Liebherr 996 Excavators

[technicmen]

i love this machine

[supershovel]

@technicmen No mate ,no 795's,didnt know Cat had one,or have i been under a rock for to long.

[Njugglesvatn]

Hello, great video and can you tell me if that is a 795 or a 793 at 1.14?.

Do you have any 795Fs working there?.

Thanks :)

[supershovel]

@Njugglesvatn 793 D...cheers

[Njugglesvatn]

@supershovel Ah, ok thanks for that :)

[eddohan]

When I see these things working, I think of an old sience fiction movie somehow. Big digging machines from the future!

[oyoshi400]

996が二台並んで 迫力のある動画 素晴らしい！ ところで、貴方は ダンプトラックの運転手さんですか？

[HARLEYBOY33]

gReat VIdeo, thanks for sharing - I saw these in Munchen @ Bauma.

[koringn]

what state mate?

[Tommydensus]

THIESS Australia

[MrCico76]

mostruosi!!!!!!

[pisittza]

Very Big!!!!!!!!

[1macaron]

hurry up!!! get that fucken truck under the bucket put that fucken camera down!!!making me wait fuck ya

[supershovel]

@1macaron lol

[TKVRPRJCT]

RISE OF THE MACHINES. I love these videos.... :)

[xfujikix]

@TKVRPRJCT hahaha yea! just imagine this machines with own life O.O´

[michal1337]

so much dust... damn

[Caucasianaasian]

Absolutely awesome vid mate. Good to hear the Lions had a 14 point lead too. :)

[halfbuckettickets]

9800 is at burton for thiess

[lukei22]

which mine is this one?

[supershovel]

@lukei22 Prominent Hill South Australia(copper,gold)

[im0rtalm0ral]

listening to the footy :D

[cannabis29]

well sickened to kick a track off

[supershovel]

@cannabis29 what do you mean by that?

[cannabis29]

@supershovel if a track came off..it would be a major job to get it back on..k

[supershovel]

@cannabis29 Tracks just dont come off,you would have to be doing something very wrong for that to happen.

[cannabis29]

@cannabis29 im driving excavators in pits 11 years and i seen loads of tracks come off..loading and moving across blast rock puts alot of stress on the pads and then idllers get worn and slip back to leave tracks loose..quarries and mines are the one place that tracks do come the most not ever day but they do come off and ive seen it happen to men that drove them all their lives ...

[supershovel]

@cannabis29 Yep i totally agree with you,i have been operating them for 20 years and normally the only time they will come off like you say, would be maintanance schedules falling behind,worn componentry,and sometimes the operator not doing the right thing.We dig heave shots(first flitch of a new blast)where you are sitting on very undulating soft ground,if your walking gear is not up to scratch your most likely to spit one then.But i must add our 996's are very very well maintained. ;) cheers

[cannabis29]

@supershovel do yo drive a machine like this??

[supershovel]

@cannabis29 Yes,im in one off them.

[kataklysm696]

@supershovel very impressive machines man. You do a nice job. I`ve heard that the even bigger Liebherr R9800 also working in australia?

[supershovel]

@kataklysm696 Thanks.Yes Thiess have a 9800.at a coal mine in Queensland Aust.

[fletcherwise]

I used to operate these suckers at prominent hill last year. Go Bilbys! Bet that narrrows it down a bit :)

[4inches4u]

Scary.........they look like dinosaurs

[SPQRfan]

omg its demolisher from rotf

[Marvelness]

218 ab

[allistairc123]

awesome video. i have video of rh400 in australia but unfortunatly it was parked

[jasonv2500]

Great vid mate. Currently detailing a 1/50 scale R996, to the current spec machines seen here

[5500Chris]

You reckon you could get an in-cab view buddy?

[Arimgard]

@5500Chris

I'll see what I can sort out for ya. Shouldn't be too hard.

[supershovel]

No labour hire,all employees are employed by Thiess Australian Mining.

[jdorelat]

What labour hire company does this mine use to employ people?

[Miningpower]

Awesome!!

[miffb]

Great vid 5* , More of the same please

[Catalissia]

To be fair, their not the best as far as performance goes and their certainly not the best to work on from a maintanence perspective. Not a bad machine though, and their popularity in Australia shows this. Is this at Mt.Artur?

[goatherder23]

Not Mt Arthur, these are Theiss machines from a contractor operated mine. Mt Arthur is owner operated.

[Gavin84w]

Prominent Hill south oz, 3 996 on site. The 996 is a very popular machine downunder, soon to become the 9650

[beerdeddi]

Man, these are some Beasts! Built to destroy!

[beerdeddi]

Man, these are some beasts!

[cat325ccr]

Awesome video!! Thanks for sharing!

[MiningMan]

Awesome footage thanks for sharing ! These R996 backhoes are excellent excavators !

[supershovel]

Cat 793D

[mud6920s]

Super video,5*.What size truck are you driving?