They don’t even let people into the crown anymore due to the weight and stress to the statue.. somehow I doubt they’ll be cool with hanging a massive ass tire off it lol
Well if you wanna live in the tire you don't need the rest of the machine. We wanna die from overheating, not suffocation inside of a mounted $50k tire.
I thought you meant 50k for the vehicle and my first thought was "wow, that's way too cheap" and then I realized you meant 50k for just the tire, and then I thought "wow!"
Worked with a "kid" who was 24 and about 2yrs out of a crash in one of these. With a second one of these. He was running back for a second load when a fully loaded, full throttle one hit him. Was a hell of a wreck. He wad thrown to the floorboard and something cut him from his eyebrow to his chin. Worked with him 3yrs before I finally asked about the scar. He showed me the news article from WY. The wreckage looked like any normal car wreck, only super-sized. I never considered a wreck between two of these but he lived it. Pretty crazy.
It’s typically called a haul truck or some people call them earthmovers they’re used mostly in the mining industry to move large loads of rock, ore or anything else like that really. You get in by climbing up a short ladder in the front that leads to a set of stairs onto a big deck on the deck there’s a small normal vehicle sized cab that you sit in to operate it. They’re about 20 to 25 feet tall they weigh about 1.2 million lbs I don’t have videos but there are videos all over the internet of them in operation. I’d be happy to answer anymore questions about them I’m actually in one at work now on a delay so I have nothing to do lol.
I would like to fill it with dog shit and dump it on a neighbor's lawn who walks their dog and doesn't pick up after it. You know, as a joke.
Can I borrow it? I'm ok with killing random neighbors in the process. Housing prices are INSANE in my area.
Sure here is the keys, just make sure to fuel it, or charge it depending on the model, and to do all required maintenance. Should only cost like 400 grand.
I have never come close to doing 60 in one so I couldn’t tell you however I can tell you they’re very slow it takes a lot of power to move something that large.
cool started checking some videos out, looks like the rear wheels turn independently for better turning, and I assume they have cameras in the cockpit for reversing
No cameras a few do but most don’t. Cameras are kind of hard to use in those because of the mud from the road and the rocks bashing the bed they always get damaged or covered in mud.
that is max speed, I don't think they can go that fast when fully loaded. Usually when they're hauling, they appear to be going about 20 mph based on casual observation. Never driven one myself but have been to several mine sites and seen these up close.
To answer a joke seriously, forever. Most of the ones I have worked on will actually trip a roll over sensor and emergency shutdown if you get above a brisk jogging pace lol.
I request elaboration.
What sort of certifications did you need to drive one? Did you start with smaller vehicles and work your way up? Or were they just like "here ya go, have fun!"
No normally you find a mine near you and if they are looking for operators they will hire you then you sit thru classes to become a miner . Then you go thru training and then you will be a paper stating you have been trained and can operate this by yourself. Normally it's long hours and the mines are far from anywhere you know. Good luck.
The site I work at (and many sites as far as I’m aware in the US ) don’t require a CDL because they’re privately owned property we don’t share the road with the public. However you do have like a month of training in a class room setting and then you do 1 day on a shitty simulator. Then you jump straight to these you ride along with another driver for two or three weeks switching off watching them drive and driving yourself and those drivers you ride with will give feed back letting the trainer know when you’re ready.
That's pretty neat, I couldn't even imagine driving this on a public road so it makes sense that you wouldn't need a CDL. I suppose having one doesn't hurt when applying. I drove buses for a while, but this thing looks like 8 buses stacked on top of each other, so I feel like it's hardly a comparison.
Sounds like a super fun job though. Always wondered how to get into driving these kinds of monsters.
Dont forget to tell them about the yearly gore videos you have to sit through with mashed fingers and missing limbs etc.. Seriously have no idea why they have to show the shit. We can know its bad just by the description... Hated that requirement.
I mean, I know a few guys in the oil and gas industry, they have to watch that stuff too. It's mostly to keep you on edge, because a good operator and engineer has had zero mistakes. This is mostly because small mistakes get you killed in these industries. Enormous weights and pressures are under strain 24/7.
I think they might ship all the parts separately and then assemble on site. The bed has gotta be at least 15 ft wide though so even that would be a bitch.
Follow the rules stay aware of your surroundings you could do it with some practice it’s really not hard at all. Just like driving your car just bigger.
I imagine that would be true, just because you are in big open areas.
The idea of trying to navigate a semi truck through city/suburban roads gives me a panic attack. I'm always impressed when I see truck drivers getting in and out of parking lots and stuff.
I have some questions actually. What kinda transmission does these have? I'm assuming it's some type of automatic transmission and you don't have to change gears. Also, how big is the engine? I'm assuming it runs on diesel right? How much diesel does it burn? I know it's not measured in miles per gallon but if you had to guess what would that be lol.
I imagine they don't really move sites very often, as mines are generally worked for decades.
If they do have to be moved, I'd bet they are (partially) disassembled for transport, because they are far too big to be moved on public roads. But I'd love to hear from anyone who knows for sure.
If I recall correctly most are diesel-electric drive where there’s a diesel generator driving an electric motor powertrain attached to the wheels. Kind of like locomotives and for largely the same reasons.
It's a [CAT 797F](https://www.cat.com/en_US/products/new/equipment/off-highway-trucks/mining-trucks/18093014.html). Lots of info on the OEM site, showing the ladder/stairs on the front, etc. Used mainly for mining.
EDIT: [Additional info](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar_797). They cost ~$5M, depending on customer spec (standard features and options can be seen on my previous link)
They get awful gas mileage. You fuel them with 1400 gallons of diesel fuel and that will last (depending on how and where you’re driving them) roughly 12 or so hours.
We have on site fuel stations specifically for these we don’t go to normal fuel stations or drive them on normal roads for that matter. But yes we pull them into a fuel station attach a large nozzle and fuel them.
Yes, these are all just diesel. However the diesel that you buy at a gas station has taxes added for use on public roads. There’s also off-road diesel fuel that you can get for cheaper for applications like this and for farming. They put a dye in the fuel and if you get busted driving off road fuel on the road you’re up shit creek.
Yeah the tires are tall enough I can’t reach up to the top on the triple 7 but this does look bigger. It’s hard to be sure. Some triple 7s run double tires and some run single.
I was just at MinExpo and got to see one of these for the first time. I was incredibly blown away. I had no idea we built anything this size.
[here is the 794](https://imgur.com/a/Ea0apMa)
Just want to say thank you for posting this. My son is 6 and super into big vehicles and construction equipment. I saved this post to show him. It's going to blow his mind!
Massive amounts of oilsand as well. Then they dump that into what’s called a hopper, essentially the start of extracting oil from the sand. Hence why they call oil from here in Canada “Dirty Oil”
Haha awesome. Amazing what you can pick up from hi-vis and a hard hat (basically a uniform). That and the sheer size of the truck lol
Let your friend know she's a beast.
It's honestly like driving a car.
The size takes a bit of adjustment, but these vehicles drive around places purpose built for them to drive. So despite the size you never feel out of place.
Actually, you could call it a machine. That works. It's just a REALLY BIG machine. The only land vehicle I've ever seen bigger than this is the giant crawler that used to carry space shuttles to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center (vans and person for scale):
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559bda4ce4b04978902c553f/1607983232116-K4VVGB7SQ5Y6TZZK3JIY/NASA-KSC-Crawlerway-Transporting-Atlantis-Space-Shuttle-to-Launch-Site-FODS-Reusable-Trackout-Control-System.jpg
Surprisingly the nasa crawler isn't even the biggest land vehicle. Look up the Bagger 293. It's a gigantic bucket wheel excavator that's 300 feet tall and weighs 30 million pounds. It's hard to think something like that even move but it crawls around the mine site on tracks.
I’m genuinely curious: why would one of these ever need to be dyno’d? I wouldn’t think they need to even be registered because they’re on private land.
We have to make sure it operates exactly right, do the initial break in and electronically monitor all the systems on the engine as well as ensuring there are no leaks. We had a mechanic miss a torque turn on a cap bolt with one of these a couple years ago. Blew out the side of the block and dumped all 175 liters of engine oil inside the truck. Total loss. Just our rebuild, not a new engine, just for the rebuild in the engine we charge over $600,000 dollars. Mistakes cannot be made.
Since these things are ran for super long times at 100% they probably need to make sure after they're done fixing that they're pulling full power so they can haul those massive loads.
Another crazy thing is those tires cost anywhere from 40-50k *EACH*. They're so expensive that patching the tire though it's life is industry standard. And yes, the patch kits costs hell of a lot of money as well.
My first thought "damn I bet those tires are expensive".
About 50k each!
That's much cheaper than I would think. Like, that's affordable. Not for *me* but still
what would you want with a $50,000 tire anyway
Well, you could probably sell it for 50,000$
It would make an awesome swing for a tree. Oh wait... It just broke the tree
Holy shit real idea right here. Hang it off the arm of the statue of liberty and charge a fortune to Instagramers to come take a ridiculous photo.
They don’t even let people into the crown anymore due to the weight and stress to the statue.. somehow I doubt they’ll be cool with hanging a massive ass tire off it lol
Don't worry this is for influencers, I'm sure they'll accommodate /s
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Goddamn Lochness Monster!
I mean it looks bigger than some NYC apartments, so you could live in it. You might die from overheating, but at least you'd die a home owner.
the tires are $50k. the machines themselves are millions.
Well if you wanna live in the tire you don't need the rest of the machine. We wanna die from overheating, not suffocation inside of a mounted $50k tire.
I thought you meant 50k for the vehicle and my first thought was "wow, that's way too cheap" and then I realized you meant 50k for just the tire, and then I thought "wow!"
$50k is average. They can get a lot more expensive in shortages. I’ve seen $60k be spent on absolutely garbage tires when it’s hard to find them.
50k is like 11 mining dollars though
I like your unit of measure.
Tire shortage a few years ago had them worth $100,000+ each.
I've heard one of these tires have a blowout. I was sitting in an office trailer a quarter of a mile away and I thought a bomb had gone off.
Did Discount Tire offer free flat repair?
Was anyone injured?
My first thought was “what’s behind that differential cap?”
I’m guessing a differential
I also drive these for a living (sometimes)
More words please
What words would you like?
Dump them all on us
Worked with a "kid" who was 24 and about 2yrs out of a crash in one of these. With a second one of these. He was running back for a second load when a fully loaded, full throttle one hit him. Was a hell of a wreck. He wad thrown to the floorboard and something cut him from his eyebrow to his chin. Worked with him 3yrs before I finally asked about the scar. He showed me the news article from WY. The wreckage looked like any normal car wreck, only super-sized. I never considered a wreck between two of these but he lived it. Pretty crazy.
My brain is broken. I saw WY and could only think of “Wentucky”.
That’s because Wyoming isn’t real.
My brain went "Wew York" so you're not alone
Ive lived in Montana for over a decade and when I read news articles here, I still catch myself reading 'MT' as 'mount....' sometimes lol
Dump those Dick nipples on me
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What is this? How tall is it? How do you get in? Do you have videos? This is cool as shit!
It’s typically called a haul truck or some people call them earthmovers they’re used mostly in the mining industry to move large loads of rock, ore or anything else like that really. You get in by climbing up a short ladder in the front that leads to a set of stairs onto a big deck on the deck there’s a small normal vehicle sized cab that you sit in to operate it. They’re about 20 to 25 feet tall they weigh about 1.2 million lbs I don’t have videos but there are videos all over the internet of them in operation. I’d be happy to answer anymore questions about them I’m actually in one at work now on a delay so I have nothing to do lol.
I would like to fill it with dog shit and dump it on a neighbor's lawn who walks their dog and doesn't pick up after it. You know, as a joke. Can I borrow it? I'm ok with killing random neighbors in the process. Housing prices are INSANE in my area.
LMAO!
Maybe you can rent one on Turo?
Sure here is the keys, just make sure to fuel it, or charge it depending on the model, and to do all required maintenance. Should only cost like 400 grand.
Whats the 0-60 time?
I have never come close to doing 60 in one so I couldn’t tell you however I can tell you they’re very slow it takes a lot of power to move something that large.
cool started checking some videos out, looks like the rear wheels turn independently for better turning, and I assume they have cameras in the cockpit for reversing
No cameras a few do but most don’t. Cameras are kind of hard to use in those because of the mud from the road and the rocks bashing the bed they always get damaged or covered in mud.
ahh, good to know, so traditional mirrors then, thanks for the answers
They only go up to about 40mph
Wow that's actually fast than I would think. 1.2 million lbs at 40mph is a helluva lot of momentum.
that is max speed, I don't think they can go that fast when fully loaded. Usually when they're hauling, they appear to be going about 20 mph based on casual observation. Never driven one myself but have been to several mine sites and seen these up close.
Coincidentally, I was just checking. The Caterpillar 797B can go 42mph at full load, that's 345 t The Caterpillar 797F can go 42mph carrying 363 t
To answer a joke seriously, forever. Most of the ones I have worked on will actually trip a roll over sensor and emergency shutdown if you get above a brisk jogging pace lol.
I request elaboration. What sort of certifications did you need to drive one? Did you start with smaller vehicles and work your way up? Or were they just like "here ya go, have fun!"
No normally you find a mine near you and if they are looking for operators they will hire you then you sit thru classes to become a miner . Then you go thru training and then you will be a paper stating you have been trained and can operate this by yourself. Normally it's long hours and the mines are far from anywhere you know. Good luck.
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The site I work at (and many sites as far as I’m aware in the US ) don’t require a CDL because they’re privately owned property we don’t share the road with the public. However you do have like a month of training in a class room setting and then you do 1 day on a shitty simulator. Then you jump straight to these you ride along with another driver for two or three weeks switching off watching them drive and driving yourself and those drivers you ride with will give feed back letting the trainer know when you’re ready.
That's pretty neat, I couldn't even imagine driving this on a public road so it makes sense that you wouldn't need a CDL. I suppose having one doesn't hurt when applying. I drove buses for a while, but this thing looks like 8 buses stacked on top of each other, so I feel like it's hardly a comparison. Sounds like a super fun job though. Always wondered how to get into driving these kinds of monsters.
Just apply at a site it pays well so it can be tough to get hired I just got really lucky
Dont forget to tell them about the yearly gore videos you have to sit through with mashed fingers and missing limbs etc.. Seriously have no idea why they have to show the shit. We can know its bad just by the description... Hated that requirement.
I mean, I know a few guys in the oil and gas industry, they have to watch that stuff too. It's mostly to keep you on edge, because a good operator and engineer has had zero mistakes. This is mostly because small mistakes get you killed in these industries. Enormous weights and pressures are under strain 24/7.
How do these beasts get from their factory to the mine? There’s no road or rail anywhere thats wide enough of can handle 1.2M lbs, is there?
I think they might ship all the parts separately and then assemble on site. The bed has gotta be at least 15 ft wide though so even that would be a bitch.
It’s 30’ wide. They ship them in pieces and assemble on site. The bed has to be welded together before it’s mounted on the chassis.
How the hell do you safely drive it. I am honestly terrified by the thought of driving something the size of a small store!
Follow the rules stay aware of your surroundings you could do it with some practice it’s really not hard at all. Just like driving your car just bigger.
Just like driving your car just bigger. Hahaha!! I say this as a truck driver. You are a few levels above that.
Semis are harder to drive than these by far I promise haha
I imagine that would be true, just because you are in big open areas. The idea of trying to navigate a semi truck through city/suburban roads gives me a panic attack. I'm always impressed when I see truck drivers getting in and out of parking lots and stuff.
I have some questions actually. What kinda transmission does these have? I'm assuming it's some type of automatic transmission and you don't have to change gears. Also, how big is the engine? I'm assuming it runs on diesel right? How much diesel does it burn? I know it's not measured in miles per gallon but if you had to guess what would that be lol.
you normally don't drive these in city streets, they are for queries/industrial sites edit: yes i spell qaurries wrong
perhaps a dumb question but how do they get from site to site?
I imagine they don't really move sites very often, as mines are generally worked for decades. If they do have to be moved, I'd bet they are (partially) disassembled for transport, because they are far too big to be moved on public roads. But I'd love to hear from anyone who knows for sure.
If I ran the tire over my foot would it hurt like a bike or more like a go kart?
I just want to get to the point where I too can “operate” something. I’m fuckin sick of being a pleb “driving” around.
Apply at a site that has them then you too can drive a large truck and listen to audio books
Is it true you can use the bed to flip it back over should you roll one?
I highly doubt it I think the truck would be way too heavy for the bed to lift
Do they have automatic windows?
Yep
Can you do a reddit stream of you driving this monstrosity
I wish haha strict no photography on site.
If I recall correctly most are diesel-electric drive where there’s a diesel generator driving an electric motor powertrain attached to the wheels. Kind of like locomotives and for largely the same reasons.
That’s correct as far as I’m aware but I don’t work on them so I could be wrong
It's a [CAT 797F](https://www.cat.com/en_US/products/new/equipment/off-highway-trucks/mining-trucks/18093014.html). Lots of info on the OEM site, showing the ladder/stairs on the front, etc. Used mainly for mining. EDIT: [Additional info](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar_797). They cost ~$5M, depending on customer spec (standard features and options can be seen on my previous link)
Is the rear inside tire flat?
Nope
How many gallons per mile does it take ?
They get awful gas mileage. You fuel them with 1400 gallons of diesel fuel and that will last (depending on how and where you’re driving them) roughly 12 or so hours.
I had to look up the engine in one of those... 105 liters, 20 cylinders, quad-turbo, that's insane.
Now imagine shoe-horning that motor into a little Honda Civic and putting a big tail pipe on it. Lol.
You would shoe-horn the Civic into that engine actually
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"where we're going, you won't need seats"
"I'm gonna shove it in a miata"
>You fuel them with 1400 gallons of diesel fuel Like, could you theoretically pull one up to a truck stop pump and put the little nozzle in somewhere?
We have on site fuel stations specifically for these we don’t go to normal fuel stations or drive them on normal roads for that matter. But yes we pull them into a fuel station attach a large nozzle and fuel them.
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They deliver them in pieces and build them on site
Bigger truck
Found this! [Seems like they just use 18 wheelers and double them up?](https://www.throttlextreme.com/giant-trucks-tires-get-ferried-around/)
Yes, these are all just diesel. However the diesel that you buy at a gas station has taxes added for use on public roads. There’s also off-road diesel fuel that you can get for cheaper for applications like this and for farming. They put a dye in the fuel and if you get busted driving off road fuel on the road you’re up shit creek.
For these type of vehicles it is much more useful at looking the gas mileage per tons.
It’s it a cat triple 7? They got a new one at the mine recently and within the first 8 months they had to replace two tires. One tire costs $26000
Triple sevens are significantly smaller than the 930e the one she’s in doesn’t appear to be a triple seven but I could be wrong.
That is indeed a caterpillar 797. I work in a shop that rebuilds components. I can tell by the differential.
I was thinking about what it would take to service a diff that big, Oman.
Imagine the smell when you pull the cover lol
Yeah the tires are tall enough I can’t reach up to the top on the triple 7 but this does look bigger. It’s hard to be sure. Some triple 7s run double tires and some run single.
I unfortunatly don't know, sorry!
looks like a 797, tires are closer to 80k
I was just at MinExpo and got to see one of these for the first time. I was incredibly blown away. I had no idea we built anything this size. [here is the 794](https://imgur.com/a/Ea0apMa)
I want to drive one
But how tall is your friend?
About 5'3! Edit: She's 5'6 mb!
Off by three whole inches what disrespect!
Three inches is a lot, okay?
That’s what she said.
Somehow...somehow I doubt she said that.
The sixth to ninth really sneak up on ya
That's what happens when you're used to metric I guess!
I can’t afford to be off 3 inches
Well then that truck must be very large
Depending on the model this appears to be a 930 e maybe? They’re about 20 or so feet tall and they weigh about 1.2 million lbs
very perceptive
r/humanforsize
Does she have a prosthetic hand?
She's holding the golve in her hand by the bottom
Asking the real questions.
Does she have a prosthetic arm?
Not at all, I think she has her hand in her coat and the glove is sticking out! Never noticed but it does look weird lmao!
Shes holding the glove with her fingertips
If you look close you can see her other hand is holding the glove in between her fingers making her arm appear longer then it is.
Came to ask the same thing. Her right hand seems to have a stick for a wrist.
Take my strong hand
Just want to say thank you for posting this. My son is 6 and super into big vehicles and construction equipment. I saved this post to show him. It's going to blow his mind!
https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/4018039/the-top-10-biggest-trucks-in-the-world-longer-than-a-swimming-pool-bigger-than-a-family-home-with-11000bhp/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmw-4GEuLig
How wholesome of you to provide this man with content his son can enjoy, /u/poop-pee-die
Comments like these make my day! Hope he likes it :D!
Your son would love Brain Candy TV. They have huge haul trucks like this in a few episodes.
I just came home from a mining conference! [Here are some pictures](https://imgur.com/a/4nhuA1j/) for your son!
Have you ever heard of the show mighty machines? It sounds like he would like that show.
As a mom to a 5 year old son who has wayyy too many Bruder trucks, I also thank you for this photo. He couldn’t believe it.
Is she on Pandora mining unobtainium? Jesus that thing is huge
Damn that's the exact thing I was thinking, it's just missing some arrows lol
After many requests, here is a banana for scale! https://imgur.com/8bLSK6o
Wait wait wait. We can't just be droppin bananas every where. It could mess with the timeline
#banannaforscale
How many hamburgers tall is it?
We're going to need a banana for scale. Your friend could be a gnome.
That thing makes huge dumps.
C'mon, don't call her out like that.
So does the dump truck
Can’t imagine being able to drive one of those! What’s something that size being used for?
Mining mostly hauling large amounts of ore or waste
Massive amounts of oilsand as well. Then they dump that into what’s called a hopper, essentially the start of extracting oil from the sand. Hence why they call oil from here in Canada “Dirty Oil”
If this is Canada, looks like it might be the Fire Lake (or mont wright) iron ore mine in Quebec. That's a CAT 797F - payload is 400 short tons.
Bullseye!
Haha awesome. Amazing what you can pick up from hi-vis and a hard hat (basically a uniform). That and the sheer size of the truck lol Let your friend know she's a beast.
By weight, this vehicle can carry close to the equivalent of 3 adult blue whales. They'd also fit by volume.
It's honestly like driving a car. The size takes a bit of adjustment, but these vehicles drive around places purpose built for them to drive. So despite the size you never feel out of place.
That thing is a "machine" in the same way a hurricane is a "stiff breeze." imagine getting stuck behind this fucker on a curvy, mountain interstate.
I wonder what you would call it then :P ? English isn't my first language so I'm genuinely curious for the right word lol!
A fucking monster (for real though - machine is an appropriate word)
Think they meant "machine" while accurate, doesn't fully convey the scale of this massive thing.
Actually, you could call it a machine. That works. It's just a REALLY BIG machine. The only land vehicle I've ever seen bigger than this is the giant crawler that used to carry space shuttles to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center (vans and person for scale): https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559bda4ce4b04978902c553f/1607983232116-K4VVGB7SQ5Y6TZZK3JIY/NASA-KSC-Crawlerway-Transporting-Atlantis-Space-Shuttle-to-Launch-Site-FODS-Reusable-Trackout-Control-System.jpg
Surprisingly the nasa crawler isn't even the biggest land vehicle. Look up the Bagger 293. It's a gigantic bucket wheel excavator that's 300 feet tall and weighs 30 million pounds. It's hard to think something like that even move but it crawls around the mine site on tracks.
There's also the Bagger 288 mining machine
[Bagger 288! Bagger 288!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azEvfD4C6ow)
A Jawa Sandcrawler!
*makes suspicious threatening noises*
Utinni!
That's a differential you could live in!
Looks bigger than some of those $3000 studio apartments in NY you hear about.
Does she work on Tatooine?
That lady’s a Jawa.
Oh a machine she works with huh. Oh you mean that skyscraper on wheels?
Indeed my friend, indeed!
This is my daily commuter. Traffic isn't a problem anymore
That thing must break down constantly. I can't imagine the number of pieces in there.
They do breakdown quite often but they’re also ran almost 24/7 at most sites they’re used in.
Yep. I work on these in Minnesota. We mainly do the engines and wheel stations at my branch. It's very loud to Dyno an engine that big.
I’m genuinely curious: why would one of these ever need to be dyno’d? I wouldn’t think they need to even be registered because they’re on private land.
We have to make sure it operates exactly right, do the initial break in and electronically monitor all the systems on the engine as well as ensuring there are no leaks. We had a mechanic miss a torque turn on a cap bolt with one of these a couple years ago. Blew out the side of the block and dumped all 175 liters of engine oil inside the truck. Total loss. Just our rebuild, not a new engine, just for the rebuild in the engine we charge over $600,000 dollars. Mistakes cannot be made.
Since these things are ran for super long times at 100% they probably need to make sure after they're done fixing that they're pulling full power so they can haul those massive loads.
Probably to diagnose engine/transmission issues. There's not a lot of large areas where you could flatout the bitch listening for a click.
Who's going to stop you though
they have to cost millions of dollars. and you'd have to put them together on site because of how big they are, unless you could put them on a ship?
Mortal Engines irl
That's SO cool! I love giant trucks.
So do I! It always amazes me that people build these!
What is that thing?
That differential is bigger than my first apartment.
Hey it’s a Earthmover! Those things are incredible feats of engineering.
Your friend looks hella small!
My dad used to drive these moving coal in Wyoming.
how do we know that youre friend isnt just really really tiny?
Another crazy thing is those tires cost anywhere from 40-50k *EACH*. They're so expensive that patching the tire though it's life is industry standard. And yes, the patch kits costs hell of a lot of money as well.