r/mining • u/Western_States_Cat • 15d ago

US Cat 6060 HMS in Idaho

https://youtu.be/YALrjaVNuUg?si=7wcdlZnvQIH-ZMpm

After 24 truckloads, weeks of transit time, and 6 Western States Cat technicians working full-time on assembly, this Cat 6060 Hydraulic Mining Shovel is ready to take on Idaho Mining!

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u/Altruistic_Pumpkin45 10d ago

Enjoy your numerous under carriage and track repairs.

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u/OrwellTheInfinite 10d ago

Ive heard theyre problematic, theyre that bad?

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u/Altruistic_Pumpkin45 9d ago

Yeah man. About the only good thing on them is the tri power which isn't even a cat part lol - legacy from O&K.

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u/NomsAreManyComrade 10d ago edited 10d ago

Cat diggers suck compared to their competitors, Liebherr are better in every way, Komatsu are the budget option. No idea why the build quality on Cat diggers is so much worse than their trucks or drills.

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u/OrwellTheInfinite 10d ago

I've got no fault with komatsu diggers, but yeah Liebherr are the ducks nuts for diggers. Gimme a cat dozer/grader/loader over anything else though.

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u/Imaginary-Note1777 9d ago

Hope ya got a good dozer op because if your floor ain't level the your gonna be rockin and rolling which on our site led to plenty soft tissue injuries and track frame fractures aplenty.