The Editor-in-Chief goes H O O G E ! (a Caterpillar 793C Haul Truck & 994 Wheel Loader)

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There are trucks and then there are TRUCKS!  Today's example - a "square tray" Caterpillar 793C Haul Truck, photographed as part of a working set at the Hannans North Tourist Mine in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia - is very much of the latter variety.

Some stats:

- Size: 6.43 m (H) x 7.41 m (W) x 12.87 m (L);

- Weight: 113.51 tons, loaded / 376.49 tons, empty;

- Fuel capacity: 3,790 of diesel;

- Number of cylinders: 16;

- Displacement: 69 litres;

- Power: 2,300 hp / 1,715 kW;

- Speed: 53.6 km/h, empty / 11 km/h, fully laden; 

- Tranmission: 6 speed auto with reverse; and

- Cost per tyre: $30,000 but this can vary, dependent on the price of rubber at the time of manufacture.

(Hannans North Tourist Mine / https://www.cat.com/en_AU/products/new/equipment/off-highway-trucks/mining-trucks/116620.html, accessed 11 NOV 25.) 

Other QI facts:

- The driver's deck (above) is big enough to host a BBQ for a dozen burly miners; 

- In today's money, it's valued at a whopping AU$102, 000, 000; 

- Visitors to Hannans Mine get to clamber all over it like the excitable kids they really are; and

- It's cool-AF!

Less excitable.

Rather more excitable!

Another view of the deck, complete with a handy rock-proof "verandah."


The heart of the beast.

More engine stats. 


Making up the other half of this working pair is this also pretty impressive Caterpillar 994 Wheel Loader, as used in conjunction with the Haul Truck in the nearby Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mine's Super Pit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Pit_gold_mine).  Punters are also permitted to climb up and into its cab. 


More stats:

- Size: 6.9 m (H) x 7.41 m (W) x 16.62 m (L);
- Weight: 230 tons, loaded / 195 tons, empty;
- Fuel capacity: 3,833 of diesel;
- Power: 1,600 hp / 1,177 kW;
- Max speed: 22.5 km/h, forwards / 24.8 km/h, reverse; and
- Transmission: 3 speed auto, either forwards or in reverse.


Some trivia:

- Caterpillar - yes, the same American earthmoving mega-conglomerate who built the 793C Haul Truck and 994 Wheel Loader - also manufacture their own footwear, apparel and bags, no doubt to the very highest standards and just maybe not cheaply made in China at all.  They reckon:

Cat® Footwear, Apparel & Bags harnesses the strength    and innovation of Caterpillar Inc. whose revolutionary        technologies continue to transform the world around us.    Inspired by the attitude of this equipment, our innovative    and bold products defy limitations.

(https://catworkwear.com.au/, accessed 11 NOV 25).

- Sure.  I believe that.



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