Exploring inside Big Brutus, the largest surviving electric shovel in the world. My T-Shirts & Sweatshirts Available

 This is a monument to man that should stand at least tens of thousands of years, thankfully it wasn't scrapped for the metal.  My grandfather traveled across America for over 50 years, selling the wire rope used to hold together marvels like Brutus. My favorite memory with him was when he brought my cousin and I, at 10 years old, on a road trip to this museum to really get a feel for who and what his work serviced. He was incredibly kind and gracious, and seeing this video pop up in my feed let me remember him for how great of a grandpa he was for us. Thank you so much for posting this.  From an engineering standpoint machines like this fascinate me. It's not just a case of making something bigger, there are physical limitations that come into play.  I can only imagine what our descendants would think if they stumbled upon this monstrosity a few centuries from now.  Honestly, I really appreciate that something like this was ever even built.  It is a beautiful, ridiculous, incredibly special machine and a standout of in the story of human history.  Ill bet 1000 years from now they won't care to know who any presidents were but they'll know about this machine like they'll know about the pyramids.  I wish all of the great earthmovers had been preserved like Brutus.  The GEM of Egypt, Silver Spade, Mountaineer, Captain, and Big Muskie, to name a few, would’ve served as incredible museum pieces but, instead, met the torch.  They were mechanical works of art and engineering that powered a nation for a long time.