Thread: Caterpillar 793F mining truck

Looks great John. Good choice of wood colors. How big is this thing going to be when complete?

Bret

Love your work John.
If you need other information, I can see what I can get as I work in the Earthmoving Industry and have contacts at Caterpillar.

Made some progress on the Caterpillar truck. Front section now complete, ladder, lights, exhausts, air cleaner and safety railing etc. The railing is constructed from bamboo skewers, all stuck together with medium thickness super glue and black enameled. Some one enquired about the over all length, it will be 595mm. Now for the back half . John.

Absolutely great John.
Beautiful timber contrasts.
Very cleaver use of the bamboo skewers.
Keep it coming.
Cheers, crowie

its looking great john nice choice of timbers looking forward to seeing it finished

Getting better every time I see it John, love the detail

It certainly is coming along nicely like everyone else can't wait to see the next instalment

The mining truck is now finished. Measurements are, length 568 mm,
width 307 mm, height 270 mm, with tray up 550 high.
Rear view mirrors and folding access ladder fitted to front half, two stage rams to hold up tray are friction tight to hold tray in any position.
cheers John.

Sensational piece of work and greatly admired. Well done.

Great work. You must be so proud of it. Thought about sending a pic to the CAT marketing dept?

great looking truck john well worth the effort

Your truck is very impressive. This would look very nice in some executive boardroom at a mining company. You should send some emails to see if you get some interest. About 15 years ago I made a prime mover with tanker and sold it to Boral for $1,000. Used this money to by my compressor and accessories.

You definitely have a winner.

Squirrel.

I see these exact trucks at work nearly every day. Great job and very acurate except it's missing about a tonne and a half of mud and coal dust.

John first class