Saskatchewan’s largest earthmover? The dragline. Here is a Bucyrus Erie 2570W, one of two draglines working at the Poplar River Mine — Need to move a lot of dirt in a hurry? Dragline. | Earthmovers Media

The Bucyrus Erie 30B is 64 years old and the operator is 90 years old

The “Big Muskie” 4250-W Bucyrus-Erie Dragline lived in central Ohio providing coal across the nation from 1969-1991. — This was a massive dragline, standing at 222 feet high, it was taller than the world famous Sydney Opera House, Leaning Tower of Pisa, and 18 feet shorter than the Taj Mahal! — Want to learn more about heavy equipment? Head on over to BuildWitt and give us a follow! #dragline #bigmuskie #mining #heavyequipment | BuildWitt