PAmining I ended up being a little disappointed by what manufacturers had on display at MInexpo 2016 compared to 2012. I was told the mining industry is currently 50 percent of what it was in 2012. I've a lot of videos and pictures of the show and move out coming soon. I'm still in Las Vegas. Took a walk to the convention center this afternoon to see how the dismantling of the equipment was progressing.
A rare beast in the USA, very expensive machine here in the UK but they seem to have a faithful band of followers. Liebherr have recently brought out a Cat lookalike dozer complete with raised sprocket drive. Time will tell. Really enjoyed seeing this machine in action, thanks for posting.
+Duncan Hesketh They are good machine but not very popular in the US because of the service network. The 9250 is probably the quickest excavator in the 250 ton class.
so happy to see a vid up from you!! been watching your channel all day where im still in the hospital, havent watched them all but im getting there lol keep up the good work!
+PAmining thanks Justin! i might know as much as you about this stuff, i was goimg to ask in a previous video of this excavator what all the little strobe lights were for but as soon as we walked thr machine they all came on, pretty neat feature
+Ryan ozbun Yes, and very few realize that today! For example, did you know just to power the borough of Manhattan, NY would require a wind farm the size of the state of CT? People don't realize these things when they talk about alternative energy.
+Ask The Geologist It depends entirely on the setup and operator. Like here you have an operator who started on an excavator when he was a kid and has run everything from cable shovels to a Hy-Hoe and loves to just dig and load trucks. An operator like this is told where to dig but not how because he has the time in the seat and understands how to develop his own setups to use the machine to get maximum loads. As you can see when the video started, he was digging with his drives to the rear and pulling the bench back. He is now at the end of his bench and needs to turn the tracks and dig out what the machine was sitting on (called the back-cut), so because of this he has to dig over his drives. Otherwise he'd have to try and turn the whole machine around which would not only tear up the bench but cost production time. Also keep in mind, those motors are covered by metal guards so the chances of any rock doing severe damage to the components is minimal.
PAmining Digging over the drives is as much a falling rock hazard as it is an excessive load on the final bearings hazard. Very well explained and I agree with you both that a little time over the finals is no big deal, especially when you look at overall efficiency in the big picture.
Got to have a look at the new R9200 in Germany. They will have it on display at Minexpo as well as far as I know. Fantastic video!
+Awesome Earthmovers Looking foreword to seeing it myself! Hope the new PC7000 will be there too!
PAmining I ended up being a little disappointed by what manufacturers had on display at MInexpo 2016 compared to 2012. I was told the mining industry is currently 50 percent of what it was in 2012. I've a lot of videos and pictures of the show and move out coming soon. I'm still in Las Vegas. Took a walk to the convention center this afternoon to see how the dismantling of the equipment was progressing.
Nice one Justin, great machine. I love the sound of the bucket going through the rocks when it's close to the camera. Liked as always.
A rare beast in the USA, very expensive machine here in the UK but they seem to have a faithful band of followers. Liebherr have recently brought out a Cat lookalike dozer complete with raised sprocket drive. Time will tell. Really enjoyed seeing this machine in action, thanks for posting.
+Duncan Hesketh They are good machine but not very popular in the US because of the service network. The 9250 is probably the quickest excavator in the 250 ton class.
Liebherr incredible machine, good video congratulations
emersonnascimento44 in my opinion I think Komatsu is much better
so happy to see a vid up from you!! been watching your channel all day where im still in the hospital, havent watched them all but im getting there lol keep up the good work!
+Ajay Henderson Haha, well hopefully your not there for something bad. And thanks!
Its been about a week and they still dont know whats wrong, but your videos are making the time go by
+Ajay Henderson Well I'm glad they help. Feel better!
+PAmining thanks Justin! i might know as much as you about this stuff, i was goimg to ask in a previous video of this excavator what all the little strobe lights were for but as soon as we walked thr machine they all came on, pretty neat feature
Thanks for this great video from the R9250. Like the PA channel :-)
nice video Justin!
+letsdig18 Thanks Chris!
bad ass man! keepin the lights on!
+Ryan ozbun Yes, and very few realize that today! For example, did you know just to power the borough of Manhattan, NY would require a wind farm the size of the state of CT? People don't realize these things when they talk about alternative energy.
Wowy! Verx nice clip of those impressive machines. ;-) How old is the Euclid R90C?
+Benjamin Beytekin The Euc's are 2001 units. Thanks!
PAmining Thx buddy!
Man she's a diggin monster justin great vid!! I think there's one similar to her in Nevada in a mine! I've hauled fuel into years ago!
I actually have a couple of different Liebherr construction toys in my fleet I have an L 574 wheel loader and a 912 power shovel.
How many tons can that monster scoop up in one bucket?
nice machine
Is this similar in size to a Hitachi EX2500?
+bert26a Yes, the 9250 and 2500 are both the same class machines
Hitachi mining excavators are piece of art, imho.
where in pa?.. she's a beast.. been awhile since u uploaded.. keep them coming. I love to see the big iron..
Quiet impresive is the R 9250 not much diffrance from the R 9350 . Nice clip this mine in us ??
Yes, this is a surface coal mine in Pennsylvania
What are your thoughts on the excavator operator digging over the drive sprockets? (2:50) Decreased parts lifetime?
+Ask The Geologist It depends entirely on the setup and operator. Like here you have an operator who started on an excavator when he was a kid and has run everything from cable shovels to a Hy-Hoe and loves to just dig and load trucks. An operator like this is told where to dig but not how because he has the time in the seat and understands how to develop his own setups to use the machine to get maximum loads. As you can see when the video started, he was digging with his drives to the rear and pulling the bench back. He is now at the end of his bench and needs to turn the tracks and dig out what the machine was sitting on (called the back-cut), so because of this he has to dig over his drives. Otherwise he'd have to try and turn the whole machine around which would not only tear up the bench but cost production time. Also keep in mind, those motors are covered by metal guards so the chances of any rock doing severe damage to the components is minimal.
Over time yes however like Justin stated a load or two here and there isn't a big deal.
PAmining Digging over the drives is as much a falling rock hazard as it is an excessive load on the final bearings hazard. Very well explained and I agree with you both that a little time over the finals is no big deal, especially when you look at overall efficiency in the big picture.
Good operator, no wasted motion and the first bucket load is going into the truck before it has come to a complete stop.
Thanks for the grate video and grate to see a grate investment working heard .
how long has it been working for ?
+Craig Nicholson This unit was placed into service in 2010. It currently has almost 17,000 hours.
that's not a very used machine only half the duty time I would be expecting from the age and that size of investment
thanks for the info sir
Liebherr, the best Excavators ever buildt.
she needs a good clean...
It doesn't take long for them to get dirty in a mine application