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Dumptrucks upside down - down under!

Here we go with some more fantastic photos from our resident man down under Gary Steen. Details about how this incident happned are sketchy but it looks like the Caterpillar 785B dumptruck has mounted the bank with a full load...

Posted by Nick Drew on November 15, 2009 10:17 AM

More big dozer action shots

In further response to Bob Rockers request for more big dozer shots here at Digger regular Construction Space forum contributor David Wylie has sent in some impressive shots he took during a recent visit to the Scottish coal mine operation...

Posted by Nick Drew on October 27, 2009 6:50 PM

New Komatsu 830E's down under

A fleet of these big trucks are in the process of being assembled & delivered to a new mine near Ulan in NSW. These large trucks from Komatsu are powered by komatsu's own SDA16V160 engine which develops 1865kw @1900rpm. The...

Posted by Nick Drew on October 26, 2009 11:13 AM

Cat and Komatsu dumptruck graveyard

Mike Bullock sent in this amazing series of photos from Russia where hundreds of heavy dumptrucks from top manufacturers Caterpillar and Komatsu just seem to have been abandoned and left to the ravages of the wind,rain and snow. So who...

Posted by Nick Drew on October 20, 2009 10:12 AM

Bucyrus and Cats dig for gold

The Boddington gold mine is a large open cut mining operation that produces more than 230,000 ounces of gold per year. The mine is located about 150klm south east of Perth Western Australia. The primary excavators at the gold mine...

Posted by Nick Drew on September 28, 2009 9:30 AM

Heavy equipment goes to sea!

This incredible series of pictures were recently posted on our Facebook Friends of the Digger blog wall by Shaun Hall. They show a 395 ton O&K/Terex RH170 excavator making its way onto a barge somewhere in Western Australia....

Posted by Nick Drew on September 23, 2009 11:39 AM

Volvo EC210C has a heritage to look up to

Isle of Skye contractor Ewan (Yogi) Grant has high expectations for his new Volvo EC210C excavator - and rightly so! It joins a vintage Volvo BM 860TL dumptruck circa 1968! A new Volvo EC210C has been delivered to local contractor...

Posted by Nick Drew on September 7, 2009 4:51 PM

Haulmax trucks in action

Something a bit different from our resident man down under Gary Steen in the shape of these Haulmax trucks. Australian company Haulmax provides a purpose built product with inherent mining application design which offers cost effective haulage solutions over long...

Posted by Nick Drew on August 19, 2009 3:56 PM

Digger goes to Cyprus part two

With the much hyped British "barbeque" summer in full swing...rain, rain, and more rain It seems like a good idea to bring a bit of sunshine into our lives and look back again to some of my plant shots taken...

Posted by Nick Drew on August 1, 2009 9:49 AM

Oops down under!

Shaun Hall from Australia recently joined the friends of the digger blog group that is currently running on Facebook and added some fantastic photos of accidents from sites down under. This first series of shots shows a giant Hitachi mining...

Posted by Nick Drew on July 29, 2009 3:26 PM

Top five ADT disasters

Well we have all seen at least one of these incidents on site I should think, and they certainly make a good advert for the modern ejector systems that are gaining popularity. Here at no 5, This Volvo A35C is...

Posted by Nick Drew on July 15, 2009 12:50 AM

Liebherr monster trucks in Canada

Patrick Snider a regular reader of the digger blog has sent in some fantastic photos of the Liebherr T282B dumptrucks that he works with in Alberta Canada. Patrick was working as a mechanic with these trucks for over a year...

Posted by Nick Drew on June 28, 2009 8:49 AM

Komatsu PC5500 loading 300 ton trucks - VIDEO

Have you ever wondered what it must be like to operate one of these giant mining excavators? Well in this excellent video you can get a feel of what it must be like as you scoop up 29 cubic metres...

Posted by Nick Drew on April 13, 2009 1:43 PM

SED Revisited part two - Whipsnade

With SED 2009 just around the corner we continue our revisited series with a look at the Whipsnade years. SED ran at Whipsnade from 1985-1990 and its chalky ground was to prove challenging for the demonstrators and their machines, rock...

Posted by Nick Drew on April 4, 2009 6:44 PM

SED Revisited part one - Hatfield

Site Equipment Demonstration (SED) ran at the Hatfield site from 1966-1984. I have been trawling through the archives and come across some very interesting old photos from these old days when many new innovations were coming out. Machines spotted in...

Posted by Nick Drew on March 22, 2009 12:11 PM

Volvo construction equipment history

Came across this interesting video which briefly tells the story of Volvo construction equipment from the days of Bolinder - Munktell up to todays modern concept machinery ideas. I am told that there is a very good museum to visit...

Posted by Nick Drew on March 5, 2009 7:47 PM

"Sorry boss, I broke it" - Top ten broken machinery - PHOTOS

Here is a compilation of my favourite busted, snapped & bent machinery photos. Machinery owners please don't have nightmares! These kind of incidents are extremely rare. 10) This Cat D8 couldn't wait to get off the low loader and decided...

Posted by Nick Drew on January 31, 2009 7:35 PM

Four Liebherr mining machines head for Scotland

As reported in last weeks Contract Journal the first two of four Liebherr R 9350 Litronic mining machines have been delivered to The Scottish Coal Company Limited. It is one of the largest single orders for hydraulic excavators ever received...

Posted by Nick Drew on January 31, 2009 10:06 AM

Innovative excavator transport system

This video shows a novel way of moving big mining excavators and face shovels around job sites much quicker then they could normally move under their own steam, thus boosting production and saving track wear too. The machine simply tracks...

Posted by Nick Drew on January 24, 2009 9:59 PM

New Volvos for BT. Jenkins

Now for some news from my corner of the world featuring a deal arranged by our local Volvo sales representative Richard Shelbourne. Top class earthmoving and plant Hire contractors, B T Jenkins of Clyst St Mary, Exeter has upsized and...

Posted by Nick Drew on January 24, 2009 6:31 PM