Caterpillar 793D Mining Truck

Gigantic mining trucks have fascinated me since I was a kid. I’m still hoping to see a real mining truck although the chances of seeing one in SG is close to nil ;(


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This is my favourite Caterpillar mining truck – the 793D. The picture below is taken from page 12 of the specifications, showing the view from the high-tech operator’s station – even luxury cars don’t have armrests for the drivers :) You can download the 32 page PDF specifications for this 12.8 metre long monster.


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You view the other trucks in the mining truck range here at Caterpillar.

Was inspired to write this post by the construction vehicle toys at Centrepoint’s OG departmental store – Caterpillar definitely holds the market share for construction vehicle toys there ;)

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12 comments:

  1. Dian SINGAPORE, Monday, April 16th, 2007, 8:18 am

    So u like truck, Do u like ship? like tanker or barge? i even had a photos of ship with six crane on top of it, i’ll post it in my web if u like it.

    cheers!

    dian, keep posting!

     
  2. The Download Munkey SINGAPORE, Monday, April 16th, 2007, 6:02 pm

    No lah, WWII battleships more of my type of ship.

    Thanks anyway, dian ;)

     
  3. gnome SINGAPORE, Tuesday, April 17th, 2007, 9:39 am

    Never thought a truck could be this interesting… Amazing!

     
  4. The Download Munkey SINGAPORE, Tuesday, April 17th, 2007, 6:06 pm

    Yep, I didn’t know that such a truck was so high-tech and computerized. Guess I was wrong ;)

     
  5. gnome SINGAPORE, Thursday, April 19th, 2007, 8:20 am

    So was I, apparently…

     
  6. kendall UNITED STATES, Wednesday, August 13th, 2008, 5:54 pm

    i drive one everyday. its just like a car.

     
  7. granit UNITED STATES, Friday, November 21st, 2008, 6:11 am

    kendall you drive a mining truck every day i don’t belive that

     
  8. Natalia AUSTRALIA, Thursday, December 18th, 2008, 10:59 pm

    I drive them every day as well, in a coal mine in central queensland, australia.

     
  9. hugo pilco PERU, Friday, April 10th, 2009, 8:51 am

    quisiera conocer todo sobre es camion caterpillar

     
  10. jabee c barro PHILIPPINES, Monday, April 20th, 2009, 11:54 am

    i was hoping that caterpillar would make a new model like wabco 3200 haulpak

     
  11. jeremy, Wednesday, May 13th, 2009, 5:14 am

    Cat has a couple of trucks right now in development. The 793F is a really good truck. It has a new running gear. It has a C175 engine. And the cab is completely different, MUCH roomier and comfortable. I was involved in assembling it and do the updates to it. Cat also has a 793E that is electric. I haven’t seen this one but, It has a lot of good features also.

     
  12. John, Friday, October 16th, 2009, 4:21 pm

    We had a 793F at our mine but the down time was ridiculous. It was down something like 85% of the time. I agree they are much nicer trucks than a C or D model but not very reliable. I drive them on, a daily basis as well and they are right they handle just like a sports car!

     

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