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Old 07-25-2008, 05:44 PM   #2
dsprik
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Bob, found this video of that truck:


The Cat 797 below is from the Suncor operation in the Alberta (Ft McMurray) oil sands. My son was thinking of going up there a year or so ago. He was a heavy eqipment operator in the Air Force (RED HORSE unit in the Gulf and Korea). Suncor wanted to train him to operate one of these. He has a wife that he had to consider and declined. Has a great job where he is in Yorkton, SK.

Suncor claims this is "largest truck in the world". This is all I know about this truck.


Quote:
quote:Oil sands trucks are the largest in the world. The Caterpillar 797B stands more than three stories high and has a hauling capacity of 400 tons.
Then there's this one:

Quote:
quote:The Liebherr CT 282B truck, a 224 ton monster with a massive 3650-horsepower diesel engine. The huge diesel engine actually generates electricity to power two electric drive motors. (Also hauls 400 tons)
Here are all three:

The Cat, Terex and Liebherr
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