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It just slipped off boss!

How many of us operators have had that sliding feeling when you are loading a tracked excavator onto a low loader/lowboy trailer. Picture the scene, its cold, muddy and wet the trailer bed is all metal and it is parked...

Posted by Nick Drew on November 3, 2009 1:36 PM

Now that's what I call a hole in the ground!

This amazing video footage of the "Super Pit" was taken by fellow machinery forum member Allistair Cooke during his recent year long working holiday in Australia This renowned Kalgoorlie-Boulder landmark is currently 3.5 km long, 1.5 km wide and 360...

Posted by Nick Drew on October 18, 2009 12:29 PM

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

Caterpillar 5130's in the UK

David Wylie recently sent me these impressive photos of what are believed to be the last two remaining Cat 5130's at work in the United Kingdom. Caterpillar first entered the mining sized excavator/shovel market in 1992. The 5130 was first...

Posted by Nick Drew on August 25, 2009 10:11 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

New Caterpillar D9T For Banks

While the house building and construction sectors are going through a quiet spell in the UK the mining and coal sectors seem to be going through a bit of a boom period. As seen here at Finnings headquarters in...

Posted by Nick Drew on September 4, 2008 7:15 PM