Who's Run the Largest Equipment?

simonac · Feb 20, 2010

Eric said:
I'm with you, I work in a mine. P&H 4100A with a 56 yard dipper, D11N and R, Komatsu 475, Komatsu 930E 320 ton truck, Cat 793D 240-265 ton truck, 16M blade, Cat 994F loader, and a Cat 5230 Hydraulic Shovel. We aught to start a mining thread!

alco said:
I really don't think mine should count since I work in a mine. Hoe: EX2500, Cable shovel: Bucyrus 495HF, Truck: 797B, Dozer: D11T, Grader: 24M, Hydraulic shovel: RH400. So like I said, it's not fair to the others to compete is this one.

pretty mutch the same here...i worked in the oil sand of alberta mainly on the rh-400,rh-340,mt6300ac,797,bucy495,p&h4100boss,24h,992,D11,pc1800 just to name a few...think big lolll

Eric · Feb 22, 2010

What's your impression of the 797 and the 24H?? I imagine your road maintenance must be a nightmare with that soft ground.

simonac · Feb 22, 2010

Eric said:
What's your impression of the 797 and the 24H?? I imagine your road maintenance must be a nightmare with that soft ground.

what do you mean impression?? as in operation or machine it self?? cause i dont operate them i repaired them lolll and occasionaly i operate ,mainly to troubleshoot and repaires....they are good machine that work hard as for 797 it all depends on personal preferance of the operator cause i was comparing the 797 to the mt6300ac with the operator and both have good and bad about them,and i dont spend 12 hours a day driving these truck so cant be the best judge...lolll and in the oil sand the ground is one off the worst ennemy even crazyer when wet....the road maintenance is a key element in making the machine and tires survive less bump =less stress on the frame,suspension,articulation,and entire drive train, and the big tire blowout..
and some mine doesent seem to see it that way...as for the 24 h theyr aint any bigger than this but it as all the same issue than its smaller brother,chain drive and circle and bad operator lolll i could go on and on for ever and my trhead is already long enought, hope it is a bit of an anser....

coorecat · Jan 31, 2012

Excavavtor Komatsu 1250 dozer D8r

Ross · Jan 31, 2012

76yd is the biggest bucket I've dropped into a Haultruck.

LWG · Jan 31, 2012

Case 1816. Single cylinder, 16 horsepower flame-thrower engine. Weighs about 2,000. When it tips forward or backwards, you can hop on the back or the bucket and pull it upright. ; -)

roughrider · Feb 1, 2012

D11R. I wasn't workin though. It was a very brief joyride under proper supervision.

Evan · Feb 6, 2012

D11R same as roughrider, a demo @ RP Plant.

billyboy890 · Feb 6, 2012

ok here we go hope they count,this is what l have operated
Cassagrande C60 crawler crane
Junttan Pm23 pilling rig
Junntan Pm20 piling rig
Banut 700 and 500 pilling rig

D&GExcavating · Feb 6, 2012

Keep in mind I'm only 20.

Cat D8L, Cat 980G, Cat 627B, Cat D25D

stuford · Feb 7, 2012

the first truck i ran was a 777F followed by komatsu HD1500 and 730E, first dozer was a D10T, first grader was a 16H followed by 16M, komatsu WA900 wheel loader, 330-365 cat hoe, hitachi 850 and 1200, komatsu pc 138 all the way up to pc2000. this summer i will start running 797F, 24M, and D11T. can't wait to say I've run all that stuff before the age of 24!

CraneInnovation · Oct 8, 2013

Old thread, but interesting....started in 2005

Cat 245 and big Volvo articulated dump when I was a kid (got to drive back to the excavator empty a few times)

A Cat D6 when I was 12 or 13. Superintendent let me back-drag a road about 5' from the boom of the brandy-new Manitowoc 777 on the ground...guess he trusted me to not suddenly yank on the tiller!

More recently:

Manitowoc 4100 SII for an hour

Cat 311 and D4 for a weekend

My first personal toy is a Gradall G3WD.

IUOE Man · Mar 4, 2014

Heres some of the pieces I have ran on a larger scale.Excavators,JD850D LC,Komatsu PC650,Komatsu PC400,Caterpillar 345CL,Hyundai (755,which is PC650 size machine).Dozers,Caterpillar D8H,D9G,Komatsu D155,International,TD-25C,TD-25G.Dumptrucks,Terex 4066,Caterpillar D400E,Payhauler 350B,Payhauler 350C. Scrapers,Caterpillar 613C,621B,621E,627E,#90,John Deere 9400 with Dual 17yd reynolds scrapers. Fiat-Allis 260B,262B.Loaders Caterpillar 988B. Compactors,Caterpillar 825B.Highlift 963B.

BIGKAT Kev · Mar 9, 2014

Working out in Colorado I spent most of my time on D-10T, loved those T model dozers....Also:
D-8,9,10N's/D-9,10T's Crawler Dozers
Triple 7's Mine Trucks
Hitachi 1100EX, Cat 375 Track Hoe
Cat 992 Loader
I loved it out there and running that Big Iron........:notworthy

Desertwheeler · Mar 9, 2014

MT 4400 haul truck
390-385 excavator
D10's
Letorneau 1350
P&h 4100 A
Cat 844 rubber tire
16H
Those are the biggest I ran before this the biggest I ran was a 992, d9, 350 excavator and 773b.

ol' Grump · Mar 9, 2014

I guess the biggest machine I've run was back in about 1962, a Euc TC 12 used to push load scrapers in an open pit mine. Two weeks on that and to this day, I swear I can still hear both of those screamers bellowing. Hearing protection back then? Cigarette filters or wadded up toilet paper. ROPS? None, but a hard hat was optional, not a requirement.

mowingman · Mar 9, 2014

I have operated a lot of different machines over the years. I guess the biggest I have operated would be a Manitowoc 4600 dragline, at a sand and gravel operation.

Kman9090 · Mar 16, 2014

Dozer D11R
Scraper 651E
Excavator 5110B
Motorgrader 16G
Truck 775F

MEK · Mar 17, 2014

I unloaded a trailer load of steel with a Link Belt track hoe(2 yrd bucket). JD 624 wheel loader filling spreaders with 900 tons poop in 1 day. Cat 966 with 16 ft snow pusher in a couple snow storms. Mostly farm tractors lately.

wornout wrench · Mar 18, 2014

Well, being a mechanic I don't "operate" equipment.
I can make it do its motions, but I really don't think you would want me loading your truck.

I have gone back and forth between logging and mining so have a pretty good assortment.
Largest logging equip would be a Madill 144
Largest mining equip would be a Hitachi 5500

Have played with lots of other things, but like I say, not an operator

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