Caterpillar 992G Documentary 

Haha, nice! Thanks mate!

+56pw That's what I've heard from a lot of operators. Seen one that had it's boom getting replaced a few years ago. That would be why Cat changed their design on the newer 992K. Curious to see if they switch back to the twin boom design like they did with the 988.Thanks

Funny that they claim it is so much stronger yet it breaks clean off. Hmmmmmmm.jpg

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+ka7wyf Yes they are! And they are a great production loading unit when matched with the triple 7's!

+joshua sharpe Thanks, and glad you enjoyed it!

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+Gino Zagarrio Absolutely! The 11R and 11T are coming up in the near future!

+Shakes 73 It is but I haven't updated that Channel in years. Unfortunately, the theme of it never really took off.

Ah ok sorry to hear that. I enjoyed it.

+Blake Budney Because larger mining class loaders are production machines where small wheel loaders are more of utility machines. The operator might spend 8-12 hours a day in this machine loading trucks. Ergonomics and comfort are key to making a happy operator which equals a productive operator.

+Bubbles Samsquanch I used to go to Cleveland Brothers at least once a week when I was a kid to play on the equipment haha. Most of the big Cat stuff around here comes from them.

PAmining oh lord i was scared to say that but i used to do the same they were like 40 mins from me so i only used to go like once every month or so but yea id climb all over the things

+Herbert V Where I used to work we had a 980 G and H. Cat brought a newer "J" maybe, set up like the 992 with the wobble stick as a demo, thinking the company would buy one.. I was running the "G" but the old geezer that did most of the truck loading tried the newer one out and cussed the Cat rep. and that loader enough to send the whole outfit to the pit! All there was was a big WHOOSH as far as I could tell. I have worked with and around the geezer for 20 years or better and we talked about that rig after it left. I thought he was "feather footing" it but he said he had it hammered but just had NO power. Needless to say, he's still got his "H". When I left the "G" had over 24k hours with no rebuilds on engine , driveline or hydraulics. Just pins, bushings and repacking jacks. Engine had one valve cover gasket replaced. Overhead was checked and was in specs and was untouched, yet and still. Cat said it ought to be shot a long time ago. Still ran fine to me. They've still got a couple of the OLD 980 square hooded loaders, "D'S maybe" with thee 3406 in them. They run every day. I just don't see the newer ones doing that.

Lewie McNeely Speaking of 980s I worked for a company that swore by the old 980Bs, spend roughly a 100 hours or so in one, was normally in a D11N. Those old 980s really surprised me some of of what they accomplished, they heaved out some rocks that were nearly double the size of their buckets. was talking to my boss today, he was talking about another local company that has 2 992Gs and an older 992C "sitting in the weeds" as my boss put it, as a back up loader, both the Gs were down one had a cracked boom ad the other the engine was out getting rebuilt. Well they sent the old C to the pit, and by the end of the day they ended up haulling 4 more rounds that day than they usually average with a G { 3 trucks I believe they were running 777Cs) with the C loading. My bos said something about the Gs having a computer that can limit the power output to stop the machine from breaking itself, where the Cs don't have that and run 100% at all times. Dunno if my boss was exaggerating or not because he has 2 992Cs and looking to buy a third.

I know the 980 G (2002 or 03 model) that I ran would pull down when anything hydraulic was activated. I didn't have a problem with it because I have nursed some real dogs in my time and that one would spin the tires and that was enough for me to work with. The older ones were straight from the pump to the bucket by way of your foot. I know the old square-hooded 980 would lift the back tires off the ground as you were rooting out a bucket full of crusher run. I know the newer one wouldn't even start to do what the "H" did. It went back down the road and the old geezer was still spitting and sputtering for a while after it left. Not good for him and I'd have to 2nd it!

+John McCart Very good question, I have always wondered that myself

+PAmining I think you might be able to get them either way. I ran a 950 with a wobble stick for the bucket. Nice change!