Nice video, I like seeing old equipment still being used. I I’m using a 1965 Koehring 405 dragline. It has manual clutches. Those northwest machines seem like they are good machines.
I am a retired crane operator. I ran a 597 plus other small draglines for 38 years. I also did a lot of hook work in various machines. I started learning friction machines, then when the juice squeezers came into play it took all the fun out of it for me. To operate a friction machine takes lot of skill and tallent. You have good skills my friend. Hearing that slobering 4-71 fire up is a very familiar sound to me. If you are not using ear protection I suggest you do. I ran many machines with a Detroit in them. my ears have been ringing for decades.
Do you sleep with the radio or tv on. Dam tinnitus drives me crazy especially at night kinda makes me regret that I straight piped every truck I owned.
I have an old American crawler with a Bucyrus Eries boom and dragline. Smaller model. I’m not sure what model it is. Any chance you could help me identify
@@schmittyballs My tinnitus is screaming at you to wear hearing protection. I started to late but find someone local that molds custom ear plugs they are by far the most comfortable and effective short of wearing headphones
