Massive Earthmoving Machines Part 4: mountain movers

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DVD PAL format

Steven Vale

Released 2009

approx. 90 minutes


DVD £15.95 inc VAT

ISBN 978-1-906853-06-8

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The large, specialised machines in this programme have one task: to move mountains. In the Fabero coal mine, northern Spain, you can see a 520-tonne Hitachi EX5500 hydraulic excavator making light work of overburden. This beast feeds 200-tonne capacity Cat 789C trucks in just three or four passes. Nearby, a Komatsu D475A dozer – the biggest in Europe – is ripping through rock.

In footage from mines associated with Fabero you will see other immense hydraulic excavators at work: Komatsu PC3000 and Hitachi EX3600. Among the many supporting machines on view are Komatsu WA800 and WA600 wheeled loaders.

Massive Earthmoving Machines Part 4: mountain movers :: Steven Vale

Further east, in the French Pyrenees the Luzenac talc mine has a 340-tonne Liebherr R994B hydraulic excavator hard at work feeding Komatsu HD985 and Cat 777C dump trucks. The wheeled loader recorded here is a Cat 992G.

Many of the machines in this DVD are among the largest to be found in Europe, and some are rare. You will find that the sites themselves make for fascinating viewing, with a contrast between the thin coal seams of the Spanish mines and the glistening white abundance of talc at Luzenac. As in his other highly regarded programmes, Steven Vale deals not only with the individual machines but also with the total mining processes of which they are a part.

Contents

Fabero coal mine, Spain
Hitachi EX5500 excavator
Cat 789C dump trucks
Komatsu D475A dozer
Cat 5110B excavator
Cat 988F wheeled loader
Plus Tamrock drills, a blast, numerous other excavators and coal loading.

Tormeleo coal mine, Spain
Komatsu PC3000 hydraulic excavator
Cat 16M grader
Hitachi Zaxis EX850 hydraulic excavator
Komatsu D375A dozer
Komatsu WA800 wheeled loader.

Cerredo coal mine, Spain
Hitachi EX3600 hydraulic excavator
Komatsu WA600 wheeled loader.

Luzenac talc mine, France
Liebherr R994B hydraulic excavator
Komatsu HD985 dump trucks
Cat 777C dump trucks
Cat 992G wheeled loader
Numerous Liebherr excavators extracting and loading talc with special front shovels.
Drills, a small blast, and a novel bucket and cable transport system.

Fabero Extra
O&K 120-C hydraulic excavator
Demag H185 hydraulic excavator
Demag 95 hydraulic excavator.