This truck is PERFECT for getting groceries in the city! I really like it! 😁🤟
@Modelo6466 ай бұрын
It is so Practical I don't get why Ford is not making them yet.
@armoris666 ай бұрын
Finding parking shouldn't be a problem either; just park it on top of everything else! 😁
@LawrenceTimme6 ай бұрын
And taking kids to soccer practice
@Isaac-muntz4 ай бұрын
Really practical, should be easy to park in the city and tiny spots
@MrclackerEditz2 ай бұрын
It's so practical you can park it and drive it in paris
@ndfarmer17026 ай бұрын
I used to work there in the shop fixing those trucks even got to drive them. The 300ton trucks have to have 200,000 hours on them by now.
@AaronWitt6 ай бұрын
the hours they have on them is the most impressive thing about them. Absolutely insane how they're still going strong
@ndfarmer17026 ай бұрын
Many rebuilds and lots of welding up cracks .
@cailco1002 ай бұрын
@@ndfarmer1702 Wouldn't be surprised it they are more weld than crack at this point
@GalleryBones11 күн бұрын
@@ndfarmer1702 Do you remember the average run time between rebuilds?
@ndfarmer170211 күн бұрын
Not any more, Depends on the component and what its “life” experience was they swapped parts a lot of times based on hours. Some parts never made it and failed early to.
@NGRShooter6 ай бұрын
My father is the Lead engineer for Kress on these coal haulers. He is very proud of his work and one day id love to see one in person.
@AndyFromBeaverton6 ай бұрын
I've never seen a haul truck like that before. It looks like it's really nice to drive. Since it doesn't have a massive tilting bed and a low center of gravity, the maintenance costs per hour should be less.
@AaronWitt6 ай бұрын
yeah the operators say they're extremely comfortable
@johndc29986 ай бұрын
But it does have a low center of gravity. You can claim it doesn't but you'd be wrong AndyFromBeaverton.
@showmedewey47276 ай бұрын
@@johndc2998 think he mean't it does have it. would be dumb to say otherwise
@Beux37514 ай бұрын
They suck The front suspension is a high maintenance item.
@cammos4 ай бұрын
@@Beux3751then the rear would b to as the exactly the same lol
@stevenabrahamson48766 ай бұрын
Biggest advantage of a Kress coal hauler is the top speed of 40-43 mph. Cycle times are fastern than the Cat end dumps which top out at 32-35 mph.
@farklestaxbaum49456 ай бұрын
Thats insane
@CheekiScrubb6 ай бұрын
makes sense honestly, looking at the low center of gravity makes me think that on full loads it's still stable enough to go on slopes and turns faster
@jblob57646 ай бұрын
Man that is a whole lot of inertia 😮 300 tons at 43 mph 🤯
@GalleryBones11 күн бұрын
300 tons at 43mph I guess those trucks have massive brakes 😅
@farklestaxbaum49456 ай бұрын
This truly looks like it was filmed on another planet
@jomehr0076 ай бұрын
Now that's an engine just perfect for my miata.
@Sebastbean32685 ай бұрын
I think you will need more miatas to fit that engine bud
@bigmungus48643 ай бұрын
I think it’s too smol for Miata
@underarmbowlingincidentof19816 ай бұрын
"Freedom mine" lol the one word used for everything in the US haha! I love it
@quint3ssent1a6 ай бұрын
Never knew in USA freedom can be mined in open pits...
@Sam-y5o6j12 күн бұрын
@@quint3ssent1a It's the freedom to be free of the tyranny of mountains
@cob_capone17296 ай бұрын
I sometimes forget how bad ass mining equipment can look
@abpsd736 ай бұрын
The older ones had dry chemical extinguishing setups. An old Kress was being scrapped and was sitting in our haul yard and I decided to hit the button, yellow powder everywhere.
@warrenjones7446 ай бұрын
Great to see someone giving the Kress some love. They are amazing machines.
@earwax1876 ай бұрын
It’s nice to see the equipment up close, I’ll be starting with North American Coal in April, excited to see how these mine operations are done.
@adriaanboogaard85716 ай бұрын
Great truck. When you ware out the engine and drive train you can get a welder to modify that dump bed into a swimming pool.:)
@burtbrooks77316 ай бұрын
Aaron got that horsepower number for us chop, chop💪that’s why I like the channel, well done boys. Great video
@AaronWitt6 ай бұрын
thanks mate
@Crowned_King_Of_Zarkavia4 ай бұрын
I live in ND and I see these things at coal plants all the time. Really gives you a sense of scale when seeing them in person
@swagzoneus6 ай бұрын
This truck is PERFECT for getting groceries in the city !Great to see someone giving the Kress some love. They are amazing machines.
@jimsvideos72016 ай бұрын
Good on you for going out in the weather to get this.
@ProudPapaw886 ай бұрын
As always great video Aaron. Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend!!
@AaronWitt6 ай бұрын
thanks for watching!!
@repaircollc6 ай бұрын
I absolutely love your cinematic videos! You are such a great narrator, keep up the awsome work!
@AaronWitt6 ай бұрын
thank you!!
@richardhaselwood94786 ай бұрын
When I was at Newlands (Australia) in the early 2000's, they were using belly dumpers. Interestingly, that was the only Australian Pit I've seen them used. I suspect, there are a couple of disadvantages. 1. They'd be very inflexible. You could only use them for coal haulage, not OB. So, you'd need two fleets of haul trucks, with the associated maintenance costs. 2. There has to be a dedicated tip point for the coal, with an associated ramp and conveyor. Trucks can't just tip on the ROM. There are probably a few others too. But, they obviously work for some pits.
@nickh60766 ай бұрын
BMA had Kress haulers at a few of their pits, now they're only at Blackwater as far as I know. They're also highly geared so they're slow as a snail going up the ramps.
@richardhaselwood94786 ай бұрын
@@nickh6076 Never been in the bit at BMA Blackwater. It would make sense that BMA have the scale to make a different coal haulage fleet economic.
@gamerjay66246 ай бұрын
When i was resident HD fitter in Moranbah for Hastings i used to go to Norwich Park ( closed now) and they had these pieces of shit Kresses there! They were winding down with these machines but they were not really that good of a production machine and they had them because Norwich had such long haul distances, pricks of machines to work on !
@nickh60766 ай бұрын
@@gamerjay6624 I worked on a couple at Blackwater that came from Norwich, dead right about being crap to work on
@matterhaz29806 ай бұрын
No one tell Whistlin Diesel about this truck 🤣
@novaldipadmadisyiffa30225 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@ericerto82505 ай бұрын
Right 😂😂😂😂
@dannydeshler43276 ай бұрын
Aaron Thank You for making this video. These are some really cool and rare trucks and this is by far the most informative video about the Kress haulers on KZbin. Thanks!
@CaptianInternet6 ай бұрын
This would be an awesome base for an RV. You could take easily your whole family on a trip. And the whole school of your kids. And a hospital and the connected towns, a fire department and police station.
@AaronWitt6 ай бұрын
genius
@samm-d59396 ай бұрын
Those things are absoloute monsters! great footage as always!
@chadsimmons63476 ай бұрын
I went to North Dakota a few months back (true-story) I also bought a black rock, some plumbing parts & broken tools I fixed (thankx-4 upload)
@NeurodivergentSuperiority5 ай бұрын
The design is soooo much more intellegent than most giant dump trucks
@SuperMaster9965 ай бұрын
The loaders are just as impressive as a truck look how big those loaders are
@ArathiBasinFTW6 ай бұрын
That steering angle though, imagine that thing drifting 😂
@torralf99265 ай бұрын
Great video. Interesting how comfortable is it in the cabin. Coz the engine is so far away the driver enjoy a silent workplace.
@coryglueckert16655 ай бұрын
the fact that it has a v belly dump is better for center of gravity to be lower on such a big rig and the possibility of rollovers are much lower or not at all.
@Freesavh17765 ай бұрын
Being a retired trucker of otr & dirt & rock. I've always wanted to drive a haul truck. I've especially wanted to drive a Kress because of the exotic look of the truck. I've ran bottom dump rock wagons & they were very awesome to operate. Considering how iffy it gets with a framless tail dump wagon thats 30ft or longer.
@nonjaninja49043 ай бұрын
This needs to be in a zombie apocalypse movie or something.
@13raden6 ай бұрын
Looks like a cat cab on them. Cool piece of gear
@stevenabrahamson48766 ай бұрын
793F cab modified for this application.
@robertshepherd9955 ай бұрын
@@stevenabrahamson4876 earlier machines had a 793C/D cab on them.
@craftyukraineАй бұрын
Probably, it’s one of the nicest places to work at, as a truck driver.
@pdbsstudios71375 ай бұрын
that could become a good off-road camper
@kyle10706 ай бұрын
My grandfather was involved with the design and sales of that truck.
@zoichikanoe62426 ай бұрын
What moves those aren't the horsepower but the torque, horsepower are there to make them swifter. Also that steering looks sweet.
@braydengordon50016 ай бұрын
Your videos keep getting better and better. That’s what matters.
@JoelGrant-ie4ly6 ай бұрын
An absolutely magnificent and beastly machine.
@THEGREATKING956 ай бұрын
THAT LOOKS LIKE VERY EASY WORK
@jamesanderson52436 ай бұрын
I would like a feature on the loaders... the look like Letuernal? Do the run the engines wide open for the generator, or do they throttle up and down like a mechanical system???? Great video's
@brucewelty76846 ай бұрын
I worked for a while in the Kress design group.
@Psychli6 ай бұрын
That truck is actually a 2500 or 3500.
@samuelberghuvud55276 ай бұрын
Yo those are fucking cool, look like something wayland yutani would sell
@unrulee48486 ай бұрын
ND baby!
@dbikeryamaha1256 ай бұрын
I think your coal videos are my favorite. Great work!
@kexcz82766 ай бұрын
This truck is dope af! 😃
@henrycarlson75146 ай бұрын
So Wise , Thank You . Ultemate Duty in action
@arcuz78625 ай бұрын
Finally a vehicle capable of moving YOUR MOM around.
@gustavwising34726 ай бұрын
This is my 6 year old dream job
@Lracer616 ай бұрын
Awesome video!
@geoffrey60003 ай бұрын
People don't realize, but this industry together with the oil industry runs the world.
@symphantic45522 ай бұрын
0:30 "Freedom Mine"... man, the USA really gets off on that word. It's a thought-terminating device!
@espeescotty6 ай бұрын
I've known about these trucks for years, but it is nice to finally see a good informative video about them for once. Such a cool and efficient design. In reading other comments, I guess these trucks are not available brand new from Kress anymore.
@MrDabe666 ай бұрын
We just sent 8 to Australia in 2022/23. Awesome experience to watch them get built.
@espeescotty6 ай бұрын
@@MrDabe66 Oh nice! It's great they are still being built.
@robertshepherd9955 ай бұрын
@@MrDabe66 I was working at the mine those 8 were delivered to! That bright pink one was a sight to see.
@motoflyte6 ай бұрын
cool....literally
@jz13406 ай бұрын
KRESS 200CIII COAL HAULER Designed and built for mining applications, Kress unitized bottom dump coal haulers are field proven to offer the smoothest ride, fastest transport speeds and the highest payload to weight ratio in the industry. Kress Coal Haulers are sold and serviced through the Cat Dealer network and fully supported by Kress Corporation. Kress Corporation Peoria, IL
@darthandres34286 ай бұрын
Honestly thought when the video started this was taking place somewhere in northern Russia since i never seen haul trucks like that before and with the snow and all.
@erikshute71536 ай бұрын
Great Video!! Reminds me of what we used to have in Alberta! RIP coal 😢
@AaronWitt6 ай бұрын
it's still here don't worry!
@tristenklein2256 ай бұрын
Coal is the most abundant and cost effective natural source of energy next to Natural Gas and we should be EXPANDING production as all our Foreign Enemies are, especially overseas where they are building 3 plants every month while we are purposely destroying ours for pure political reasons! Ask yourself why? And NO it has nothing to do with the Environment that is pure propaganda!
@tomrogers94676 ай бұрын
Keep pumping that coal out, America! Climate’s not nearly warm enough for me yet. I hate winter.
@andrewmacdougall59875 ай бұрын
My dad worked for detroit diesel in the mid 90's I remember going to work with him on weekends he would be rebuilding 12v149's for these when Estevan coal had them.. was pretty cool when you a little kid.
@V8VORLICH6 ай бұрын
Great job - keep digging from jim in SCOTLAND
@stimpyfeelinit6 ай бұрын
man imagine if it was powered by the coal it hauled
@StephanLeming12 күн бұрын
Hey great job with this. Loved the content!
@jamescharlesworth7756 ай бұрын
It does look straight out of star wara
@siggyincr74475 ай бұрын
A bit of a missed opportunity to cover some of the technical details that make these interesting. What's the drive train like? How much fuel do these use in a shift? How fast do they drive? What does a set of tires cost and how long do they last? And I'm sure I could come up with more given more than the 2 minutes it took to write this.
@Adam-x4b4 ай бұрын
Google it
@chickennugget74896 ай бұрын
CaseOH: I don't know, seems a bit small
@Fester_6 ай бұрын
" Freedom " mine. Oh my God.
@buglet596 ай бұрын
Been there and done that!!!
@christophercharles96452 ай бұрын
Definitely an interesting choice to paint your coal-hauling specific truck WHITE! Brilliant. Well, for 2 hours on it's first day anyway.
@richardbarron88693 ай бұрын
FANTASTIC VIDEO! THANKS AARON! LET AMERICA KNOW JUST HOW MUCH COAL WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTRY! GOOD HARD ANTRACITE COAL! LIVED IN COLORADO AND SAW HOW MUCH WE HAD THERE AS WELL!
@sonnynick16 ай бұрын
Look at all that zero emission that powers EV vehicles that people feel so good about 😆
@douglasdarby85846 ай бұрын
plus lets you pump your gas on Sundays and at 3:00am, Keeps the ventilators running at the hospitals 24/7, and keeps people in the upper midwest from freezing to death.
@billortloff42153 ай бұрын
Shhhhhh... people don't need to know they're supporting fossil fuels to charge their av's. We need the good paying jobs.
@sdgmrs3 ай бұрын
As long as you are hauling flat they dont like ramps... on the flat they are awesome
@maksz62046 ай бұрын
Good video, perfect 😊😊😊
@ernierundall13366 ай бұрын
Great video
@AaronWitt6 ай бұрын
thanks Ernie
@caturlifelive6 ай бұрын
Amazing video
@EdD-ym6le6 ай бұрын
So what actually drives the wheels , electric right ... or are just the back wheels driven and the fronts are turned electric / Hydraulic .
@AaronWitt6 ай бұрын
just back is driven
@EdD-ym6le6 ай бұрын
@@AaronWitt Thanks . I know some of those big mining dumps are diesel electric .
@robertshepherd9956 ай бұрын
Rear wheels are driven mechanically. There is no drive on the front wheels. All the functions on the machine are hydraulically driven.
@iwaswrongabouteveryhthing5 ай бұрын
less violent than a 651 scraper
@blueman59246 ай бұрын
Interesting haul truck. 👍
@jimbeam27056 ай бұрын
Another great video.
@Bandar_Alai_Heavy_Equepment6 ай бұрын
Amazing vidio .. Vera inspiring and usefeul🚜🌼🙏🏻😍👍👍
@FerDzone2056 ай бұрын
Woah thats huge!! I taught the wheel movement is only for future to come for fast easy reliable parking &moving from lane to lane but when i came here only you your channel reveal that they're already exist in America. Isn't it is not hard to control the steering wheel that turn up to 90° ? wathacoincidenciezs
@ryanv37516 ай бұрын
How long is the haul from load to dump?
@AaronWitt6 ай бұрын
I think they're running a 20-30 min round trip if I'm not mistaken. It's quite a ways as the mine only moves further from the plant over the years
@prconstructions6 ай бұрын
Wow 😮 Very good 🎉
@adamfrbs92596 ай бұрын
How are you getting access to all these places? Just previous channel content and asking?
@jmow-t50236 ай бұрын
Love your content, Friend.
@joskethegreat41543 ай бұрын
That was the vehicle your mom used to carpool when she was in college
@SignalLightProductions4 ай бұрын
The white equipment looks so cool. Do you know why they paint it that color?
@jeffarmfield23466 ай бұрын
Would love to see you at the steel mill i work at. Theres sooo much big machinery being used, including a lot od Cat, komatsu, and kress, not to mention the cranes n ore ships, furnaces, etc
@AndreMionAudioeCia2 ай бұрын
Awesome!!! just it!
@scraphaulin6 ай бұрын
I want a job driving one
@tripleBOOMER2 ай бұрын
All I see is a perfect mobile base to survive the end of the world
@alejandrosand2 ай бұрын
dream job
@matterhaz29806 ай бұрын
This is what we need for snow removal in Saskatchewan 🤣
@dalewier97355 ай бұрын
Is it because this mine requires no long load uphill that enables the truck to carrier a heavier load.
@robertshepherd9956 ай бұрын
So the earlier ones like you showed in the first part of the video are actually a juiced 3512 out of a 785C truck making about 1700hp the later model like you showed with the ‘red tanks’ has the 3516 out of a 789D which is where the 2100hp comes from.
@sgtbrown42736 ай бұрын
Gotta keep those electric cars charged somehow 🤷
@brookerobertson29516 ай бұрын
And get children in 3rd world countries to mine the lithium as well. It keeps the polar bears happy 😂😂😂
@ryang6k6 ай бұрын
0:57 thats a silverado 2500 or other HD model
@thenormalyears5 ай бұрын
Is this a good first car for a 15 year old girl learning to drive
@marksellinger37366 ай бұрын
Well, at least that haven't made them autonomous.
@vincentgrinn26656 ай бұрын
kress coal haulers really are nice to see, every other mining haul truck seems to have just converged on a single design and its abit boring
@alexdrockhound94976 ай бұрын
its probably because coal is less dense than other ores. That makes them able to increase the volume a lot with fewer structural strength considerations.
@vincentgrinn26656 ай бұрын
@@alexdrockhound9497 oh yeah i mean i know why theyre specifically designed for coal hauling, its explained in the video its just like, there arent many coal mines using them most just use standard design haul trucks from cat or komatsu other truck design too, terex titan was 3 axle and it was used for iron ore, design doesnt exist anymore BIS are trying to make a 5 axle haul truck, probably wont go anywhere ETF tried making some real wild designs, they didnt go anywhere