I Bought the BIGGEST Wheel Loader Known To MAN! WILL IT MOVE???

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[@lsucody3687]

Throw some aftermarket fresh decals on it, clean it up, replace a few hydraulic lines, spray paint the wheels fresh, fix belt squeal thing would be awesome!!!

[@rustednbustedmopars6087]

Decent sized but not the biggest, I worked in coal mines running wheel loaders that would scoop this up

[@hhr1862]

988 would scoop it up, the bigger ones have buckets the size of that loader. I work in a limestone mine in north Texas, definitely love running the D11s.

[@laundrieshanging9077]

@@hhr1862 my 88 would struggle lmao. Maybe a 92

[@emptypockets368]

I work on and service cat 980s 982s 988s 990s and 992s. Along with various size haul trucks up to 777. Block time tech at a mine site. It's big but not comparable to those haha

[@ky.gambler5281]

Explain that to @Andrew Runells in first comment. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@brandonwebb3376]

It’s big but not 992/994 big. We manufacture them things are massive

[@josh33025]

Just so you know the world's largest wheel loader is the Komatsu L-2350 which weighs 587,800 pounds has a 53 cubic yard bucket and has 2300 horsepower.

[@NorcoRules]

Where I used to work there was a LeTourneau L-2350 that was at the time the largest loader built .. Maybe Komatsu bought them out Im not sure .. I was under the thinking Caterpillar bought out Letourneau .. Anyways it was the biggest piece of crap to run .. Always broke down and not ergonomically comfortable at all ..

[@bammersmith5993]

@@NorcoRules still is the biggest .only thing that comes close to it is cats 994.thats cats largest wheel loader.ive been around equipment most of my life im 61yrs old.i miss running the old dozers.

[@richardstilwell6043]

"just so you know" 🤓

[@SwellAttorney38]

You gonna cite your source?🤔 (this comment is a joke by the way)

[@cameroncrawford2776]

Thanks Mr Google🌈

[@adamhogeland8033]

A wise move to do that tire work with the heavy tire tool I worked in the mines and seen some massive loaders and mining equipment it is amazing to operate some of those machines love your video content thanks for sharing your experiences with us

[@pokedave2948]

There is a heavy duty safety bar, that's Supposed to go between the 2 sections, while working on the machine, so the person doesn't get squished into oblivion!

[@manyfaces2614]

Yup Lock out strut

[@helgeyndestad8562]

@@manyfaces2614 Also used for sequring against scissoring during transport have transported quite a few of loaders in my career at sea, we always made sure that the lock was on.

[@karlrobbers]

Yep, I shuddered when he walked in the artic joint with the machine running - damn good way to get popped like a pimple.

[@BadgerBadgerBadger28]

Biggest wheeled loader 😂😂😂it’s like a ant compared to to biggest

[@regal105]

He’s used to Kubota tractors

[@jayrichards3672]

Check out the Komatsu P&H L 2350 Prolly put that wheel loader ya got right there in the bucket. Nice try but not even close.

[@daveholmes7160]

It's all about your perspective and a bit of click bait never hurt anyone. 😆

[@jayrichards3672]

@@daveholmes7160 I can appreciate that. It's prolly the biggest one you can haul without permit. Keep Trucking!

[@davidj4662]

Never been to Fort MacMurray I guess.

[@JOSH-vi7vk]

I've seen that rig sitting for 3 years everyday. I wanna say it was in 1 other spot but not sure. Glad to see the beast moves. And Iron Giant is a perfect name. I'm gonna have to drive by the shop and see it. I've been needing a reason to check out the hobby shop lol.

[@B0xlife1]

The hobby shop is amazing a friend went to see it man I could spend all day there and boat loads of money lol

[@KikoFJGS]

In fact, that loader is quite small compared to a real big one…

[@katiejameson]

That's what I was thinking. They make loaders where that could fit easily in the bucket

[@pmkgamingtv]

Yeh that is medium class loader

[@collinpearce5877]

Yeah we have a 988 cat loader that is absolutely huge compared to this

[@Oldwhiteguy]

Lol just gonna say that. It’s at best a mid size loader. A Komatsu 600 could pretty much pick that up ffs and that’s not even a really big one.

[@pmkgamingtv]

@@Oldwhiteguy It's click bait!

[@michaelovitch]

Sell the new tire,buy a used one at its place ,and get cash back on your front yard ornament.

[@AChrivia]

Definitely not the largest wheel loader known to man as advertised. The largest wheel loader known to man is formally known as the LeTourna P&H 2350 Now the Komatsu P&H L2350 which the wheels alone are taller than that Kawasaki wheel loader at 16ft high. The loader alone weighs a staggering 587,000 pounds. Its bucket is 70 cubic yards and is literally the largest ever made wheel loader and bucket ever made.

[@awesomesauce6923]

Us miners know what a really BIG loader looks like. Don't get me wrong, Big Bertha there is a decent size compared to a tractor, but not even close to the trye big boy earth eaters out there.

[@jeffjohnson7017]

Go drive a cat 992 or a 988 that’s a big loader this is a baby loader

[@davep6977]

well bring it by. He can this one in the bucket and take it home

[@AChrivia]

@@davep6977 hell, I wish I owned that thing, it'd be fun as hell! I'd probably do a lot of revenge plots with it for sure which with me having free reign with any large equipment to do whatever I want is pretty much a fast way to prison for me but I can guarantee you that I would make all of the freeway chases in California look like a circus of clown cars by comparison, lol. I've never got to run the L2350. The biggest one I've ever run was a cat 994k. Still a massive loader but definitely nowhere near the size of the L2350.

[@Brandongotcars_]

Let along this not even the biggest kawasaki loader the biggest is the 135z 176,000 pounds 16ft tall 700hp it would dwarf this thing 🤣🤣

[@kennethmckinnon688]

Bruce, driving the 4 miles may make for an epic video. Would the Police allow it on the road with a farm plate?

[@tatumhall2335]

Don’t need plates for equipment any 16 year old can take equipment to and fro no license no plates

[@zackhamilton7421]

@@tatumhall2335 you got that right... I have done it for years when I was younger

[@peterharvey1762]

Just stick a flashing amber light on it and Snowman behind with a flashing amber lights and drive on back

[@nunyabiz8708]

Tha guy was asking 5 grand for it. I make hydraulic hoses all the time.. its cross threaded... Drive it to your shop..

[@josemigueljr]

That's like a 3/4 ton pick-up going into the truck stop with all the semis and saying I'm the biggest truck here. Lol

[@Brandongotcars_]

It's like saying a cat d8r is the biggest dozer ever made 🤣🤣

[@willhershiser6304]

I'm going to school this august to be a diesel tech and learning some of the basics and some of the more intricate things about these huge engines and machines is always helpful. Love watching a guy work that knows his stuff. Appreciate your content as always.

[@justinmcclanahan4745]

Was wanting to be a certified diesel mechanic but I can't Dr's orders bcause I have black outs & never know when I'm going to have one & that sucks,bcause I really was wanting to work on those big boys & girls

[@mynameisnobody5132]

Always remember being a certified mechanic does NOT increase your pay

[@bammersmith5993]

@@mynameisnobody5132 well it should increase pay.not everybody is a mechanic including me 😂😆.

[@mynameisnobody5132]

@@bammersmith5993 I’m actually a diesel mechanic. I was just informing people looking to get into it..

[@jeffr5756]

@@mynameisnobody5132 agree. Don’t be looking for a job thinking you’re getting big money because you’re certified or licensed. It’s all about the experience, and how you show the knowledge in the field.

[@lsucody3687]

Love the equipment vids especially barn finds or abandoned rescues

[@bigford1578]

Must have never been around or seen any mine equipment. Kinda tired of this click bate stuff

[@robertironside3166]

Handy rig for managing any kind of lot full of equipment or whatever needs to be moved. Soound purchase.

[@KyleNelson279]

my boss owns a small quary and uses one of these to run the place. things a beast!

[@carriebrumley8926]

I like Iron Giant for the name She is beast! Love equipment videos will it start videos can't wait to see the videos on BC re restoration!!!

[@frontagulus]

I think known to "this man" : ) Good score, big loaders are very useful. Used some WA600s years ago and they'd lift 25 tons - one load of logs on the logging trucks

[@joeyrutherford1790]

I have 2 old wa500 and a wa450 they are loyal.

[@BeamerTheFox]

@@joeyrutherford1790 komatsu for work, komatsu for life.

[@dplant8961]

Hello, Bruce Wilson. While the 'Kwacker' 95Z was a good loader in its day, it was NEVER "the biggest loader known to man", not even when it first came on the market. Try looking up the Caterpillar 992 or 994 or the LeTourneau L2350. That said, I do hope you get it working again as they were a good machine. Just my 0.02. You have a wonderful day. Best wishes. Deas Plant.

[@colinwallace5286]

I’m pretty sure he wasn’t being serious. He just means that it’s a pretty big loader, especially to just leave it because the hose blew. At a fairly new truck stop in Tennessee, they left a couple of D8’s and two single engine Cat Scrapers years ago when they originally cut out the lots, and now they have trees growing through them.

[@dplant8961]

Hi, @@colinwallace5286. Doesn't matter whether he was joking or serious. That headline is pure and simple clickbait - as well as being INCORRECT - - - about on the same level as most politician speak. Just my 0.02. You have a wonderful day. Best wishes. Deas Plant.

[@colinwallace5286]

@@dplant8961 That’s actually 0.04 now. You’ve exceeded your limit…🙄

[@jjMcCartan9686]

@@dplant8961 I bet you're the life of the party 🙄 anyone who knows anything about loaders knew it wasn't the biggest loader gez dude get a life 🤣

[@CerebralAilment]

Right? I was bombing around in a 988B Last summer at Camarata's place.. They are fun machines!

[@richardhoneywell7411]

Great video Bruce good choice on getting the tires done by someone who knows how to do it. He made it look easy. Like the name of it too stay safe.

[@richcarey9883]

For some super trucker .your skills are not to impressive just thought I say it .

[@bamaimport6027]

As someone that's worked in as a mechanic in a mine most of my life I love these videos people don't even understand the pain we go through at work working on these things if y'all think that's big try working on a car 992 cat that's a loader with some meat to it lol

[@kutzbill]

What blow me away is how little room you actually have to work on them. You think a big unit would have a lot of room, but sometimes the smaller ones have better design for the mechanic.

[@matthewmcclintock5806]

Bruh that's not even close to being the biggest wheel loader known to man lol it's actually very small compared to the ones I run

[@mercbus405]

Mate, sorry, that machine is just a little puppy. Want to see what big machines look like? , research mining machines, you’ll see what I mean! 🤣🤣👍

[@leifwinter9666]

If he thinks this is big wait till he sees an open pit mine

[@jonathanrose1413]

Hey Bruce it's Jon rose again like the front end loader hell blue collar 2.0 won't even no that thing is back there. Hoping to meet you one day I live in Brevard county Florida so I'm not to far from you

[@maggs131]

I just bought a tire for $8000 but oh no a $50 hydraulic line popped. Park it its garbage. Honestly where's the reasoning?

[@JeffreyStrader]

NO that is NOT the biggest known wheel loader to man, NOT EVEN CLOSE!!!!!

[@engineerpat5290]

IRON GIANT IS THE NAME FOR THAT!! Great job on getting that loader back to life! A great project to work on at the shop and you can use that around the yard. The Kawasaki Loaders are HARD TO FIND. I remember seeing one like you have when I was a young boy. The Cummins sure sounds good. I am into trains but have always loved construction equipment and trucks! Keep up the good content Bruce and can't wait to see this loader get a second life!

[@Hogger280]

Wow, is it a Cat 992 or a LeTourneau L-2350 This is exciting.

[@chrisbressler]

Start buying machines like that and selling them and tractors, you make plenty of dollars out them.

[@lemoneleven2179]

biggest loader known to man? what? therse loaders that arent even that big that would pick this tiny thing up in its bucket

[@mikemoore8135]

Bruce why not just drive it home under its own power in the middle of the night with escorts of course. Only 4 miles right? Thx.

[@bencovington9016]

Enjoyed seeing this beast come back alive. Throw some forks on the front to move, load or unload your junk around the yard.

[@scooterlawson]

this is the one that hamiltonville farms did a will a start on

[@nomad7412]

Biggest wheel loader known to man would dwarf your tiny wheel loader. Check out the Komatsu P&H L-2350...72.5 tonne payload capacity and 6.7metres tall.

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

How long would it take to drive it the 4 miles to your shop?

[@elbuggo]

About 1h?

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

I take no responsibility for it stopping on the way to the shop! LoL 😂😆

[@robertbuff1313]

bruce i love the videos iron giant sounds good to me also i think your little braxton needs a new traxxas xmaxx

[@kenhorlor5674]

Kawasaki are a very good wheel loader. I can't believe it was just left like that, with brand new tyre and all. The 95Z-III is roughly the equivalent of a Cat 980 size or standard quarry loader.

[@alexmiller5302]

HOW ABOUT BIG BIRD... 😎👍🇺🇸st

[@bowslap]

You’ll have a small fortune in replacing all of those hydraulic lines….but a functioning wheel loader is nothing to sneeze at! A proper bucket would certainly boost it’s value….

[@jakealter5504]

Just imagine having to replace the hydraulic lines on a monster loader like the Komatsu 2350!

[@evanbunch7554]

So glad to see you back brother!! Been watching all the content.

[@masseymm]

drive it home if it only has to go 4 miles

[@codename0barbatos160]

u should definitely get a bucket for it

[@donaldwhitted4214]

The iron gaint great name 👍👍👍

[@kennethmurray6485]

I think it is awesome you bought this machine and put it back to use. When I see machines like this I am always a little sad. You prove that they still have use and there was no need to abandon them.

[@markkotwica1382]

We feed a screen plant with a 115z. Good heavy loader.

[@jeremydiamond8824]

Love the blue collar as always Bruce and also the new iron giant 😎👍🏻🇺🇸🦅keep the build going very cool 😎

[@yourbeekeeper]

Sam the tire man / Miller Tire was money well spent.

[@wildcoyote34]

pretty cool old loader ,not many Kawasaki loaders around in the midwest ,,,I ran a similarly sized loader when i worked at a rock quarry back about 18 years ago ,, that machine was a Terex 72-71B,,it featured a Detroit 12V-71 TT and was very LOUD eve with dual 8 inch 4 foot mufflers,,it weighed in at 43 tons with the Sieve scoop and 44 with the straight bucket which was 14 feet wide and could fill a 5 axle super dump truck in 2 scoops

[@Blackjack_focus_st3]

HELL YA BRUCE... I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL BABY...YOUR THE BEST EVER

[@fireforcecreative]

I'm in love with the Iron Giant! What a machine! I hope he has many more useful years left. Who cares if his job is to lift up the kids swimming pools or the wife's plant pots....still a monster machine!!!

[@NoName-rs2hb]

You are so lucky to find these machines. And then you find a Cummins engine. Turn here a tweak there and it starts. As my Dad and I say. IT'S ALIVE. 🤔😱🤯😣😞☹️😵‍💫🥴😂🤣😂🤣😂 Now to get it back to the shop. That is where the magic happens. Cool

[@SammyVista1972]

Perfect name! The Iron Giant will be a faithful helper once the minor things are fixed. New decals and some paint will round out the resurrection! Yes, more about this new life for this beast, keep the updates coming!

[@CerebralAilment]

I've driven bigger.. just sayin

[@band1tsixx954]

LOL this "biggest" wheel loader would fit INSIDE the bucket on a Komatsu L-2350 wheel loader which can lift 72.5 TONS in the bucket

[@mr.sillaspaul6997]

Bruse Wilson você cara inteligente colocar estas Máquina pra funcionar e bem legal de ver Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 Silas meu name

[@SirFloofy001]

This is nowhere near the biggest wheel loader. the L-2350 is the world’s largest wheel loader. It has a massive 72.5 tonne payload capacity and stands at an imposing 6.7 metres tall. Its 16-cylinder Detroit Diesel engine has a rating up to 2300 horsepower (hp) and its standard bucket has a 40.5 cubic metre (m3) capacity.

[@hommie789]

Biggest loader known to man? REALLY???? This will fit in the bucket of ones I work on. Look up Letourneau2350 or CAT 994 for perspective.

[@nicumarc5788]

Probably the biggest loader known by you!!!Was ready to subscribe but all I saw was a dude with bigger sunglasses than knowledge.I say this having worked on European loaders,Japanese and American!!!Sorry your channel needs improvement....big time.

[@TheSteedaflow99]

Why not tell the price? lol, people that watch your videos like transparency, Don't care to even watch now but felt obligated to comment.....LAME!!!!!!!

[@deadbambi]

I hate channels that use click bait titles and that is exactly what this is.....it is NO where near the "BIGGEST Wheel Loader Known To MAN!" how TF do you have 534K subscribers

[@grahamwillox]

Bruce is obviously used to seeing/handling smaller things in life….. the worlds biggest wheel loader could pick that one up in its bucket. Clearly CLICKBAIT.

[@ibelieveyou2066]

BIGGEST.LMAO,what about a CAT 994?I thought the LeTourneau L2350,was the biggest produced.

[@joebledsoe257]

LETOURNEAU - L2350 is much larger. I worked on these beasts.

[@westie4ageturbo.749]

Funny name when i came off shift working on 994s and wa1200’s and they are not the biggest afaik. But they could just about pick this up in their bucket! ( well slight exaggeration but still) until you go mining you dont understand large!

[@dougtinsley1320]

Not even close to the biggest. Allis Chalmers made one that weighed 250,000 lbs with all fluids on board. There was one of them working on the barley farm near Delta Jct. AK. back on the 80s

[@jinan0014]

why can't we know.....what you paid....most other channels....the guys tell you.....so, what is the "big secret"???

[@arizonaadventureriders9384]

Tag on the 988G I ran said 112,000lbs and that wasn’t the biggest by far. I did play with a couple Kawasakis 105z 95z around 2002

[@carslave]

hydraulic fluid or hydraulic liquid is the medium by which power is transferred in hydraulic machinery. Common hydraulic fluids are based on mineral oil or water.[1] Examples of equipment that might use hydraulic fluids are excavators and backhoes, hydraulic brakes, power steering systems, automatic transmissions, garbage trucks, aircraft flight control systems, lifts, and industrial machinery. it is not oil it is a liquid

[@Brandongotcars_]

Nice clickbait this loader ain't close to the biggest in the kawasaki lineup let along the world the size bigger than this the 115z is 988 size of a loader the size above is a 135z kawasaki 16ft tall 700hp 176,000 pounds it would make this loader you show in the video look like a toy

[@ogksknkrv6738]

"Known to MAN?" Hahaha you're kidding right? Look up "Komatsu WA1200-3", makes that Kawasaki look like a tonka toy lmao

[@Toonseskat]

A LeTourneau L-2350 at 258 tons weight could pick this Kawasaki up in its bucket. Get your facts straight before boasting about this being the largest wheel loader known to man.

[@redwaveofketchup7457]

Sorry Bro, this is NOT the biggest loader known to man. Do a search for a Komatsu L-2350 . Your loader could fit in the bucket of the Komatsu.

[@rapitupthatsarap6681]

I remember as a kid...another kid lent me a toy metal.. yellow dumper truck..a toy sized quarry earth mover tipper truck...it was a Tonka...I think that was the brand...Maybe call it Tonka lol

[@stevenormandin2059]

sorry but i don,t think you ever saw a caterpillar 994K loader those things are so big that they have a V12 engine in it and weights about 534000 LBS those loaders are HUGE!

[@carldrexler7883]

Looks like it’s about the same size as a 980 cat or a 275 Michigan and if it’s older than 78 it’s a small cam Cummins fwiw🤷‍♂️

[@davep6977]

Here's a little story. In reading all the comments, people are referencing all these large loaders. It was back in the 70's and I was working at a large steel mill. I was at a sub station this night. There was a large sandy dune grass field with a road going to the station. It had been snowing hard all afternoon and evening. There at 2 feet of snow and I was stuck. I saw a loader going down the main road (1/4 mile away). I called him on the radio to get plowed out. He said didn't know where road was and if he plowed a path on the sand I'd get stuck for sure. So plan "B". He said get in. I'm like the cab. No, the bucket. He cleared a spot in the parking area and I parallel parked my full size Ford F-250 van in the bucket and gave me a "lift" to the main road. That was cool!

[@rustysdirtworks8398]

Dummies shouldn't buy hydrolic equipment, running that machine low of hydrolic oil for mere minutes will DESTROY the pumps on that machine, costing tens of thousands of dollars. If you can't afford to put fluid in it, you probably shouldn't have bought it.

[@seaham3d695]

Honestly I'm sitting here like I did in 1985 watching Transformers on TV. Amazing content.

[@dieseltech139]

Great content as always! Blue Collar, Will it start, Blue Collar 2.0, Snowman, etc just all of it! Good 👍 stuff, right here! ✌️🇺🇸

[@DDTHAMS]

If you get it reworked these pieces are going for big bucks right now. Customers are looking for quality used pieces w zero DEF systems. I’d rebuild it and sell it.

[@blythkd9017]

4 miles? Just drive it. Lot easier than loading and hauling a machine like that. Also, can't believe you paid the tire company to air the tires up. Thought these videos were supposed to be about Bruce and team working on stuff? I was really looking forward to watching you air up the tires:)

[@SIERRASGRANDES]

MUY BUENA MÁQUINA E TRABAJADO CON ELLAS

[@kfourom]

If you only have 4 miles to go you probably get it classifies as a construction vehicle and, with proper lights and escort vehicles, just drive it home. You see vehicles that size on construction projects along highways frequently. Won't cost anything to ask authorities for permission.

[@mndoing]

How much did it cost?

[@itsThatBikeGuy]

typically i am onboard with everything but this title was clickbaity asf and annoying. this is NOT the worls biggest wheel loader, and we already knew it moved.... im just sayin.

[@rodlegozzie3449]

With all the crap in the world today (and crap slinging politicians), it’s refreshing to watch decent human beings honoring ingenuity and engineering, to bring awesome machinery to life. Just pure fun. Great work!

[@dhooter]

Almost 40k for tires???? Good God!!! Aint no damn wonder this country is in deep deep deep shit. Former VP Biden is lawn darting this land

[@mjmcomputers]

I’d just call it Big Wheel.

[@kfourom]

Also, Just drive it like you know what you are doing. Wait for a time the cops are busy somewhere else. If caught, fake stupidity and beg for forgiveness.

[@matthewromano8801]

I never knew Ling Long made tractor tires. They make some el-cheapo car tires we'd slap on auction cars lol...biggest POS ever lmao

[@jimr3179]

What a piece of crap.Wait until you need parts.I'm really surprised a tire guy would even work on those dry rotted tires @ 5:30.I would be nervous walking near those when aired up.Good luck

[@johnnyb9792]

Iron Giant it is....... Now lift up some old cars and drop them. Maybe run over a few humdingers..... iron Giant needs to be painted black

[@RobertFay]

*- How much can you do for a full and proper cleanup & refurbish/rebuild & repaint?* *- What would that bring at auction or custom sale* *- What would/could you use the earned capital from doing that to pay for or build next?*

[@louisdoss5853]

The larger Michigan articulated series I believe are somewhere around 475 to 500 series and over 20 feet tall so U have a very small one. !!!!!!!!

[@negumanezer]

Mini Bruce

[@billgeorge7804]

Obviously you’ve never seen a Cat 992C which is a good bit bigger that that Tonks Toy 🤣🤣