A Cat truck is a sweet ride for a boulder hauler. A 773 was as big as they got here as far as I know. Been out of the loop for a while. They had a 71 and a 73. I ran the 71 mostly unless the 73 driver was out but it was like a dune buggy next to the old Ford 800, the old IH straight drive, the R-22 and R-35 and the 40 ton Te-wrecks with the Cummins and electric shift Allisons. I was always partial to the R-35 with the 12V-71 and not much exhaust system. It did really good for what it was but the 771 or 773 were like limos compared to the ride of the older ones. The 71 hauled 40 tons plus and the 73 was 60 plus a bit. We were running between 12 and 1400 tons per hour with a Hitachi 1200 shovel. Not much wasted motion. I always really liked the way those trucks shifted themselves. Smooth. Thanks for the tour, Pal! A-PLUS and God Bless
The triple 7’s were game changers for Caterpillar and for the mining industry in general!!…extremely tough and well made, and they are to this day, favourites for stripping over burden operations because of their incredible maneuverability and rim-pull forces!…still the best truck in its class in my opinion!
Another excellent video production by PA MINING. It really amazes me that those 777 units are still working. A true testament of outstanding build quality. No doubt the 777 series haul trucks have been enormously popular worldwide, and a big success for Caterpillar. Great truck, but my all time favorite is the 793 series. The Caterpillar 793 haul truck is considered the GOLD STANDARD by many people in the mining industry. I’m pretty sure that CAT has manufactured about 6,000 units so far. The 793 started out as a 240 ton truck and now with the F model its capacity is 255 tons. I think it’s awesome that they are all mechanical drive.
@@PAmining I totally agree with you on the 793C. I think that is the model that was really a world beater. And then CAT improved the 793 again with the D version, and currently the state of the art F model. It always amazes me that CAT has manufactured about 6,000 of these 240 ton haul trucks. I would love to know what kind of production could be achieved at a large scale mine by using only Caterpillar 793C-D-F units with a group of highly trained operators. Keep in mind that the mechanics/technicians would only be working on the 793 model. As a mine owner or operator, I think the only other ingredient you would need would be a good stockpile of spare parts and components. With that scenario I believe the productivity results would be amazing.
Spent more time in these than I care to remember. Great trucks, but once you get into the 785’s, it ruins You for these. Great stuff as always Justin. 👍👍🇺🇸
Always impressed by the effort and dedication you put into this documentaries. Thank you for sharing this with us! The 777 has always been the icon of the mining scene and the name "triple seven" just sound so cool!😊
Ah the 777A the first dumptruck i ever got to drive. Back then you could jump in with one of the nightshift drivers and gain a bit of driving experience... PS great doc once again 👍👍👍
@@PAmining I work for Cat and absolutely love your documentary series. Let me know if you ever want to find something specific in your area. We always have old iron floating around here and there.
Ran a B, C and D in Indiana and a F model in Western Kentucky and the C model was always my favorite. In Kentucky I’d rather be on a 785 Komatsu than a F model 777 because the cab setup is annoying. Another awesome video!!!
I don't care for the seating position in the newer cab either. They're a bit more comfortable but otherwise inferior in almost every way. The G-series is overengineered junk.
Absolutely amazing! Im a big caterpillar fan! Thanks for making these videos! Always looking for to the next one! Still anxiously awaiting a order of operations of mining video 😉 God bless
@@PAmining basically a video on why of mine site operates the way it does. Why we started digging here, why we are doing things and this order. Basically the method behind the madness... On our end we just see them moving dirt, but I've always been curious as to why they do it the way they do. The engineering of the mine site
Yes and the one thing that I forgot to show in this video and it rather bugs me that I forgot it lol, is the steering hydraulic oil is located up top opposite the cab. Glad you learned something!
Thank you so much for making all these great docu's. I was wondering if there's any chance that you might make one on something like this that is still in service while it is actually being worked?
Interesting suggestion! I can think of a couple machines that I've passed up the opportunity to tell their story because I thought there wouldn't be much interest. I will definitely look think on this! Thanks!!
A Cat truck is a sweet ride for a boulder hauler. A 773 was as big as they got here as far as I know. Been out of the loop for a while. They had a 71 and a 73. I ran the 71 mostly unless the 73 driver was out but it was like a dune buggy next to the old Ford 800, the old IH straight drive, the R-22 and R-35 and the 40 ton Te-wrecks with the Cummins and electric shift Allisons. I was always partial to the R-35 with the 12V-71 and not much exhaust system. It did really good for what it was but the 771 or 773 were like limos compared to the ride of the older ones. The 71 hauled 40 tons plus and the 73 was 60 plus a bit. We were running between 12 and 1400 tons per hour with a Hitachi 1200 shovel. Not much wasted motion. I always really liked the way those trucks shifted themselves. Smooth.
Thanks for the tour, Pal! A-PLUS and God Bless
You're welcome brother man! Peace ✌️
@@PAmining Likewise, we're SURE! REALLY sure!
870 HP ! Great video Justin .
These are simply the best equipment docs on TH-cam!!!!!
😁
Thanks again for the tour!
You're welcome! :)
Rebuilt some “D” models when I was still a tech. Great trucks and love to see the earlier ones still producing! Thanks for sharing!
The triple 7’s were game changers for Caterpillar and for the mining industry in general!!…extremely tough and well made, and they are to this day, favourites for stripping over burden operations because of their incredible maneuverability and rim-pull forces!…still the best truck in its class in my opinion!
Absolutely agreed! Thanks!
Another excellent video production by PA MINING. It really amazes me that those 777 units are still working. A true testament of outstanding build quality. No doubt the 777 series haul trucks have been enormously popular worldwide, and a big success for Caterpillar. Great truck, but my all time favorite is the 793 series. The Caterpillar 793 haul truck is considered the GOLD STANDARD by many people in the mining industry. I’m pretty sure that CAT has manufactured about 6,000 units so far. The 793 started out as a 240 ton truck and now with the F model its capacity is 255 tons. I think it’s awesome that they are all mechanical drive.
Thanks for that! Glad you enjoyed it! I agree, and the 793C was always my favorite and, go figure, I've yet to see one haha!
@@PAmining I totally agree with you on the 793C. I think that is the model that was really a world beater. And then CAT improved the 793 again with the D version, and currently the state of the art F model. It always amazes me that CAT has manufactured about 6,000 of these 240 ton haul trucks. I would love to know what kind of production could be achieved at a large scale mine by using only Caterpillar 793C-D-F units with a group of highly trained operators. Keep in mind that the mechanics/technicians would only be working on the 793 model. As a mine owner or operator, I think the only other ingredient you would need would be a good stockpile of spare parts and components. With that scenario I believe the productivity results would be amazing.
At one of the iron mines in Minnesota they move about 300,000 tons a day of ore, rock, and overburden with 793's.
Nicely done Justin. Thanks for the post. Fred.
Spent more time in these than I care to remember. Great trucks, but once you get into the 785’s, it ruins You for these. Great stuff as always Justin. 👍👍🇺🇸
Thank your friend! Are you referring to the Cat 785 or 785 Komatsu?
@@PAmining The Cat.
Always impressed by the effort and dedication you put into this documentaries. Thank you for sharing this with us!
The 777 has always been the icon of the mining scene and the name "triple seven" just sound so cool!😊
Very true, well said
😃 thank you friend! Glad you enjoy the videos! Agreed, the truck definitely has a cool man! 😎
Climbing with a camera is a little bit of a challenge on that big truck. Great video as always.
Ah the 777A the first dumptruck i ever got to drive. Back then you could jump in with one of the nightshift drivers and gain a bit of driving experience... PS great doc once again 👍👍👍
Ahaha!! The good old days! Thank you!
Very glad to see new videos from you!!
This video brings back many memories of this particular truck for me. Thank you
You're welcome! Hopefully the memories are good ones!
Fantastic documentary as always with such a iconic truck. I wonder if some day we would see a motograder on this channel
Thank you! The 777s are definitely an icon in the mining world! And yes you will!
@@PAmining I work for Cat and absolutely love your documentary series. Let me know if you ever want to find something specific in your area. We always have old iron floating around here and there.
What a great documentary like to see these videos.Great Job Justin Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it! 😃 Thanks!
Ran a B, C and D in Indiana and a F model in Western Kentucky and the C model was always my favorite. In Kentucky I’d rather be on a 785 Komatsu than a F model 777 because the cab setup is annoying. Another awesome video!!!
Very interesting! Thanks and glad you enjoyed it!
I don't care for the seating position in the newer cab either. They're a bit more comfortable but otherwise inferior in almost every way. The G-series is overengineered junk.
@TJBehemoth I heard that the maintenance cost for the Komatsu 785 is DOUBLE that of the CAT 777.
My favorite part let's go up top 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💪💪💪
Ahahaha!!! That's awesome thanks 😎
i have dumped alot of these runnin dozer and loaded alot of them i never operated them very much great video PA
I grew up In pennsylvania in the late eighties I remember there used to be rows of Uclids outside of the stripping mines
The Euclid's were tough trucks for sure. Definitely the ultimate rival for a Cat truck!
Safe Journey! CHOLULA!!!
nice one. id love it if you could do a documentary on the Cat 793B
I've only found one of those rigs a couple years back and she was parted out :(. But it's on the list! Thanks
Well done, I just learned everything I would want to know about one of these.
Haha! Awesome 😎 thank you!
Awesome!....need some operational footage next
this are very good off highway trucks.
Good haultruck.
Another awesome video Justin! Thanks a lot mate! I operated a older model than this, more specificly, a 775!
Cool, thanks!
Awesome truck!
Great and interesting video has always thank you
Glad you enjoyed it friend! Thank you!
I remember when I first saw an M100 Lectra Haul in 1965. With the box up it seemed to reach to the sky. Now a 100 ton truck looks small.
Absolutely amazing! Im a big caterpillar fan!
Thanks for making these videos! Always looking for to the next one!
Still anxiously awaiting a order of operations of mining video 😉
God bless
Haha, your very welcome! Can you re-enlighten me on what you'd like to see in this "order of operations" video?
@@PAmining basically a video on why of mine site operates the way it does. Why we started digging here, why we are doing things and this order.
Basically the method behind the madness...
On our end we just see them moving dirt, but I've always been curious as to why they do it the way they do. The engineering of the mine site
It was hard for me to believe that they mixed the hoist and TC oil. Looked it up and it checks out. I learned something!
Yes and the one thing that I forgot to show in this video and it rather bugs me that I forgot it lol, is the steering hydraulic oil is located up top opposite the cab. Glad you learned something!
Thank you so much for making all these great docu's. I was wondering if there's any chance that you might make one on something like this that is still in service while it is actually being worked?
Interesting suggestion! I can think of a couple machines that I've passed up the opportunity to tell their story because I thought there wouldn't be much interest. I will definitely look think on this! Thanks!!
good job
Thank you! Cheers!
I'd love to drive one of these just once.
Dang fine video good job
This is good thanks for informing me
Nice
Okay!
Your name should be in Encyclopedia when you look up PASSIONATE
Hahahaha 😂😁 thank you!
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