The World of Giant Trucks
Ever wondered how big are the biggest trucks in the world? The world’s biggest truck is not a Mitsubishi Fuso Super Great, Isuzu Giga, Nissan Diesel Big Thumb truck or even a rugged Mach Truck with double trailer. The biggest trucks in the world are used in mining industry. These trucks are truly enormous and calling them big would be an understatement. Normal heavy duty trucks look like miniature puppets in front of the real locomotive giants!
Mining Trucks
In mining, heavy metal ores are hauled from the mining pits using these gigantic dump trucks. These dump trucks generally weigh around one million pounds and can carry more than 300 tons of material. These trucks have power of 3000 horsepower. They generally are taller than 20 feet and are 50 feet long. There are many companies which manufacture such massive trucks. These are used in various nations round the globe for the purpose of mining.
Large Mining Trucks by different companies
Komatsu 930 E-4
It is a mining truck with Japanese origin. It is manufactured and designed by Komatsu. and has an engine power of 2700 horsepower. It has a gross vehicle weight of 553 tons (553000 kilograms) and a payload capacity of 321 tons (321000 kilograms). It has a length of 15.6 meters and a height of 7.5 meters. It is a perfectly productive truck when it comes to mining purposes.
Caterpillar 797B
It is a heavy duty mining truck manufactured and developed in US by Caterpillar Inc Company. It was introduced in 2002. It has a payload capacity of 380 tons (380000 kilograms) while its engine power is 3370 horsepower. The Gross Vehicle weight is 688 tons (688000 kilograms). It is 14.5 meters long and 7.2 meters tall. Read the rest of this entry »