Old Page walking dragline

Shovelman · Post #1 by **Shovelman** » Fri May 20, 2011 5:20 am

While on a bike ride last Sunday, I happened to spot a boom in the distance so I broke off from the group to check it out. By the time I got to it, the sky had opened up and I got soaked. Anyway; here are a couple of photos.

URL of the original image: http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/912/pageutd.jpg

URL of the original image: http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/559/page2opu.jpg

Now that I know where it is, I'll get back there sometime soon and get some better photos.

Post #2 by **Jeremy Rowland** » Fri May 20, 2011 7:34 am

Nice find

worth a soaking eh?

Jeremy

Post #3 by **Holger** » Fri May 20, 2011 9:18 am

Nice! How old is such a machine?

Shovelman · Post #4 by **Shovelman** » Sat May 21, 2011 4:04 am

Jeremy Rowland wrote:Nice find worth a soaking eh?

Jeremy

Absolutely! Most of these old girls have been cut up and scrapped years ago, so I consider finding one intact like this a real treat.

Site Admin wrote:Nice! How old is such a machine?

My guess would be early '50s. I've contacted the foreman of the operation where this machine is and have arranged to visit next week when (and if) the weather is nice. I should be able to get some specific details (and better photos) at that time. The foreman also told me there are several other old machines on the property and I will see a big surprise when I visit. I'll post and share what I see and learn.

Rockhill · Post #5 by **Rockhill** » Sun Mar 28, 2021 3:17 pm

Where is this located?

The Classic Machinery Network