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CAT Truck on a Slippery Slope
Coal strip mine in Stellarton, Nova Scotia.
Stellarton, Nova Scotia
Stellarton is a town located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is adjacent and to the south of the larger town of New Glasgow.
In the 1790s, coal quickly became a key focus of the local economy. The Foord Coal seam (from which the main street of Stellarton derives its name) runs through most of the town and is part of the greater Stellarton Basin/Pictou Coalfield. As part of an area recognized by geologists for its unique oil shales and thick coal seams, the Foord
seam is said to be the thickest in the world with estimate of coal seams
being as thick as 48 feet.
Source:
Wikipedia, Stellarton, Nova Scotia
Caterpillar Inc.
Caterpillar Inc. is a United States-based corporation headquartered in Peoria, Illinois. Caterpillar is, according to their corporate website, "the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines." Caterpillar produces a wide range of heavy equipment, including the range of Caterpillar bulldozers. Caterpillar's line of vehicles range from tracked tractors to hydraulic excavators, backhoe loaders, motor graders, off-highway trucks, wheel loaders, and agricultural tractors. They are used in construction, road-building, mining, forestry, energy, transportation and material-handling industries.
Caterpillar is one of the thirty companies whose stock is tracked in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It is a Fortune 500 company, ranked number 50 in 2008, and first in its industry, with more than $30 billion in assets. Source: Wikipedia, Caterpillar.
CAT 773E Off-Highway Truck (Haul Truck)
Engine: Engine Model
CatŪ 3412E,
Gross Power
710 hp,
Flywheel Power
671 hp
Weights:
Gross Machine Weight
219,000 lb
Operating Specifications
SAE (2:1) Capacity
46 yd3,
Nominal Payload
60 tons.
Source: CAT.com
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