The mine trucks are one of the largest trucks out there, and their engines are one of the most powerful ones. The mine trucks can be worth up to mind spinning $5 million, and this is amount that cannot be denied. The engines of these trucks are a whole another story.
The biggest ones that are fitted in the mine trucks have 24 cylinders. 24 cylinders is already very big number, and we can only imagine how many HP they can give out to the wheels. But this power is very important because the mine trucks carry very heavy loads on their backs and without the power what is the purpose of the large load area?
If the engine starts to wear out, it is struggling with the load, it is asking for lower gear than usual than it is time to rebuild it. We say rebuild it because new engine of this size costs too much money and replacing it means only loss for the company.
That’s why this company has department that is rebuilding the engines of these trucks, which is considerably cheaper than replacing them, and as we can see on the video it is quite demanding job.
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