Pic of the week game

[storm 64]

This folks is the bucket from the Bucyrus-Erie dragline "The Big Muskie"
This digging machine weighing in at 12,200 tons, 22 stores tall. Is in fact "The largest single-bucket digging machine ever built!
The bucket itself weighs 210 tons. With a 220 cubic yard compacity.
It operated from 1969 to 1991.
After years of just sitting, it was finally scrapped. The huge bucket is all that is left.
It sits in Miners Memorial Park on rt 78 in southeast Ohio. Just west of Caldwell.
It's a very popular meeting place for motorcyclists during the summer.
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[storm 64]

Here is a picture of the beast in all its glory. "The Big Muskie " 20220511_112909.jpg

[Pewpew82]

Here is a picture of the beast in all its glory. "The Big Muskie " 20220511_112909.jpg

I've got pictures of my kids and wife standing in that bucket. I love the history of Ohio.

I work near an old fort from the revolutionary war.

[trevor]

sidestand did some digging on the pavement.
then engine crashbars and other parts of bike did some digging thru the shoulder of the road.
then highway pegs and other crashbars did some more digging on pavement.


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I don't understand? Did you go down??

[kerrfunk]

This folks is the bucket from the Bucyrus-Erie dragline "The Big Muskie"
It sits in Miners Memorial Park on rt 78 in southeast Ohio. Just west of Caldwell.
It's a very popular meeting place for motorcyclists during the summer.

80 miles due north of me

[gustovh]

Came across this while walking in the woods, shot from a distance.

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[Redman]

N o t A n E n t r y

I don't understand? Did you go down??

Yes, Hard.
Brown County 2019.

Well, I hit pavement hard (broke clavicle, 3 pieces).
ANd then, apparently (I didnt see it....)
The bike went thru soft shoulder, and back onto pavement - somehow - no damage to bike other than scrapes on highway peg and crash bars - somehow.
Full details in BC 2019 thread at the time.

>>later note
oh, now see those threads aren’t saved that many years back.

* WHen I say I didnt see how/where bike went: I got uptp maybe 45-50mph, and then all sorts of strange stuff started happening, About the time I realised the sidestand was down and that I going toward edge of pavement, I felt a violent jerk and I did see pavement comming up to my face real fast. Bashhh, And then nothing. I dont know how long I laid there in the road.




Bike after I righted it. Before riding back to motel.

About half way back I realized that probably wasnt a good idea, but I kept going.

[dorkburger]

Well I went out this evening trying to find something, but became frustrated as I just wanted to enjoy a ride so.... file photo.

Untitled by Glen Brenner, on Flickr

[Redman]

Friday - Summary - Voting Day

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That'l get us into the next theme I suppose, which is Dig.

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[marvinsc]

Voting for Norm's Big Dig shot.

[Redman]

Some photographically appealing shots.

I am likeing Kerry’s and gustov improvised scenes.
vote for Kerry kerrfunk.

hey, kerr, smooth out that little place on the left and call it good.

[kerrfunk]

I'll go ahead and vote for Storm. That's a big bucket.

[rphillips]

I'm voting trent... Just cause it seems he's got left out.

[kerrfunk]

I'm voting trent... Just cause it seems he's got left out.

I mean it's true, he submitted a picture, but there is no bike in the picture, and the bike is a key part of the photo contest.

[rphillips]

OK Sorry, but just figured he put in an illegal picture, so I'm put'in in an illegal vote... It or'ta balance out.