A 1993 Mannesmann Demag H185S front shovel loading Caterpillar 785 rock trucks. Like seeing big front shovels hog? Then join the PAmining channel today! PAmining is on Facebook: / 100046519906306 Follow the PA on Instagram: / pa_mining
I’ve watched videos of a number of these hydraulic shovel fronts in various sizes, and the cable machines seem to be faster and more powerful. What is your take on this,being deeply imbedded in the industry? Thanks for the videos and take care.
Demag is , for me, the best Deutch excavator, strong, no so much sophisticated as Liebherr and O & K - Cat.Is the same concept from years, and Komtasu, a part the engine, has modified nothing of the genuins Demang project and machine conceptGood
@@PAmining I’ve wondered that for yes lol. Been stoppin in a little store in hazard ky on our way to work that has some killer strip mine photos of the 995, ok340, lots of 11s..upright and turned over..and the gem is the 8050 ran by starfire coal horizon ent at that time...whoever took them done it right like yourself..lotta memories workin long nasty hrs on weekends
That machine had a very interesting sounding back up alarm. What makes it so different is that the pitch is lower than you would hear normally on a machine of this type.
It was a poor shot in sandstone. And yes, that is rebar. This job is actually on the site of an old underground mine facility (you can see the old coal breaker in the background from the 1940s off to the right) They run into lot's of old concrete foundations and structures here. Thanks!
Another awesome (and appreciated!) video, Justin- many thanks. Honest question from an non-mining professional who enjoys your vids- are the cycle times a bit slow on this machine, or are they about right because of the size of the bucket? Many thanks- keep 'em coming!
Sure. Everything on this machine is still mostly original and it has almost 40,000 hours I think. With no major rebuild and due to its age, there's likely to be a lot of fluid bypassing. Of course, a rebuild done right is a few million dollars. Sometimes it's cheaper to repair as things break as long as the machine is still moving material. The other factor at play here is that he's digging in a poor shot which also slows the machine down. In well shot material, an H185S can cycle a 100 ton truck in about 1:30-1:45 seconds. The third factor here is truck size. The H185S was designed to load up to 150 ton trucks, however the load time drops due to the number of passes required.
If the state you live in has coal companies you gotta go take your surface mining card and then you have to apply with the coal companies, and when you get hired they will train you up on the equipment
Everything on this machine is still mostly original and it has almost 40,000 hours I think. With it's age, there's probably a lot of fluid bypassing. The other factor is that he's digging in a poor shot which also slows things down.
