Hulett Unloaders in action... - Printable Version

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Hulett Unloaders in action... - doctorwayne - 05-04-2009

I saw this link over on the MR site and thought that steel mill modellers here might enjoy it, too. Also, check out some of the other videos, including "Dumping slag at Bethlehem Steel...".

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Wayne

Re: Hulett Unloaders in action... - upnick - 05-04-2009

Hi Wayne,
Great vid Big Grin always wondered how they cleared the hold of a ship .... now where Josh is he going to model a working Hulett Icon_lol

The Bethlehem steel vid is interesting i found this truck slag dumper while looking around

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Re: Hulett Unloaders in action... - nomad - 05-04-2009

I have seen that video before. An incredible machine and a marvelous feat of engineering considering when they where first built ( 1898 ).
And you won't believe where the control cab is !

Loren

Re: Hulett Unloaders in action... - Ralph - 05-04-2009

Wow! Great mechanized beasts! Eek Thanks for posting the video Wayne. I really didn't know much about Hulett Unloaders until seeing an article about modeling one in an issue of Railroad model Craftsman sometime in the last year.

Ralph

Re: Hulett Unloaders in action... - LiveSteamer - 05-07-2009

That is cool. Cheers

Re: Hulett Unloaders in action... - eightyeightfan1 - 05-07-2009

They were cool.
Did you check out the working models made from what looks like Erector sets?(Do they still make those?)
Those were just as neat.

Re: Hulett Unloaders in action... - Trucklover - 05-07-2009

Eek Thanks for Sharing Wayne, i book marked it!! Misngth

They really look like giant dinosaurs LOL

Re: Hulett Unloaders in action... - Trucklover - 05-07-2009

upnick Wrote:Hi Wayne,
Great vid Big Grin always wondered how they cleared the hold of a ship .... now where Josh is he going to model a working Hulett Icon_lol

The Bethlehem steel vid is interesting i found this truck slag dumper while looking around

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Thats a sweet video too Nick Misngth

LOL i wanna have at least 3 Hulett Ore Unloaders on my Steel Mill Future layout lol Misngth Misngth

Re: Hulett Unloaders in action... - e-paw - 05-07-2009

Great vids on the loaders and Bethlehem steal. On a related topic in the April issue of MRC there is an article on CNJ's McMyler rotary dumpers + a club layout with an HO working model. They are kind of the alter ego of the Hulett's.

Re: Hulett Unloaders in action... - Steamtrains - 05-08-2009

Good Lord...!!!! Those machines reminded me of the invaders in the first "War of the Worlds" movie....

Guess one never stops to think how many of the things we take for granted are done by people that literally take their lives in their own hands when they go to work everyday....

Re: Hulett Unloaders in action... - Squidbait - 05-09-2009

Very cool! Thumbsup The first scene is very similar to (or perhaps was used in) the opening sequence of Major League with all sorts of wide-shots of Cleveland. What made me think of it is the Algoma ore carrier being unloaded.

Re: Hulett Unloaders in action... - sgtcarl1 - 01-29-2010

WOW!! What gigantic beasts!! Anyone know how many tons/cubic yards they scooped up in one bite??

Re: Hulett Unloaders in action... - doctorwayne - 01-29-2010

Carl, the capacity varied, depending on the particular machine, from 10 to 22 tons (or up to several scoops of raisins) Misngth with every "bite". Icon_lol
Here's a link to some more info on these machines.

Wayne

Re: Hulett Unloaders in action... - sgtcarl1 - 01-30-2010

Thanks, Wayne!! I really appreciate the links! I know a whole lot more, now, than I did a little while ago!! Misngth I try to learn something new, everyday!! You just provided me with a weeks worth of learning!! 357

Re: Hulett Unloaders in action... - P5se Camelback - 05-18-2010

As usual, Wayne, thanks for some absolutely incredible video of an amazing operation! Thumbsup Just watching those two guys at shift change gave me a renewed appreciation for the difficulty I had at the end of the work day, pushing back from the drawing board and getting up from my nicely upholstered chair! I never ever gave a thought to how lucky I was to have the kind of job that I did, one that taxed my brain every day and held my attention but didn't send me crawling down the block for a shot of Old Nasty Butt and a mug of Panter Pee Lager draft!

The filth of the workplace was made up for by the boring ness of the tasks ... no wonder those guys stopped at the absolute stoke of five!

Thanks, Wayne! You opened my eyes to some incredible machinery from back when we actuall manufactured the best steel in the world! Bethlehem Steel!

Spoken like a true Pennsylvania boy!

biL