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