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bozoloaderman
03-10-2006, 05:55 PM
Just found this site, really cool. I work for Luscar Ltd. at the Genesee mine west of Edmonton, Alberta. Here's a shot of my loader, the first 994F to operate in Canada.
Bozo
badranman
03-10-2006, 06:49 PM
Welcome to Heavy Equipment Forums! Nice to see a fellow Canuck on here.:salute
Dozerboy
03-10-2006, 07:54 PM
Nice welcome
richardbrackin
03-10-2006, 09:51 PM
Amazing.
I love seeing pictures of these pieces of equipment.
I'd like to see some cockpit shots of some of these monster machines.
I went to the Cat site last night trying to find some interior shots of a D11 and the pics were too small to see clearly.
rino1494
03-11-2006, 06:40 AM
Welcome to the site :thumbsup
digger242j
03-11-2006, 07:34 AM
Yes, welcome to the site! And you can feel free to park anywhere you want to... :)
Steve Frazier
03-11-2006, 10:02 AM
Welcome to Heavy Equipment Forums!!:drinkup
The quarry I use has 992s, those are the biggest Cats I've seen personally. Don't be afraid to post more pictures of that big thing! Thanks for joining us!!
Tigerotor77W
03-11-2006, 08:21 PM
Allow me to voice my welcome as well! We'll be appreciative of your input. :) If you have more pictures, I'd love to see them -- I think the 994F is the best looking Cat loader ever.
Steve, the 992G is also the largest loader I've seen and climbed on... maybe one day, eh?
bozoloaderman
03-11-2006, 11:05 PM
hope you like these , i've got lots more of all the equipment at the mine.
Marion 8750 106yd bucket (420 ft boom, longest in the world on a drag)
Marion 8200 75 yd bucket
Marion 191M coal shovel
Cat 994F 28 yd
Cat 992C 14 yd
2 Cat D11R
1 Cat D10R
2 Komatsu 475's
1 Cat 16G
1 Cat 16H
2 Cat 631E scrapers
2 Cat 789C Haulers 195t
3 Komatsu 510E Haulers150t
2 Komatsu 630E 190t
3 Komatsu 210M 65t
Bozo
farmerted44
03-11-2006, 11:14 PM
welcome!!!!!!!!!
Nice machine! I love running the 994F's compared to the older models.
I've never been around shovels other than P&H - how do the Marions work out?
bozoloaderman
03-12-2006, 11:32 PM
The Marion 191 is pretty well worn out, but still does ok in the coal. Heard we are looking at a P&H 2800 for 2008.
DR RPM
03-13-2006, 07:29 AM
Welcome aboard there bozo, and howdy neighbour.
Racinrick
04-28-2006, 07:50 AM
Second Love
Grader4me
04-28-2006, 09:41 AM
Welcome to the site:thumbsup Where is the elevator to get into the thing? :spaz
Dozerboy
04-28-2006, 09:19 PM
No kidding
bozoloaderman
04-28-2006, 10:03 PM
It doesn't matter how you look at them they are incredible machines. Heard today we are putting a coal bucket on ours!
Bozo
It doesn't matter how you look at them they are incredible machines. Heard today we are putting a coal bucket on ours!
Bozo
LOL... Noticed on the 994 it looks as though the moths have been at the boom. Has anyone ever asked what the purpose of the holes in the boom arms are as it doesn't look like they are on the 992 or the WA1200 and LeTourneau
Tigerotor77W
04-29-2006, 11:09 AM
Wulf, I have no idea and can't speak for Cat on this, but it might be that they save weight. If those areas aren't high-stress parts of the boom, it's wasted material and less payload.
Now why the other manufacturers don't use it if that is the case... :confused:
Dozerboy
04-30-2006, 12:14 AM
Judging by those pics the cat looks to have larger arms IMO.
Judging by those pics the cat looks to have larger arms IMO.
You're right - the 994 boom is considerably larger than the competitions' boom. The large oval in the center actually has a crossbrace running through it.
Fun fact here, the early high lift booms don't have the holes in them, only the standard lift. All of them have it now.
bozoloaderman
05-01-2006, 12:33 AM
The one I operate has the high lift boom. There is a super high lift version with coal bucket as well that can load 793C Coal body.
bozo
Grader4me
05-01-2006, 06:44 PM
Bozo,
What is it really like to operate one of those puppy's all day? I would almost bet that you would do it for nothing right?:laugh
bozoloaderman
05-02-2006, 12:05 AM
It's like playing with a giant Nintendo! Sitting back in your easy chair, watching the game being played. It has to be the most incredible piece of equipment I have ever operated, smooth, quite and so computer controlled that if you fart in the seat, the loader will tell you what you had for breakfast! I would do it for free but don't tell the bosses that!!
Have a good one
Bozo
Racinrick
05-02-2006, 07:09 AM
Holes in the Liftarm side plates are simply for weight reduction. If they were solid, we'd have to cut the payload limits. Been a great year for our beast, and mining in general. Can't build these fast enough!
digger242j
05-02-2006, 07:40 AM
A question for you big loader guys...
Particularly in Racinrick's avatar, where the machine is shown with the bucket fully elevated, it's obvious that it's awfully high above the cab, and comes back fairly close to it as well. Plenty of times, I've ended up with a pile of dirt on the hood of my backhoe from raising a heaping bucketful high enough that some material spills over the back, and more than a few times in a skid loader, I've ended up with a lap full of gravel. It looks like that could be fatal in a big loader like that. :eek:
Are there safeguards that absolutely keep the operator from spilling any material over the back of the bucket, or do you just have to be real careful?
Racinrick
05-02-2006, 07:51 AM
The automatic kickouts keep the bucket from tipping back. In fact, you can probably see that the bucket isn't really even level. We also offer guard extensions for those who like to over-fill these. The bucket in that pic is the 47 yd coal. Once delivered to site, they had a couple operators overfilling on a regular basis, and asked for such a guard. Thing is we design to payloads. Over stuffing the buckets and going over payload just causes reduced life in frame and powertrain components. I think we're now over some 70 machines world-wide in excess of 60,000 hours. Can be done with proper preventive maintenance programs and good operation practices.
Tigerotor77W
05-02-2006, 08:11 AM
Racinrick, good to hear confirmation that they were indeed for weight-saving.
Also -- welcome to the forums! Your expertise will be highly appreciated. :)
Racinrick
05-02-2006, 08:15 AM
Hey, no prob. Thank Dozerboy. He found me and got me alerted to this forum. Glad he did. Big world out there, we just provide big toys!
A question for you big loader guys...
Particularly in Racinrick's avatar, where the machine is shown with the bucket fully elevated, it's obvious that it's awfully high above the cab, and comes back fairly close to it as well. Plenty of times, I've ended up with a pile of dirt on the hood of my backhoe from raising a heaping bucketful high enough that some material spills over the back, and more than a few times in a skid loader, I've ended up with a lap full of gravel. It looks like that could be fatal in a big loader like that. :eek:
Are there safeguards that absolutely keep the operator from spilling any material over the back of the bucket, or do you just have to be real careful?
They've got the curl stops and guarding, but not to say it CAN'T happen - particularly loading boulders. I've had a few flop over the guard and hang on the Z bar.
As for 12 hours on one - on the new models, it's great, on the old ones (994 and 994D), your knee will be killing you around hour 5. Once the golden oldies get some wear and tear on them, fighting that declutch all day is nowhere near worth what they pay me. I'm much more content with running a shovel anymore anyhow - guess I'm showing my age.
digger242j
05-11-2006, 05:55 AM
They've got the curl stops and guarding, but not to say it CAN'T happen - particularly loading boulders. I've had a few flop over the guard and hang on the Z bar.
That's exactly what I was thinking about. If one were small enough to get past the Z bar, and took just the right bounce, it might still be big enough to ruin your day.
bozoloaderman
05-11-2006, 11:09 AM
When our machine first arrived I was training the operators on it. One guy that was used to run our old 992C, did a direction change with a fully loaded bucket at full height(which I told him not to do numerous times!) and had a big lump of coal take out the front window. Luckily it didn't hit us in the cab. I think it was the 3rd day the machine was running, and his last day running it. It's kinda like that Shania Twain song, "Don't be Stupid"!
Grader4me
05-12-2006, 07:23 PM
I have some questions...I have never even been close to a loader of that size. What about maintenance, for example oil changes...how much oil would it take? How big of a job to change it and the filters? What about greasing? Probally an automatic greasing system obviously. How many hours before servicing? Curious little fella aren't I :)
bozoloaderman
05-12-2006, 08:17 PM
The refill capacity for the engine is about 75 gallons. The machine comes with what is called the Oil Renewal System, where small amounts of engine oil is injected with the fuel and burnt, everytime oil is fed into the fuel more oil is released from the resevoir into the crankcase, that extends the service intervals and then they change the filters every 250Hr. Filters are easy to get at to change. The machine burns about 1900 litres/shift fuel (12 hr) . When the oil is changed they hook up a quick drain and suck the oil out of the machine. The machine has an auto greaser that only needs to be filled every 250 hr. The auto greaser greases every 5 min. Loader has 1226 gal fuel tank and takes 235 gal hyd oil and 130 gal coolant. The thing is a beast of a machine. Not a day goes by that I don't say holyXXXX that is big!!
Bozo
Grader4me
05-12-2006, 09:25 PM
Thanks Bozo. Very interesting info. We just have dinky toys compared to that. The town that I live in now(moved here a few years back) had coal mining operations. The drag line that we had here was called "the lady of the lake" and it was a huge beast. They are not dragging here anymore and they sold it, but in the next town they are still at it. The drag line that they have is called "lady Marion" and although I have never seen it I heard it was huge as well.
In this next town they have a coal fired electricity generating station and the coal is supplied to it from this operation.
I always say I am going to go down there and have a look but never have yet. I will though..I know a guy that will take me in and maybe just maybe let me at the controls.........:rolleyes:
miningtrucks
06-11-2008, 08:57 PM
can you post photos of the 510E and the 630E mining trucks at the mine
Lashlander
06-12-2008, 12:31 AM
can you post photos of the 510E and the 630E mining trucks at the mine
Bozoloaderman passed away a while back.
Bozoloaderman passed away a while back.
My condolences to his family and friends.
OCR
w2bstoned
06-14-2008, 01:09 PM
My condolences to his family and friends.
That's horrible. Sorry to loose a good one.:(
hitch
07-15-2008, 06:45 AM
Really good, but I am not sure what is the blue machine brand?
awful knawful
07-16-2008, 12:07 PM
Thats too bad, I really enjoyed his posts and pics. He operated equipment I will probably never even see in my lifetime. My condolences to his family and friends.
AK
That loader is awesome!!! That thing makes my 928 look like a compact loader!! You think I could borrow it to push snow sometime?!?!! Dont worry i'm just kidding
hitch
09-04-2008, 11:27 PM
hope you like these , i've got lots more of all the equipment at the mine.
Marion 8750 106yd bucket (420 ft boom, longest in the world on a drag)
Marion 8200 75 yd bucket
Marion 191M coal shovel
Cat 994F 28 yd
Cat 992C 14 yd
2 Cat D11R
1 Cat D10R
2 Komatsu 475's
1 Cat 16G
1 Cat 16H
2 Cat 631E scrapers
2 Cat 789C Haulers 195t
3 Komatsu 510E Haulers150t
2 Komatsu 630E 190t
3 Komatsu 210M 65t
Bozo
The blue Wheel loader looks beautiful, what brand is it ?
ben46a
09-06-2008, 09:03 AM
992C high lift
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