Rock River Thresheree - Bucyrus Steam Shovel




Click on the thumbnails to view full-sized color images. All photos ©2004 John Furgason unless otherwise noted. Our 1927 Bucyrus 103-C railroad steam shovel was built to run on rails, but it came with a crawler conversion. It has a Johnson boiler and weighs roughly 115 tons. This is what it looked like before we tore into it. That's John Furgason (left), a son of Mike Sapp (we think, center) and Mike Sapp (right) on the boom. Once we moved the shovel to our grounds, the shovel crew surveyed the situation. As you can imagine, figuring out where to start on the shovel's restoration was a project in itself. A view from on top of the engine A nice shot of the bucket This sign (on display at our grounds, next to the shovel) came from Bucyrus. [Photo ©Rock River Thresheree, Inc.] [Photos below ©Rock River Thresheree, Inc.] Can't get enough of the Bucyrus steam shovel? Try visiting the Bucyrus Heritage Building* at 1100 S. Milwaukee Ave., South Milwaukee, WI 53172. It's open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the following dates in 2009: May 16 June 6 June 20 July 11 July 18 August 1 August 15 September 12 September 19 October 3 October 17 November 7 November 21 December 5 December 19 Rock River Thresheree, Inc., is tentatively planning a taking a chartered bus this coming late fall or winter to visit the musuem. If this sounds interesting to you, let us know by e-mailing Lori.