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Caterpillar 797. The Caterpillar 797 is a series of off-highway, ultra class, two- axle, mechanical powertrain haul trucks developed and manufactured in the United States by Caterpillar Inc. specifically for high-production mining and heavy construction applications worldwide. [1] In production since 1998, the 797 series represents Caterpillar ...
Dump truck. A dump truck, known also as a dumping truck, dump trailer, dumper trailer, dump lorry or dumper lorry or a dumper for short, is used for transporting materials (such as dirt, gravel, or demolition waste) for construction as well as coal. A typical dump truck is equipped with an open-box bed, which is hinged at the rear and equipped ...
Articulated hauler. An articulated hauler, articulated dump truck (ADT), or sometimes a dump hauler, is a very large heavy-duty type of dump truck used to transport loads over rough terrain, and occasionally on public roads. The vehicle usually has all-wheel drive and consists of two basic units: the front section, generally called the tractor ...
Euclid truck in use at Chuquicamata copper mine in 1984 Euclid truck at a quarry in Poland (2013) The Euclid Company of Ohio was a manufacturer which specialized in heavy equipment for earthmoving, particularly dump trucks, loaders and wheel tractor-scrapers. It operated in the US from the 1920s to the 1950s, when it was purchased by General ...
Height. 24 ft 2 in (7.37 m) Curb weight. 463,383 pounds (210.187 t) [1] The Komatsu 930E is an off- highway, ultra class, rigid frame, two- axle, diesel/ AC electric powertrain haul truck designed and manufactured by Komatsu in Peoria, Illinois, United States. [2] Although the 930E is neither Komatsu's largest nor highest payload capacity haul ...
On-highway truck, nicknamed the "narrow-nose" truck First model line introduced with red Peterbilt emblem (at launch) Butterfly-type hood with cycle-style fenders. Horizontal shutters on grille Set-back front axle option introduced in 1971 (later becoming 353) NASA owned 4 such truck but retired two of them, R-13 and R-15. Due to problems with ...
A dumper or dumper truck ( British English) or dump truck ( North American English) is a truck designed for carrying bulk material, often on building sites. A dumper has a body which tilts or opens at the back for unloading and is usually an open 4-wheeled vehicle with the load skip in front of the driver. The skip can tip to dump the load ...
List of dump truck manufacturers. This transport-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021) Tractor units.