jeeper61 Posted April 29 Posted April 29 One of the Pelletier's trucks with a large load on Stud Mill Rd 5 Quote
mike newman Posted April 29 Author Posted April 29 ...Daughter sent me these pics.....from night shift She would not have taken these photos,caught with camera or cell phone whilst on shift, is a ride back to Perth, end of employment..... The 800 ton excavator, makes those massive trucks look small...!! Mike 4 Quote
mike newman Posted April 30 Author Posted April 30 ...couple more pictures,,,,showing the size of the excavators.......relative to the massive trucks.... Mike 5 Quote
DWF Posted May 1 Posted May 1 What are they mining? I worked some in iron mines in NE Minnesota. Mostly drove the big trucks. Did operate dozers and graders some too. They had mostly Electric shovels for loading. They used large loaders for loading when cleaning sites. I think some of the mines used large excavators too, but not the mine where I worked. I think most were set up with front loading buckets, not like a normal excavator. DWF Quote
mike newman Posted May 1 Author Posted May 1 21 hours ago, DWF said: What are they mining? I worked some in iron mines in NE Minnesota. Mostly drove the big trucks. Did operate dozers and graders some too. They had mostly Electric shovels for loading. They used large loaders for loading when cleaning sites. I think some of the mines used large excavators too, but not the mine where I worked. I think most were set up with front loading buckets, not like a normal excavator. DWF I assume its iron ore ..I will ask the question !! Yes all those big excavators seem to have 'face shovels'...as in the pictured one above.. I did see a massive "" Liebherr ''..with a number suggesting it weighed 9000 tons....with a 'normal' bucket setup.. However it was in a deceased state, due to the operator pulling in and pulling a massive stone under his main lifting hydraulic rams...and seriously damaging them.... That was in the huge pit at Kalgoorlie,,,Australia..I got to go in that massive place,couple years gone, when #2Daughter was on a huge Komatsu dumper... Mike Quote
DWF Posted May 3 Posted May 3 Caterpillar truck model numbers start with the number 7, that truck could be a 797, or ??. Cat loaders model numbers start with 9. 980 is a good size loader, but not nearly the largest Cat loader. DWF Quote
TN Hillbilly Posted May 8 Posted May 8 On 5/2/2026 at 9:51 PM, DWF said: Caterpillar truck model numbers start with the number 7, that truck could be a 797, or ??. Cat loaders model numbers start with 9. 980 is a good size loader, but not nearly the largest Cat loader. DWF Look close, it says Komatsu on the top of the bed. Realistically, would it not make more sense to get some kind of permit to drive that thing on the road? That trucker's already got at least a couple flag cars, oversize and overweight permits, heckova load on the trailer, probably a bunch of axles under there... Would it not be easier to drive the dump truck? Or am I missing something? Unacceptable tire wear or low max speed or ...? Quote
mike newman Posted May 8 Author Posted May 8 On 5/2/2026 at 11:27 AM, mike newman said: I assume its iron ore ..I will ask the question !! Yes all those big excavators seem to have 'face shovels'...as in the pictured one above.. I did see a massive "" Liebherr ''..with a number suggesting it weighed 9000 tons....with a 'normal' bucket setup.. However it was in a deceased state, due to the operator pulling in and pulling a massive stone under his main lifting hydraulic rams...and seriously damaging them.... That was in the huge pit at Kalgoorlie,,,Australia..I got to go in that massive place,couple years gone, when #2Daughter was on a huge Komatsu dumper... Mike ...just correcting a bad mistake ,I see I made....sigh The Excavator ( "Liebherr') with a model # of "9000'' suggests it weighs around 900 tons.....not "9000" as I printed...... Mike Quote
jeeper61 Posted May 9 Posted May 9 On 5/7/2026 at 8:26 PM, TN Hillbilly said: Look close, it says Komatsu on the top of the bed. Realistically, would it not make more sense to get some kind of permit to drive that thing on the road? That trucker's already got at least a couple flag cars, oversize and overweight permits, heckova load on the trailer, probably a bunch of axles under there... Would it not be easier to drive the dump truck? Or am I missing something? Unacceptable tire wear or low max speed or ...? Yes my bad Don't know on the transport situation maybe it is a ground pressure issue Quote
jeeper61 Posted May 9 Posted May 9 Making the trail https://www.facebook.com/reel/959287050090404 2 Quote
DWF Posted May 9 Posted May 9 On 5/7/2026 at 7:26 PM, TN Hillbilly said: Look close, it says Komatsu on the top of the bed. Realistically, would it not make more sense to get some kind of permit to drive that thing on the road? That trucker's already got at least a couple flag cars, oversize and overweight permits, heckova load on the trailer, probably a bunch of axles under there... Would it not be easier to drive the dump truck? Or am I missing something? Unacceptable tire wear or low max speed or ...? My bad, I should have looked a little closer. I had some time on 200 ton Komatsu trucks at an iron ore mine in Northern Mn. They were new electric drive trucks, but that was nearly 30 years ago. DWF Quote
td9bcf180 Posted May 13 Posted May 13 On 5/8/2026 at 9:30 PM, jeeper61 said: Making the trail https://www.facebook.com/reel/959287050090404 He's looking for the engine hood and side panels for his skidder. "I think they fell off here, last trip out". 1 Quote
jeeper61 Posted May 30 Posted May 30 The Lane Construction Corp.-Meriden, CT are using this Cat D8 tractor with LeTourneau CP "Carry All" pull scraper push loaded by an Allis-Chalmers HD-20 dozer to excavate a shallow earth cut section on construction of Interstate 91 in Brattleboro, VT. Lane are building 6 miles of the new Interstate & moving 1 million cu. yds. of earth. September 1958. 5 Quote
jeeper61 Posted June 1 Posted June 1 Unusual combo for parts in Scotland International Btd8 crawler with WainRoy backhoe for spares located Ayrshire Scotland £1000 1 Quote
jeeper61 Posted June 12 Posted June 12 The World Record Log Haul June 1972 in Thompson Falls, Montana. Driver Floyd Veach pulled seven loaded logging trailers behind a single Peterbilt truck, carrying a massive gross weight of 674,860 pounds (337 tons) over 32 miles. 5 Quote
mike newman Posted June 12 Author Posted June 12 On 6/2/2026 at 9:24 AM, jeeper61 said: Unusual combo for parts in Scotland International Btd8 crawler with WainRoy backhoe for spares located Ayrshire Scotland £1000 ..it is an early BTD 8...81 series.....and it looks a ' money - pit ' project...as BD281 engine parts are no longer available... ..and as a parts source...''slim picken's''...I would think.. Mike 3 Quote
jeeper61 Posted June 16 Posted June 16 Euclid had some strange ideas Euclid TTSS-40 Three-Engine Scraper 3 Quote
int 504 Posted June 16 Posted June 16 Company I worked for had 3 engine Euclid scrapers 4-71 on front and 4-53's on behind was newer than above as no front wheels on front unit. TS 24 maybe. 1 Quote
Pukeko Posted June 20 Posted June 20 On 6/16/2026 at 5:34 PM, int 504 said: Company I worked for had 3 engine Euclid scrapers 4-71 on front and 4-53's on behind was newer than above as no front wheels on front unit. TS 24 maybe. Wouldnt be a TS24 with those engines,probably a TS14.The early TS 24 I operated had the wide grill(59-60 vintage) and had a 12V71 in front, and a inline 6-71 in the back.3 speed Allison trans ,and about 26 yards struck capacity. 2 Quote
int 504 Posted June 21 Posted June 21 12 hours ago, Pukeko said: Wouldnt be a TS24 with those engines,probably a TS14.The early TS 24 I operated had the wide grill(59-60 vintage) and had a 12V71 in front, and a inline 6-71 in the back.3 speed Allison trans ,and about 26 yards struck capacity. TS 14 is right. one or two of those and a roller or two with 3 or 4 -53's and there wasn't a black fly or mosquito to be found and no problem figuring out where they were on the job if something broke down. 2 Quote
jeeper61 Posted June 30 Posted June 30 Suburban Excavators Inc.-Wakefield, MA had this International TD-24 dozer with a cable blade spreading out earth & rock in this deep fill section as they work to relocate a 2-mile section of Route 112 in Ashfield, MA. Total earth moving on the project was 225,100 cu. yds. July 1955 2 Quote
jeeper61 Posted July 4 Posted July 4 Happy 250th to our US members Display put on by the Mahan Collection 2 Quote
jeeper61 Posted July 8 Posted July 8 Couple old photos of TD24s being picked up at the dealer 1950 and 1952 These were posted by Ray Reeds grandson "My Grampa delivering new Red Iron from dealer in Oxnard Calf" 3 1 Quote
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