Dirty Great Machines - Bucket Wheel Excavator | Technology Documentary | Reel Truth. Science

The only mission for bucket wheel excavators is to dig through dirt and rock in order to get to precious minerals but sometimes even these big machines sometimes break down. Will Ilias and his team be able to fix the 40 million pound monster of mining before Greece power supply becomes threatened?
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[@Yomom12388]

"prevent the Greek economy from imploding" A little late for that I think

[@goose300183]

Looks like this was filmed about 10 years ago. It was well on the way down then as well.

[@subscribeorsus6862]

@@goose300183 so now they have epsilon4?

[@getchasome6230]

🤔🤔😂😂😂😂

[@salmankhan-fk2qc]

Good...spek...my....big....pand....m.....faktore....dairektear.....wll....cana

[@jonusjonus9271]

lol when i heard that i immediately scrolled down to the comments to see if someone caught that, this was the very first comment hahaha

[@bored.in.california2111]

I think we can all agree that we would enjoy the video a lot more without the drama and fake deadlines. There are a ton of youtubers out there showing their everyday lives and how they work and it's interesting to watch. People enjoy watching engineers doing maintenance and how things are fixed and how people perform certain jobs. No one wants or enjoys the drama and tension of this manufactured urgency. Quite the opposite it ruins the whole mood and makes everything look silly and fake.

[@stacieorico5624]

I don't want a lot for Christmas There is just one thing I need I don't care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree I just want you for my own More than you could ever know Make my wish come true All I want for Christmas is you Yeah I don't want a lot for Christmas There is just one thing I need (and I) Don't care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree I don't need to hang my stocking there upon the fireplace Santa Claus won't make me happy with a toy on Christmas Day I just want you for my own More than you could ever know Make my wish come true All I want for Christmas is you You, baby Oh, I won't ask for much this Christmas I won't even wish for snow (and I) I'm just gonna keep on waiting underneath the mistletoe I won't make a list and send it to the North Pole for Saint Nick I won't even stay awake to hear those magic reindeer click 'Cause I just want you here tonight Holding on to me so tight What more can I do? Oh, baby, all I want for Christmas is you You, baby

[@sitsia3808]

@@stacieorico5624 quite a random reply there

[@Cuplex1]

The fate of the entire galaxy and life as we know it is resting on the Greek engineer to fix his machine in time! *Insert dramatic music* 😱

[@lgonzalez1154]

Nice!

[@ginoasci2876]

entire galaxy LOL

[@jonasduell9953]

I literally disliked and had to stop watching because it started to piss me off :(

[@Oliver-kv2mm]

TO MUCH DRAMA!

[@allthegearnoidea6752]

More exciting than ice road trucker

[@Bryanbobber]

This would be so much better if it wasn't for the voice actor and typical Discovery Channel deadlines.

[@YoungHeartedSoul]

everything is so dramatized ughh..will it make it on time..will the team be able to save the machine blah blah

[@tryingharder6392]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and state that every episode in this series will supply more of the same. There is no finesse used in the creation of these presentations, just blunt force trauma. Cram as much noise, effects in as you can.

[@wuddadid]

Tensions are rising. If the team doesn't repair the bucket miner in the next 4 hours, the team could very well be eaten alive by giant sand worms. Find out what happens next week on Monsters of Mining.

[@ryanmacc4709]

Like the constant threat they wont have electricity lol

[@igninis]

I wish they would just tell about machine and maintenance periods. No one need the overblown drama nor stupid drums...

[@69mrnikolai]

proud to say ive worked on nearly all these machines

[@sweetdrreemz]

Thnx mate. You build the world.

[@AldSotha]

Awesome. :)

[@StikDragon]

- "Never walk under the boom..." - [Camera man immediately walks under the boom to follow him]

[@deepsquat600]

yes they kept talking about how dangerous things work yet when they started to initially remove the track from the machine that cable from the crane could have snapped in the track would have flown back at that man standing there just blown him apart there was also a guy at one point that had his back turned to the crane as it was pulling the track backwards that's why all those accidents happen people are idiots

[@dmeemd7787]

😂

[@tonyfeuerhelm]

....like when something is dropped from overhead....supposed to call out "Heads"...Every single person in harms way will Always...Stop and look up!...I determined on average it is Safer not to say anything at all except SORRY!..dude...or...Mr Dude!..A.C.Feuerhelm...

[@GrasshopperKelly]

He's probably a couple of metres behind where the camera crew looked like they were, and the camera stops rolling. They probably stopped, took steps the right, and the post production team just cut the footage there.

[@firesurfer]

@@deepsquat600 The cables and equipment were undersized. No wonder there are accidents.

[@alex46215]

OHH NOOOOOO.... EPSILON 3... OHH NOOO THE HOORRORRR.... More Fake Drama than Dr. Phil

[@SpaceWormMark]

But....but....EPSILON 3 MAY NEVER WORK AGAIN! OH WAIT IT'S FINE NVM

[@octaviusgalacticus2253]

Don't disrespect doctor phil it might be fake but its entertaining

[@bejay69]

Standard fare for these types of documentaries. "Potential Tragedy" followed by "Crisis Averted " Utter garbage, turn the TV off!

[@grizzlycountry1030]

Good show. Enjoyed seeing the effort these guys put out making repairs.

[@felixthecleaner8843]

30:40 - Erica - she's a keeper!

[@scottgregory9672]

Felix s Stunner

[@merkga]

Yea deff seems like a cool chic. Gotta be to be doing that kind of work.

[@rrpearsall]

How could you not like a dirty blonde who sounds like she's climaxing at the end of each sentence!?

[@xCoffeeNWeedx]

lmao, of course her name is "Olga"

[@jaredbrown1580]

Hahahahahahahaha

[@memesfromdeepspace1075]

Oh you work on mines venicles .what you ride ? "Olga" "What???"

[@GrasshopperKelly]

"enough to flip and lift a battle tank" Now, are we talking about a an m22 locust at 7.4 tonnes, M1A3 Abrams at 64 tonnes or Maus at almost 200 tonnes?

[@poacher9118]

Thx

[@nadezhdalynxsnep161]

probably just the itchy locust

[@youngmike8645]

One of these machines accidentally scooped up a CATERPILLAR D11 so a couple M1 Abrams.

[@williamsiyanko4631]

A GIANT machine what a masterpiece it is.wow l would love to see this monster.

[@erickojuaya]

Erica is such a strong mama 🏋🏼🏋🏼🏋🏼🏋🏼...from used to flying now to fixing "giant's parts", I salute her

[@Perrythedrummer]

These seem so much more practical then drag lines.

[@GavinY]

I've seen this on, Mega Machines , X machines , heavy metal taskforce , etc. just reruns with different names

[@joshuanorris5860]

Still awesome though :P

[@DeconvertedMan]

but i wanted to see all the insides of the bucket wheel excavator - I wanted tour darn it. Still cool. Proper people went inside an abandoned one.

[@69mrnikolai]

worked on one and there aint much except a huge switch room or engine room and a slew chamber where the cables to the bucket lay and drag along on a "drag chain" made off plastic and a big funnel for the ore to fall into. thats it really

[@user-hu9vd5tu8t]

Just go the plant and they will give you a tour

[@jeetpatil9653]

Can't believe man utd paid more for Fred than the cost of the bucket excavator!

[@user-uw1wq9rj8g]

This video deserves more views! It's very educated and mind blowing!

[@NitronicZombie]

So you've trained years to be an engineer and or mechanic for bucket-wheel excavators. You're overworked, filthy and sleep deprived working hard on trying to remove the gears from the wheels gearbox with a crane and then 42:35 Mike from the paint dept just rolls on up to paint a rail. Incredible

[@firesurfer]

A paint glove would be faster and better than a brush. No need to be neat.

[@spacecat85]

well, somebody's gotty keep those rails from rusting thru, they're important for worker safety after all

[@a.mathis9454]

Easier to keep rust at bay than to repair rusted areas.

[@sakdawichachai668]

Great​ information​ I​ Love​ bucket​ whell​ ​excated it​ 24​ hrs operation I​​ Love​ welding​ metal​ steel.​

[@thorild69]

6:02 it's ok, just drive over the drum...safety first!

[@iskiinthefastlane]

“Welcome back to, ughh, another shift”

[@MrDiegoNori]

@39:35 "To repair the pinion, we must use our experience and the principles of engineering!" * Proceeds to beat the shit out of the pinion *

[@spacecat85]

lol, it's called percussive maintenance for a reason (but srsly sometimes that's the only thing that works)

[@hukaytv3533]

We are miners thank you for saying that we are the heroes becouse we're securing the peoples need for their way of life while more people thinking that we are a destroyer who destroys their environment

[@guardiandogoargentinos1385]

Wtf are you talking about

[@maxoyew2965]

Yeah exactly. Mining is an inherently destructive act

[@shancyroesner9212]

Imagine getting these beasts on jack stands

[@adamclark9253]

So much respect o the mechanics

[@jasons44]

I have hope for 🇬🇷 people, they are descendants of such great history of be a world power

[@lion2ger]

6:45 brand new track? more light slightly less ancient track. Looks like they had budget cuts.

[@highlandrab19]

its greece m8 its prolly a nazi handout

[@arterias346]

Thank you! Like if they're going prepared to fix the thing and replace those tracks you'd expect something that doesn't look rusted all to hell like the old one

[@williaml8676]

@@arterias346 ontop of that, it looks like they a bunch of clowns running around working on it

[@armchairgeneralissimo]

These without doubt are going to be old tracks, what I assume they're doing is keeping the old steel/iron links since these rarely go bad but replacing all the hardware such as the bushings and pins. Just like when you get a 'brand new' drive shaft for your car nine times out of ten the shaft it self is an old used part but the joints at the ends have been replaced with new.

[@rampage3337]

no they are new tracks but there has definiticly ben budget cuts becaus the equipment they use to pull it on and off is not great.

[@ryanmarshall8925]

3500 for one of those buckets really doesn't seem that bad, 16 of them is another story though

[@nickthelick]

LoL! That's actually what crossed my mind too! ✌🏻😁👍🏻

[@beaverbear9157]

33:20 "Never walk under the boom its a suspended load..." *camera man proceeds to walk under the boom*

[@georgeelias1412]

Debby capps

[@DreamingConcepts]

wonder why the scene is cut just before entering under it :D

[@DreamingConcepts]

maybe we can find the full scene on news

[@herringart4890]

Awesome!!!

[@Softail77us]

The Epsilon excavator needs some chrome. And maybe some whitewalls or racing stripes.

[@gerardorodruiguez5928]

Some chrome tracks and exahust 👌

[@firesurfer]

A fancy paint job would be nice.

[@rolflews]

Stop with the childish drama... just stop

[@simoncederqvist]

Could not watch.

[@Misha-dr9rh]

They're acting like a fucking bucket wheel excavator is going to save the human race, ensure permanent world peace, solve world hunger, solve poverty, create sentient artificial intelligence, discover proof aliens exist and then unite humans and aliens under one banner at the same fucking time

[@RBRat3]

@@Misha-dr9rh Yea the show is noxiously overly dramatic but in all the shit post you did there is slight truth to them. I have the sneeking suspicion that BWE manufacturers pump out less machines than Bugatti which makes them somewhat of a rare commodity.

[@subscribeorsus6862]

@@RBRat3 true. But sucks that society doesn't give a fuck about those machines. They only care for Instagram lmao

[@matthewdowning6955]

Who?

[@tesiskevis6923]

i love this document for my Cities Miners Ptolemaida

[@user-mb4se6km5p]

My 4 yo son is obsessed with the bucket excavator

[@alkennedy1124]

Stoped to be hammering on things it’s out safety glasses, nice vlog real historic story/ movie documentary, I love this stuff thanks BigAl California.

[@ColtonBlumhagen]

I like how the Greek guys don't wear high vis at all, but the Australians are wearing high vis in their control room.

[@Softail77us]

The EP definitely needs a couple rally stripes and some chrome.

[@armymenstopmotion8440]

imagine one mining machine down being a national security threat lol

[@cumguzzler8537]

Its A Giant Money Loss

[@NeBoFoRiOn]

cool stuff

[@lucashc2]

This make me want to rewatch Mortal Engines... Nice documentary!

[@danishbutter1847]

We modern people take for granted.

[@jessedavis3492]

I like how they show several shots of a Greek guy painting the rails of the excavator and when they come back at the end the job was never completed, it was really badly done too.

[@firesurfer]

Neatness doesn't count. Don't forget that the shots were probably made at the same time and edited later.

[@asdfghjkldfghjhgcgyuigfyui9792]

that South African accent lol

[@AidsPizza]

This is fascinating! I Love this show

[@goose300183]

7:35 - "It can rip someone's head off, OR cause a very big accident" I like his use of the word "or" in that statement lol

[@shel5749]

I think I'll chose a different job

[@alecmagill5337]

Greece seems to have a problem with putting all their eggs in one basket. Here’s a very good example of that.

[@minetlav5110]

Thnk god that bucket excavator is working, I'm really proud of my engineering👨‍🔧 seeing in the action

[@RituRaj-gd4rb]

This is. M👹NSTER MACHINE. EXAMPLE of great engineering

[@businesstourMV]

Nice Machine.

[@SDyal]

Very amazing to see machine

[@timeindigenoustimeseeker7059]

Anything FOR a paycheck??AMAZING

[@user-gk3ge2pr5u]

Very nice machine well done

[@danishbutter1847]

Literally Metal Gear

[@Kc12v140]

Don't worry, the Greece economy imploded without the help of that machine being broken...

[@rovidius2006]

it has nothing to do with being lazy..

[@rbeez2004]

No wonder its imploding they spent all their money on bucket wheels.... go figure.

[@BIGKIDSSANDBOX]

Woooooow😱😳👍🏽

[@willow091]

There is no making up for lost time. You have to plan for down time. All machines need repair.

[@michaelh469]

that girl changing out the bits is really cute

[@wheeler2581]

those Germans they can build machines,that looks fun running a company building those gears.

[@MrMundo3d]

anyone can built this thing, with a discipline and solid dedication, the German sure know how to master this skill

[@jabez7328]

if we experienced an apocalipse i would befrend a german engineer

[@BenderOMetal]

Or the maintenance chick

[@geraldguenard4095]

Very impressive machines and outstanding workmanship, great job guys.GERRY G. from canada

[@lalthavungavarte8234]

Awesome

[@user-jp3mk9lx1k]

Giant machine must use professional. i like it.

[@MidasImperius]

"Never walk under the boom, because it's a suspended load" Camera crew proceeds to walk under the boom.

[@deniseshephard3347]

I love the names if these monster machines

[@christopherfranzius5364]

39:30 For everything else we must use our experience and... the principles of engineering. *slams gear with huge hammer* :D

[@ollesniper]

He must be related with Jeremy Clarckson!

[@exodu266]

You'd be surprised as to what can be done with percussive maintenance. When you're stuck, try the simplest things first...

[@nguyenvuhoanglong3418]

send this beast to conquer Mars !!

[@mwnciboo]

When you see something like this and immediately think "Borderlands".

[@Terminate1783]

Oooohh yea baron flynts excavator base at salt flats

[@klompex100]

Very cool 😎!

[@user-mb4se6km5p]

I love you bodin my son

[@zn4rf]

"Reel Truth Science Documentaries" more like "Maximum Drama Grass Growing"

[@sas6477]

nice nier automata boss

[@XSilver_WaterX]

I really like it that Fallout 76 used this mega machine as a world prop with real life analytics and their fantasy fusion-reactor tech while keeping the theme of why Fallout is weirdly a better place than ours. Plus, while black titanium is a real-life mineral, it's not that strong and hardened cast iron can beat it in longevity and stress-bench tests.

[@ragnoxten4158]

Titanium is light and strong. That's the key benefit. As strong as steel and about as light as aluminium.

[@XSilver_WaterX]

@@ragnoxten4158 True, but as its chemically black, its chemical components are weakened and doesn't hold the proper bonding strength to other metal to over lapping. IIRC, its xenon or radon that give the element it's black hue but knocks out 3 primary electrons that gives that titanium it's based properties?

[@sonnydayz2118]

A continuous mining machine was once in use at the Belle Ayre mine in northeastern Wyoming. It has been taken out of service and a multimillion dollar yard art for at least a decade now.

[@lowercherty]

Unfortunately every time a new, larger generation of shovels and trucks comes out the economics of these and large draglines becomes less favorable. Too bad, these ultra machines are way cool.

[@sonnydayz2118]

@@lowercherty , I agree. I love u.

[@rossbryan6102]

AS A HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC (RAILROADER MOSTLY) I THANK THE ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE MECHANICAL REPAIR PEOPLE! A LOTTA HARD WORK TO MAKE THINGS GO!! KEEP THEM ROLLING BROTHERS!! 👍👍

[@danielmadden1688]

Greta must love this............

[@timeindigenoustimeseeker7059]

THEY'RE Destroying the EARTH and actually have pride??AMAZING

[@deezynar]

Looks to me like the Greeks would help themselves a lot by having two guys constantly going over the machine with pressure washers to keep it free of abrasive dust and mud. Start at one end and go to the other, then start back again. Clean equipment lasts longer, and is easier to service.

[@johnsomerset1510]

Yes, they don't even clean and grease the new pins before fitting them!

[@mariebanda2932]

Massive machine

[@chefast1647]

Mine your my hero

[@bigbadwolf5870]

Erika is my kind of girl

[@bigbadwolf5870]

@Savior Flair ima have to watch this again no idea what this is lol

[@siem040]

Its basically a giant dredge on tracks

[@HeavyEquipmentFactory]

good video

[@yellowmoon1084]

That control center looks like it's from the 1980's.

[@user-uw1wq9rj8g]

22:48 Damn! Those truck looks "small" But when it come closer to you, you will said: "How human can built this machine?"

[@Wildboy789789]

Best machine germans ever built, its genius

[@pandoxno3]

You have never seen a TIGER in person.

[@berhanegebriel3155]

The Germans Are ALWAYS THE BEST ENGINEERS, QUALITY BUILDERS, VERY HONEST, PUNCTUAL, STRAIGHT FORWARD, HUMBLE, DURABLE, ...

[@justincase1898]

@@berhanegebriel3155 HUMBLE and DURABLE.... whats straight forward have anything todo with anything... at all... and why did you YELL ALL THIS SH!T.... jesus fvck me christs asshole.....

[@juergen07091973]

Takraf is a German company and wirtgen too, who build the surface miner.

[@BillyN31]

Berhane Gebriel WHY DO YOU HAVE TO CAPS YOUR COMMENTS??

[@danhammond8406]

Scheduled overhaul ov the bucket wheel

[@panon5292]

I know, right? I hate this TV BULLSHIT of "They have only 13 weeks, the before Greece power supply becomes threatened." Over-dramatic bullshit.

[@normhiscock352]

This is as close as we'll get to building a deathstar lol.

[@605jik]

What kind of measurement is "How long it takes for usain bolt to run across".

[@the_hate_inside1085]

2:20 Here is a guy trying real hard to look cool in front of the camera.

[@johnceyesdaby]

shawn Pomrenke Minning LLC...should have a scaled down version of this for nome alaska

[@Jeremy-fy1sz]

And to believe that's a small one.

[@pauleohl]

Lignite, often referred to as brown coal,[1] is a soft, brown, combustible, sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat. It is considered the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat content. It has a carbon content around 60-70 percent.[1] It is mined all around the world, is used almost exclusively as a fuel for steam-electric power generation, and is the coal which is most harmful to health.[2] en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignite

[@mrreymundo5383]

As usual, the more developed countries naturally produce cleaner industry. If Greece really wants to have a permanent solution, they need to install some nukes. Clean, green, safe power.

[@demoniack81]

@@mrreymundo5383 Germany burns a shitload of coal (40% of their electricity generation). Here in Italy we only make 12% of our power from coal and the plan is to be completely coal free by 2025. Guess who people think is "more advanced".

[@mrreymundo5383]

@@demoniack81 Germany will soon be burning dung. They are being overtaken by muslims. If Greece doesn't allow that to happen to them, they will be far ahead.

[@johnsomerset1510]

I was thinking that. It is exactly what Europe is trying to phase out!

[@tippyc2]

33:21 "Never walk under the boom because its a suspended load" Cameraman: WCGW?

[@shel5749]

Rip camera man

[@rrpearsall]

That's what she said..

[@stuboyd1194]

Those crawler tracks r emind me of that Jawa transport thing in Star Wars.

[@senhajimohamed7111]

Good morning team of engineers

[@itscamilleyo]

man, the things you take for granted when you dont understand how much goes into producing electricity.

[@fabulouslife2178]

oh my god, this beast so issane

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

The day all these machines end up in scrap heaps can't be too soon. Lignite. Smh.

[@adamclark9253]

I’m no where near there so I can’t say,, but how else besides solar can they get electricity

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

@@adamclark9253 wind, hydro, geothermal, natgas, low.sulfur coal. Even oil is cleaner. Lignite is the worst of the worst

[@adamclark9253]

@@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb umm ok, do they have the ability to do those options there?

[@jcabr001]

Buen trabajo, en cuanto a seguridad muy deficiente. La seguridad y el uso de implementos es primordial.

[@justincase1898]

how is the security deficient? looks like they dont shutdown.... soooo your nuts mexican horhey