The World's LARGEST Coal Trucks (Kress Coal Haulers)

[@UncleManuel]

This truck is PERFECT for getting groceries in the city! I really like it! 😁🤟

[@Modelo646]

It is so Practical I don't get why Ford is not making them yet.

[@armoris66]

Finding parking shouldn't be a problem either; just park it on top of everything else! 😁

[@LawrenceTimme]

And taking kids to soccer practice

[@Isaac-muntz]

Really practical, should be easy to park in the city and tiny spots

[@MahmoodMotion]

It's so practical you can park it and drive it in paris

[@ndfarmer1702]

I used to work there in the shop fixing those trucks even got to drive them. The 300ton trucks have to have 200,000 hours on them by now.

[@AaronWitt]

the hours they have on them is the most impressive thing about them. Absolutely insane how they're still going strong

[@ndfarmer1702]

Many rebuilds and lots of welding up cracks .

[@cailco100]

@@ndfarmer1702 Wouldn't be surprised it they are more weld than crack at this point

[@GalleryBones]

​@@ndfarmer1702 Do you remember the average run time between rebuilds?

[@ndfarmer1702]

Not any more, Depends on the component and what its “life” experience was they swapped parts a lot of times based on hours. Some parts never made it and failed early to.

[@NGRShooter]

My father is the Lead engineer for Kress on these coal haulers. He is very proud of his work and one day id love to see one in person.

[@kapilbusawah7169]

Has your dad written any books? Would love to read his philosophy of truck design

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

I've never seen a haul truck like that before. It looks like it's really nice to drive. Since it doesn't have a massive tilting bed and a low center of gravity, the maintenance costs per hour should be less.

[@AaronWitt]

yeah the operators say they're extremely comfortable

[@johndc2998]

But it does have a low center of gravity. You can claim it doesn't but you'd be wrong AndyFromBeaverton.

[@showmedewey4727]

@@johndc2998 think he mean't it does have it. would be dumb to say otherwise

[@Beux3751]

They suck The front suspension is a high maintenance item.

[@cammos]

​@@Beux3751then the rear would b to as the exactly the same lol

[@farklestaxbaum4945]

This truly looks like it was filmed on another planet

[@doktoriusquack]

Now that's an engine just perfect for my miata.

[@Sebastbean3268]

I think you will need more miatas to fit that engine bud

[@bigmungus4864]

I think it’s too smol for Miata

[@cob_capone1729]

I sometimes forget how bad ass mining equipment can look

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

"Freedom mine" lol the one word used for everything in the US haha! I love it

[@quint3ssent1a]

Never knew in USA freedom can be mined in open pits...

[@Sam-y5o6j]

​@@quint3ssent1a It's the freedom to be free of the tyranny of mountains

[@stevenabrahamson4876]

Biggest advantage of a Kress coal hauler is the top speed of 40-43 mph. Cycle times are fastern than the Cat end dumps which top out at 32-35 mph.

[@farklestaxbaum4945]

Thats insane

[@CheekiScrubb]

makes sense honestly, looking at the low center of gravity makes me think that on full loads it's still stable enough to go on slopes and turns faster

[@jblob5764]

Man that is a whole lot of inertia 😮 300 tons at 43 mph 🤯

[@GalleryBones]

300 tons at 43mph I guess those trucks have massive brakes 😅

[@Tube_0413]

Maybe CAT will design one, they already have a belly dump but its a tractor trailer with a large Off Road Hauler w/ 5th wheel design

[@warrenjones744]

Great to see someone giving the Kress some love. They are amazing machines.

[@earwax187]

It’s nice to see the equipment up close, I’ll be starting with North American Coal in April, excited to see how these mine operations are done.

[@abpsd73]

The older ones had dry chemical extinguishing setups. An old Kress was being scrapped and was sitting in our haul yard and I decided to hit the button, yellow powder everywhere.

[@burtbrooks7731]

Aaron got that horsepower number for us chop, chop💪that’s why I like the channel, well done boys. Great video

[@AaronWitt]

thanks mate

[@ProudPapaw88]

As always great video Aaron. Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend!!

[@AaronWitt]

thanks for watching!!

[@repaircollc]

I absolutely love your cinematic videos! You are such a great narrator, keep up the awsome work!

[@AaronWitt]

thank you!!

[@ChickFilA-official]

I live in ND and I see these things at coal plants all the time. Really gives you a sense of scale when seeing them in person

[@adriaanboogaard8571]

Great truck. When you ware out the engine and drive train you can get a welder to modify that dump bed into a swimming pool.:)

[@dannydeshler4327]

Aaron Thank You for making this video. These are some really cool and rare trucks and this is by far the most informative video about the Kress haulers on KZbin. Thanks!

[@richardhaselwood9478]

When I was at Newlands (Australia) in the early 2000's, they were using belly dumpers. Interestingly, that was the only Australian Pit I've seen them used. I suspect, there are a couple of disadvantages. 1. They'd be very inflexible. You could only use them for coal haulage, not OB. So, you'd need two fleets of haul trucks, with the associated maintenance costs. 2. There has to be a dedicated tip point for the coal, with an associated ramp and conveyor. Trucks can't just tip on the ROM. There are probably a few others too. But, they obviously work for some pits.

[@nickh6076]

BMA had Kress haulers at a few of their pits, now they're only at Blackwater as far as I know. They're also highly geared so they're slow as a snail going up the ramps.

[@richardhaselwood9478]

@@nickh6076 Never been in the bit at BMA Blackwater. It would make sense that BMA have the scale to make a different coal haulage fleet economic.

[@gamerjay6624]

When i was resident HD fitter in Moranbah for Hastings i used to go to Norwich Park ( closed now) and they had these pieces of shit Kresses there! They were winding down with these machines but they were not really that good of a production machine and they had them because Norwich had such long haul distances, pricks of machines to work on !

[@nickh6076]

@@gamerjay6624 I worked on a couple at Blackwater that came from Norwich, dead right about being crap to work on

[@jimsvideos7201]

Good on you for going out in the weather to get this.

[@samm-d5939]

Those things are absoloute monsters! great footage as always!

[@matterhaz2980]

No one tell Whistlin Diesel about this truck 🤣

[@novaldipadmadisyiffa3022]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ericerto8250]

Right 😂😂😂😂

[@NeurodivergentSuperiority]

The design is soooo much more intellegent than most giant dump trucks

[@chadsimmons6347]

I went to North Dakota a few months back (true-story) I also bought a black rock, some plumbing parts & broken tools I fixed (thankx-4 upload)

[@CaptianInternet]

This would be an awesome base for an RV. You could take easily your whole family on a trip. And the whole school of your kids. And a hospital and the connected towns, a fire department and police station.

[@AaronWitt]

genius

[@SuperMaster996]

The loaders are just as impressive as a truck look how big those loaders are

[@dbikeryamaha125]

I think your coal videos are my favorite. Great work!

[@Freesavh1776]

Being a retired trucker of otr & dirt & rock. I've always wanted to drive a haul truck. I've especially wanted to drive a Kress because of the exotic look of the truck. I've ran bottom dump rock wagons & they were very awesome to operate. Considering how iffy it gets with a framless tail dump wagon thats 30ft or longer.

[@LifeExotics]

Really cool video. Thanks for showing us the trucks most kids dream about driving!

[@ArathiBasinFTW]

That steering angle though, imagine that thing drifting 😂

[@espeescotty]

I've known about these trucks for years, but it is nice to finally see a good informative video about them for once. Such a cool and efficient design. In reading other comments, I guess these trucks are not available brand new from Kress anymore.

[@MrDabe66]

We just sent 8 to Australia in 2022/23. Awesome experience to watch them get built.

[@espeescotty]

@@MrDabe66 Oh nice! It's great they are still being built.

[@rshep198]

@@MrDabe66 I was working at the mine those 8 were delivered to! That bright pink one was a sight to see.

[@JoelGrant-ie4ly]

An absolutely magnificent and beastly machine.

[@torralf9926]

Great video. Interesting how comfortable is it in the cabin. Coz the engine is so far away the driver enjoy a silent workplace.

[@craftyukraine]

Probably, it’s one of the nicest places to work at, as a truck driver.

[@THEGREATKING95]

THAT LOOKS LIKE VERY EASY WORK

[@henrycarlson7514]

So Wise , Thank You . Ultemate Duty in action

[@Lracer61]

Awesome video!

[@StephanLeming]

Hey great job with this. Loved the content!

[@kexcz8276]

This truck is dope af! 😃

[@13raden]

Looks like a cat cab on them. Cool piece of gear

[@stevenabrahamson4876]

793F cab modified for this application.

[@rshep198]

@@stevenabrahamson4876 earlier machines had a 793C/D cab on them.

[@jz1340]

KRESS 200CIII COAL HAULER Designed and built for mining applications, Kress unitized bottom dump coal haulers are field proven to offer the smoothest ride, fastest transport speeds and the highest payload to weight ratio in the industry. Kress Coal Haulers are sold and serviced through the Cat Dealer network and fully supported by Kress Corporation. Kress Corporation Peoria, IL

[@Psychli]

That truck is actually a 2500 or 3500.

[@nonjaninja4904]

This needs to be in a zombie apocalypse movie or something.

[@HVACinthe973]

Look at how that blade is polished up from the coal. That’s cool

[@symphantic4552]

0:30 "Freedom Mine"... man, the USA really gets off on that word. It's a thought-terminating device!

[@unrulee4848]

ND baby!

[@coryglueckert1665]

the fact that it has a v belly dump is better for center of gravity to be lower on such a big rig and the possibility of rollovers are much lower or not at all.

[@jamesanderson5243]

I would like a feature on the loaders... the look like Letuernal? Do the run the engines wide open for the generator, or do they throttle up and down like a mechanical system???? Great video's

[@hemiv8949]

great informative video - i'd live to work on these trucks

[@zoichikanoe6242]

What moves those aren't the horsepower but the torque, horsepower are there to make them swifter. Also that steering looks sweet.

[@karstenramcke498]

Very interesting Report

[@caturlifelive]

Amazing video

[@brucewelty7684]

I worked for a while in the Kress design group.

[@ryanv3751]

How long is the haul from load to dump?

[@AaronWitt]

I think they're running a 20-30 min round trip if I'm not mistaken. It's quite a ways as the mine only moves further from the plant over the years

[@siggyincr7447]

A bit of a missed opportunity to cover some of the technical details that make these interesting. What's the drive train like? How much fuel do these use in a shift? How fast do they drive? What does a set of tires cost and how long do they last? And I'm sure I could come up with more given more than the 2 minutes it took to write this.

[@Adam-x4b]

Google it

[@maksz6204]

Good video, perfect 😊😊😊

[@nils3400]

Crazy Truck😮

[@EdD-ym6le]

So what actually drives the wheels , electric right ... or are just the back wheels driven and the fronts are turned electric / Hydraulic .

[@AaronWitt]

just back is driven

[@EdD-ym6le]

@@AaronWitt Thanks . I know some of those big mining dumps are diesel electric .

[@rshep198]

Rear wheels are driven mechanically. There is no drive on the front wheels. All the functions on the machine are hydraulically driven.

[@V8VORLICH]

Great job - keep digging from jim in SCOTLAND

[@kyle1070]

My grandfather was involved with the design and sales of that truck.

[@darthandres3428]

Honestly thought when the video started this was taking place somewhere in northern Russia since i never seen haul trucks like that before and with the snow and all.

[@blueman5924]

Interesting haul truck. 👍

[@andrewmacdougall5987]

My dad worked for detroit diesel in the mid 90's I remember going to work with him on weekends he would be rebuilding 12v149's for these when Estevan coal had them.. was pretty cool when you a little kid.

[@ernierundall1336]

Great video

[@AaronWitt]

thanks Ernie

[@jmow-t5023]

Love your content, Friend.

[@stimpyfeelinit]

man imagine if it was powered by the coal it hauled

[@SignalLightProductions]

The white equipment looks so cool. Do you know why they paint it that color?

[@prconstructions]

Wow 😮 Very good 🎉

[@jamescharlesworth775]

It does look straight out of star wara

[@iwaswrongabouteveryhthing]

less violent than a 651 scraper

[@pdbsstudios7137]

that could become a good off-road camper

[@Bandar_Alai_Heavy_Equepment]

Amazing vidio .. Vera inspiring and usefeul🚜🌼🙏🏻😍👍👍

[@gustavwising3472]

This is my 6 year old dream job

[@SiboBushings]

Wow good video, so suggestive 😊

[@arcuz7862]

Finally a vehicle capable of moving YOUR MOM around.

[@adamfrbs9259]

How are you getting access to all these places? Just previous channel content and asking?

[@SergeiSugaroverdoseShuykov]

It's not even close to be world largest, it's pretty much medium sized from haulers perspective BeLAZ-75710 is twice as big and have more than a twice load capacity(550t vs 220t on kress).

[@ryang6k]

0:57 thats a silverado 2500 or other HD model

[@chickennugget7489]

CaseOH: I don't know, seems a bit small

[@jeffarmfield2346]

Would love to see you at the steel mill i work at. Theres sooo much big machinery being used, including a lot od Cat, komatsu, and kress, not to mention the cranes n ore ships, furnaces, etc

[@dnielbloqg]

They look like straight out of the game "Space Engineers"

[@richardbarron8869]

FANTASTIC VIDEO! THANKS AARON! LET AMERICA KNOW JUST HOW MUCH COAL WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTRY! GOOD HARD ANTRACITE COAL! LIVED IN COLORADO AND SAW HOW MUCH WE HAD THERE AS WELL!

[@FerDzone205]

Woah thats huge!! I taught the wheel movement is only for future to come for fast easy reliable parking &moving from lane to lane but when i came here only you your channel reveal that they're already exist in America. Isn't it is not hard to control the steering wheel that turn up to 90° ? wathacoincidenciezs

[@mrMacGoover]

Does this coal still go to American power plants?

[@jimbeam2705]

Another great video.

[@jascollinscork]

Wow unreal haul trucks!!! I wonder how old are they 🤔😀 but I’d like to know more about that Le Tourneau loading Shovel was it a 1850??

[@dalewier9735]

Is it because this mine requires no long load uphill that enables the truck to carrier a heavier load.

[@buglet59]

Been there and done that!!!

[@jsadecki1]

What camera gear do they use? Specifically the drone, for the drone shots?

[@sdgmrs]

As long as you are hauling flat they dont like ramps... on the flat they are awesome

[@Brian-iv8sc]

Amazing machines. My uncle had nothing to do with this mine or the trucks.

[@motoflyte]

cool....literally

[@samwenske]

Are those coal haulers all-wheel drives even?

[@lastnamefirstname520]

No. Rwd

[@SukhdevSingh-ge5rj]

😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 from Malaysia 🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾

[@LiveRubii]

All I see is a perfect mobile base to survive the end of the world

[@vincentgrinn2665]

kress coal haulers really are nice to see, every other mining haul truck seems to have just converged on a single design and its abit boring

[@alexdrockhound9497]

its probably because coal is less dense than other ores. That makes them able to increase the volume a lot with fewer structural strength considerations.

[@vincentgrinn2665]

@@alexdrockhound9497 oh yeah i mean i know why theyre specifically designed for coal hauling, its explained in the video its just like, there arent many coal mines using them most just use standard design haul trucks from cat or komatsu other truck design too, terex titan was 3 axle and it was used for iron ore, design doesnt exist anymore BIS are trying to make a 5 axle haul truck, probably wont go anywhere ETF tried making some real wild designs, they didnt go anywhere

[@ksl4044]

they really do look awfully lunar

[@rshep198]

So the earlier ones like you showed in the first part of the video are actually a juiced 3512 out of a 785C truck making about 1700hp the later model like you showed with the ‘red tanks’ has the 3516 out of a 789D which is where the 2100hp comes from.

[@lucianene7741]

How much capacity?

[@erikshute7153]

Great Video!! Reminds me of what we used to have in Alberta! RIP coal 😢

[@AaronWitt]

it's still here don't worry!

[@tristenklein225]

Coal is the most abundant and cost effective natural source of energy next to Natural Gas and we should be EXPANDING production as all our Foreign Enemies are, especially overseas where they are building 3 plants every month while we are purposely destroying ours for pure political reasons! Ask yourself why? And NO it has nothing to do with the Environment that is pure propaganda!