I don't have any history for this impressive piece of mechanical engineering, however it was built in 1957, hence it's name. It's one of 3 machines slowly rusting away on an Italian hill. One is a "small" drag line excavator and the other is part of the conveyor system. We only bothered with this bucket wheel/bagger as it was hot and we were tired but mainly lazy. One of us had a run in with some wasps on the way out too.
Visited with Rookinella.
Visited with Rookinella.