Caterpillar 789D Mining Truck: Test Drive - PickupTrucks.com
I like CAT. Years ago my step father in the States went out and bought CAT shares, because he liked them. Many country boys go out and buy CAT mudflaps and CAT stickers to put on their B & S utes and Landcruisers. CAT has successfully value added with work and dress boots, small models, etc. Glad many of you enjoyed the monster truck story. Just to set the record straight, Ford delivered the F-150 to Tucson for my use while I was visiting Cat's facilities. It was solely my decision to use the Ford truck—PUTC had nothing to do with it. I simply wanted to drive the new F-150—I had not yet had an opportunity to do so—and the manufacturer obliged. MSHA approves Cummins-powered Ram underground mining truck on June 29, 2011. "The 175-hp (130 kW) Cummins 6. 7L Turbo Diesel in the Ram is the only truck engine certified by the MSHA for use in coal and metal/nonmetal mining for all 50 states. This certification is based on the truck’s combination of high payload, a low-emissions engine, and maneuverability in confined spaces. Through emissions reduction, including a 42 percent particulate index reduction and a ventilation rate decrease of 10 percent from the previous certification, mine operators can reduce their annual expenditure on mine ventilation by thousands of... A remember a couple of decades ago I was at a pit and a guy had bought a new Ra. er, actually, back then, they weren't too embarrassed to call them a Dodge. Anyhow, he had bought a new Dodge diesel. Source: news.pickuptrucks.com
