Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Rocker Shovel and Dragline

Quoting from the sign, "this piece of equipment was the first successful mining device to replace human labor in removing the rubble from from underground hard-rock blasting. The Model 12B, which weighs 4,200 pounds and requires 60 to 125 pounds-per-square-inch air pressure, was first introduced in 1938." Like many such things in Arizona (and elsewhere) this equipment is rusting along side the road.

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