cat 797

[throttlehappy346]

trucking is awesome

[EDHINDHAUGH]

Drove them for 17 years, BORING"

[djnarodnjakk]

i drive that for a living :)

[jewpiles]

@djnarodnjakk I hear it's realllly boring.

[djnarodnjakk]

i drive that for a living :):)

[bacadien]

I make 28.30 playing with those babies :D, what a great life.

[jewpiles]

@bacadien That's all? Up hin my neck, haul-truck drivers start at 45/hr

[brokenwingb4]

Wabco's and others have electric type wheel motors. These have hydralic mechanical motors in the braking system. I have driven both Cats and Wabcos for 16 years at the open pit coal mines in Powder Basin in Wyoming.

They will run up to 40 mph. but not supposed to do that but they will. Have to stay way under that speed for obvious reasons about 25-30 you have to control the truck and the haulage against road and weather conditions and others working in the mine setting. Big babies.

[n00bcak35]

they have electric motors dont they?

[motocross19916]

Hey its the same size as my ballsack

[Gavin84w]

@motocross19916 only difference being the truck gets to dump it,s load.

[abajoon]

THATS A BIG CAT lol!!!

[aberhan78]

How does it move from a city to other city?

[RDNKThrasher]

@aberhan78 They tear the truck down and haul it off in pieces (take the bed off and tires etc) , takes several trucks to move one of those .

[123vaw123]

whooo .75 mpg!

[leandrogales]

@123vaw123 No, you got it wrong.

It's 75 GPM ( Galons per Mile)

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[faostube]

Man that thing must have a monster sized transmission.

[rafejo]

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[gambito0911]

The liebherr 282B is much better than cat 797

[Gavin84w]

@gambito0911 What planet is that on?

[hootergirlsrhot]

inagine if there was no power steering...

[Gavin84w]

Glenn, your ramblings about these 1000 ton capacity trucks are nothing but utter BS mate. Larger trucks are definently not the next wave to lower costs, read Autonomy

[brokenwingb4]

@Gavin84w No way 1000 T. 400 - 420T. now days. No way 1000 T. Man I know I did it for 16 years as driver in mine site and 6 years in maintenance shop. I am a woman coal miner retired in Gillette Wyoming. Starting pay for driving one of these babies now days is about $22. hour and max. benefits. 12 hour shifts.

Anything you want to know I can tell you reality answers from experience.

[m8s4lif]

@brokenwingb4 You should have retired in Douglas. There is better Jackalope hunting over there.

[bluecoatscheesypoofs]

@Gavin84w Well its simple economics. The larger haulage capacity per truck, the less number of trucks the company has to buy to keep the rock/coal/material moving. As well as lower fuel costs for 1 truck than it is for 2 smaller trucks. . I'm no expert but I would say its a definate solution for lowering costs

[Gavin84w]

@bluecoatscheesypoofs Sure simple economics but there is a lot more to it than that, how do you transport economically 15 ft diameter tyres?

This will be the last wave of size class for mining trucks, autonomy will be the next way to lower operating costs, remove 4 operators from the payroll per truck/year and tell me what that saves on a 50 truck fleet

[bluecoatscheesypoofs]

@Gavin84w Ya but even so, the production, The lower fuel costs, less drivers, and less cost for # of trucks should outweigh the costs of anything smaller. But I will admit, They won't get much bigger even if they do make bigger trucks.

[CubaVids]

@Gavin84w re: "Sure simple economics but there is a lot more to it than that, how do you transport economically 15 ft diameter tyres?" Uhh... straight up and down would be my first attempt.

[Gavin84w]

@CubaVids Uhh, that maybe fine in Canada but what about the rest of the world, remember there was a key word i used there "economically" the tyres might end up at mine sites in the middle of butt fuck nowhere but they have to go through a lot of places to get there and that is what i am talking about. Heck why don,t they just send 797,s to site fully assembled-see where i am coming from

[CubaVids]

@Gavin84w Hehe. Well however they get them there, it seems to work.

[xDilutedx]

At our site we would get shit on for changing gears before hitting a ramp.. "Performance Issue"

[twiztidcelica]

i still dont understand why cat has nothing to load the 797 or the795

[Gavin84w]

Shear numbers of loading tools required are low in volume compared to total truck sales, business case would not be able to prove up a return on investment,simple as that.

[generationll]

Glenn,Your quite possibly looking a hauler with a 10-15 million price tag.Also it is the size of the tires which limit the off-highway haulers of today and for the future

[glenn3rd2004]

According to Guiness Book of World Records, 20 feet in diameter is regarded as the 'practical upper limit' for a rubber tire. The advantage of using even larger trucks is that fewer trucks (and less fuel) and fewer man-hours will be needed to handle the 'big jobs' of mining and the oil sands. This may help defray the initial costs of acquiring the even larger trucks of the future. It will take 2 of the 1000+metric-ton trucks to do the job of 5 Caterpillar 797's or Lebherr 400-ton haulers.

[glenn3rd2004]

That might be true. However, the savings in equipment, fuel, and man-hours by using larger haulers should offset the 10-15 million price tag for each new hauler in a short time. The plans for the new haulers are that each will carry a payload of over 1000 tonne, sport 10,000+kW (13,400+HP) diesel-electric engines, be shod with 10 84/80R86 160PR radial tires on 86-inch wheels, and feature HID lighting systems and a host of performance and safety features. The new haulers will hail @ mid-2012.

[glennrickard1958]

@glenn3rd2004 Mid-2012 is much too soon for the new 1000+tonne-payload trucks but, as new technologies come about, those new trucks may be possible in the next 15-25 years. I would LOVE to see the new 10,000+kW engines, 86-inch wheels, and 84/80R-86 160PR tires if and when the engines, wheels, and tires are ever designed and built. Those engines, tires, and wheels would be AWESOME!

[glenn3rd2004]

Caterpillar's 797F 400-ton hauler may be the 'big boy on the block' now but even bigger haulers will be built in the near future.  They will boast the following: 8000+HP diesel-electric engines, 750-1000+ton carrying capacity, all-wheel-drive, duplex rear axles, 10 wheels with rims 70+inches in diameter fitted with 10 tires of at least 17 feet in diameter, and will have these approximate dimensions: 35 feet wide, 35 feet high (with the dumper down), and 75-80 feet long.

[topbench]

the f series isnt working out very good yet our mine site has 56 797s

[generationll]

THe F Series may need some time to work some bugs out.

[sarah19766]

Which mine site do you work at, for you to run 56x 797 that must be one hell of a site.

[glenn3rd2004]

@topbench Your mine site would really benefit from much larger haul trucks. If you used 56 Cat 797F's, then you'd need only about 25 of the new haul trucks designed to haul 1000+tonnes each. If all goes well, the new trucks may come to a mine, oil sand, quarry, or construction site near you around mid- or late-2012. The larger trucks would save your mine site a lot of fuel, man-hours, and number of trucks needed to complete tasks currently done by your 56 Cat 797F's.

[Bennyboy46a]

@topbench SunCor?

[esp1133]

Вот это АГРЕГАТ!!!! Его бы в Московские пробки!!!!

[aberhan78]

i wanna drive that my city trafic :=)

[Wolfbane13181]

u never have to slow down for any one...just go right over them without losing any speed at all!

[Vorahk3985]

@aberhan78 You're nuts.

[COMANDO797]

Es una imagen del gran equipo que conformo contrato Finning en Minera los Pelambres.

[generationll]

Cat has replaced the 797B with the 4,000hp 400 ton 797F

[KN0MAAD]

Cute!

[Quentin77170]

only 100 000 dollars Oo it's a normal sport car cost

i think it's more 1 000 000

[michaelovitch]

5 000 000 $ us !

[michaelovitch]

complete truck

A tire 30000 to 60000 $

[nicholasalanleexr6t]

@michaelovitch try $150,000

[gkale1]

@nicholasalanleexr6t your getting ripped off

[nicholasalanleexr6t]

@gkale1 i work for caterpillar

[trackerS2F]

fantastic!! thank you

[assandthem]

just one wheel costs about 100.000 dollars

[generationll]

The Komatsu 960E is here at 360 tons and over 3,600hp

[racerJohnWayne]

Nice! It will be my next city car

[TheRaginTiger]

This doesn't look like a Cat 797

[generationll]

The Komatsu 960E was introducd back in May

[generationll]

The 797B was just replaced by the 4,000hp 400ton 797F at Minexpo in Las Vegas on 9/22-24/08

[mathiastheok]

TONKA!

[animaomega]

ke manere de spustà la gera

[ffppgg]

smack my ass plz!!!

[texasdisciple74]

i work in a texas coal mine driving these things is so musch fun best job ever

[josue4226]

the leibherr t-282 IS THE BIGGEST IN THE WORLD

[Boog250]

What happens if the Acceleration Sticks, I guess you just drive off the giant cliff?? Its not like you can bail out.. I would be like jumping off a 3 story building.. :D

[caffi1]

Well, since its so big, it wont be a cliff, it will just feel like a small rock in the road.

[oldskoolcoin]

Screw Komatsu, Buy American!!!

[alergic2bullshit]

it is not american KOMATSU is made in japan

[ReikuTaradashi]

Hence the "Screw Komatsu," jackass.

[omm85]

theres nothing bigger than the cat 797?

[dan4oslav2]

the terex titan is bigger

[ElephantRage]

No.

[nchayfarmer]

yea

[longboardguy]

no actually in terms of size of tires and payload the cat 797 is one of the largest in the world I work on them

[nchayfarmer]

I dont work on them I work on a farm in North Carolina so I just know what I see im not trying to argue I thought that big terex was bigger does the trailer type count I have seen a few of those

[longboardguy]

o sorry thats not what I meant, your right the terex is the largest (never seen one) I have heard the boxes on a 797 have a higher payload, size I would say your right. sorry about that, and actually im an apprentice machinist we just work on align boring the boxes pivot holes out its pretty neat to stand under a box this size supported by two stands

[nchayfarmer]

lol yea man have you ever seen the truck trailer versions of these beast there belly dumps i believe those are some big sunz a bitches lol the biggest dump truck i ever saw was one of those 6 wheel drive cats or volvos i saw a mantobia tracked dump truck lol bet those are fun to fuck around on

[ilovetogofast88]

The truck of all trucks!

[DestinyRKO75]

give it to a drunk guy see what happens

[tonkachow]

Mechanical drive trucks the future you reckon, a truck that uses friction for braking over a truck that reverses polarity in the electric motor requiring cheaper maintanence cost, the torque and power from electric drive outweighs anything a mechanical truck can deliver. Sorry but I dont think so. Reliability of a 797 is a big issue also, not the case with the 960E.

[fritz3410]

While doing the research, electric drives are very effective, in only the right situations. They are mainly made for downhill and long level grade situations, mechanical drive is here to stay with electric drive supplimenting it.

[tonkachow]

I'm not sure why you say they are only made for downhill and long level grade situations. Not saying you are wrong, but can you explain that for me, cause our 930's are faster then the Cat in all applications Uphill, downhill, on the flat. There top speed is 80Km/h empty and about 65km/h on a flat loaded, and faster on a slope.

[fritz3410]

Well you might want to do some more research. Please tell me the comparable truck that Caterpillar makes? Secondly, Caterpillar thinks safety first, always has, always will. A top speed of roughly 40 mph is plenty. Then there is the quality, and the service, how does the 930 rate on that?

[tonkachow]

what am I researching dude? the 930 is comparable to the 793 and 960 comparable to 797. Safety is a mining standard, no heavy equipment company is going to make an unsafe machine, the trucks can go as fast as the roads will let them in terms of how well they are built, and as for quality, they are on par. The caterillar feels old and clunky in comparison to the komatsu, which feels more like a car. Thats just my opinion anyway, if you ahvent driven both then I guess it is just sentimental.

[hardtomakeanamelol]

I gotta go with electric on this one too... The bottom line is you will end up with a shitload more torque, and start to forget the internal combustion engine altogether - a good thing by now.

[boostontap]

yeah i goota go with electric much much nicer to drive than a cat though i would have to say cat is more reliable

[tonkachow]

The new Komatsu 960E is far better then this truck. Electric drive trucks are the future.

[longboardguy]

ya komatsu are nice trucks but more complicated to work on for heavy duty mechanics its new tech. but they are nice and the cabs are amazing

[Tidermans]

future sucks

[2008Cummins]

I work on these cats and i can say that these trucks are and will be the future, not the electric komatsu's. These trucks are the definition of mining power.

[djmonkeysassy]

What thickness plate do they make the dump beds out of? ie. not counting whatever ribbing they use. Just curious...

[boostontap]

i work for a crane company and lift the bodies of these things every day and a 789 body goes roughly 40 ton so i dont know u do the math but id say about 3/4 - 1 inch plate

[mschrar]

That looks like a DT-highloader lightweight dump body, not the std. CAT body. They are preferred for long hauls since they weigh less and will allow another 10 tons of cargo.

the light bodies don't hold up well under short run repeated loading conditions- typical in a coal mine or something that isn't very deep/big.

[boostontap]

true a coal mine where i live trialed the light bodies and found the only last about 1/2 - 2/3 the time a cat body does

[josatinho]

i Hope i drove some day cat 797

[8ZRD11R]

Caterpillar tubs are nowhere near as strong as Komatsu ones, not at least on the 830e/793 size trucks. Have worked with both and the cat tubs are NOT as tough as the komatsus. However the cat tubs are a far better shape than the komatsus and don't spill as much and they also tip off better. So if you are in extreme rock komatsu tubs tougher, if your in softer material cat, save on weight and improved shape.

[Altax85]

Beh ke video sarebbe questo?

[stashe13]

we are loading our 797B with about 410 tonnes. Truck loves it

[brazensteel]

100 feet to the gallon ?

[judderman37]

Sweet! Ide love one if i won the lottery! Is that a exaust heated body on it? (the little holes on the side) I know a lot of dumptrucks have the heated payload bay to stop mud sticking to the surface.

[DesertRat1321]

No. Those are lifting points for pins to be inserted into the bed at four points for lifting it with a crane. Anything you put in the bed, or on top to lift it with will be destroyed by the constant barrage of material put into it. So, they put lifting eyes on the sides instead.

[justus691]

The 797 holds around 340 tonnes in the body, has a 24 cylinder engine ,around 3500 hp.2 V12's coupled together.

[tequila46]

And a 747 jumbo at max takeoff payload weight is 440Tons..

The 797 kicks ass.. Its a pity its got such an ugly body on it instead of the original Cat body.

It looks so flimsy, and theres no way it'll last as long as a Cat body

[LongHuII]

U kno Toyota could make a better :)

[EatShitProductions]

fag. they can barely even make a 1/2 tonne pickup that lasts 5 years with light driving, let alone a beast like this

[LongHuII]

cunt why does every one buy them 4

[cuntrybooy85CHEVY]

they only bye the old midsize pickups.the fullsize suck balls

[AllHailAlah]

Whatever more than this poor fucker can afford

[AllHailAlah]

fork out 4.5 million and you can buy one hahaha

[lessgo07]

the price of a new 797 is alot more than 4.5million. Try 7.8 million

[SHJ1011]

I watched them make these on the national geographic channel the other day and just for one tire is 50K to 100K...

[baconsandwich2007]

How much fun does that look??? Just like a giant Tonka toy. I want one!!

[JUNIORMICH]

got 8 mil laying around???

[renasc]

Looks like a komatsu tub on it ?

[DesertRat1321]

Yeah, that is not the standard bed. Something custom I guess.

[sledhead69]

the komatsu tub is square across the top, but most are custom made at the dealer with curvature and gussets. caterpillars are stock out of the factory like that.

[Brunan68]

The Cat trucks up here in Fort Mac, Alberta are stock from Cat with straight canopies. The Komatsu 930's have the rounded canopy. It depends on the customer and the requirements. The Komatsu dealer is now making boxes with rounded canopies for the trucks up here locally without involving the manufacturer of the respective truck.

[phomerakm]

hey the headboard looks wierd all curved like that ..so no worrys bout diggers loading the headboard ay..

[uni000ver000sal]

Is is part of the design, to ensure loads is not exceeded!

How many times have you heard that we don't on the headboard only to find out the headboard chockas!