alco are there any loaders or backhoes over at syncrude and how many of each type of equipment do you guys have and maybe syncrude should look at purchasing an R9800 front shovel or R9800 backhoe
Currently we have lots of smaller loaders, the largest of which is a WA700. We have a few WA600s, 500s, 420s, 380s, 988s, etc, etc. Word is we have a 994F coming next year, but nothing is confirmed. By backhoes, I assume you mean excavators. We have an RH120, EX1200, and a whole mess of 800s, 750s, 450s, etc. We are supposed to be getting another large hoe for ripping next year, but no word on what it will be.
I wouldn't hold my breath on us getting a 9800. We have the T282Bs, and that has given us more Liebherrs than we'd like. When we can't keep a fleet of these running well enough to beat the availability numbers of an antique fleet of 793Bs with tons of hours on them, it's almost embarrassing.
If it says Liebherr on it, I doubt you'll see it coming onto our sites.