Still putting in an honest day's work

[charlie8575]

Ran across this video and thought it was pretty cool. A 1925 Erie shovel at work at power exhibition in Ontario.

I really seriously question if the stuff they're making today would even be capable of occasional exhibition work like this 87 years from now.

Does anyone have any idea what the matching truck is?

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/08/Antique-Steam-Shovel-Still-Going-Strong/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Neatorama+%28Neatorama%29

Charlie Larkin

[Nick Winter]

Charlie a few years back in Stirling ,Ontario, I took a ride behind a Steam Tractor it was a very neat experience.

Nick

[slusher]

That was really neat to see. thanks for posting it..

[espo]

Hard to imagine what all these steam shovels could in their day. You're right about the durability of these old machines. The dump truck looks like it might be a Model A from the looks of the radiator.

[southpier]

i imagine it beat up the operator pretty good, too

[Austin T]

I always thought the bucket looked like a head when I was little,I still think there pretty cool today to.I think this would be a cool model,hint hint Moebius

[Casey]

That is pretty cool to see it still operating. Perhaps it's name is Mary Anne?

[2000-cvpi]

That is pretty cool to see it still operating. Perhaps it's name is Mary Anne?

I have that book. My dad read that to me when I was little. I am glad at least that stream shovel wasn't turned into a furnace at city hall.

[Chuck Most]

Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel!!!! Hadn't thought of that story in years, until a few weeks ago (don't recall what triggered it) and now here it is again.

Can't see any modern construction equipment in usable condition in 87 years. I have to wonder if a lot of those turn-of-the-last-century manufacturers went under because they built their machines too well- ie, they didn't break down often and didn't wear out rapidly, meaning no repeat business.

[Harry P.]

That would make a cool model.

[charlie8575]

That would make a cool model.

I'm toying with doing something very similar to one of these for my own firm. Usable for scenes into the 1960s and maybe later.

Charlie Larkin

[moparmagiclives]

Dumping into a truck that's going back and dumping it in front of the shovel. Must be government work? Or is that city?