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- A 1996 Caterpillar 5230 removing the final layer of loading blasted rock from on top of a coal seam. Want to see more big CATS? Then join today and get up close with the PA!
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Lord have mercy what a brute!!..and that 3508 just perrs…not even a puff of smoke comes from it except when it counter rotated!!..she’s not even breaking a sweat!…great old machine and great video!!
3516 brother
Man, look at all those fire bottles on that. The sign from the dump truck driver was great.
You don't appreciate how big it is until you see the operator inside.
Very cool.
Thank you.
I think it's great that you are one of the longest running channels out there with the back catalog still available. Merry Christmas.
Well thank you! We appreciate the support over the past 12 years and always try for the best quality! Merry Christmas! -PA
@@PAmining jj
wow, thats a lot of fire suppressors...great video
👍 right on, you guys are havin a good time getting it done. I loved operating equipment.
5230 stands for "to keep it running for a whole shift requires Fifty Two 30 gal tubs of Hydraulic oil". Haha
Sort of feel 8 years old watching these videos, there's just a magical attraction to the big iron, and the wish to be yanking on those levers
Haha! Thanks man! Merry Christmas from PA to!
@@PAmining You too Justin!!
Another great video from PA mining. Fly eagles 🦅 fly…..
Wow some sweet CAT iron. Thanx for a great video. Side note HOW BOUT SOME NEW TEETH
@Mark Montano The owner of that big old Cat should give it a brand new, full set of teeth. There would be a definite improvement in digging performance.How about the size of the operators cab on this 5230. Lots of elbow and leg room available with that cab.This 5230 is probably one of the early examples of the so called mining class excavator operator cabs. Today, in 2021 it is pretty much industry standard.Very good move by the designers, considering the operator will be working a 8-12 hour shift at the controls.By the way, I gave your comment the thumbs up Mr. Montano.
Thanks for the video, love seeing the Beckwith logo on Iron, can still remember seeing new equipment setting on the bank at their clarion location
Your welcome! I still see many Cat machines operating with that logo. Thanks!
She looks ready for a set of dentures!
We have a 5230 FS sitting idle at our mine. Very large paper weight right now 😂
Ha! nice to see a die hard fan at work!!
Wow!!! Still earning her keep 25 years on….. great video. Thanks for sharing 👍🇬🇧
Another excellent video production by PAmining !!! Wow, that big Cat has been digging for 25 years now. Very impressive longevity for a hydraulic excavator. I’d be interested to know what the hours are on that unit.
Thank you I appreciate it friend! If I had to would guess I would say it's probably in the 35-45,000 hour range. All mines have an operating schedule based on market demand and economic conditions which are different for each type of commodity. If you pick say copper or gold which probably has a more consistent demand than coal, those mines can run up to 24/7. But because the coal market is always changing, most Appalachian coal mines will operate 5-6 days a week on a single or double shift. So even though the iron is 25 years old, the hours may not be as high as you would think.
She doesn't make that high pitched noise she used to make....I guess they replaced that cylinder....
I was near one of those trucks in Alberta. It's like driving around in your house. Seriously. These films don't do them justice.
Right hand side boom cylinder is quite leaky :)
@@PAmining Thanks a Lot for the very informative response. Now I understand how mining equipment accumulates hours.As you pointed out, there are so many variables involved in the industry.Especially the coal mining sector.By the way, have you ever heard about or seen a mining class excavator with 60,000 hours or more on the clock? I’m thinking that 60K would be the upper limit for a very well maintained machine.I’m aware that the electric rope shovels can do 100K-120K or more hours.But I know little about hydraulic excavator service life span.Take Good Care.
How often do you have to change teeth on this awesome work horse
What a sound!! 😍 Thank you
@Gilles Auriol - French construction machinery As a heavy equipment enthusiast you just got to LOVE THAT SOUND. You are so right, the sound in this video was awesome.As a side note, when I read the second half of your screen name I immediately thought of the POCLAIN 1000 CK , my favorite excavator from that famous French manufacturer.
Fascinating machines, your videos are wicked good.
Haha, thank you!
Which mine is this one?
What a great video Justin. Great catch and a pleasure to watch
Thank you friend! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Very smooth Operator
great video Thank you PAmining
You're very welcome :) glad you enjoyed it!
justin happy holidays.
Same to to you friend! And happy New year to you and your family!
@@PAmining thanks justin.
I remember when I first found your videos! For me it started with your dragline excavator tour videos
Haha, always enjoy hearing things like this, thank you! I believe my very first videos were a pc4000, 7800 dragline and a 280 electric shovel
How big is the bucket on that thing?
@I wilton Should be 20.3 cubic yards capacity. I referenced another PAmining video for that information.The video is titled, Caterpillar 5230.It will provide you with a lot of detailed information.
Looks like a 777B
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Now that's one big Cat!
Top video mate...did you ever get the chance to film some of the early 777 in your area?
Thanks mate! Yes, there a re numerous coal mines in the Appalachian region that run the older 777s. The A-D are considered by many to be the best in the 777 series, they just keep going. Thanks!
@@PAmining Thats them, the 84A series first model 777 with the D348 engine make a sweet noise, love to see some footage if you ever find any
this is off topic but I'm curious to know have you ever been at a pit that has dug up a dinosaur skeleton? Do they have to stop and call the feds? Just wondering.
We find fossils all the time, but they are usually of ferns or other swamp plants pressed in the slate layers above the coal. I have not heard of anyone finding dinosaur remains though. Thanks!
There is a really good article in Nat Geographic that is about a big landfill in Spain that the borrow pit/cells that has an active dig that has uncovered thousands of fossils. Not dinosaurs, but primates etc
I am sure there are coal mines somewhere that has found dinosaurs.
Nice footage the operator loaded very good, how many tons did he load per truck
@Johnny Murff Those haul trucks are rated at 150 tons capacity.They are pretty much a perfect match with the Cat 5230. The big Cat fully loads the trucks in 5 passes.If you do the math,you’ll realize that each loaded bucket of the 5230 is 30 tons of rock and dirt.
@@williamhall9204 Thanks for the response keep up the good work, I like seeing blasted limestone rock or stone being loaded and handled by the excavator, I also like seeing the material being crushed and made into gravel or aggregate.
Me gustaria trabajar en esto pero no he tenido la oportunidad.
How much did you have to pay that first driver for the advertising? LOL That was pretty cool of him to do. Great video as always. Is that machine basically like the 6015B only earlier, or is it smaller, or what exactly? It looks huge compared to the operator. One other question- how is the rear counterbalance weight dented like that? Is it not a solid block of metal?
It’s larger than the 6015
6015 weighs like 140-150 tons the 5230 weights almost 350
A 5230 is roughly comparable in size to a 6030.
Hahaha, thank you! No cost for that. I can't go to far on most jobs without someone knowing me from TH-cam lol. Just a couple weeks ago I was on a job for the first time and was introduced to a mechanic who follows the channel. First thing he said to me was "there's the voice!" Lol. And as others have said, this is much larger than a 6015 as it's a 350 ton class machine. Thanks!
@@PAmining Ah, the price of being famous hahahaha Thanks for the response. Cat's number system is confusing compared to say, ag equipment that I am much more familiar with. Apparently the number doesn't go up with the size class like it does in the ag industry
Please take that coals to house 🏡
Excellent video 👍👍👍 where was this at?
Thank you! This operation is in Pennsylvania. Cheers! -PA
Question, why so many fire extinguishers on the counterweight??
Why is he turning so far? Is this the only set up for the truck?
Well can't ya see he's pulling the last layer of cover off a coal seam and working his way out the way the trucks are coming in?
@@PAmining no I couldn’t tell, that’s why I asked.
Great video. Looks like she could use a little bit of dental work.
I hate top loading it's to slow
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Is this 5230 still active? We need more videos of the bigger 5000 machines 😊
No this old girl was sold a few years ago. But there will be more 5000 machines coming up! :) thanks!
@@PAmining Thanks for that....looking forward to what's coming up ;-)
Good to see those big girls still rolling coal! Filling them up got to hurt with Biden's $4/gallon diesel 😡
Well luckily most coal mines lock into contacts for a fixed rate on off road diesel which can be over a few year period. For example, where I work we are paying $2.50/gallon for the next two years, but we also burn 20,000+ gal a week lol. Consumer prices are always higher than bulk, but bulk is where fuel companies make their money.
That’s your gas company’s price not Biden’s dip shit , trump an the 9/ 11 Saudis love guys like you,
Load time could have been shorten by nearly half if truck was it correct position!
Ok except, don't think they care about that extra 10 seconds
There always has to be one……🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
CAT removed from production 5230, 5130 in Juliette and bought German factory O&K because the quality problems
I got a ?? are you all doing any hiring? I'm a laid off coal miner been around a strip every since my poppaw has his going back in the late 80s They are not to any mining jobs left out there
Atlantic Carbon bin Hazleton PA is hiring! Can't find anyone today who actually wants to work. Good luck!
@@PAmining thank you