Heavy equipment used in coal mining.

Here are some videos I found that I thought were interesting. There are many more on You Tube.

NICE

Indeed!

Great photos! As they say: The only difference between men and boys is......the price of their toys. I need to ask if they have female operators at Reading.
Everywhere else sure uses as many women as they can, because they almost NEVER run over something looking at an attractive, smartly dressed pretty girl!
The guys....heck, it's a given....no matter where it occurs...we all go GaGa for the ladies.

Sorry I couldn't make the trip, it sure looks like huge numbers of folks enjoyed a hands-on day with the good folks at Reading. I'm guessing a private tour is much more difficult to obtain. Hmmmmm, perhaps I can use the Freshly Made NH Maple Syrup trick....Maple candies.....Fresh Buffalo Steaks(yummy, and good for you) PS: They don't make good pets, they seem to be Pi**ed Off all the time. Much better than Moose to make a meal of.

I believe all the equipment in the videos above are owned by Jeddo, but I can’t say for sure. From what I read online they own the Marion 8700. Reading owns a Marion 7800 that is visible from the road near Heckscherville. We drove by there on the way from Duncott to Locust Gap Saturday. The Reading Anthracite guide believes it has a 60 Yard bucket.

whistlenut wrote:Sorry I couldn't make the trip, it sure looks like huge numbers of folks enjoyed a hands-on day with the good folks at Reading. I'm guessing a private tour is much more difficult to obtain.

Well it’s not like your close by, but I bet SMITTY could make the drive in about 5 hours, maybe less. Maybe a big campaign contribution would go a long way towards a private tour. Too bad it didn’t work out, maybe next time.