Caterpillar 797F
The latest models of 797 class dump trucks by Caterpillar are gigantic. So big in fact, it’s the second largest mining dump truck in the world. It has a gross operating weight of 687.5t and measures 14.8m in length, 6.52m in height and 9.75m in width. In service since 2009, the truck features a Cat C175-20 four-stroke turbocharged diesel engine and can carry 400t of payload. The single block 20-cylinder engine utilizes a hydraulic torque converter transmission and offers a maximum speed of 68 mph.
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