The Caterpillar 797B is an ultra class mining dump truck built by Caterpillar. The 797B is the largest mechanical truck in the world. If this machine ever needs to be relocated, it cannot be driven on conventional highways for obvious reasons, it must be disassembled and reconstructed at the next job site. In recent times tyre prices for dump trucks of this caliber have jumped from a meer $35,000 a piece to a now phenomenal $60,000 a piece.
Specifications:
Gross Operating weight: 623.7 Tonne
Payload weight: 380 Tonne
Engine: 3524B Series, 24-cylinder, four-stroke diesal
Max speed: 67 km/h
Power: 2650kw
Length: 14.5m
Width: 9.8m
Height: 7.6m
Height with Dumper lifted: 15.3m
Fuel capacity: 6,800 Litres
Cost: between $4.7 million to $5.6 million US Dollars
Payload weight: 380 Tonne
Engine: 3524B Series, 24-cylinder, four-stroke diesal
Max speed: 67 km/h
Power: 2650kw
Length: 14.5m
Width: 9.8m
Height: 7.6m
Height with Dumper lifted: 15.3m
Fuel capacity: 6,800 Litres
Cost: between $4.7 million to $5.6 million US Dollars
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