Komatsu PC1250SP-7 Hogging Clay

A 2006 Komatsu PC1250SP-8 loading a fleet of Komatsu HM400 articulated trucks
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[@GreggWalken-xd3qv]

Operator knows how to get a bucket load. Also smooth

[@404nitro]

The bucket on those backhoes never look as big as they really are, but two passed to fill one of those artic trucks tells the true story. Pretty cool little video.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

The hoe operator must be super easy because I've never seen a Komatsu anything go that slow and smooth unless you wanted it to be that way and were able to pull it off. Thanks and God Bless Yall!

[@UnknowableAbsolute]

Very good fill factor of bucket, only two passes, awesome, thanks for video

[@gusm5128]

Now that’s a smooth , effective operator . Good vid again Justin .

[@EdStrong929]

Another great catch. Thank you for the effort and time used to bring this great videos to us. I appreciate your work and dedication to this great channel. 👍

[@PAmining]

Very very welcome! 😁 glad you enjoyed it!

[@EFCasual]

Must be a lovely fall day in PA.

[@cerberus_the_rapper3096]

Operator knows how to get after it! Great stuff!

[@fredbrush7874]

That’s a big excavator.Another great video Thanks for sharing Justin.Keep up the great work.

[@PAmining]

You bet buddy! Thanks and glad you enjoyed it!

[@williamhall9204]

Thanks PA MINING for another high quality video. This class of track hoe has always been my favorite. Machines of this size can work on very large construction projects and also fit right in at the mining site. They can dig deep, and still handle a substantial bucket size. Also this class of excavator is relatively easy to transport from job to job. I remember back in the day seeing machines such as the Koehring 1266d doing some very impressive mass excavation. Made a huge impression on me to witness a machine sporting an 8 cubic yard bucket digging at just shy of 40 feet deep. Unfortunately I never had the opportunity to see a Koehring 1466. In backhoe configuration the 1466 was about 32,000 lbs. heavier than the 1266d. Thanks again, and take care.

[@PAmining]

You're welcome friend!

[@justjames9775]

Pretty sure I need one of those. The autumn leaves ain't gonna get themselves out of the ditch, ya know. 😄

[@PAmining]

Ahahaha!!

[@adey88splace]

Now that's a bucket!

[@tooez90]

Thats a big excavator 😮

[@SurajKumar-vb1yu]

boom cylinders must fliped up side down...it reduces fuel consumption ..

[@triple7433]

Thats actually a -7

[@PAmining]

How so?

[@triple7433]

There’s a few differences such as the right side of the machine looks more like the PC1100 (the -8 looks more beefed up) The decals are square and looks different, the "air vents" over the doors to the pumps are also square and not rounded and thats just a few of the differences. My favorite machine is the 1250 and i’ve run both the -7 and -8 😅 Sorry for my poor english im from Sweden😅@@PAmining

[@PAmining]

You are correct! Thank you for pointing that out! Greetings from Pennsylvania! 😀

[@triple7433]

You’re welcome! Would love to see a documentary on the 1250😁@@PAmining

[@PAmining]

I have a -7 and a -11 filmed for future uploads 😁

[@evadvalcourt]

Is there a reason why he is not filling the truck any more than that ?

[@elliotkane4443]

He could probably get 1/4 or 1/2 a bucket more in that, overloading trucks causes damage over time.

[@qatommy]

It could be a density issue, if the clay is very dense then less volume would equal the same weight

[@PAmining]

Heres the logical reason. A third bucket would be spilling over the side boards of the truck, which means you need a loader/dozer around to clean up the roads from all the spillage. Now the operator could throw a half bucket on but when you look at that from a cost perspective, to only grab half a bucket and cycle is a waste of fuel and inefficient. Thanks!

[@evadvalcourt]

@@PAmining I get that. But at the end of the day if he’s doing let’s say 200 loads a day. You have to load 30 more trucks to make up for the 1/2 bucket you did not put in those trucks.

[@PAmining]

But if you're calculating for those two passes per truck load and the total number of loads per day it's meeting your production expectations, what does it matter.

[@bigbattenberg]

Is the track supposed to be that loose?

[@debi5292]

I was wondering the same thing. My bet is that they are out of spec lose..

[@bethanyhaskiell9116]

Can we get a nice long video of a 4600 or a 6400 digging or maybe something even larger like the 8700

[@PAmining]

Absolutely

[@bethanyhaskiell9116]

@@PAmining Thank you!!! Can't wait for the upload

[@garykemp6436]

here in Australia, I would get my ass kicked off-site for no bunds to stop any haul truck driving off the face

[@PAmining]

Here in PA we call them "Berms", never heard of a bund before lol. But I see what your talking about and do agree with you. However, in my opinion, if you can't back that truck up under that bucket, you have no business driving it.

[@garykemp6436]

@PAmining work place health and safety are over the top but we all want to go how are the end of the day

[@gusm5128]

Agreed . Here in Australia you can’t go to the toilet without doing a training course.

[@PAmining]

No shit, didn't know it was that bad

[@stanleyshults6427]

Why try to cram back of bucket in the ground,not very productive

[@eddieshabazz5603]

What is it half load season?. That's a waste of time trucking that small load

[@PAmining]

You can sit on the dozer and clean up the roads from the spillage then lol

[@thomaslomeo2736]

Those trucks are so beat up. They probably can’t go 10 miles an hour so there won’t be no spillage.

[@williamhall9204]

@@thomaslomeo2736 Welcome to the real world, where all mining equipment is NOT in brand new condition with less than 100 hours on the clock.