Rolling Wheels - HUGE trucks!!!!!!

[Burrymeinsmoke]

I went to the website and bought a copy of the mining guide. Now i'm about to start a traineeship with BHP Billiton at Mt Arthur coal in the Hunter Valley NSW. Thanks for the helpful ebook. Can't wait to start!

[100Goals100weeks]

Thanks for all the comments - haven't been back to check this video for a while. I haven't driven the trucks for a while now - quit at the end of 2007, and put my life up for sale on eBay! I went travelling for two years after that, and have ended up in Canada. Just finished a book about the past three years, including a bit of info on the mining job.

It's called "A LIFE SOLD - What ever happened to that guy who sold his whole life on eBay?"

Details at IanUsher dot com

[Jimarooney]

Superb video mate! Massive trucks - big boys toys - looks like a great job to me. How do you cope with the monotony though? Cheers.

[deadstarez]

You have people to refuel your trucks? Thats cool, we have to do it ourselves

[faaluke]

Sweet video :D

[countrygirls110]

I deadtedcatee this to my cuzz kaleahh b.c shee is a rolling wheel;♥

[littlebuttons]

Wow I love the video of the open mining and I have always wanted to drive a dump truck. Wow that is so cool!! :D Brilliant!!

[tibrin]

Man, I'd like to score a gig like that...

[Coutionor]

Great video, I spent last summer driving one of these. Now I'm back at my old job in an underground mine but it sure was an experience.

[ABCBOBBY799]

Dude nice video watched it a couple times I drive a Unit rig MT 4400 thanks for the video its the life of a hual trucker to a tee up and down the hual road

[kylebst264]

Thx for sharing that. I don't usually watch long videos, but I watched all of this.

[PestVolk]

wow, very nice.

[Georgeocurtis]

very good editing. normally i wouldnt have watched a video this long but it was interesting!

[glenn3rd2004]

Yes the trucks shown are huge but EVEN LARGER trucks are planned for the near future. The trucks shown are rated to carry up to 400 tons but the trucks planned in the future will carry 750-1000+ metric tons and have the following: 8000+ HP engines, all-wheel-drive, duplex rear axles, 10 2+meter-diameter wheels each sporting 5+meter-diameter tires, Xenon HID headlights & worklights, and have the following approximate dimensions: 11 meters wide x 11 meters high (dumper down) x 25 meters long.

[WV24985]

Is this a 797, or a 793? I drive a 793, and cant tell any difference.

[Xlt92bassist]

793, they just had this pit on The Science Channel like 2 minutes after i saw this video

[Ciankgn]

really interesting video. gives a great insight into the job. Thanks for making such a well put together video!!

[scarface115]

omg that truck is massive! i would kill to drive one of those!

[justo848484]

trust me you dont want to it is very VERY boring

[rdjalayer]

are you a driver of one of these trucks?

[justo848484]

yeah have been for about 3-4 yrs but i mainly drive dozers now.

[d7c7d]

The first song is by the band: Audioslave

Song title is: "I am the Highway"

[gaspar44670]

thank's

[gaspar44670]

what the title of the first music please

[gaspar44670]

the first music please

.sorry

[troubleyas]

c'est quoi? le titre de la chanson merci

[edgartamtube]

excellent!!!!!!!!

[keenbeentitan]

good stuff at giving the public a look at what goes on. but still a boring job when you do it everyday. cheers

[greenrxp]

what a load of crap

[urteerific]

Show them what it is like on graveyards on a rainy night.

[steppad]

Great vid bro!! Im picking youre on very good money also!! Do they employ trainee drivers or do you need to get all your licenses etc and have some truck experience first? Cheers mate... all the best

[BryanWells]

Awesome Video. What make/model of Head Mounted Camera did you use? I work in Fort McMurray Alberta, Canada in an Oilsands Open Pit Mine and I'd love to take some (hidden) footage myself.

Thanks in advance.

Bryan

[gilmarloveyou]

I am Brasilian and mine and truck is my live .CVRD EXPORTACION BRASIL .

[superwoody0703]

Great video! I'm starting a dump truck traineeship in the Hunter, I didn't realise how quick you go when you're listening to Benny Hill HAHA

[FamousGalz2]

Nice video...

i operate these trucks and i love it couldnt imagine doing any other job

[metalheadmatt555]

i know the song is audioslave, whats the song?

[freightrelocator]

very impressive video.. always wanted to play in the sandbox all day long... 5's

[justo848484]

bloody nice video of a truckies life mate i drive a 785 and a heap of other shit like a d11r,475, water truck, loader yeah good video!!!!

[cowbubbles]

yeah same thing it sucks to be the guy that can do any thing on the job sometimes dont it

[RenegadeRebel1]

I drive an 18 tonne road truck and would love to do your job. I've driven cat d4h and loved every minute of it! Great video.

[pinsnpies]

Fucking hell. I would rather rub my cock on a cheese grater than do such a boring job. Yawn!!!

[fcofran]

excelent video

[mimichman]

Hello ian, I always like so much looking at your video!! A new question!! In when the continuation(suite)??

Friendly michel B

Friendly michel B

[mymate69]

hey how old do you have to be to drive 1 of those trucks,

[DoogieTheDog]

I want one. Could just drive over traffic, on my way to work.

[mommypooh2]

come to  cvs

[blazejmaupa]

risky job, big hole and truck , wow!!!

[rikon450]

excellent video mate can u tell me wot the song was you used, cheers.

[bettermoviemaking]

Music: I Am The Highway by Audioslave and Yakety Sax (Benny Hill TV Show Theme) by Boots Randolph.

[weiandblower]

I wish i could get a ride in your truck sweet!!!

[metalkanin]

Great work on this vid :)... and you can't see any of the security stuff, so don't see why the company would get upset.

Love to get into those machines, but only place around here (Alberta, Canada) they have those machines is up north, and I'd hate to live in a deepfreeze for 8 months a year... gets cold enough where I'm at.

[wastemanagementsucks]

you must do 2 loads a day my buddy got a dump truck he did 2 loads 1 day he drove 100 feet and slept the rest of the day

[cdljobs]

Excellent song,and Video !!!

[TeamStreetPack]

Great Video, I drive a 793D. I started in a open pit then transferd to atop a mountian. That is the best way to show what we do for 12hrs, well i work a 12hrs shift. How far is the run from the bottom to the top loaded? Just woundering how deep it is. My run was 20 mins 1st gear.

[bettermoviemaking]

Yes, it's 12 hour shifts here too. The bottom of the pit is about 460m below ground level, the run out from there, usually in 2nd gear, is about 25 mins, 40 mins total for a round trip.

[TeamStreetPack]

cool im working for newmont in nevada were r u located at? our pit is 1/2 mile deep

[ALife4SaleVideos]

Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, although I don't work there any more - moved on to another mine up north in the desert now.

[krookedKiller13]

How much money do these drivers make?

[wastemanagementsucks]

too bad the terex 33-19 wasnt around as big was we got around here is a cat 775 i think the gavel pit might have 777 not sure i like the benny hill has that been slowed down lol

[liveroool1]

What was your previous occupation before driving dumper trucks?

[ALife4SaleVideos]

I used to work in a shop, selling rugs.

[beloit50]

great video you have the best job on earth. i put this song in my pick up.

[treinbus]

grande fa vedere la vita la passione la casa di ogni camionista in quel lavoro che tutti credono "facile" ma solo noi conosciamo la durezza le emozioni i piaceri cyhe ci "regala"!!! trukforever!!

[ztwntyn8]

I love these huge trucks. I have been obcessed since I was verry little. Cool video, thanks for sharing!

[truckblog]

the hell with the boss,make another video !

[truckblog]

the hell with the boss,make another video !

[ranginbb]

Excellent Video&Music

[grimreefer1]

Awesome video! What a cool job you have!

[deagan147]

love the video and ride!!! i want your job!!!

[turbulentmotorsports]

thats the coolest thing that ive seen, thanks for the ride

[ktmvscrf]

love this vid soooo much great work

i would love to work at a mine like that one i think it would be great fun.,!!!!

[its4estpplz]

wouldnt it suck to flip tht

[anthemsofrebellion90]

if thts 25times the speed at the end how fast re you allowed to go in the pits??

[bettermoviemaking]

Speed going down is around 40 km per hour,

going up around 10 kph

and about 54 kph full speed on flat ground.

[titmushman]

brillant vid fanks for making keep these vid coming

[dustystix76]

nice vid, i kinda miss drivin Cats, but i drive 240 ton Komatsu, Leibherr and Terex Unit Rigs at the coal mine i work at.

[mimichman]

Hello and really thank you for this video I am a trainer of driving of machines (publics works)in France and for the apprentices to see this videos fascinate them. Is it possible to visit this mining ?

Thank you still!!

[bettermoviemaking]

You can visit Kalgoorlie, this mine is right on the edge of town, there is a great viewing gallery looking right down into the pit1

[mimichman]

Thank you very much for this piece of information.

If I have the luck!! one day to come in Australia!!

Last question: this film has t it was made to promote of pub on the mining, Or is this just man you who made him(it) for the pleasure?

Friendly!

[bettermoviemaking]

The video was made by by myself, purely for my own pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it. Best regards, Ian

[Tonka66]

Nice vid mate, I drive a Cat 789C and an 834B in a coal mine near Blackwater QLD. Out pits are no where near that size tho. Thats awesome.

[ejfaulk797]

Cool Video...I visited the Super pit last year for work.

[CaptainVauxhall7]

Thanks for the fast reply!

[CaptainVauxhall7]

how's the sound called

[bettermoviemaking]

First song is Audioslave - "I Am The Highway"

Fast forward tune is the music from The Benny Hill Show, 1970s UK comedy show.

[jefffurrow]

Cool video, man...Nice footage!!! I drive a Hitachi Euc, on a coal mine in West Virginia, but same concept...load and dump!!! Only difference is I have to do it at night. Great stuff!!! Keep it coming!!!

[djkoziolek]

ile zarabia operator takiego wozidla

[suharinos]

What is the speed while going down and up?

[bettermoviemaking]

Speed going down is around 40 km per hour,

going up around 10 kph

and about 54 kph full speed on flat ground.

[lynnie1409]

great to see this, my son in law is one of the sevice guys there at the pit.

mr and mrs tunna

[Thisisntkidsstuff]

Cool video dude - chris thorpe put me onto this one ,should be more of it ,awesome!

How did you mount the video camera in the truck?

[bloodyrich79]

Oh yes, the kalgoorli super pit is really impressing! I was there 3 weeks ago :-P

[austinfender]

awsomem man i am fasinted with thos things!

[erwinfrancho]

pretty good, i have some question, where is this?, how can i become one of this workes?, how much do they pay?, awesome awesome no fu... this work its one in a kind. preety good, what the man can create.............. and at the same time how the man ditroy........tellme.....:)

[12valvepower]

the asphalt can take that weight.. jesus christ, how thick is that stuff

[Abaft6]

cool dump truck i like at the end when you ff it that was cool.

[JacksonOilGirl]

hi love the vid!

I am a chick from Adelaide and im thinking of getting into your line of work.I currently work in an oil field in QLD and feel like its time for a change, have you got any advise about the best way to becoming a dump truck driver.

Looking into this course with MTS in W.A but if you know of any other places to get experience i would really like to hear from ya. Thanks

[confederatekid145]

great video bro. I drive Komatsu 830's and Liebherrs here in Nevada at Cortez gold mine and when I want to show my family or friends what I do I show them this vid. You captured everything and showed how big the trucks are compared to people. Keep it up.

[Deigs007]

Thank you for uploading this. I'm trying very hard to get my qualifications together to work in W.A. and whenever I think it's unreachable, I watch this and it keeps me on this path. Much appreciated.

[tatyvilla]

Estupendo video...es una verdadera pasada, se te ve muy tranquilo ahi pilotando esa fiera...yo me conformo con un 789 jajaja. Saludossss

[FleshMIT]

Top job you done there, i also drive a 793C in QLD. been meaning todo more or less the same thing you done. once again, spot on.

[samstav8td]

thats mad i wanna do that some day but i heard that it is boring is it ?

[bettermoviemaking]

yep, 12 hours dragging up and down the pit can be pretty boring, but you have air-con, and you can plug your iPod into the stereo, so its not too bad.

[4thDefect]

Makes me want to quit Uni and drive!

[brianengesser]

great video!are these one's driven by electric motors in the axles ? what is the name of the song in the begining

[bettermoviemaking]

no, these are not driven by electric motors, that's a differnt make of dump truck. these just have a huge diesel engine.

song is "I Am The Highway" by AudioSlave

[kwak1]

Do you use any wheelloaders in this mine or only excavators?

[bettermoviemaking]

There is only one wheel loader there big enough to load the big trucks, so most of the work is with the big shovels, and a couple of smaller excavators.

[cheeptorque]

fantastic vid..thnx 4 taking the time and associated risks.thought many times to come join ya's..hard 4 a married guy to take the step

[steelace]

Sweet vid. I never drove one around. I can't imagine driving 20 MPH all shift, so I just work on them. -laughs- to me they are toys, it just makes me laugh to see everyone's reaction when they see them and say they are huge.

[chooksterownedu]

Great Video, I'm about to work in WA maintaining these. It gives my family a good idea of what its like out there.

[Shad0wCl0wn]

yup pretty big, but the 797b are bigger

[Russ641]

must be amazing driving around in something the size of a house!

[WakeUpDead85]

damn that truck i fuckin' HUGE :D

[facksakes]

thanks and again amazing video i hope to drive trucks that big one day all i drive is the baby rock trucks

[numloxx]

Great video, I work for a FIFO charter company and am thinking of getting a job like driving Haulpaks, if I only I can get my foot in the door. Nice video.

[facksakes]

sweet video and what is the name of the song

[bettermoviemaking]

Song is called "I Am The Highway" by AudioSlave

[azhuntinfool]

Ohh man i have been many many miles in them rock trucks you make it look fun when in real life its about the most boring job on earth , round and round and round .

[nicholasadrian]

Whats it like as a job driving these trucks in a mine? Do you ever get bored or does the time fly?

[baker3person]

ps. great job, the song fits the video perfectly, i thorouly enjoyed it

[baker3person]

thats my dream job

[davezon]

Wow, that was fantastic. Your moving making skills are very good. Excellent music choice, Top stuff!!

[sherman4970]

Only an hour ago I was watching a british guy named ben at your mine.He was on the discovery channel filming for a series called TRIBES.First they had him stick picking,then he did some truck driving with a grumpy guy(weird surname) who said he would hit him with a stick if he got it wrong.Ha ha.The driving looks good but its the same as any other job,gets tedious after a bit.Hope the safety record for the industry improves there.Great vid,well done.****

[credeangel]

great video

[cat793cdumpy]

I work there also driving the 793c and I thought your video was fantastic.Well done

[Loobi78]

Makes me want to leave teaching and get my licence!

[granadajohn]

your good at this keep it up

[smchinnery]

wicked camera work, loved the benny hill bit- so funny. do you have your own movie making web site?