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Revision as of 20:17, 30 July 2007
The Caterpillar 797B is an ultra class mining truck. The 797B is one of the largest mechanical dump trucks in the world with the following characteristics[1]:
- Empty weight: 623,690 kg (1,375,000 lbs)
- Drive: 3524B Series, 24-cylinder, four-stroke diesel engine
- Max speed: 67 km/h or 42 mph
- Horsepower: 3550
- Suspension: independent, self-contained, oil-pneumatic suspension cylinder on each wheel
- Height empty: 7.6 metres (24ft 11in)
- Length: 14.5 metres (47ft 5in)
- Body width: 9.8 metres (32ft)
- Dumping height: 15.3 metres (50ft 2in)
- Fuel capacity: 6,814 L or 1,800 US gallons
- Cost: $5 – 6 million Canadian dollars
This truck is so large that it can not be driven on the highway to location, so it must be taken there in pieces and constructed at the job site. A single tire of the Caterpillar 797B costs $40,000, and is 13 feet high.
The competition to the Caterpillar 797B is the Liebherr T-282 dump truck which can also hold nearly 400-tons. The Liebherr T 282 B has the most power at 3,650 horsepower vs. 3,550 horses for the giant Caterpillar 797B. However, the Caterpillar has slightly more carrying capacity: 400 tonnes vs. 380, making the Caterpillar the largest truck in the world.[2].
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Official site product page Images of truck in use - Oilweek Magazine