I spent some time in West Virginia coal mines working on these. Then there was Escondida copper mine in central Chile starting up a big brand new 495B. Siemens GTO VFD's with Allen-Bradley PLC5 controlling the whole thing all fed by a 7.2 kV mainline. That was shovel #57 nearly 20 years ago. From a distance, you can always tell a Bucyrus from a P&H. The Bucyrus shovels have the round dipper handle that travels between the booms, and the P&H's have dual handles running on the boom's outside.
Great video, yrs ago I'd spend hours watching stuff like this, always loved diggers and trucks,much smaller stuff here in S.Wales,UK,I'm now 53 and still do... had a supervisor yrs ago,ask if I was from Greenpeace... I said no! Just love diggers...still laugh at it now .
@@kwbushtrucker can't see her now anymore she moved over into 5 pit behind the Sundance plant. That was almost 3 years ago so I dunno if she's still running. From what I gather they where gonna shut down the 4100 before this one as there was still money owed on this one
Great video! With the wide tracks & large bucket, I think the shovel is a Bucyrus 495 HF (high flotation), rather than a Bucyrus 495 HR (hard rock). The "HR" has noticeably narrower tracks for use on hard, stable ground conditions, & the "HF" has wider tracks for flotation in softer ground conditions. The larger bucket on the "HF" is meant for excavating a larger volume of softer soil, than the smaller (& probably heavier duty) bucket on the "HR", which is meant more for excavating hard (blasted) rock.
Someone asked about the tires flexing. Those are radial tires and when loaded the flex is pretty normal. I hope that rubber bull that showed up at the end is going to fix the road going into the right side. Bouncing like that on the way out is not good for tires and frames. The truck spacing is very efficient. Just enough trucks to keep the shovel working pretty much all the time. When he's not loading he's raking the bank with the bucket open to loosen it up and bring down the higher parts. That speeds up the loading. Little bit of a mismatch between the bucket capacity and truck size. He has to make 3 1/2 passes to load a truck. That half load takes just as much time as a full bucket. and there's a risk of overloading the truck. Really good shots for public roads. Around here (Minnesota) they put up berms along the roads so you can't really see what's going on in the pit, but there are viewpoints open to the public at some pits. Some of them have a pretty good view if you're lucky and equipment is working close by. Check out the youtubes of Hibtac from the Hull Rust viewpoint.
Also, the operators don't push the shovels to their max all the time. These machines wear out with time. Operating at 75% capacity can extend the maintenance interval by an extra 100%.
@Njugglesvatn, im glad you enjoyed the vid, i wish i could get closer too but i dont work in the mines im just a huge fan of large equipment , i just capture these vids from the roads that go around the mines sometimes your lucky enough to see these beasts working, i have another one to put up of a dragline then it will be a bit before i get some more so check back later on and thanks for watching.
You lucky to have such big equipment near you, 1 coal site in my town, only has small gear, coal is no longer really used here in the u.k for power plants, were many pits around here 20 years ago
Your lucky to be able to get videos like this I worked at a couple of oil sands sites and camera's and phones were strictly forbidden, I saw the big haul trucks like the 797's but didn't get to see the big shovels as we were working in the tailings end of the mines. Suncor was quite a shitty place to work for, I seriously doubt I'll go back there.
I shot this right off the highway at the Sebba Beach coal mine, lucky enough that it open with no berms in the way lol I hear you though I was moving a few rigs in the Fort Hills Mine last summer for Suncor and they are definitely strict on the video/photography.
@HYPHYDUM408 Thanks, the dragline wasn't working when i was filming or it would have been included lol this is at the Seba Beach Mine there removing the over burden and the coal is down in the trench on the left side of the dragline.
Copy in the Wheel Dozer. Can you head down to the Shovel and clean that floor up so those poor loaded trucks don't try to destroy themselves on the way out?
Imported music. The shovel in this video is powered by electricity, if you look closely you see the power cable on the ground in the foreground and again behind the shovel. The tire stands are used to carry the power cable for the shovel across the road, so the trucks do not run over it and destroy it. This allows a truck to be positioned on each side of the shovel.
Wow, great stuff and it's great to see a decent T282b video on youtube. It's a shame you couldn't get a little closer but I understand how tetchy the mining companies are. I didn't realise the wheels and axles moved around as much as they do!. Thank you very much for the video and I hope you can bring us some more.
I'm sick and tired of all these keyboard production managers on RUclips commenting on these vids! I bet most of them are truckers. Thanks for the video. May I ask what the tire stands are for ? Is this to keep only one truck leaving/exiting the dig area at one time...?
Lol amen! I don't pay attention to the know it all keyboard warriors anymore but careful not all truckers are to blame I'm a heavy haul trucker myself ;) lol thanks glad you enjoyed the vid, I believe the stands are to raise the electrical power cord for the shovel up so the trucks don't run it over.
+importedmusic The stands are for the power cable that powers vthe shovel. It won't stand up to being run over. We call them cable stands in Minnesota.
+importedmusic It's there so the trucks can get to both sides of the shovel for double side loading. Some places have a Cable Arch made of piping that can be picked up by a haul truck with hooks on the front of the dump body for easy moving. And by the way, these shovels are now built by Cat and are called 7495's.
@dorfus71 ahhhhhh what are you the productivity and profitability police? lol its a cool video of big ass equipment that most people dont get to see everyday just enjoy the video sucka lol
I spent some time in West Virginia coal mines working on these. Then there was Escondida copper mine in central Chile starting up a big brand new 495B. Siemens GTO VFD's with Allen-Bradley PLC5 controlling the whole thing all fed by a 7.2 kV mainline. That was shovel #57 nearly 20 years ago. From a distance, you can always tell a Bucyrus from a P&H. The Bucyrus shovels have the round dipper handle that travels between the booms, and the P&H's have dual handles running on the boom's outside.
Great video, yrs ago I'd spend hours watching stuff like this, always loved diggers and trucks,much smaller stuff here in S.Wales,UK,I'm now 53 and still do... had a supervisor yrs ago,ask if I was from Greenpeace...
I said no! Just love diggers...still laugh at it now .
Lol I was lucky enough to catch this on the side of the highway, we get those green peace idiots here too 🤦🏼♂️
@@kwbushtrucker can't see her now anymore she moved over into 5 pit behind the Sundance plant. That was almost 3 years ago so I dunno if she's still running. From what I gather they where gonna shut down the 4100 before this one as there was still money owed on this one
At 1:07 watching that truck bounce is epic
Great if no the best vid I've ever seen
Great video!
With the wide tracks & large bucket, I think the shovel is a Bucyrus 495 HF (high flotation), rather than a Bucyrus 495 HR (hard rock). The "HR" has noticeably narrower tracks for use on hard, stable ground conditions, & the "HF" has wider tracks for flotation in softer ground conditions. The larger bucket on the "HF" is meant for excavating a larger volume of softer soil, than the smaller (& probably heavier duty) bucket on the "HR", which is meant more for excavating hard (blasted) rock.
Someone asked about the tires flexing. Those are radial tires and when loaded the flex is pretty normal. I hope that rubber bull that showed up at the end is going to fix the road going into the right side. Bouncing like that on the way out is not good for tires and frames.
The truck spacing is very efficient. Just enough trucks to keep the shovel working pretty much all the time. When he's not loading he's raking the bank with the bucket open to loosen it up and bring down the higher parts. That speeds up the loading.
Little bit of a mismatch between the bucket capacity and truck size. He has to make 3 1/2 passes to load a truck. That half load takes just as much time as a full bucket. and there's a risk of overloading the truck.
Really good shots for public roads. Around here (Minnesota) they put up berms along the roads so you can't really see what's going on in the pit, but there are viewpoints open to the public at some pits. Some of them have a pretty good view if you're lucky and equipment is working close by. Check out the youtubes of Hibtac from the Hull Rust viewpoint.
Also, the operators don't push the shovels to their max all the time. These machines wear out with time. Operating at 75% capacity can extend the maintenance interval by an extra 100%.
I used to work Sunhills (Highvale when I worked there). I drove 83 for a few years while there. I miss the old crew.
@Njugglesvatn, im glad you enjoyed the vid, i wish i could get closer too but i dont work in the mines im just a huge fan of large equipment , i just capture these vids from the roads that go around the mines sometimes your lucky enough to see these beasts working, i have another one to put up of a dragline then it will be a bit before i get some more so check back later on and thanks for watching.
You lucky to have such big equipment near you, 1 coal site in my town, only has small gear, coal is no longer really used here in the u.k for power plants, were many pits around here 20 years ago
What wôderful and powerful machines …👌
Seba Beach Coal Mine... about 70Km west of Edmonton, Alberta just in case any one was wondering. I found this out from one of the comments below.
Would love to see a time lapse of start to finish of the machines movements
Damm, these Machines are gigantic!!!!!
Hell yeah. Awesome footage you captured. Never mind the haters.
Your lucky to be able to get videos like this I worked at a couple of oil sands sites and camera's and phones were strictly forbidden, I saw the big haul trucks like the 797's but didn't get to see the big shovels as we were working in the tailings end of the mines. Suncor was quite a shitty place to work for, I seriously doubt I'll go back there.
I shot this right off the highway at the Sebba Beach coal mine, lucky enough that it open with no berms in the way lol I hear you though I was moving a few rigs in the Fort Hills Mine last summer for Suncor and they are definitely strict on the video/photography.
bert26a you tell me you filmed this from the side of a highway!!!
If so I'd get a plane ticket from 🇬🇧to see this.
Well done
@HYPHYDUM408 Thanks, the dragline wasn't working when i was filming or it would have been included lol this is at the Seba Beach Mine there removing the over burden and the coal is down in the trench on the left side of the dragline.
PROBABLY DOWN FOR PM OR BROKEN
super heavy machines, nice video
I love Electric Rope Shovels!😍😍That thing is huge.😳
Copy in the Wheel Dozer. Can you head down to the Shovel and clean that floor up so those poor loaded trucks don't try to destroy themselves on the way out?
Great video
Бисайрус хорошая техника 😎
Currently a fitter pulling one of these apart and fuck everything is just a huge effort
Good work....
your not kidding 495HR 1,429,120kg, Liebher T282B 596,900kg lol, thanks glad you enjoyed!
Hello !
Can you tell me where I can get technical documentation, drawings of components and spare parts for the 495 ?
Imported music. The shovel in this video is powered by electricity, if you look closely you see the power cable on the ground in the foreground and again behind the shovel. The tire stands are used to carry the power cable for the shovel across the road, so the trucks do not run over it and destroy it. This allows a truck to be positioned on each side of the shovel.
Wow, great stuff and it's great to see a decent T282b video on youtube. It's a shame you couldn't get a little closer but I understand how tetchy the mining companies are.
I didn't realise the wheels and axles moved around as much as they do!.
Thank you very much for the video and I hope you can bring us some more.
Great video of a good operator..
They should add another truck to this operation.
The shovel should never be waiting.
Wonder if Cat have made any improvements to the design after buying over Bucyrus?
P&H/Joy Global sells replacement (upgrade) parts for these machines!
Thanks, but no i work in the oil patch moving drilling rigs.
My mistake, I can see "HR" on the side of the superstructure. Had me fooled; the shovel looked like an "HF" to me.
I guess dorfus71 doesn't understand that being productive or profitable doesn't necessarily mean that you have to have trucks stacked up all the time.
Where is to bulldozer to smooth the pathway on the right?
I see the truck dancing, isn't that bad fot the suspensions?
what suspensions ?
@@stephanestephane4291
Did I miss spelled?
Suspensions?
Nice
Whats the dragline on the left?
Marion 8750
100 ton / digging
Trato plataforma robótica com direção locomoção
What is being mined here ?
Andrew Rees this is a coal mine
To the left was the dragline working and you can see the coal seam down bellow it.
So are they moving over burden?
I think it's a Marion 8750
Where is this mine and what are they mining ?
Andrew Rees it’s a coal mine in central Alberta
When people put out these videos they should have their own first comment where it is what it is what they're digging a little backstory
Esa pala es buena por que noes mala Viva Turkmenistán
We sure dont load em like that anymore
I'm sick and tired of all these keyboard production managers on RUclips commenting on these vids! I bet most of them are truckers. Thanks for the video. May I ask what the tire stands are for ? Is this to keep only one truck leaving/exiting the dig area at one time...?
Lol amen! I don't pay attention to the know it all keyboard warriors anymore but careful not all truckers are to blame I'm a heavy haul trucker myself ;) lol thanks glad you enjoyed the vid, I believe the stands are to raise the electrical power cord for the shovel up so the trucks don't run it over.
kwbushtrucker Thanks
+importedmusic The stands are for the power cable that powers vthe shovel. It won't stand up to being run over. We call them cable stands in Minnesota.
+importedmusic It's there so the trucks can get to both sides of the shovel for double side loading. Some places have a Cable Arch made of piping that can be picked up by a haul truck with hooks on the front of the dump body for easy moving. And by the way, these shovels are now built by Cat and are called 7495's.
we call them cable towers in wyoming. and yes it's so the shovel can load both sides. increases production. as shovel moves they are pulled forward.
TransAlta is owned by Warren Buffett.
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Vamos colocar vídeos novos? Senão não tem audiência
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@dorfus71 ahhhhhh what are you the productivity and profitability police? lol its a cool video of big ass equipment that most people dont get to see everyday just enjoy the video sucka lol
where was this filmed?
@@johndoe-zk1yu lake wabamun Highvale Mine alberta
What mine is this? Looks like a Cdn flag flying on the shovel.
Seba Beach Mine in Alberta Canada
How much did they STEAL IN ORDER TO AFFORD THIS SHIT ⁉️🕵🏾♂️🤔
Vou abre um canal nu yu tuby
Канадский флаг на крыше экскаватора. Какое месторождение!?
Lomusk s liemberg
Uh oh! 2:32 Looks like someone forgot to order enough rock trucks or hire enough operators!
Way to piss productivity and profitability down the drain!