Meet Big Brutus, The Giant Electric Shovel In Kansas You'll Have To See To Believe
By Clarisa|Published July 31, 2020
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Born and raised Kansan, Clarisa has lived in both tiny towns and cities during their time here in the Sunflower State. As a busy mother of one crazy kid, two cats, and two geckos, they write whenever there is spare time.
If you’ve never thought Big Brutus was big enough for you to stop by sometime, we’d love to prove you wrong. Look at this huge thing! There’s plenty to explore here, even if you stay outside. It’ll take a minute to walk around the whole thing anyways.
Welcome to a giant towering over Kansas, known as Big Brutus. If you haven't seen him in person before, we promise it's even larger than you're thinking as you look at this image.
This Bucyrus-Erie model 1850-B electric shovel was the second largest of its kind back in the 1960s, and today it's an example of just how large strip mining operations can be.
The Pittsburg & Midway Coal Company donated this monster in 1984 for their upcoming mining museum, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018 — what a piece of history.