Heavy Haul in the Canadian Oil Sands | CAT 6015B

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This episode is the first of our Canadien vlog series! (plenty more to come, don't you worry...) We took a trip just north of Fort McMurray to visit the oil sands, and I marveled over lots of big equipment including a 6020B, a 6015B, and a D11.
Company: Morgan Construction
Equipment: Caterpillar 6020B | Caterpillar 6015B | 16000 Crane | 980 Haul Truck | Bucket Wheel Excavator | 797 Haul Truck
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0:00 - Intro
1:43 - 6492 Questions
2:48 - Biggest CAT Bucket
4:24 - Greaser
5:00 - 6015B
8:20 - D11
9:30 - 16000 Crane
10:00 - 980 Haul Truck Bed
12:25 - Bucket Wheel Excavator
13:30 - 797 Haul tRUCK
14:20 - Canada Teaser
14:55 - Outro

[@papercrane747]

Cool to see Fort McMurray being appreciated instead of hated on for once.

[@AaronWitt]

we're doing our best to highlight the people who keep society moving

[@akimbojimbo3763]

Apparently people like to dump on primary industry, until they realize it's keeps life going.

[@DavidLeon140m3]

same here

[@jankington216]

I'm surprised you're all so concerned for the future of Kuwait's economy, that's kinda sweet

[@tomtabbert7364]

I built the dragline that Aaron was standing in front of when he was describing the bucketwheel. The dragline was assembled and welded together in 1975 to 1977 on the syncrude site.

[@AaronWitt]

that's absolutely incredible Tom. Thanks for watching

[@jamesgarrison6430]

Sweet man I love old equipment

[@xzavier4963]

That's so cool

[@dieselsupplyco.2721]

That’s awesome sir ! What a neat thing to look back on !

[@njonebale7889]

Too awesome, couldn’t really appreciate how big the equipment actually is until your standing or sitting on it, keep hanging in Canada and check out the logging equipment while your there.

[@AaronWitt]

we'll be back soon!

[@guyneeser2029]

Pardon the pun , but here is the DIG we want you to show us EVERYTHING about the machines in your videos ! Your not talking too much!. Your bring back fond moments for us retired workers keep them comming!...... ❤

[@declanthiele]

This channel is like being a little kid going to work with dad to see all the cool stuff

[@AaronWitt]

that's how I feel every day

[@pearmainstudios3942]

My buddy has the privilege to operate all these vehicles because his dad ownes his own construction company. Its pretty cool

[@akimbojimbo3763]

@@pearmainstudios3942 that's badass man. I grew up in an auto mechanic environment. First time I saw a dragline at a phosphate mine was something else

[@EricNielsen187]

Back in early 2000's I work for a construction company and spent a year and a half working in Fort McMurry renovating the Dr. Karl A Clark Elementary school. According to the kids and teachers their school was very important because Karl A Clark was the one that came up with how to extract the tar from the sand with hot water and steam. We were all taken on a guided tour of mine. I grew up in a coal mining town and had been around massive equipment since I was little. I don't care who you are or how old you get standing next to equipment like this blows your mind.

[@jamesgarrison6430]

Yup

[@NootchMurphy]

I LOVE your amazement of our area. a 6015 is pretty big for sure. I have seen full 797's roll around the region. it is just bigger up here. Thank you for visiting and highlighting our region. Glad you came, come back again.

[@AaronWitt]

Thanks Kyle. We will be back soon

[@michaelsedway9703]

Kenworth c500. The workhorse of the oil patch

[@chriswielenga9882]

About cold starting: A lot of trucks and equipment in Canada use Webasto or Espar diesel coolant heaters to maintain temperature at 160F. I think they have adapters for the coolant to circulate thru the hydraulic tanks as well or it’s manufactured into the tank. Using synthetic engine oil in the winter also makes a huge difference.

[@ToyotaNutjob]

Who uses conventional still anyways

[@AaronWitt]

that's awesome thank you for the information Chris

[@roballan4944]

Most of the iron does not get shut off. As mechanics go to repairs often the equipment is covered in a parachute and tow behind frost fighters (gensets with diesel fire indirect heaters. Millions of BTU) Are used to keep everything warm. You can walk around in a t-shirt inside and -40 outside.

[@Dunphy96]

I love seeing my city being talked about in a positive way instead of being trashed because of the oilsands! My father has photos of the dragline and bucket wheel in operation back in the day

[@cdracing]

What town?

[@danial_amini]

​@@cdracingfort mcmurray alberta

[@cdracing]

@@danial_amini ty.

[@mikexcavator]

Alex Burnoot is a gentleman and a scholar. His hugs are dreamy as well!

[@oreoscout64]

Welcome to Alberta! While you're here there's lots of cool projects to check out. Glad to see you showing us off on the world stage

[@tylerr3469]

Glad you liked my province! I used to be an electrician up there building SAGD oil plants

[@AaronWitt]

awesome

[@AaronWitt]

What country should we hit up next? Register for the Dirt World Summit NOW! dirtworld.com/dirt-world-summit

[@javanbybee4822]

Keep wandering around canada, maybe cover some logging.

[@michaelsedway9703]

Deep dive into the tar sands of Alberta

[@iordvg]

yeah, canadien logging and oil would be nice

[@snipershadow20]

in quebec province for de gold mine

[@joshuabrown7560]

Yukon

[@ashtonpilkey490]

Very nice to see. I used to work for a company ( in the same province) that makes rims and wheels for mining trucks, but I only ever saw the mining equipment in pictures. My older brother works in ft. McMurray so it's really nice to see this stuff.

[@magpieblue]

This Aaron wishes he was more like you. You’re just cool and speak with honesty and a nice tone. The production quality from you all is outstanding. I found you by chance, and although I’m not in the industry I love machines and learning about it all. Every video feels fun and informative, and it can be a challenge to get that blended well. You guys do it brilliantly. Since you asked, as unlikely as it may be, I hope one of the countries you can hit up is Romania; because it’s beautiful, because there’s industrial history I know nothing about and would love to learn from you.

[@AaronWitt]

thank you so much for your kind words and for watching I really appreciate it

[@derKarl_stp]

13:55 "please do not climb on the equipment" (Aaron sitting on the other side of the bumper... LOL I love this moment as a picture when stopping the vid 😉 oh and because of the hauling section... you see the excavator and know that it is not that tiny... but then you suddenly realise how large the heavy haul truck has to be when it drives past you as a empty truck... this was impressive

[@gabegjl3265]

Wow! I’ve been around big equipment before. But nothing like those gigantic machines!

[@gagetulk4353]

This is really awesome to see. I live and work in fort mcmurray piloting for heavy hauls/ do my own light vehicle hauls amongst other things. The culture and environment of it is something truly amazing to be apart of in every way.

[@glenndales1710]

Very cool Aaron thanks for getting our excellent crew some recognition they all deserve

[@AaronWitt]

thanks for watching Glenn

[@hfdzl]

Corks help in sideways slide on icy ground. Finally refreshing content! Will follow!! Worked many sand and gravel and shot rock operations --- just like home!!

[@AaronWitt]

thanks for following along and watching

[@dallonperry3639]

About 7 years ago I got a job welding outta high school and I got to weld all the teeth and wear bars on one of those buckets. It came into our shop because along transport it got into an accident outside of Red Deer and the bucket was dented. We got the bid to straighten it out and re-finish it, one of my favourite projects from that job!

[@taylorhickman84]

The grace at which that beast moved, impressive.

[@AaronWitt]

thanks for watching

[@Helloreality101]

Seems y'all have fun making these videos, which makes them fun to watch.

[@benhynes2592]

I like hearing you talk, especially your conversations with the people on sight. Your commentary makes your content special imo

[@scottburton4930]

Thanks for a cool video Aaron. You’ll have to come up again. So much more to see. Someone asked about a tire count average. 144 on the Goldhofer platform hauling the 16,000 crane. 👍

[@Ryzmuhh]

11:06 I used to do this to every wall as a kid lol

[@thirethedragon1479]

Honesty I enjoy your commentary a lot , love these vids

[@AaronWitt]

thank you!!!

[@davidanalyst671]

thats great, because this entire video was commentary, and he didn't even show any oilsand. It was all commentary

[@izalman]

Loved the KW... reminded of the Hayes logging trucks from the 70'/80's

[@guyneeser2029]

Now see , I had no idea that this 6015 had a grease gun on the machine how COOL....

[@johnanderson8740]

Wow, beautiful scenery!

[@460faceplant]

Here in Montana we have used ice bits or lugs on our cats and any steel tracked machines in the winter months, for logging and road building.

[@samschneider9524]

I had to scroll down through here hoping somebody would say something just exactly what you said because that's exactly what we did also and I'm also from Montana but I'll give him a little slack I won't gang up on him

[@svenhodaka9145]

“Corked” tracks. We know it well in Alberta🇨🇦

[@Trent_Fleming]

This is one of my favorite videos yet! Great stuff!

[@AaronWitt]

thanks for watching Trent!

[@off2rockyridge879]

Awesome videos! Great editing and keep them coming!

[@AaronWitt]

thank you!

[@MultiBoobieviolator]

Thanks for showing the beauty. Lots of people talk shit about the oilsands and dont realize how they protect the land

[@AaronWitt]

it's amazingly different in person

[@manuelgabriel7907]

Nice video, good info and actually pretty funny. I like it when those big machines get transported in 1 piece. More of that please 👍

[@jaredlemay9409]

I love your channel. Don’t ever lose yourself. You are what we like about this channel

[@AaronWitt]

thank you Jared!!

[@mrs.eliteearthworks]

This was such a fun watch!

[@jakebailey5033]

The question tracker, cracked me up. Though I had the same questions, so I'm glad that you asked them.

[@AaronWitt]

thanks for watching Jake

[@mzee5533]

Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦 mate. Enjoy the last days of summer.

[@Duvstep910]

Love kenworth c500s; awesome rigs Edit: you should see the oilfield bed trucks

[@Bobbyberta284]

We have some sweet things!!!!

[@dallasbaiton371]

Good to see you in Canada Aaron , enjoy your visit and don’t believe any of the negative remarks that some have about the oil sands projects. Did you know that since they started these operations that the oil quit migrating into the river and flowing out into the ocean in witch it has done in the past before these projects. That alone should be told to anyone how thinks these projects are not good .

[@AaronWitt]

yep it's amazing. I was shocked to see all the operations in reality in a good way

[@dennisholst4322]

God knew someday we would be able to utilize it as an necessity

[@dennisholst4322]

These resources are not artificially contrived by man in a chem lab like ---

[@letsdig18]

Its Only Cool because alex is in it

[@AaronWitt]

we've already got a special segment ready for you

[@kurtrindgen4708]

In keeping with the spirit - the ongoing theme of busting chops, there is dense (like me, dense, stubborn German) and there is less dense. Not heavy and less heavy. Keep up the great content. Good that there are young folks interested in this content.

[@justcallmefingers]

Right on welcome to Canada boys

[@Roesy_850]

The first of Alberta series videos finally thanks Aaron

[@AaronWitt]

more on the way thanks for watching!

[@baptistlion4060]

Down to earth. Great stuff Built Witt

[@AaronWitt]

thanks for watching

[@kenwillis8487]

I was thinking of the living arrangements and layout literally minutes b4 you said it!

[@billyhighfill]

Bro. The pull-ups killed me 😂😂😂😂🤜🤛

[@billyhighfill]

Also. The question counter. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@AaronWitt]

haha thank you!!

[@dbikeryamaha125]

WOW!!! Your videos just keep getting better and better. Excellent I laughed out loud at 'parkour'🤣🤣

[@AaronWitt]

thank you Johnny!!

[@wic.kedkool]

I would of NEVER thought that trailer would hold that machine. I am impressed!!!

[@rondour2140]

Thanks for your videos, that's some serious machinery 😲

[@Shaadk11]

Wow 😯 it's very big equipment ❤❤❤

[@jonathan-noahhunter2081]

5:40 was something straight out of snow runner 🤩

[@landmarkcreations1183]

What a job site!

[@nnotloc-]

we are such savages. i love it. proud to be albertan 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@blueman5924]

yet so many vacation in BC, weird…..😂

[@danieldeanharrison]

Always wanted to see what’s it like to operate the 6015. I operate a hitachi 1200 and it’s an alright machine. Also we keep trucks running all the time because they’re a pain to start back up (in the winter time).

[@mfk12340]

Where I work it gets to -30° F and we don't shut the machines or trucks down during the weekday. But if we're taking the weekend off then we'll shut them down.

[@thankswillie]

cool,thats big time stuff

[@bishopcorva]

Expedience or expedient was the word you may have been looking for when describing the moves made on large/heavy equipment without break-down reassembly sessions. None the less another nice video of yours that I watched and enjoyed. I'm a bit jealous that you can do what you do but I also know that it takes a good bit of talent and skills honed over lots of field experience.

[@AaronWitt]

thank you so much for watching and the kind words I appreciate it

[@dionwills3674]

Lol, I used to run pilot truck for those NCSG boys, great guys, they haul some impressive loads!!!

[@ConradJohnson88]

I work out of the yard that's right next to where the CAT gear was dropped off. Got real excited to see the familiar road, super disappointed I wasn't there when this was filmed

[@AaronWitt]

maybe next time

[@ladiesman21727]

love when youtube suggests new channels like this

[@AaronWitt]

glad you're here

[@dulanmadubashana5511]

I fascinated , when I saw that kenworth engine pulling out 155 tons heavy catterpillar 6015 B . Absolutely insane work . ❤⚡♥️

[@nicke1903]

I remember the big 60 Series Front Shovel that was used on I26 on the NC TN line, it was a monster.

[@carholic-sz3qv]

11:08 PARCOUR!!! 😂 😝 😆 too funny mate!

[@AaronWitt]

glad you enjoyed it!!

[@oby-1607]

It takes a Kenworth to pull this kind of load. Not surprised there. There are bigger loads out there. I have seen one Kenworth pulling and one Kenworth pushing as it went down the road. All hooked together.

[@johnanderson8740]

Impressive stuff you guys!!

[@jestestuman]

Such excavators (bucket wheel) work in Germany and Poland, Krupp I believe. One in Poland is working in open pit brown coal in Belchatow (Kleszczow), biggest open pit mine in Europe. Other one in Germany is bigger I think.

[@scottbruner9266]

You know things are getting serious when Aaron starts dropping F-bombs.

[@EdmontonRails]

The Kenworth is moving it, but this job looks like something for a Pacific.

[@efrainberrios8494]

Great Video!

[@colinwolters8863]

If your going to come to the patch, better throw some Ariats on man. Nothing beats a good kenworth c500 and Cat machinery! Welcome to Alberta!

[@tomsisk6811]

Badazzery at its best !!!

[@chrismurphy8667]

I really don’t know anything about these machines but I enjoy your videos and info … how you can make fun of yourself … and teach at the same time. Keep it up bro! Sub

[@JamesDalpe]

Starting in the best province in Canada I see

[@shack_67]

My grandfather helped in the process of the building a few of the big shovels back in the 50,s and 60,s in Ohio strip mines

[@AaronWitt]

that's fantastic

[@KwanFung]

So awesome to finally see footage of the oilsands on KZbin! Kudos for you to get through all the permitting required. btw, what mic do you use? Sound quality is awesome

[@devonwoodman3350]

Alberta baby lucky to call this place home

[@BRPFan]

Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦

[@ToyotaNutjob]

That semi looked like he had highway tread in the front and offroad in the back. Xool

[@amadine770]

Seeing that the 6015 sports the new logo means it is close to 5 years.Great video by the way.

[@AaronWitt]

thanks for watching!

[@VernonChitlen]

Second one of yours I've watched. Very good, like your comments! 👍

[@AaronWitt]

thanks for watching Michael!

[@theodoregilbert6963]

ALEX!!!!!!! YARRRRRRRRRRR!!!! DIGGIN DITCHIN N BITCHIN!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[@ddnbproductions3329]

Theoooooooooooooo

[@davewilson7565]

Mind blown 👍🏻💪👊

[@staglione79]

Good shit Mr. Witt!!!!!

[@AaronWitt]

thanks for watching!

[@dimmk3732]

Lol I got Jeeping with Alex

[@palehorsepayton4428]

A company i worked for here in Alabama had the first 6015b cat made the demo video for the hoe were done in the quarry i worked in its a awesome machine to run

[@BradFalck-mn3pc]

I used to haul Cat gen sets for Finning in Red Deer to Petersen Cat in Oakland California

[@wbball15]

BURNOOOOOOOT!!!

[@mikek3951]

I miss those days. Favorite toy. D11. The power and the newer ones are a dream to run. It’s costly to run but it cost more to sit around doing nothing.

[@taylorhickman84]

what are all those lugs(the polished squares, not sure what to call them) on the bucket of the D11?

[@mikek3951]

@@taylorhickman84 polished lugs?? There’s wear plates. Or hard facing that take the abuse verse the steel bucket itself

[@taylorhickman84]

@@mikek3951 thanks for the reply! That was my assumption but I can't figure out why they are segmented instead of a single plate.

[@mikek3951]

@@taylorhickman84 Some wear out faster then others if its solid then you might only wear out a small area but need to replace the whole thing. All depends on what the D11 is pushing. Dirt. Rocks. Coal. Mud. They all wear different on blades. If you ever get a chance get in one. There’s not much that will stop a D11. The size and power are jaw dropping. Even after years of running them they still impress me today. Unless your paying for the fuel. 500 gallons in a 12 hr shift but that all depends on what your pushing or ripping.

[@taylorhickman84]

@@mikek3951 fascinating stuff, thanks for the info.

[@rpier8357]

Wow, that’s crazy seeing a 6015 being hauled like that.

[@AaronWitt]

it was so cool to see

[@martijnjonkers2179]

Best looking excavator ever build

[@samuelgardner6541]

Could you do a video reviewing the specifications on the semi truck and trailer? Very impressive

[@roballan4944]

Most of the c500 floats run c15/c16 Detroit 8v92 on threally old ones and some Cummins kta19. 18 speed Eaton's some Allison. Drive axles are sisu, Clark or merritor.

[@faisal-ca]

Keep rocking buddy. Friends from Southern Alberta (Calgary).

[@AaronWitt]

thanks for watching!

[@TurboBMRProjectLove]

when he said he was here to rustle some jimmies, i immediately subscribed.

[@jamescaliendo1030]

Lololol man you outdid yourself this time!!! Great video bro and the "f" bomb at 5:09 lolol. Amazes me how that 15 dwarfs that C5. I'd love to see her next to a 390 and see the size comparison. Great job here!

[@AaronWitt]

thanks James!

[@J.Ponce1991]

Finning Cat is the largest Cat dealer in North America, because they cover all Canada. I work for Holt Cat, the second biggest dealer. Crazy part is we are one of 4 Cat dealerships in Texas! HOLT CAT! 😁

[@ClaytonHartin]

We have ice luge in the winter time also. In Wisconsin

[@AaronWitt]

awesome

[@JimBloggins1]

I helped build the pumphouse structure sitting next to the giants of mining exhibit. There's a big dinosaur egg rock at the corner of the fence that I placed there with a D3 haha