Keith Haddock
Video: Bucyrus-Erie 20-H hydraulic excavator
https://youtu.be/tU3UjJHYVpY The Bucyrus-Erie 20-H hydraulic excavator was the first in a new line of hydraulic excavators from the company. Launched in 1965, the 20-H was the company's first fully hydraulic machine. This video was was compiled, narrated and produced by… Keep Reading
Video: Bucyrus-Erie scrapers in action
https://youtu.be/_tA40e2riCE This archived video, which was compiled, narrated and produced by Keith Haddock for the Historical Construction Equipment Association, features Bucyrus-Erie scrapers in action, which are at 4 1/2 yds. capacity. According to Bucyrus-Erie, these scrapers are operated by a… Keep Reading
Video: Bucyrus-Erie “FX” bucket
https://youtu.be/HmCGjhehSIw The Bucyrus "FX" bucket was developed by Bucyrus-Erie in the late 1930s. Watch this bucket, working on a Bucyrus-Monighan 5W dragline, dump backwards at a surface coal mine of the Northern Illinois Coal Co. in 1938. This video was… Keep Reading
Bucyrus-Armstrong 27T blasthole drill
https://youtu.be/PGgySc9RckE The Bucyrus-Armstrong 27T electric blasthole drill revolutionized drilling costs for iron ore. This blasthole drill is shown in action at the Richmond mine in Michigan. This machine is one many drills acquired by Bucyrus-Erie when they purchased the Armstrong… Keep Reading
Bucyrus Monighan 6160 walking dragline
In this video, a Bucyrus Monighan 6160 walking dragline stockpiles ore at a mine in Nigeria, Africa. Bucyrus-Erie entered the walking dragline market in 1931 when it purchased a controlling interest in the Monighan Manufacturing Corp. This video was was… Keep Reading
Bucyrus-Erie Loadmaster at the Missouri Pacific Railroad
This archived video features a Bucyrus-Erie Loadmaster at work at the Missouri Pacific Railroad. The Loadmaster represented Bucyrus-Erie's entrance into the tractor equipment business in the early 1930s. This video was was compiled, narrated and produced by Keith Haddock for… Keep Reading
Ruston-Bucyrus 10-RB working with various attachments
This video, which was compiled, narrated and produced by Keith Haddock for the Historical Construction Equipment Association, features a Ruston-Bucyrus 10-RB working with a variety of attachments, including a skimmer and grabbing crane. The 10-RB was made in 1934 and… Keep Reading
Bucyrus 950-B stripping shovel
The Bucyrus 950-B stripping shovel, introduced in 1935, is a 1,400-ton machine with a 30-cu.-yd. dipper. The machine shown in this video was owned by the Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co. and operated in Kansas. This archived footage was… Keep Reading
Ruston No. 4 Dragline canal project
In this video, a Ruston No. 4 Dragline cleans a canal in Central England. After the Ruston-Bucyrus merger in 1930, the No. 4 Dragline, with a 1/2 cu. yd. capacity, was the only model from the original Ruston line to… Keep Reading
