Komatsu PC3000 in action

[SRB]

Taken last week, up in Scotland again, PC3000 doing what it does best, 777D haul truck beneath her.

And at the end a PC340 working alongside a 345 cleaning coal off, ready to be hauled out.

SB

[John Gaunt]

More great pictures, thanks for posting them, Stuart.

[tone_rmz250]

top pics mate! looks a beast

[Ross]

Nice pics

I am amazed its not raining on the WET Coast

Ross

[nick lamb]

Hi Stuart,do you know Jeff Webster?
Good pics as allways mate.

[SRB]

Back up north of the Border, a few more pics of the PC3000 in action. Site have just ordered another 2 of these Komatsu/Demag machines, due to be delivered later this year. These new 3000's will be replacing two older Demag H255's which have performed faultlessly.

SB

[martyn williams]

Great to see these big beasts at work. But just one question,why don't Caterpillar produce these larger excavators as most of the trucks/dozers in quarries are Caterpillar,is there a reason for this?
Martyn

[Mike d550]

Excellent photos SRB those PC3000's seem to gaining popularity among the opencast contractors in the UK.
Its a shame Cat pulled out of the large face shovel market, i heard good and bad reports about them and would like to see one working.

Cheers

Mike D550

[SRB]

Cat were too late entering into the big excavator, by the time the 5130 came along, RH120's and the like were established as the industry "norm".
5130's were not too bad but certainly the 5230 was a troubled machine.

Cat dealers can now sell Terex/O&K large excavators - RH40 through to RH400 and the excavators can be spec'd with Cat engines, to support large Cat fleets of haul trucks.

SB

[Nick Drew]

Cat were too late entering into the big excavator, by the time the 5130 came along, RH120's and the like were established as the industry "norm".
5130's were not too bad but certainly the 5230 was a troubled machine.

Cat dealers can now sell Terex/O&K large excavators - RH40 through to RH400 and the excavators can be spec'd with Cat engines, to support large Cat fleets of haul trucks.

SB

Hi Stuart,

Very interesting insight there mate

Thanks for the info

Just out of interest what were the main problems with the 5230's ??

Nick