Patent ID: 6446366
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
A dragline apparatus, comprising:(a) a housing having a front hoist winch and a front hoist line, said front hoist winch including a front hoist drum engaging said front hoist line; a rear hoist winch and a rear hoist line, said rear hoist winch including a rear hoist drum engaging said rear hoist line; and a drag winch and a drag rope, said front hoist line and said rear hoist line being supported by a boom extending from said housing; (b) a bucket having side, rear and bottom walls, said bottom wall merging with said rear wall at a heel of said bucket and terminating in a forward lip adapted to be equipped with excavating teeth, each of said sidewalls at the forward end thereof having a respective connection point for attachment of said drag rope; (c) said front hoist line being connected to said bucket at respective connection points located at the respective forward end of said sidewalls; and (d) said rear hoist line being connected to said bucket at a connection point located adjacent to said heel.