Cat Trucks on a slippery slope

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Autos & Vehicles

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• cat
• trucks
• slippery
• strip
• mine
• openpit
• billybell

[inversboy]

Just another day on the job. These are fairly small cats. At time I have the same problem here in Western Australia only in 793D and Fs. Mass Gross of 483 tonnes sideways down a 1 in 10 ramp. Bite marks in the seat!

[JimHowDigsDirt]

@inversboy Probably skid marks in your underwear too, lol. Cheers from Canada.

[cnote4461]

I'm just curious - why do they make those trucks with such a short wheel base?

[JimHowDigsDirt]

@cnote4461 Not really sure. The wheelbase and the width are almost the same. My guess would be they are built wide for stability and short for manoeuvrability. Anyone else??

[javelinxd44]

how can you film there. in the mine i work at they fire you if you film anything. in fort mcmurray

[JimHowDigsDirt]

@javelinxd44 This mine is located right in a small town. All you have to do is stand on the berm around the mine and film away.

[chaserdotcz]

@JimHowDigsDirt I'd guess the stress on the central frame might be involved as well. With longer wheelbase, covering the horizontal distance between front and rear axle would require a massive piece of steel (adding a lot of weight) to withstand the enormous stress, or it would literally break in half. Probably a lot easier to deal with if the wheelbase is shorter. Take a look at Liebherr truck's frame for example - it's almost V shaped, making it more resistant to bending forces.

[woetie97]

handbrake!!!

[nwnc84]

that is what I call massive burnout ^_^

[MrMarkpark]

world record burnout

[savolrat]

what the fuck am i watching.. think its time i stopped procrastinating haha

[IMurderdTheDevil]

@JimHowDigsDirt HAHAHAHAHaha,it gets boring going back and forth..I hear you bro..