CAT Power at Work - Caterpillar 992C Loading 777F's

A 1984 Caterpillar 992C hard at work loading 100-ton 777F's with clay. Like seeing big caterpillar earthmovers at work? Then subscribe and catch all the mining action!
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[@brianw8963]

Spent countless hours on all these machines. We also used to tag team loading 785’s with two 994’s . Hung up my hard hat last month. Already starting to miss it, sort of. 👍👍🇺🇸

[@PAmining]

Haha! Once the coals in your blood you'll always miss it! Thanks

[@Only-one-life-68]

Hope you enjoy your retirement,it’ll take a while I suppose,but you’ll love the rest..

[@brianw8963]

@@Only-one-life-68 Rest isn’t even on the horizon, but I do enjoy not even knowing what day of the week it is, and not caring! 👍👍🇺🇸

[@Only-one-life-68]

@@brianw8963 Absolutely fully understand comrade,from over the pond in Uk 🇬🇧

[@MrKill56]

Those 992C's really were great machines

[@williamhall9204]

@MrKill56 They were a huge success for Caterpillar. And the 992C’s were so much better than the 992B model. Cat added 140 horsepower, 2.5 cubic yard bigger bucket, and about 18 tons more weight. The only thing I liked more on the B model was the cab structure. It had a really unique look to it.

[@davefleming1117]

992C.. such a CLASSIC. 3412 ROAR!! They would just keep working. That one sounds like exhaust leak. Maybe bad turbo? Great machines.. ran one for yrs

[@rmscr7ronald]

👍 🇧🇴 Fans n1 Bolivia 🇧🇴 .me gusta me encanta ver este tipo de videos 📹 👀 👀 saludos cordiales desde sudamerica santa cruz Bolivia 🇧🇴 excelente trabajo con el video 📹 amigo 👀 📹 👀 📹 Okey

[@craigsibley8161]

Excellent video my American friend 👍👍👍 Greetings from a fellow (all be it ex) sunshine miner in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Nice to see the dozer giving the old girl a helping hand, she's only 10 years younger than me...

[@PAmining]

Thank you my friend! In the Appalachian soft coal, doEra used to break down the shot to the loader or shovel are often called "trap dozers." Just interesting terminology. Cheers from across the pond! 🍻

[@IwishIwasnot]

I miss those days driving the 992C 's at US Steel on Zug Island Detroit

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Happy Mom's Day and I just herded the 115 which was about the size of an 88. Always wanted to get ahold of a 92 but never was on a job that had them but I was hauling stone or concrete. Hapy day to yall and God Bless ALL Yall!

[@PAmining]

Happy mother's day! Cheers my friend!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@PAmining LIKEWISE I'm sure!

[@TJV83]

My right leg is hurting from watching this

[@PAmining]

Haha, It's a workout to run these old dinosaurs

[@chuckh.2227]

Sounds like the loader needs some long overdue maintenance

[@PAmining]

LMAO, that 992 is mint compared to some of the old dogs I've seen!

[@EdStrong929]

Great video and action. Always a fan of anything with the"pacman color

[@PAmining]

Classic caterpillar man! Thanks 👍🏼

[@richc4122]

992C still today a great machine ! Nothing fancy just a well built machine that didn’t need a lap top computer to troubleshoot. Judging by that smoke someone got that AFR a bit on the Rich side. 😮

[@simonburns1799]

The FARC

[@leemiller199]

Cool tuf old thing beauty

[@ypebanbung-michael8865]

Great video ❤

[@PAmining]

Glad you liked it!

[@coalminer2483]

As soon as the loader gets the bucket full and gets in position the truck drivers need to be pushing the bucket up in the air to get loaded quicker and get more loads

[@imdavid28]

Sweet video! Got really close up on this one.

[@PAmining]

😎 Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nyrasan2240]

Your country a lot of work and this work so good can take video for KZbin

[@mikedemarco270]

992C & 992D are my favorite loaders of all time, so I love the video upload! Never been able to operate one before. Probably never will. We have 2 992G’s and a 992k at our quarry that I run. Love the 992G. It’s my substitute for not being able to run a 992C or 992D haha

[@PAmining]

They are a workout compared to the Gs that's for sure! They were fuel hogs and slow but very reliable

[@mikedemarco270]

@@PAmining they are slow that’s for sure from what I’ve heard😂 my dad and uncle who I work with started working at our quarry in the 80s so they got to run 992C & 992D’s. They had like 3-4 of them so I’m extremely jealous lmao our family is 6 generations deep at the quarry we work at. In my opinion you can’t beat the look of the old 992’s as well. Such a classic look!

[@joshedwards3056]

Cat power

[@KUPHSER]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone pull under a loader worse than that 777 at the beginning lol

[@lucmarchand617]

When cat bring 992C on market it huge it.western canada mining,construction,oilsands,so on.they still some place 992C still use yup.😊

[@404nitro]

Cool video. That first 777 had almost new looking tread on its tires. How'd it get the sidewall of the right front tire so badly gashed like that?

[@mikethorntonr1]

Looks like wet marks

[@404nitro]

@@mikethorntonr1 That's what I thought at first too. I would hope so, because those suckers aren't cheap.

[@travisfrench9221]

Would this happen to be an RES job?

[@PAmining]

Absolutely

[@halffast7799]

@@PAmining I thought so also.

[@kenuber4014]

Damn PA, I don't know where this is at, but that loader operator is not with the program. He doesn't keep his floor clean at all, and loads the trucks about half way! Just say'n.

[@PAmining]

Well first of all the loaders in clay., I've never seen a clay cut from a 992 that's not a bouncy floor because the loader sinks constantly. The first truck was loaded with three buckets because the 92 wanted to reposition and move over to dig the fresh dirt from the D11. 4 passes from a 992 in a 100 ton truck is pretty standard. A fifth pass would be great but keeping the trucks moving is also important. I'm sure the company is factoring in 3/4 loads from the 992. I do it daily. You use an average payload factor to figure total BCY moved per day.

[@triple7433]

What happend to the PC1250 Documentary?

[@PAmining]

That was a -8 machine that I referred to as a -7, so I've corrected it and will relaunch later this year

[@kdseidle8031]

I have operated a loader a little bit but that operator seems like he is dancing on the gas pedel!

[@catzzzz1450]

i heard that 992c shares the same engine as the 777,turbocharged v12

[@PAmining]

That depends on what series 777 you are talking about. In this video, yes, they both have V12s. The 992C carries a CAT 3412, V12, however the original 777s were powered by a D348 and later models (B-D) powered by 3508 V8s. The 777F was the first in the 777 line to boast the big C32 V12. Cheers!

[@catzzzz1450]

@@PAmining 👍

[@roberthumberston8803]

old loader still has steering wheal.

[@Occasion77]

Random question about the 3:40-3:55 mark it seems the operator throws a glove out the window? Is there a reason for that? Thanks!

[@PAmining]

That was a banana peel lol 🍌

[@jamesba-xd7xf]

a question, why dont they make the dump bed sides higher so they can hold more dirt/coal? since these trucks are off road they have no legal weight restrictions to worry about. are they already at the tires limits in weight? I ask this becouse Ive seen regular 10 wheel dumptrucks in some foreign countries loaded to 100 TONS as well as 18 wheelers where there are no weight limits. they have the tires pumped to 180+PSI and have water cooled breaks. it blew my mind that these regular trucks could be loaded to these weights. ( now how long these trucks last I have no idea!). here are examples, this is insane!...kzbin.info/www/bejne/laHNfYp4pN1_pKc

[@dhewitt2514]

The entire truck will be designed to carry a specific gross weight from tyres, brakes, suspension, hydraulics etc and still be able to cope with rough ground and steep grades

[@williamhall9204]

@jamesba-xd7xf Manufacturers do make special dump beds. They can handle much more volume than the standard rock beds.However the equipment owner will not load that coal body with overburden ( rock & dirt ). That is because the haul truck would be severely overloaded. The warranty will be null and void when structural damage eventually occurs.Yes, it is permissible to slightly overload the typical haul truck and still preserve the warranty.But a haul truck that is constantly and severely overloaded will have a much shorter working life. The trucks are designed and engineered to haul a specific load capacity. The mine owner or equipment fleet owner will not be keen on any method that will shorten the working life of a multi million dollar investment. Also overloading mining haul trucks is not safe practice.Doing so can result in failure of many different components of the truck. People and property will be at risk.

[@jamesba-xd7xf]

Thanks for the info!@@williamhall9204