People don’t realize how big of deal this is and it’s a testament to what the buildwitt guys are doing. Suncor doesn’t let anyone in to film and document their operations. Instead of vilifying them like many publications do he actually shows a positive picture

"Oil product that run our world" ......right on the money. Great video thank you, and also thank you to the company giving you the change to film.

As a retired heavy equipment operator, this was a great video.

Worked at base plant for almost 6 years, always told my family it was a big operation but couldn’t put it into perspective. Thanks for doing this so I can show my family what it was like working around these monsters and the plants!

Thank you Aaron for showing my great province of Alberta's life line. We are the back bone to our country and to a large part of the worlds economy. Oil and Gas; Petroleum industry is the coolest industry you could ever work in 💪

Massive respect to all the Operators around the world - keeping the world running. 😎

I have to say: the editing is getting better and better! Well done boys! 👍😎🤟

Not easy to get site access and permission to video on site.. nice work and appreciate the positive promotion of oilsands

At last,great video guys! Thanks for visiting and showing the world what we do.

Absolutely. Fascinating and the world needs this to continue operating. It runs everything in Modern world. YES

I work in a shop building the beds of these trucks (I saw some of our logos on a couple of the trucks), and it is really different to see them on the trucks instead of on our shop floor or up on stands. Really made me realize how big they are. Also the bucket on that EX8000 looks like it came out of our shop as well.

Best oil sand video on youtube! No opinion just pure tech and machinery. Keep it going Aaron 😊

This kid is great! Don’t hate him! He is apart of keeping our industry strong.

Great video!! Thank you to Suncor Base Mine and all the people there. Thanks for sharing!

Finally been waiting for this one! I was in dispatch the day of this filming!

I worked at the Suncor Firebag project back in early 2000's when it was just a huge site full of matting was an awesome experience 👍

I visited the Syncrude mine back in 1984. At that time they were mining the bitumen with massive draglines and windrowing the bitumen in to large windrows. The windrows were picked up by a large wheel excavator, much like the ones you see in German coal mines, and placed on to a conveyor belt and taken to crusher and the processing plant. That method fell out of favour due to the corrosive nature of the sand on the conveyor belt. Syncrude changed to the shovel/trucking method seen here sometime in the early 90's. Great video!

I was in the mining industry running equipment off and on for almost 30 years and I drove Hall trucks anywhere’s from a 35 ton up to a 290 ton Haul Truck some had sidewall’s or skirts that the mining company adds to the truck after they purchased it so in all actuality a triple 7 is an 85 ton truck made by cat which is an awesome truck that I drove for many years in the beginning of my career, in the end I was driving 290 ton trucks and the reason why it ended is cause I am now almost fully blind. I got glaucoma, but it is what it is. I Loved That part of my life as an equipment operator it was the best part of my life other than my wife and kids of course. I’ve only mind copper and gold All my Mine experience has been in Nevada. But this is the first time watching this channel I’m going to subscribe and thumb’s it up and continue watching. So keep up the good work boys. …late…

Discovery Channel didnt have nearly the footage compared to this video. Great work!

You guys are rocking. Thanks for sharing with the world what our province produces. Alberta strong 💪.

This was awesome to see, thanks for doing this video. I worked for North American at fort hills for a while and I thought my 793 was a big truck lol until I saw the 980’s running around haha.

So cool watching these videos, you’ve helped make my decision to leave my boring and underpaid job to get into heavy machine technician

Great video Aaron! Thank you for highlighting the oil sands with a positive lens.

Damn..1st time seeing all these 980E with these new body dump beds.....Very Impressive.....

it's insane how small that D-11 looks

Thanks Aaron so much for this video! I’ve worked on most of those trucks at Suncor. So glad Suncor worked with you to put this video together!

I have a video from the port of Long Beach of when we loaded out the small arm of a EX8000 loader. 110t crane could pick and set maybe 25 feet out. That machine swings it around at about 38 foot with a bucket and load all day. Wow

Oh my God I'm so excited to share this with my family!!! FINALLY an in-depth, high quality video that shows EXACTLY what my job is!! I've been driving truck in Millenium for over 8 years now, and this is the BEST video I've seen about the trucks and shovels. Thank you!!!

Wow! Great work Aaron and Team! Thank you for following your passion, Aaron and for sharing your adventures and knowledge to the world!

crazy to see how far humanity has come from simple shovels and wheelbarrows

Amazing video. Very interesting. Thanks Suncor for allowing Aaron to do a video of your site.

Your videos keep getting better and better you have my dream job

Only just found this channel.. the Olive Downs Mine video.. I live in Mackay.. this is a great channel 👌👌

That’s awesome they let you film this

Very cool perspective, definitely a unique video and a great look at their equipment!

You’ve been in Newburgh ny and all over. I’m impressed. Good job brother

Great insight Aaron, keep up the good work.

This video rocked my socks! 🙌🏻

Can’t believe you captured these great shots. Amazing. Well done!

Coming from an old-timer, P&H = Pain & Heartache. Great video!

Really liked watching this video thanks for putting it out there hope to see u back soon

What people don't know is that millions of years ago that Bitumen layer was the ocean floor. The Bitumen is what's left over from the organic matter left behind. The water sand he's talking about is actually million year old sea water trapped under ground. Before they can open up new ground and remove the over burden they drill deep wells and pump the sea water out for months sometimes year before mining!

Top job of explaining the full process thanks your content is excellent , really enjoyed it

Amazing to see the type of content you guys do, real world machines with real world impacts. You guys do amazing work and the fact that you managed to document Suncor is a testament to who you guys are at buildwitt

Awesome ! It’s a dream of mine to see something like that up close . Great video !

Shout-out to the dude who stopped a line of work here just to make sure a dope dinosaur was recovered for science

Awesome video once again…..you are killing it

Awesome video!!! It was great meeting you when you came up north. Hope you come up again.

Great video throughout! I got chills down my spine when I saw the trucks backing up without a driver! How long until the trucks are fully automated and don't need a coffee break?

Dope vids .... The intro music this time was extra funky .. keep going bro

Very good job on presenting the stats on the trucks and illustrating just how large everything is related to the process of mining the oil sand. Very impressive and well done. Congratulations and best of luck with your channel in the future. Greetings from rural Arkansas (that single tire shown in the video cost thousands of dollars more than my 4br/2ba house on 2 acres, by the way). I'm looking forward to seeing your other videos in the future.

So cool ya guys made into the pits of Alberta.

Great video team!

Thank you Aron Witt for showing the world how this is done , god gave us the earth and here it is!!!!!.

Didn't think you would get the opportunity into these oil sands, especially since from what I've heard they aren't a fan of cameras. Then again it was a matter of time to get up to these northern ones after that one video on the smaller ones.

Really interesting vid! Very well done in every way.

Cracking video!! Best in a long time out my top quality one 😍😍

Great video I watch all day

Awesome video Thanks

That one dude has to be from Newfoundland…has to be

Thanks Aaron ,you my frend more video big mining equipment 😊😊😊

Great Video!!!

great stuff Built Witt

Incredible video of the whole process, I hope to see you soon here in Chile to show you the process of obtaining copper.

Thanks for the video Aaron. From a 797f driver in Mont Wright, Fermont Quebec ;)

Great work new subscriber, you made my job look great

Good stuff !!!

I drive Komatsu 930 haul trucks at Suncor. I like it.

Awesome! My 3yo loved it! (so did I 😁)

cool video! i'm at CNRL horizon right now rebuilding some crushers and such as a rig welder. Cool to see someone promote what we do up here!

Hey Aaron was wondering if we could see more videos on forestry love what your doing and keep making content 🤙🏻

I live about 150km southwest of Fort Mac and have two spots where oil bubbles up in my street! I see it lots, even in beaver damns when hunting! Oil naturally occurs everywhere around here!

Great video sir, I’ve hauled wide tires to the mines in northern Nevada. Unbelievable the size of the machinery.

Great video 👍

Very cool video man

17:30, I like the addition of the “This is what oil is used for” list. One could add motherboards, device cases, screen protectors, watch bands, led light fixtures. Yes, my laptop still has a CD player. Do I use it? … If I could figure out what I would put in it. 😂 Jk, I remember 3.5” floppy drives.

I worked in oil sand for many years. Great place to live and work

Amazing video!

Through all this dirt, they were able to find a dinosaur! Amazing..

Thanks you for information

berta machines are world class and i love being apart of it

This was awesome.

New Aaron Witt video woooooo

This Bucyrus is huge, but imagine that On minexpo 2000 Bucyrus international announced new electric rope shovel. Model 795B with bucket capacity 135 tons per pass,. It will be able to cut bank heights up to 22.8 m and will offer a cutting radius of 26.6 m. Operational weight of the machine 2041 metric tons.(More than WK-75 or P&H 4800 currently two largest rope shovels in production) but sadly after CAT buy Bucyrus they canceled this model and now not have plans to shovels larger than 7495, this is very sad, WK 75 and 4800XPC is two kings for now

I used to be a pilot truck driver. Made many trips up there with Mullen Trucking with 797 beds.

It would be really cool to see you visit a mine with a working electric trolley system.

amazing 🤩

Excellent video mate. Thanks for sharing. Did they feed you well, or leave you to munch on oil coated rocks?

Aaron, the ONE question you didn't ask is: what's happening with the cleaning water?.............

Really nice music choice🔥🔥

I worked where they make the rear axles for the big komatsu trucks cool to see them working

Great video

Good job 👍👌

Are we ever going to see any watch me work episodes again? I would love to see a watch me work episode of that hydraulic Shovel loading those truck that would be cool and interesting to watch. Let me know if you plan on making anymore watch me work episodes.

Have you considered trying to see if a hard rock mine will let you on site?

Interested in what goes into maint and refueling of these fleets at these mines. Do they have some downtime for a few hours or do they rotate equipment to allow for fueling?

Imagine how many dinosaurs they dug up without knowing

Nice 😎

The Spice must flow

I want to see one of these trucks with a large diesel locomotive