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jim pallow

December 15, 2009 06:49PM

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A dragline is a shovel that loads its' bucket by "dragging" it. The bucket hangs from the boom by cable and is pulled in by another cable. It has a longer reach than a shovel because the bucket can be swung farther than the length of the boom. Also, the bucket can be drug up banks and in streams without putting the main machine there. A good operator can actually load trucks and rail cars. JP

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Alamosa December 15 1944	Jimmy Blouch	December 15, 2009 04:31PM
Re: Alamosa December 15 1944	dick ferguson	December 15, 2009 04:40PM
Re: Alamosa December 15 1944	CharlieMcCandless	December 15, 2009 04:44PM
Re: Alamosa December 15 1944	jim pallow	December 15, 2009 06:49PM
Re: Alamosa December 15 1944	Jimmy Blouch	December 15, 2009 07:20PM
Re: Alamosa December 15 1944	CharlieMcCandless	December 15, 2009 04:41PM
Re: Alamosa December 15 1944	Jimmy Blouch	December 15, 2009 10:42PM
Re: Alamosa December 15 1944	CharlieMcCandless	December 16, 2009 07:20AM
Re: Alamosa December 15 1944	Jimmy Blouch	December 16, 2009 08:52AM

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