1/16 Bucyrus-Monighan Walking Dragline

[9W Monighan]

I plugged some of the newly acquired dimensions into my master full size drawing of this machine and looks like I'm about as close to the real machine as I can get with my previous measurements and guesses.
I'll be starting the two outer walking shaft bearing towers first. I have some of it drawn up but need to do alot of detail work with the placement of the rivets and bolts.

[Jared]

That's a lot of bolts! But at least they've got nuts on them and won't need tapping. Looking forward to seeing more!

[9W Monighan]

Originally Posted by Jared

That's a lot of bolts! But at least they've got nuts on them and won't need tapping. Looking forward to seeing more!

There sure are a bunch. I was thinking there were more riveted joints on the exterior but now I can see. I will probably tap most of the holes and then put a nut on some. That would make the joint less likely to come loose. That's easier for me because those tiny nuts are a real pain to screw on a loose bolt. Nuts do show better detail than just a bolt head.