I would also say D11 but with the caveat that it would depend to a certain extent exactly what work the tractor wa being asked to do.
If you were factoring in any resale value then the calculations would come down heavily in favour of Cat. 2nd-hand Komatsu mining machines usually fetch something approaching scrap price in my expereince. However for mining kit a machine has generally been depreciated to zero on the books many years before the owners actually get shot of it. I mean, would you seriously be in the market for a D11/475 with 60-70,000 hours on it, even if the sales pitch said "one previous careful owner" ......??Also are you looking at resale price when you are ready to replace this unit?
I have no idea of the market for used equipment of this size, not like a local landscape outfit would be towing one around with an F-250!
We were just setting out our plan for the D10s we run yesterday. We plan on rebuilding them at 16,500, 33,000, 49,500 and then send them to the great Knackers Yard in the sky at 66,000. A Rebuild (which includes a full Certified Power Train Rebuild) will typically cost around half the new price of a machine.What does it cost to rebuild a D11 or a 475. Can you even afford to rebuild a 475? How much time should you expect to get after rebuild before you need another? Nige is absolutely correct on the resale issue. I saw a major liquidation from a shut down coal mine a few years ago in this state. Scrap price would have been happily accepted. Most went for a lot less.
We were just setting out our plan for the D10s we run yesterday. We plan on rebuilding them at 16,500, 33,000, 49,500 and then send them to the great Knackers Yard in the sky at 66,000. A Rebuild (which includes a full Certified Power Train Rebuild) will typically cost around half the new price of a machine.
637's rebuild was a cheap one if it only came in at 750k, a new machine is the sunny side of 2 million. However I have no idea what was done for that money.
That puts a totally different perspective on it. Track frame and undercarriage will come in somewhere around the $200k mark for a D11.i forgot to mention that price didnt include the the track frame rebuild, which was done earlier
Our machines run 24/7, so 6000 hours/year as an absolute minimum. Our target (very much Mine Ops efficiency dependent) is 7,000/year.
Hard to imagine a machine with 66,000 hours on the meter, but with good maintenance and a schedule of rebuilds like yours no reason it can't be done.
The second half of your comment is the key but it also needs to be operated properly too.
http://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/RFI-Energy-Cat-Celebrate-Rare-100000-Hour-Milestone/14906/
the highest hour machine I ever came across was a 785 Haul Truck with 142k on the meter ...........Hard to imagine a machine with 66,000 hours on the meter, but with good maintenance and a schedule of rebuilds like yours no reason it can't be done.
your company obviously isn't running VIMS Guardian on your D11 then ..? We can nail down events right to the second they occured. No hiding place for operators .......that is the biggest draw back to running multiple shifts, one operator could care less how he runs a machine because he cant be singled out.
that is the biggest draw back to running multiple shifts, one operator could care less how he runs a machine because he cant be singled out.