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

[@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

[@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...

[@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!

[@ginoasci]

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

[@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

[@69mrnikolai]

proud to say ive worked on nearly all these machines

[@sweetdrreemz]

Thnx mate. You build the world.

[@AldSotha]

Awesome. :)

[@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!?

[@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!

[@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.

[@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?

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@GavinY]

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

[@joshuanorris5860]

Still awesome though :P

[@thorild69]

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

[@grizzlycountry1030]

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

[@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

[@williamsiyanko4631]

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

[@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

[@ΠαναγιώτηςΠαρασκευάςκιάφης]

Just go the plant and they will give you a tour

[@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.

[@user-uw1wq9rj8g]

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

[@Perrythedrummer]

These seem so much more practical then drag lines.

[@erickojuaya]

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

[@user-mb4se6km5p]

My 4 yo son is obsessed with the bucket excavator

[@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! ✌🏻😁👍🏻

[@jasons44]

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

[@iskiinthefastlane]

“Welcome back to, ughh, another shift”

[@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...

[@the_hate_inside1085]

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

[@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)

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@after_midnight9592]

30:24 Gender pay gap debunked in 10 seconds.

[@ronaldbrown9638]

After_Midnight careful not to upset the snowflake males from Seattle 🤪

[@theenchiladakid1866]

But is she being payed more or less than a man doing the same job

[@randymagnum143]

@@theenchiladakid1866 does she show up as much as a man, or does she mis work crying and having babies? That's where the difference is.

[@klompex100]

Very cool 😎!

[@GenSurgVictor]

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

[@sakdawichachai668]

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

[@geraldguenard4095]

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

[@lucashc2]

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

[@BIGKIDSSANDBOX]

Woooooow😱😳👍🏽

[@shancyroesner9212]

Imagine getting these beasts on jack stands

[@tesiskevis6923]

i love this document for my Cities Miners Ptolemaida

[@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?"

[@dzctech]

Wow. It truly is a beast at the mining site.

[@kspear7892]

Thank goodness here on KZbin " L " key , I can SKIP MOST of the drama. Fake deadlines and such. Can't watch on TV.

[@alecmagill5337]

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

[@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!

[@adamclark9253]

So much respect o the mechanics

[@createproduce1222]

Awesome engineering.

[@minetlav5110]

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

[@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!! 👍👍

[@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!

[@Yamjam-l7t]

This is fascinating! I Love this show

[@armymenstopmotion8440]

imagine one mining machine down being a national security threat lol

[@cumguzzler8537]

Its A Giant Money Loss

[@HeavyEquipmentFactory]

good video

[@Softail77us]

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

[@willow091]

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

[@danishbutter1847]

We modern people take for granted.

[@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.

[@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?

[@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??

[@sas6477]

nice nier automata boss

[@pattygq]

7:37 Wire has split. It's only a matter of time before that load lets go and that wire kills someone.

[@Midg-td3ty]

31:20 Such a woman doing this type of job is really impressive.

[@فلسطينيحر-ض6ط]

Very nice machine well done

[@franzotto448]

5:30 huch, dem hat es ja die Latschen ausgezogen, da braucht ihr aber einen großen Schuhanzieher um die Latschen wieder an die Füße zubekommen.☺ 5:30 hey, he has taken off the slippers, but you need a big shoehorn to get the slippers back to your feet ☺

[@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?

[@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.

[@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

[@MichSignMan]

Did he short on money? 39:10 wtf... It seems they always throw a time limit on all these shows "with just 3 days left to fix it"

[@เอกพงษ์เชงสันติสุข]

Giant machine must use professional. i like it.

[@jabez7328]

if we experienced an apocalipse i would befrend a german engineer

[@BenderOMetal]

Or the maintenance chick

[@rampage3337]

7:09 why don't they use the right equipment for the job? these machines need to be running there aint no time for old crapy machiney that is extremly dangerous and takes a very long time to operate. there are mutch beter cranes and such for that kind of job and it whould be mutch safer and mutch faster. and allso more precise. with an operation this big there is no ''we can't afford it'' you take a loan becaus maintenance speed and safty is super important

[@deniseshephard3347]

I love the names if these monster machines

[@SDyal]

Very amazing to see machine

[@timeindigenoustimeseeker7059]

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

[@mcwho3]

20:05, The best part of the video.

[@jolly8547]

BRUH

[@brianwood7480]

Please don't blame the horrible state of Greece's economy on the Greek people. I lived on Crete for 6 months & found them to be the most hardworking, honest, friendly and productive people anywhere. The buck should always stop at the top, but the "top people " always place the blame somewhere else. Peace.

[@herringart4890]

Awesome!!!

[@geisterfahreruberholer2171]

Even when we Germans sent Bagger 288 to them, Greek fails. Goddamnit, these machines are build to fight Kaijus and only need some food in the mines. Yet you fuck it up, again!

[@zn4rf]

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

[@user-mb4se6km5p]

I love you bodin my son

[@johannesmuller1288]

And nearly the whole thing comes deine Germany in so proud to be German

[@ramazankalyoncu3631]

You are such right. Due to my work I wisit Germany from Belgium and my work about those quarries reserve research and ur systems can not be compired to other Europen countries so clean so perfect time management and even people who are working strictly fallowing the rulles ..can say bravoo

[@bustersmith5569]

KRUPP,,,, that pretty much says it all !!! 👍👍

[@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..

[@timeindigenoustimeseeker7059]

Anything FOR a paycheck??AMAZING

[@Jdbaughman1994]

"Big, mean, and invincible" continues to talk about one being broken down...

[@shel5749]

No I think the funny thing is that it's 'invisible' but has to get repaired after every use

[@businesstourMV]

Nice Machine.

[@hopsricebarley]

37:11 no way that is a professional welder....obviously using people not professionally trained. it would be hard to make a crappier weld...

[@RituRaj-gd4rb]

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

[@Mining2Me]

The bucket wheel excavator is an absolute beast! If anyone is interested to see what other technologies the mining industry uses, come drop by our channel! In Mining, size matters

[@mountainviews5025]

Extremely impressed with this intelligent woman who is in charge of the electricity in almost every home and business in that entire beautiful country I would have to say that she is a legend wow how proud her entire family has to be just so you know young miss I'm extremely PROUD OF YOU thumbs up my friends amazing machines and then there's Germany and those unbelievable machines wow wow wow wow wow thumbs up again and Australia miners ahh that heat those men have to have air conditioning wow I really hope that they do thumbs up my friends

[@douglasmacomber2277]

I had faith in them!!! You need to think on your feet!! Use whatever is on jobsite. And I really believe those germans are second none when it comes to engineering!! Imagine half a head hair tolerance between gears? That incredible engineering

[@michaelh469]

that girl changing out the bits is really cute

[@nfb615]

Guys are afraid of the cables? Well look at the cable at 7:55. No wonder. Also you dont run a cable through a shackle. Especially through the pin. The rendering of the cable will unscrew the pin. Should probably have the safety guy watch the video before you post safety issues.

[@dieseldave71]

I think the safety guy left long ago lol

[@itscamilleyo]

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

[@Timpon_Dorz]

It happened many times... Translation: many people lost their heads changing tires...

[@adrianstefan1893]

Germany is the best on anything ..all made in Germany are the best ...

[@businesstourMV]

Many parts is producing in Czech Republic for this Bucket Wheel Excavator.

[@danishbutter1847]

Thank god some of us are going greener energy forward.