Friday, September 27, 2013

Geo-Roadtrip 2013: Pit Stop Pt. 2

The Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine continued to offer us a bounty of mining memorabilia with its menagerie of mechanical monsters. (That's some "Stan Lee" style alliteration right there folks!)  A short path leads visitors to where they keep the big boys:



This huge dragline bucket could scoop up 30 cubic yards of of dirt and at least one geologist:



Here's a drill bit on display:



Who hasn't fantasized about driving the big rigs from time to time:


Video coming soon!


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