I rust for you

[parkerdonald1]

a history of leaving equipment behind..

[michaelovitch]

@parkerdonald1

Yep !

that's sucks.

[Mechknight73]

In Australia, it's a more common practice to send them out to auction when a mining company decides they don't want to do anything with them. local CAT dealers even do some reconditioning on them, so they can sell them used. The engines and generators in the Komatsus could be turned into power generating plants, the CATs could be either sold or stripped for parts. They're out of their minds to do this!

[michaelovitch]

@Mechknight73

Yep

But I think they prefer to buy new ones more efficient.

the lack of customers/competitors with enough money to buy those in this country is maybe one reason why they are rotting there too.

It's Russia and Alrosa is the big one in this activity.

[cornishrob123]

good sense on paper working cost of maintenance and depreciation

[michaelovitch]

@cornishrob123

Capitalism.....in Russia !

where we go ?

ha ha ha ha !

[M5000thesdgversion]

Also, I like how the end of the URL ends with "Hug" I think these trucks need one of those.

[michaelovitch]

@M5000thesdgversion

hahaha !

i didn't see that !

a lot of GREASY and oily hugs : )

two or three wrench massage and they are good to go !!

[M5000thesdgversion]

Honestly, seeing videos like these makes me sadder than those animal cruelty ones...

[michaelovitch]

@M5000thesdgversion

not me.

animals first !

but that's true that's sad to see those babies slowly dying.

[michaelovitch]

Is somebody can tell me why there are advertising popping up on this video ?

I didn't asked to be a partner on adsense program !!!

???????????????????

Who's making money on my editing ?

[Mar2623]

I love this video, when I see them trucks I just cant stop thinking what were they used for what did the building. Is there some place now that many people live at and don´t have any idea about them trucks. So many untold story´s could be told about them trucks and the drivers.

[JeanDupays1]

seems to me , hundreds of thousands or more of investment just sitting there..wonder why ALL the tires are flat?

[michaelovitch]

@JeanDupays1

They must be here since a looong time.

They replaced them with new ones

better efficiency

more payload

more money : )

Caterpillar must be happy too.

[JeanDupays1]

@michaelovitch Yes, I suppose they have been sitting a long time, and Caterpillar (and others) must be very happy. It also must be nice to have so much mondy that you can just abandon millioins of dollars in equipment.(although its probably a tax write-off- the kind of advantages not available to mere taxpaying mortals like us)

[benimovie]

May they rust in peace

[jafeth73]

WHY IS THAT THEY CAN`T FIX THOSE POOR TRUCKS, I KNOW THAT PROBABLY THE ENGINE DOES NOT WORK NOR OTHER OTHER BREAKABLE PARTS, ITS EASY JUST FIX THE CHASSIS, CONTROL ROOM,ETC, THEY ARE JUST PLAIN INRESPONSIBLE!

[SFmarios95]

these poor trucks :[

[sirmugman]

so that's where old tonka toys go to die

[michaelovitch]

@TMichman Я не говорить или писать о русских.

Если бы вы могли написать на английском языке было бы неплохо.

Я понимаю, что вы сказали

[AXE2501]

nothing pisses me off more then letting good machines goto pot all because their owners are a bunch of @#%%$^, the inner machanic in me says fix em, or sell em, dont let um rust away like that.

[michaelovitch]

@AXE2501

Yes

i'm not a mechanic but i hate when people junk their vehicle because "they are old" while they work well.

I'm the same like you.

roting things ,i hate that.

repair it ,roll it.

give it life or sudden death.

I love and i hate junkyards at the same time.

By the way i think you could make a huge MF forge with all that yellow scrap : )

[mr7confused]

Les Schwab is missing a huge business oppertunity here...

hahahaha

[dagwood64]

Thing is, you can buy them for piratically nothing but no one can afford to have them moved, let alone the price to replace the tires.

[subidubinyuszi]

my father worked with those machines back in the 70s

[moviejoiner]

this is not good for the world why russians dump just things like this :0

[yduc28]

not responsible

[michaelovitch]

@yduc28

What ?

[yduc28]

@michaelovitch

the company, after profits made they just leave wreckage to the environment

[minerma]

surprised they haven't turned them into scrap, considering the price of steel.

[premiumbikes676]

why would someone leave all of those trucks? those are awesome!

[nicholasalanleexr6t]

maybe because theyre all buggered! it probably will cost the company more to get them goin than theyre worth!

[northerbrewer]

@nicholasalanleexr6t

They only last so long.

I work in a mine and see this happen all the time. Eventualy the hard use cases cracks in the frames and drivelines wear out, There comes a point where it costs you more to try and keep an old truck running than to simply replace it

[nicholasalanleexr6t]

@northerbrewer as i said.

[jscj1996]

I bet they stuck the tires so that no one would try and steal one. Although why would they care those trucks haven't seen a road in probably ten years

[chanitoromeo]

pobres camiones yo k tanto sueno tener uno de estos i ay en otra partes abandonado  regalemen para reparar para llebar mis ala escuela

[twiztidcelica]

the company i work for has stuff older than these. we still run a few euc r-85,s and some wabco haulpacks. its a shame to see that much money just sitting there

[79GMCVANDURA]

if these weren;t ridculously expensive and so hard to store i would buy one

[GuRRaable]

Why ppl do like this? =/

[64Pacific]

What a waste...

[apocalypse4312]

hey why dont you salvage for parts??? even a used door handle can be sold for a min. of $ 90 and the rims can be painted and reused and can be sold for $ 5000 each!!! the mine still has diamonds in it!!! but still sooooooooooooo sad

[middsteve]

The Russians are some of the toughest people on this planet...hate to see this shit...be a wonderful world were the U.S. and Russia friends....saner and safer for all.

[zerolunacy]

ill love to buy one of them ... repair it and take my childrens to school in that monster :P hehehe

[atreewithnolife]

I love dump trucks ! sad vid, but awesome, used to drive d8 cats.

[swagg01]

i agree , this is really sad :-(

[dmc081]

fuck this cheap can be useful

[bestamerica]

why many american dump trucks are in ussr russia land,,,

how russia take american dump trucks comes from,,,

ussr russia do not know how to make russian own large dump trucks,,,

russian can copy steal from american dump truck design to make russia own large military weapons,,,

never know

[bestamerica]

where are the many used dump trucks at the vehicles junkieyard in place right now

[michaelovitch]

Good question...

I would like to know too !

If the Russian method was used they are :

-Sent to Africa.

-Scrapped for vodka by corrupted guys.

-Rusting where they are because it costs money to do anything with those dinosaurs.

I think they Rust In Peace ......

[bioshock26632]

what is the song and where is this place located

[michaelovitch]

The song is one classical proposed by youtube i don't remenber.

The place is (i think) Mirna's mine in Russia closed now.

[videohead20de]

Tired story, I'am afraid the facts. Very good video.

[michaelovitch]

@videohead20de

Thanks !

[videohead20de]

In germany we repair old TAKRAF-machines working in new mine....it's alternative?! See my vid' srs-2000 Bagger...greetings.

[BrothrBob]

Your right what a waste of money, break them down recycle them we recycle everything else? right?

[michaelovitch]

Recycle it ! yes but...

it cost money to tow them to the scrap and it's not the first concern of a such big company .

i think they still use parts of those to repair few ones still working...i hope !

i made several research but i found NOTHING interesting on this company and those trucks.

Big money = discretion

[NitroFahle]

THIS IS VERY SAD :(

Moopeed

[30GB]

NOO!! THIS CANT BE......Can I have one?

[MegaZsolti]

How bout maintenance?

ffs, man.

[gor32006]

Pathetic! Those trucks could have been reused for construction projects, land reclamation, and numerous road-rehabilitation/reconstruc­tion projects for a fraction of the cost of new trucks.  I don't understand why no contractor, quarry, mine, or even farmer would consider these machines which could be fixed for a fraction of the cost of a new truck.

[soothingTUNES]

What a waste.

Thats my playground indeed.

[glenn3rd2004]

It's a shame that these trucks are allowed to rot in the elements. These trucks can be used for a variety of jobs in construction projects (especially road construction and highway upgrades), quarries, oil sands, and even agriculture. I don't understand why not even one construction company, quarry, or agribusiness has expressed interest in these trucks. This is pathetic.

[generationll]

I ma sorry this is happening.Here are some ideas:Try to have an auction to get rid of these haulers.Have then be broken down for parts.Have a American equipment company that breaks these earthmovers down and see if they can do anything.Parts will always be needed.

[EZ570]

This is sad. Perhaps another good example of failed socialism run amuck. It aint' mine so who really gives a dam to actually fix it and get some more use from this equipment. Now our government wants to run health care!

[zachlutes]

@EZ570 So can you define socialism for me?

[Mar2623]

@EZ570 Please don´t compare this to Health Care

[mrke8ting]

Who flattened all the tires, what's the cost of these machines??? couldn't russia afford to refit the trucks, instead of abandoning them, so much waste in this world.

[Danny7930]

50m-196m depending on the options

[cowbubbles]

get my cutin torch im goin to get me some parts boys .

[Zaxis450lc]

Those  s!!!

[KapteinOpel]

The thing is if something breaks the cost and effort together with the loss of income the period it takes to fix it often exceeds the cost of a new machine...

[Miningpower]

Yep, that's typical russian business right there.

[Surci126]

abandoned???

[numptybaws3]

Probly just big parts bins now they look like theyve been there for a long time.

[bestamerica]

what happen to all dump trucks on the parking alot,,,

all are still work or death,,,

why not let america army, marines, and air force can have it dump trucks for use military purpose

[Ponikarovsky170190]

I want those trucks !!!

[bestamerica]

sure take trucks and fun drive...

how about put a R/C on the truck

[omega77160]

quel desastre

[bfrance2002]

I would think China would buy them for scrap, like everything else.

[bestamerica]

what china to do with it

[bfrance2002]

They were building large oil tanks for crude oil. I don't know if they are doing that anymore.

[resistanceunion]

I would buy one cheap

[Hondaracer312]

what a waste of money and metal

[bestamerica]

no worry about it currency,,,

put dump truck in hot melt metal for recycle a new metal

[kimchiman1000]

This is insane!

What a waste of equipment.

[bitleyTM]

This is the sickest rape on our enviroment I've seen in quite some time...

[michaelovitch]

Hi!

excuse me i don't understand this expression

can you explain with an other sentence please?

[bitleyTM]

Hi Michaelovitch!

I'm saying that I thought it was a good example of how our world gets destroyed by some organizations that simply does not understand how dangerous this is for our world, for our nature, for our environment. They purchase new trucks as soon as the old ones are "used" (meaning that these rusty old dumpers actually should be repaired instead of left standing, dripping oil and whatnot). I think it's an example of a lack of understanding; they don't recycle, they just pollute.

[michaelovitch]

Hi!

thanks for the new explanation

i understand now what you said

my English is just an "school English"

About this waste i agree with you it's the new Russian business as said in the commentary.

it's a the one and very (alone) diamond company in this country.

So they buy and let the old trucks rusting in the snow...

[michaelovitch]

Yes they could sell them to others country or repair them to use with less intensity of work but i think they rust because those trucks when they are used they stay used : they are made in very little quantity and sell parts for repair is not a good operation for the manufacturer.

Sell new model is better for him :)

And the reality is that (i think) those trucks really suffer in their life because of the enormous mechanical constraint and deserve a good retreat ;).

peace to their steel soul.

[demarteleare]

i have 5 cusins that work in a coal mine in wyoming i dont know about that dimond mine but there they replace the old trucks as soon as a bigger model comes out to increase production and save on fuel costs the old ones sit for a while but the mettle gets melted down and reused and the only tires that are wasted are beond gettin a boot or recaped so no part of the old machines are wasted

[catografie]

Cool pics! Where did you take them?

[michaelovitch]

Hi!

i've tried several time to send you the link but it doesn't work (?)

you can find it on the right top of this page with the explanation of those pictures

[Griffencph]

If you post the link here in the comment box, the system will not allow posting. It's some kind of anti-spam feature, I think.

Eventually one can let out the w's and write like:

domainname com slash subsite

[michaelovitch]

Hi !

ok thanks !

[jbradbury2]

brilliant images!.....iv never seen so many flat tyres!

spooky stuff