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Back in the early ‘80’s, I was hired right out of college as a mining engineer. Shortly after being hired, they made a pit foreman out of me. I loved it, best job I ever had. When things were going smooth, I’d spend hours in the shovels, watching the operators. They could eat lunch, drink coffee, smoke, and talk to me all at the same time without skipping a beat, loading the trucks. On the afternoon shifts and midnights when all the big shots were gone, they would attempt to teach me. It during those times that I appreciated their skills as an operator even more.
I've had probably 100 forman come and go over my time running a 2800. I've had 2 forman come up and just talk watch and have a conversation while I load. To me that made me respect them more for knowing what we did as operators. That was probably 8 years ago. I once had a oil rep come sit with more a hour and he couldn't believe I could have a solid conversation with him as I loaded truck after truck. I asked him if he could talk on the phone and drive his car down the highway. His eyes opened wide. Thats how that is to me running a shovel
The one time I tried it on the Engineer's Training Program at my mine it gave ne tremendous respec for the people who do this for a living. I was like a deer on glare ice. Made me glad to be a plant rat.
4:10 в хорошо взорванном забое и дурак так плавно сможет , а ты попробуй так же плавно если был отказ при взрыве , и тогда только увидишь настоящих профессионалов , а в таком забое как тут это запросто
Glad to see a fellow Brother ( I belong to the 955 local ) skillfully plying his trade, and proudly flying his local 49 colours. I really enjoy that we get to see not only the machine loading the trucks from the outside ( your last video ), but the operators perspective and high level of professional skill involved in making things look so smooth and carefully orchestrated. Having operated many machines over the last 4 decades, I have found the respect operators deserve is getting less and less, especially with bigger corps or companies. Then they wonder why they have trouble filling seats. That all said, I wonder what the screen view is that he is monitoring. That could be another topic you could look into. Thank you for yet another fascinating look into the world of machines and their operations.
That's pretty good camera work right there. Windows are alot cleaner than some of those old hulks you show off. Very cool. Thanks for all of your vids.
Nice to see an inside vehicle operation video. Must be a huge pain to get permission to film inside a working machine, let alone old machines that are not in use much anymore or ever. The content over the years has been great!
I used to run these machines. One had 40 hours on it when I first got on it. These things are in operation all over the world. When these first came to our mine P&H instructors trained us. These guys had been to the 4 corners of the Earth training which means 3 people in the cab. Instructor-trainee-interpreter.
Like #85. Minty vidya as usual. Rite quiet in the cab, can hear all the equipment anatomy move. 2nd Haulie driver stops the same way I do on the horn...."HONK ! " (brake/bounce)....haha. Cept' my little truck, the hoist cylinder hits the top of the back of the cab.
@@PAmining I sincerely appreciate that. I might need you for a reference with the future if Hibbtac looking bleak. If nothing else meet up for drink brother.
Hey Justin i was hoping we could get some more videos of the ex1900 just before it gets whacked due to emissions and replaced by the ex2000-7 in October.
What’s being loaded? Is that Taconite here in Minnesota or Upper Michigan, or something else out east? There’s at least 1 video on this channel that was taken at Hibbing Taconite. Excellent video! Maybe the locations can’t be made known due to privacy issues.
Is that you operating the machine and if so, is that your everyday job/position? I noticed the zoom in/out so figure of it is you, you had someone videoing for you? Love these videos BTW
Im training to become an excavator operator. Any advice on the steps to take to get into one of these mining shovels? Im in canada, so there is mines and oil sands
Pay attention to what the senior operators tell you, don't act like you know everything. If you're good on the smaller stuff, you'll easily work your way up to the big iron with some time :)
@@PAmining в России обязательно получение водительского удостоверения на трактор, с категорией F и отметкой машинист-экскаватора по седьмому или восьмому разряду. Разряд зависит от объема ковша.
We work 12 hour shifts would u rather work 5 days a week or 3 days on week and 4 the next. We have done both ways in the mines up north and the 12 hour shifts are the only way to go.
