The dragline excavator, as it is called in mining jargon, is named after the U.S. construction equipment manufacturer, which has been based in Ohio since 1884: Marion Power Shovel Company was ...
The W1400 & 1800 coding denotes the rough weight of each dragline i.e. W1400 = 1,400 tons, W1800 = 1,800 tons. One Drag Line excavator named Sundew is very much part of local folklore having made ...