Big Brutus is the nickname of the Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, which was the second largest of its type in operation in the 1960s and 1970s. It is currently the centerpiece of a mining museum in West Mineral, Kansas .
No the people off to the right for scale.
It is 160 feet (49 m) high and weighs 11 million pounds.
Power - Coal
Links: en.wikipedia.org, virtualglobetrotting.com
By: kjfitz