[AT] Drag line engine ID wanted- update

[Ron Cook]

Charlie,
     This article: 
http://www.contrafedpublishing.co.nz/Historical/The+Schield+Bantam.html  
says they were bought out by Koehring in 1961.

That article has to do with the shovel, and not the dragline.  Probably 
the same results, though.  The one our township had was on a surplus 6X6 
and used a 3 cylinder Jimmy.  They used to be everywhere here in Iowa.  
Now they are a collector's item and I wish I had bought one when they 
were plentiful and cheap.  Of course, I always want that about most 
everything.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

On 11/22/2010 3:55 PM, charlie hill wrote:
>
> Ron is there a connection between Bantam and Bucyrus Erie?   On first glance
> I thought it was a B-E.  I took the pictures to a guy that grew up working
> draglines and he said it was a B-E and then sent it to a guy that still runs
> draglines and knows B-E draglines up one side and down the other and he said
> it was a B-E.  That makes me wonder if Bucyrus Erie bought out Bantam.
> Particularly because all of my contacts say it is a 15 B or smaller.  That
> makes me wonder if the B in 15 B stands for Bantam.
>
> Anyone know?   Also Rupert, where was the serial # plate located in the cab?
> On the Bucyrus rigs it is supposed to be right behind the operators seat at
> the bottom of the cab wall.
>
> Charlie Hill
>