Talk:Big Brutus

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The image on Terraserver shows Brutus's shadow better than it does Brutus. However, it looks like the picture was taken at local noon, and the angle of the sun is reasonably close to 45 degrees, so that should give an idea of how big Brutus is. N0YKG 15:01, 29 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The article doesn't mention anything about what the machine was used for - mining, construction, whatever? Any particular projects of interest? -- stillnotelf is invisible 17:24, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"The Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company" donated it for a mining museum. That might give a clue :) Vsmith (talk) 17:35, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it's so big, it was probably assembled onsite and too big to move - so what mine was it used for? Then again, it's got treads, and the picture is in a museum not a mine, so I guess it can be moved - which means it could have been used for lots of things over its lifetime. The Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company is a redlink so that's not too helpful.

It's not hugely important. I've taken to putting questions like these in article talk pages when there isn't a feedback prompt at the bottom of the page. -- stillnotelf is invisible 18:41, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]