This makes the TG tractors look a bit pony

[WildCards]

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-3085533306831259243

[Wouter]

Yup... it's rather big!

[Nick VR4]

Ohhhhh wonder what that does to the MPG or would it be YPG (Yards per Gallon) :inquisiti

[BraindG]

omg lol.. HES BEHIND YOU!!!.. /haz

thats huge, ive seen them on tv, but placing a wee car next to it puts it into perspective huh.. lol..

[Paul Beazer]

Imagine doing a fluids change on that thing? 1000 litles of Amsoil please!

[Wouter]

Imagine doing a fluids change on that thing? 1000 litles of Amsoil please!

I can almost see Don's grin at that thought!

[Kieran]

Boost controller and a nice set of alloys, anyone?!:speechles

[Spirit]

/haz - don't fancy changing a wheel either !

[ciderisgr8]

/haz - don't fancy changing a wheel either !
But how about giving it a wash and polish on a Sunday afternoon /JawDroppi /JawDroppi

[Kieran]

But how about giving it a wash and polish on a Sunday afternoon /JawDroppi /JawDroppi

Think even I'd draw the line at that! I'd be there for months!:speechles

[psbarham]

i used to work on those sort of beasts , they are fecking hooooooooooooge . 117052.8 cc W24 and 3370 bhp on the big Cats . as you can imagine they are easy to get moving . trouble is evey thing about them is that big changing one tyre killed 2 men .
oh and don , its 110 gallons :thumbsup:

[Alex]

OMG /JawDroppi

[WildCards]

i used to work on those sort of beasts , they are fecking hooooooooooooge . 117052.8 cc W24 and 3370 bhp on the big Cats . as you can imagine they are easy to get moving . trouble is evey thing about them is that big changing one tyre killed 2 men .
oh and don , its 110 gallons :thumbsup:

Didn't realise we had them in this country, or are you talking about a UK version.

[psbarham]

theres more than you think in this country , theres several in nott's and Derbyshire on the coal mines , the first ones were sent to Scotland in the early eighties , they took up so much room on the motorway the bodies had to be cut in half which still took 3 lanes and the chassis were assembled on site , daft thing was they were landed in Southampton and low loader-ed up to the site , master logistical stroke there :inquisiti the ones i dealt with were the cat 789 (google it ) there is a bigger one now in the cat range , but AFAIK the biggest one was electric , the engine powered a genny which in turn powered the motors , motors produce max torque from 0 rpm so are more tractable

[JMO]

Yeah i hav seen some info about the electric ones, I Do spare parts at a cat dealer and have been told the South Australian Dealer just Sold 16 797B's ( http://www.cat.com/cda/layout?m=37840&x=7 ) to do the Olympic Dam Expansion, ans at about 5 or 6 millian each, that's a pretty big deal, be all we deal with at work are the smaller 773's. Awesome Video

[ralliart-type-s]

110 GALLONS YOU SAY?? tHATS AN AWFUL LOT OF POLISH................did i say that out loud??

[WildCards]

Nice one Paul, the 789 does look a smaller animal from what Google pics I could fine but still hoooge by anyone standards.

[psbarham]

Nice one Paul, the 789 does look a smaller animal from what Google pics I could fine but still hoooge by anyone standards.
when i was working on these there was only one that was bigger , and these things control so much in the construction world , the size of the excavators is determined by how big the truck is , 3 shovel fulls is the optimum for productivity , when you consider how much one of those carries , it gives you an idea of how big the shovels are