Hitachi EX3600-6 Documentary

[@The_blindpizzaguy1300]

That thing is a beast.

[@stevejones8074]

Again, love your vids and commentary. Thanks

[@calraines6931]

Thanks for the tour, Sir. Enjoy the information videos much. All best.

[@PAmining]

Welcome! Glad you enjoyed it

[@brianw8963]

Watched one of these burn up on a site adjacent to where I was working years ago. Bad hydraulic leak that got to the turbos. They couldn’t extinguish it. It was renamed the”Hibachi”.

[@PAmining]

That's the common nickname lol

[@holbrook134]

really look forward to one of your doc's showing up love the excavators and shovels thanks so much

[@PAmining]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@tooez90]

hey Justin...another great video...keep up the great work

[@beetragg]

Nice video, thanks!

[@perkinator45]

I hadn't thought about this until I started working in construction. but I bet shoveling off the tracks on these things when nessecary. is an absolute poop storm.

[@Bowiiihowdy]

Some mines dont even bother with tracks

[@jorgefonseca9225]

the machine looks good but the operators use this equipment not take care of this crash for evrywhere any way great cabin on it much visiblity nice vedeo

[@VideosByAl]

Great Video !

[@arborist460]

I got more intimate than I really wanted with one of these big girls back in the early 2000s...steam cleaning..and it was a pm job which meant spotless..it came from the great state of Pennsylvania and had 15 or 20hrs on her...which it was probably a 3500?? We had 3 or 4 trucks on it and used a 988b for the higher parts of the boom..some interesting grease I remember tastin on it...special blend..of black molly if I recall..lol. as nasty as it was...I miss being up on the strip 18 to 20hrs cuttin up with them ol codgers

[@PAmining]

Hmm, I only know of one 3500 that worked in Pennsylvania and that was the machine the operator was killed on in west PA.

[@arborist460]

Back then it was Appalachian fuels who bought it if I recall...that's awful...do you know what happened...if I may ask?

[@PAmining]

Might have been a different machine, or possibly the same one if it was later sold to River Hill. Yes, the one relief valve on the shovel boom blew apart and shot through the cab window hitting the operator in the temple and instantly killing him. This one incident actually made Hitachi do a mandatory repair to all EX1800 and EX3500 front shovels operating in North America.

[@arborist460]

Man that's awful...one of these days I'm coming to visit my uncle Sam in Pa..and I'll have to try to look you up..several generations in my family have all been raised directly from coal,or some derivative thereof and I'm a nut for all the machines that's made this place what it is....my favorite mine n machine channel for several years now and nobody comes close to your knowledge and delivery of it on here justin..keep it up I'll be here to the end

[@deadbeat536]

Great video !!!!!

[@PAmining]

Thanks!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Where have you been? Must be working too much. That 3600 is a bear and 1/2. Sweet rig but I'd have to have oxygen to be up that high. Good video as usual, Pal! A-PLUS!

[@PAmining]

Yes work keeps me busy haha. Thanks and glad you enjoyed it!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

PAmining I kile all your stuff BUT the smaller crowd jack is a bucket leveler to backfeed the curl to keep the bucket where you set it while digging and raising. The 1200 is the same way at the local boulder hole.

[@paulde0]

awesome thx!!!!!!!!!

[@PAmining]

Your welcome!

[@scottlundy257]

Its i beast Looks like she took a hit near the ladder wounder what was big enough to damage it that high up

[@PAmining]

Working in tight areas. Most likely hit the side of a highwall at some point.

[@catdieselpower193]

FIRST!! Haha once again awsum vid justin good to see a new one from ya bud!

[@PAmining]

Thanks man, glad you enjoyed it!

[@RMosher11]

Just out of pure curiousity; how much do one of these machines cost? I can't even hazard a guess.

[@kade290488]

Mining spec here in Australia would be around 6/8 million AUD

[@The_blindpizzaguy1300]

Also what was that machine that was idling in the background as you were doing the video?

[@PAmining]

That would be a diesel pump to keep the water level in the bottom of the pit down.

[@The_blindpizzaguy1300]

That's cool.

[@markstengel7680]

Thats a lot more weight than a Cat D11T at 230,000 lbs. Humongous🚜👍

[@RegalCobra097]

Did you pronounce Hitachi differently from other videos? I think you pronounced it HETACHI earlier or am I wrong here?

[@PAmining]

I've heard some people say HI-tachi and some say HE-tachi. Both ways are so close so to me, it doesn't really matter.

[@Megashovelman]

The cab for the operator looks like it has plenty of room.

[@PAmining]

Yes the Hitachi's have a spacious cab design. In my opinion however, I think other manufactures have a better ergonomic layout

[@georgekeller7553]

Must have come from Bill Miller Equipment..

[@PAmining]

I'm pretty sure it did. This was the original MinExpo machine

[@georgekeller7553]

PAmining I just seen the sticker on the front.

[@DopedUpManiacs]

great vid as always but man is that poor machine ever beat to shit

[@PAmining]

She's not that bad at all, trust me I've seen way worse in newer equipment!