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The Colossal Capterpillar 797 Haul Truck
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this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2023
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Holy fuck thats giant! What are these things used for?
Hauling at mines.
There are pictures of large pickup trucks (think Ford F250/F350) flattened like a pancake ~~fire~~ from trying to pass one of these without alerting the driver they're there. When you're on a mine, these things always have the right of way.
“Toot. Toot. Mother fucker. I’m coming through.”
Ah yes, a new picture every MSHA refresher. No visibility on a haul truck when you have to climb a staircase to get into the cab.
I imagine this beast doesn't exactly stop on a dime, especially with a big load.
Train rules apply. The train always wins. The vehicle with a staircase to the driver's cab always wins.
Reminds me of the signs they used to have in Seminole County by railroads (could have been elsewhere as well)
"Big train, little car, are you passed the stop bar?"
Yep, that's a bad one..
I could be mistaken but I believe they move materials in rock quarries, at least that's what I saw on an episode of some discovery show many years ago. I still think about them regularly too since it's like 3 stories tall and has a stair case to get to the driver seat lol
Moving lots of dirt/rock cheaply. Mostly in mining.