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Here is the last picture Steve Netta took last year of the working Silver Spade. A couple months later it broke down and Consol Energy decided to pull the plug and scrap it.
Steve is a member of the ( HCRHP), Harrison Coal Reclamation and Historical Park . They have restored several old mining machines over the years. They tried to buy the Silver Spade and the bank approved the funds for just under 3/4 of a million dollars. But Consol Energy came back and decided the reclamation of the ground around it and the scrap value of the steel was $2.5 Million.
They did get to buy the 105 yd bucket and they think they will get to buy the cab. Hopefully they will also get to buy one of the crawlers.
The first of this week the demolition crew cut the 105 yard bucket off it. By the end of this week they are supposed to use explosives on the gantry and bring down the massive boom. Steve said they did their best to try to purchase it and said it is very sad to see it get cut up. If Steve sends any pics of it being scrapped , I will post them on my webpage. There is a second picture of the Silver Spade that Steve sent on the ( Misl. ) section. Thanks Steve for the update.
HENDRICKSON PULL TRUCK- I got the cab wall windows all cut out and filed smooth. I got the floor and the roof made this morning. This afternoon I will start building the dash, seat, steering wheel, seat and console.
