of an area of dry ground? Does water have something to do with the integrity of the gravel stones? I can't seem to get anyone to answer that question. LOL
I ran a LB 308 dipping gravel back in 2006. Worked nice as long as outside temps were greater than 45 degrees F. Much colder than that the hydraulic drum brakes would malfunction. Had a bad delay in brake release. Once in a while both pedals would go soft and drop to the floorboard. Not good at all! Loose control of both drums all at once!
I believe the water would fill in too quickly. If I remember correctly it is also fed by under ground springs. I could be completely wrong though. I just like to fly my drone around the area and don’t work there
Very nice stuff your doing here..!! I started running Draglines in the Rock Quarries in Miami in 1972 doing this Same thing. Also ran them in a Coal strip mine in Indiana. I really love running them, but Flying got in the way. 😜👍😎
Where is this located? Draglines are a rare sight, because alot of companies are using excavators. Where draglines shine is when the material is deeper then an excavator can dig. If you notice the dragline is dumping on a pile where the water drains a little. Then the material is hauled with dump trucks to the plant.
It’s located south of Ottawa Canada. The crew that operates it are from Toronto and I am pretty sure that’s where they bring it in from too. I just like to fly my drone around the area and like to watch them work. Pretty awesome seeing it in action. Thanks for your interest in my video.
The pond is created from natural ground springs. As they dig deeper the water starts to fill up the hole. That’s why they need the crane dredge to get the last of the sand and gravel from the bottom after the quarry. Thanks for your interest in my videos!
+Alex walker I personally don't know a lot about the dredge as I am just the one recording from the drone.My friend is an operator at the quarry and talks to the dredge operator sometimes. I will see what I can find out from him and get back to you. I am sure they must have something even if it's as simple as a bucket counter
+Alex walker I talked to my friend a bit and he said they do use drones at his location for measuring the piles and estimating the amount of product pulled up by dredge. He is going to ask what software they use for this the next time the contractors come to measure.
When I was doing this, the only place it was mesured was coming out of the crusher On the convair belt, then agin on weighing out the dump trucks buying the product...!
