This here is not your conventional truck:
This new mining truck can carry about 360 tonnes (400 tons) at 64 km/h.
The cost: US$3 million and the worldwide market for these trucks doesn't exceed
75 units per year.
It has a 2723-kilowatt diesel engine which powers two electric motors, making the T 282 B the biggest AC drive truck.
Empty it weighs in at 224 tons (203 tonnes), it's 24' 3'' (7.4 metres) tall over the canopy, 47' 6'' (14.5 metres) long with a wheelbase of 21' 6'' (6.6 metres). It's able to carry loads of 400 tons (365 tonnes). So that's an overall weight when loaded of 624 tons (568 tonnes)!!
a 3650-horsepower diesel engine generates power for two electric motors in the rear axles.
So it's more like a huge electric railroad locomotive than a conventional truck.
Older giant trucks used a DC electrical drive system but this one uses AC, which is more efficient.
Hey, the tranny just went on mine, anyone up for climbing THAT chassis?
