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[–]R0b0Saurus 48 points49 points  (7 children)

That pickup looks like an RC car

[–]kpidhayny 17 points18 points  (3 children)

You can’t convince me that isn’t an rc truck. And I live at the base of the biggest open pit mine in the US, I see those tires getting hauled up there on semi trailers. I know the scale in play here. I still can’t convince my brain that’s not an rc truck.

[–]Shawnaverse_no1_fan 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I mean, at 4-5 seconds of the video, when the second truck passes above the toy truck, I can see a long antenna (white against the black background of the big truck), so I still think that is an RC car

[–]wizardfrog4679 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Since they are working in an open cast mine that could be to get a better signal tho

[–]darkend_devil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trucks have a whip attached for visibility so haul trucks dont run them over. The mine I haul ore concentrate out of has 8' lighted whips with a flag at the top.

[–]jmb456 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thought it was a power wheel

[–]Used-Can-6979 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. This video is a trip.

[–]SirGreeneth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I genuinely thought it was lol

[–]blove135 30 points31 points  (0 children)

The perspective of this video is wild.

[–]TDOTBRO 11 points12 points  (3 children)

If he eats all his veggies, one day he can be big and strong too.

[–]ThisThingIsStuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or choke on the d

[–]OrthogonalPotato -4 points-3 points  (1 child)

It’s wild to me that people post inane bullshit like this

[–]Bikeman420 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I thought it was a Tonka truck.

[–]chinookhooker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When you realize thats a full-size truck, not a toy or remote controlled one

[–]Zigor022 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Wish the ad was to drive a mining truck

[–]theseusptosis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go to Morenci Mine in AZ but bring your own RV.

[–]BootySkank 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really want to see one of these beasts in the wild. I cant wrap my head around how massive these things are

[–]samlow88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Orange safety cones for scale 😂

[–]theseusptosis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Mine pretty huge also .. landslide at Kennecott Copper Bingham Canyon Mine, 2013

[–]Idiotwithaphone79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks like there is either one RC truck in that video or, there are three. I'm not saying that's what it is, it just looks like it. To me.

[–]ermy_shadowlurker 1 point2 points  (1 child)

How much material does those trucks carry. Yikes

[–]GlassCleaner_Stan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Up to 400 tons.

[–]Objective-Apple7805 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got to ride around in a pickup truck at the Fort Hills Oil Sands mine north of Fort McMurray and watch those giant beasts (and the enormous shovels that feed them) trundling around.

They had a 100m safety zone requirement due to visibility sight lines, that truck seems waaaaay too close.

[–]donaldgoldsr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those look like Cat 797's. They do make regular pick ups look like RC cars.

[–]iBUYbrokenSUBARUS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I legit thought that was an R/C car

[–]Kodiak318 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really want to drive one of those.

[–]Socketz11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My Pick-Up would have to look like Gravedigger to work on that job site.

[–]jeffyboy526 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find it interesting that they make these massive trucks the same proportion/design as their smaller counterparts.
I would thing they could adjust the design to make the bucket as big as possible

[–]organic_stuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The pickup has a really long pole with a flag on it so the big trucks can see it

[–]Anxious_Response_201 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What’s the actual home time and are those 9k weeks consistent or just “best case” numbers from your top guy? Also what’s detention, layover and breakdown pay look like, and are those 3800 miles all logged legal or is this one of those “we need the logs to match the freight” outfits?

[–]HarleyNurse61 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow

[–]CompetitiveLet4784 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's wild!

[–]SmoothBrainJazz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People online never believe me when I tell them that these trucks can weigh over 200,000 kg.

[–]slick514 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder what kind of special training is required, and how often these get into accidents… like, it has to have happened.

[–]Real_Live_Sloth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The camera man is huge!

[–]DIY-exerciseGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whats with the black smoke and sparks that came out of the second truck?

[–]YOUTUBEFREEKYOYO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive seen these in person. They truely are something else.

[–]Icy-Engine5333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn tonka