Caterpillar 657G Coal Scrapers

[argie]

Was lucky enough to be asked to Drax power station last week to do a feature for Earthmovers about Chepstow Plant's four new 657G coal scrapers.
Until you get close to them you don't realise just how big they are!
Anyway here's a link to a bit of video I took on the day. Enjoy!
Paul

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMMxcstiONY&feature=plcp&context=C4367dffVDvjVQa1PpcFNZM6pi7ouSsZLIC1-byFbhwPcwko8SYf0%3D

[nick lamb]

nice one paul,I guess these are the only 657's left now that Bechers are in Cameroon.
I imagine there is 3 or 4 million cube of coal at Drax to kep 4 657's going all the time?

[argie]

80,000t on the stockpile, 2 days supply!
Paul

[Jim M]

Nice video there Argie. I see your in with Chepstow now but i'm still trying to get you i the quarry to do a piece with the gear we have down here , I keep asking .

Jim

[argie]

Cheers Jim, I was speaking to John Carty to see if I could get in there..............wouldn't mind Redcar either with the 990H!
Paul

[nick lamb]

80,000t on the stockpile, 2 days supply!
only 80,000 ton????that can't be right,those scrapers would eat that in a week.There must be more coal there somewhere for them to munch through surely.
Paul

[nick lamb]

not too sure what's happened to my last post Paul.seems to have got tied up in your post

[argie]

No worries Nicky!
9-10 million tonnes per year most comes off the train straight into the bunkers. Any warm spell they dont use as much and the spare goes to the pile where its moved around and compacted by the scrapers. Trains only run for 5.5days so either the bucket wheel reclaimers take up the slack on the weekends or the scrapers then ferry from the pile to a hopper
Paul

[Nick Drew]

Saw a couple of those at Cannock last year, prior to delivery to site as Paul says, they are BIG !!

Nick

[GIZZY]

Thats a nice piece of kit. Would love to have a go in one of them