Giving the World's Largest Truck Engines Second Lives!

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3 ай бұрын

What does it take to rebuild the world’s biggest truck engines? We visited Finning Cat in Antofagasta, Chile, to find out.
Caterpillar has been a world leader in rebuilding engines and entire machines for decades. Instead of sending million-dollar power plants to the scrapyard after a single useful life, they rebuild them to original specification using brilliant re-manufacturing techniques.
On the mine sites, technicians are swapping old engines for new ones regularly. After transport, they arrive at Finning’s CRC, where disassembly and cleaning commence.
Once they’ve identified how each engine or component is worn, they get to work rebuilding it. They add metal (by spraying it) and machine the block, replace all hoses, filters, and harnesses, and swap any damaged components.
Upon completion, they test every engine under full loading, paint them, and ship them back to the mines.
For more info on Finning CAT:
www.finning.com/es_CL.html

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@computerwizard2613 3 ай бұрын

Some of these videos show how little you know about equipment, and it’s starting to get annoying that the camera is on you the whole time being clueless instead of filming the equipment and people who actually do the job / know what their talking about. I’d recommend start getting anyone you can on your videos so explain everything for you / the audience, instead of trying remember what someone told you then relaying 2% back to us and being clueless.

@justingore9008 3 ай бұрын

Come to Mapleton, IL Caterpillar foundry for a tour. We mold and cast the engine blocks, heads, cylinder liners and many other of those parts.

@AaronWitt 3 ай бұрын

hopefully I can one day!

@tristenklein225 3 ай бұрын

Do they have areas of the CAT Foundry and Manufacturing Facility sealed off from the public or any filming and pictures due to corporate privacy policies because they keep certain machines, technology or techniques secret from their competitors Justin?

@justingore9008 3 ай бұрын

Not that I am aware of. We have tours daily that can be scheduled. Although not 100% of facility is on the tour for safety reasons. As far as filming, that all has to be approved. Mike Rowe filmed some so it has been done.@@tristenklein225

@NIHILWR 3 ай бұрын

"Aaron acting like he understands" lmfao got me dyin

@AaronWitt 3 ай бұрын

that's me in every video we do

@stewatparkpark2933 3 ай бұрын

@@AaronWitt You are getting privileged access . Cut the comedy and concentrate on the equipment rather than yourself and you will have a far better channel .

@nicks7508 3 ай бұрын

@@stewatparkpark2933 Agreed. The Elmo clip was especially stand-out.

@dunkly85 3 ай бұрын

@@stewatparkpark2933 He needs to read this comment and then re-read it until it sinks in

@diskotekentertainment8525 3 ай бұрын

yeh frickin clueless. @@AaronWitt

@scottpageusmc 3 ай бұрын

As a former calibration tech in the Marines and for Lockheed, I appreciate you showing the lab. Almost everything produced and used today has roots in Metrology, the science of measurement. I spent over 20 years in the field, and loved it!

@agrick 3 ай бұрын

you spent 2 decades fumbling with a micrometer and want to pretend you’re doing military service? fuck outta here

@samspade7522 3 ай бұрын

HEY a fellow meteorologist!! Worked TMDE in army for 3 years before retiring. Biggest torque wrench I ever did was for the rotor bolt on Huey choppers. Those used on these trucks would be fascinating to work on now that I didn't have a schedule to meet.

@andrewrees8749 3 ай бұрын

In the early days the 797 trucks ,used 2 engines bolted together , because Cat didn't have a big enough powerful engine, so they used 2, that is awesome 👏

@gamerjay6624 3 ай бұрын

That 797 engine is still the original configuration of 2x 3512 coupled together, I havent worked on them for a while but i heard the majority had a retrofitted C175-20 option available like the later 797s, i just remember they were horrible to work on, the couplings were shocking for leaks and a pain to fix unless you pulled the engines and split them.

@lanwickum 3 ай бұрын

CAT still taking contamination control seriously. I love it!! Was at a CAT dealer in early 2000s as a gear head. Changed many practices during that time to ensure clean quality work. It was well worth it. Best place I have ever worked.

@ttlhuskereastcampus7461 3 ай бұрын

Myself and my colleagues from Peoria built that CRC in the late 1980’s with Caterpillar. Our Service Development group designed the first shop prior to Finning acquiring then Gildemeister. Great video

@blueman5924 3 ай бұрын

Fascinating ! Such precision on a massive scale. wow. 👏

@HumbleHonkingEnthusiast 3 ай бұрын

You mentioned Non destructive testing. I used to do this so I'm gonna explain a bit about how it works, as best i can remember. In most cases you have a petroleum carrier (imagine wd40 or something) that has a ton of small ferrous metal particulates (like iron). You douse the part in the the carrier, then you take a massive amout of amps (say 2-4k, very loud and scary at times lol) and run it through the part. The metal particulate in the carrier will then align itself to the magnetic field of the part (depending on how you have the clamps oriented). Once that's done, you take your UV light and shine it on the part which will highlight all of the metal particulates. If there are any surface or subsurface cracks, the electric charge will cause the metal particles align themselves to the magnetic field of the imperfection. This means you can easily find cracks below the surface. Alternate forms of NDT include liquid penetrant and ultrasonic. Hope that was helpful or interesting to some. Keep up the amazing work Aaron!

@AaronWitt 3 ай бұрын

thank you very much I appreciate it

@geofjones9 3 ай бұрын

The process you describe using ferrous particles in a petroleum carrier sounds an awful lot like magnafluxing.

@HumbleHonkingEnthusiast 3 ай бұрын

@geofjones9 it's referred to as that or magparticle testing usually

@warrenjones744 3 ай бұрын

That is quite a repair shop Aaron. Finning is certainly a giant operation. Speaking of giant. Those washing machines for industrial components are usually called spray wash cabinets. or as my granddaughter might say "big washer thingies" Thanks for the tour, Cheers

@henrycarlson7514 3 ай бұрын

Interesting , Thank You. A fine example of size and precision .

@user-mk2hm2zr7n 2 ай бұрын

What so interesting only talk talk

@JohnDoe-jq5wy 3 ай бұрын

Great stuff and update on the mechanics around the world.... Thank you 👍😊👍😊

@redmesa2975 3 ай бұрын

Love how spotless and organized that shop is

@ProudPapaw88 3 ай бұрын

Great video, Aaron. Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing and have a great day!!

@marksellinger3736 3 ай бұрын

That was a 'kid in a candy store' moment for Aaron! HAHA!

@user-dj4tx7uu5g 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely insane! Just one in a shop is crazy let alone however many they have.

@floydwilliams3321 3 ай бұрын

Incredible shop

@TechniEMW 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, Aaron, Good Work.

@AaronWitt 3 ай бұрын

thanks for watching!

@localcrew 3 ай бұрын

Very generous of them to let you video their process.

@jz1340 3 ай бұрын

Good friend who retired from CAT watched you video with the following comment. Hi Jeff, That video was taken in Antofagasta, Chile. I have been to that shop several times. Also visited some of the large mines there. The painted floor, parts wrapped in plastic and general shop cleanliness was all part of the Contamination Control Program that our group developed. Interesting stuff and Finning set the example with this shop. Dave

@ernierundall1336 3 ай бұрын

Great video I love watching

@Caden_weaver 3 ай бұрын

I love Aaron Witt so much thanks for the great content

@AaronWitt 3 ай бұрын

thanks for watching!

@Caden_weaver 3 ай бұрын

@@AaronWitt thanks for the reply looking forward to more great content

@Tmjpwns 3 ай бұрын

Parts washer Aaron, that's the washing machine

@jserra17 3 ай бұрын

Probably ultrasonic.

@johngibson3837 3 ай бұрын

Most people refer to them as big washing machines

@MikeT-TheRetiredColonel 3 ай бұрын

It is amazing, thanks, Aaron for sharing this :)

@andrewcoffey4694 3 ай бұрын

We do that at Carter Caterpillar in Salem, VA. Right now we have a 789B, a few D10’s, some 988’s, etc… it’s an epic process!

@jeffenglert5262 3 ай бұрын

impressive operation

@laurier3348 3 ай бұрын

Great video. Interesting.

@K-Effect 3 ай бұрын

This looks like a great place to work

@Ethantice04 3 ай бұрын

Place is cleaner than any restaurant in America!

@AaronWitt 3 ай бұрын

yeah it was incredible how tidy they keep it with so much going on

@juanlemod 2 ай бұрын

8:10 I live for Elmo and the memes in this video.

@moose5.9 3 ай бұрын

Dude how big is finning CAT?? HOLY MOLY

@AaronWitt 3 ай бұрын

biggest Cat dealer in the world

@tonyvanbergen4346 3 ай бұрын

Finning started in BC Canada with their head office in Vancouver. Over the years the company acquired the Cat dealerships in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and Ireland as well as the three Western Canada province, BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Yukon, Northwest Territories and part of Nunavut.

@moose5.9 3 ай бұрын

@@tonyvanbergen4346 unreal !

@GHOSTGXZ Ай бұрын

you just made me think to look on Google earth thanks 😎😎😎👌👍

@stephenpienta7430 3 ай бұрын

It would be a much better viewing experience if you took the time to learn the names and functions if components and machining processes.

@chuyserna7133 2 ай бұрын

Gorgeous

@kresimirmilisa5560 3 ай бұрын

This caterpillar engine v20 with 4000 hp is amazing.

@UncleManuel 3 ай бұрын

Cool! I'm pretty sure one of these engines will fit in my Hondy Civic. 😎🤟

@taurnocerostradeguides 3 ай бұрын

Lets see if we can get to Wartsila and see their boat en engines one day!

@austinotto3551 3 ай бұрын

I work on shovels and draglines for a living and seeing the saddle block and knowing what it was and you just say shovel part at first triggered me for no good reason 😂 love the vids keep it up

@TexDrinkwater 3 ай бұрын

Spray welding. Or something similar - the spray welding I'm familiar with starts with powdered metal instead of wire.

@geofjones9 3 ай бұрын

No, metalizing involves feeding a wire through a nozzle that looks like a cutting torch tip. The wire goes through the center hole, the holes surrounding the center burn oxygen and acetylene. All that is enclosed in an air cap that blows the barely molten metal off the end of the wire, and sprays it onto the base. I did that for years, a great process! I did spraywelding too. It involves getting the entire part to brazing heat, not good for many applications, ideal for others.

@richardables6561 3 ай бұрын

I'm surprised that you haven't done a video with empire. They are right in your back yard and one of the biggest cat dealerships in the world.

@ivaniamarinovic2412 3 ай бұрын

CRC ANTOFAGASTA 👏🇨🇱

@95thousandroses 3 ай бұрын

The special room just for calibrating the tools blew my mind.

@AnthonyTobyEllenor-pi4jq 3 ай бұрын

It's necessary to keep a constant temperature of 20 degrees C as well as utter cleanliness when you are dealing with calibration of gauges etc.

@jtg2737 3 ай бұрын

07:25 so it is welded by "spraying" multiple layers onto what is being built up am I correct?

@AaronWitt 3 ай бұрын

exactly

@geofjones9 3 ай бұрын

No, the sprayed metal goes on semi-molten, not welded at all. The semi-molten spray splashes onto and around the rough surface of the base or already applied sprayed metal. The resulting coating is more like compressed coarse powder. The coating has very little strength of its own, derives its strength from the base metal. I did this for years, I know.

@jtg2737 3 ай бұрын

@@geofjones9 Ah, interesting. Thank you.

@jtg2737 3 ай бұрын

@@AaronWitt Thanks and a hello from the State of Texas.

@markbroad119 2 ай бұрын

Detroit had a 16v149. 2384 cu in 2 stroke diesel.

@austinb1824 2 ай бұрын

This guy has a channel based on things he doesn't seem to 'understand'

@ocscmike 3 ай бұрын

I wouldn't worry about that guy... it's fine. 🤣🤣🤣

@floydwilliams3321 3 ай бұрын

Wow

@Dinoxt12 3 ай бұрын

Impressive...Go Chileans.

@tomrogers9467 3 ай бұрын

Why did I get a sense of “Honey, I shrunk the Kids” here!

@jeremywitt305 3 ай бұрын

I wish we would bring jobs like that back to America.

@elbuggo 3 ай бұрын

9:42 - what table is that?

@GSUS-fc6ss 3 ай бұрын

Is it like a really big truck or is it Diesel electric drive?

@GHOSTGXZ Ай бұрын

damn, I wanted to see used Parts like crank ,rods piston cam? etc

@InvestmentsForLife 3 ай бұрын

Literally was just wondering yesterday how this happens

@AaronWitt 3 ай бұрын

well there ya go

@tomj1372 3 ай бұрын

good vid, bad camera work

@stewatparkpark2933 3 ай бұрын

Film the equipment not the narrator .

@Ebad50 3 ай бұрын

I agree 💯

@tireballastserviceofflorid7771 3 ай бұрын

Maybe even a few details of the worlds largest truck engine.

@techman8817 3 ай бұрын

The shaky cam is annoying too.

@tutekohe1361 3 ай бұрын

The premise of this channel is it’s about Aaron Witt. The supposed subject is just a vehicle for Witt. That’s okay as long as you understand that. You don’t like Aaron Witt? Don’t watch.

@stewatparkpark2933 3 ай бұрын

@@techman8817 Yeah , make you seasick .

@Ben_Z33 13 күн бұрын

Is this a good career path?

@crakkbone8473 3 ай бұрын

Less Aaron, more cool ass machines. We can still hear you, buddy.

@lukecharlton122 3 ай бұрын

Small engine with some big men working on them.

@StagnantMizu Ай бұрын

men I wonder if they also are able to restore blown motors back to good state and if running them till they blow and then repair them is cheaper than every 15k hours

@jon-deedeklerk8612 3 ай бұрын

Day one of asking Aaron to visit our mines in South africa

@AaronWitt 3 ай бұрын

hopefully one day!

@thepubliceye 3 ай бұрын

Now you have to show how this is done in Pakistan.

@jaskaasi 2 ай бұрын

spray welding is the process that he called "not welding"

@kisspeteristvan 3 ай бұрын

it's welding , spray welding , it's an old old technique , but they usually use powder, this is a bit more high tech

@BruceBoschek 3 ай бұрын

Rebuilt every 15,000 hours = 625 days = less than 2 years of continuous duty.

@peytonchadd7117 Ай бұрын

can this fit a Miata? 4:52

@Mo_Faiz7 2 ай бұрын

Autobots, Lets Rooowwwww

@AnthonyTobyEllenor-pi4jq 3 ай бұрын

You don't ever use a grinder in a clean area !

@bighairycat 3 ай бұрын

Hopefully Finning pays their people better than our local Cat dealer who can't get anyone to work for them so they are reliant on importing workers from Africa and South East Asia.

@FrankCastle694 3 ай бұрын

I’m just gonna say it ( those engines yern for the mines )

@Torontoflatlander 3 ай бұрын

Interesting subject, but the constant "Approximate explanations" ending in "I don't know how/where/what" kind of ruin it. You're there, to film, learn, and explain. If I'm watching something for education I'd expect the presenter to drill down to what they don't know, ask the person showing them around, and present a cohesive statement. It's interesting, it takes effort to make this content and I appreciate the effort, just needs some polishing.

@MADEINNSW 3 ай бұрын

Its not aarons fault but the camera is not showing anyghing useful

@frerikslaw Ай бұрын

Keep Aron Whit s face out of the film until the last 3 seconds

@dj_laundry_list 3 ай бұрын

I want 20 cylinders and 4000hp

@mustafaaf3273 2 ай бұрын

Why rebuild every 15,000hrs ?

@bigh8121 3 ай бұрын

Is it possible that he mainly focused on himself during the shooting because he is getting privileged access? Maybe he was not allowed to show certain parts of the process.

@daleclark9121 8 күн бұрын

He dont know what a drain plug on a engine is or where engine oil is drained from

@parker1ray 3 ай бұрын

The first step is to send our jobs somewhere that pays people diddly and does not believe in human rights.

@jamesdrake2378 3 ай бұрын

this guy has no idea what is going on

@Tannerh388 3 ай бұрын

Come to Mesa or AJ empire cat

@LUCIFER_BE_GAMING 3 ай бұрын

Imagine if you took a little more time to explain and help other people understand what is happening. Its like watching a kid that just likes machines but doesn't fully understand how any of it works.

@mcspikesky 3 ай бұрын

Its sad you have no technical knowledge and arent all that interested in the details of the amazing resto work that goes on... Really,, its about the metal and the work, not you.

@6Diego1Diego9 3 ай бұрын

you should do a little more homework before getting on camera. you could give more detailed and technical answers. This is infotainment afterall.

@stephenrenwick3513 3 ай бұрын

Learn more bro.....

@theonlyjimjones 3 күн бұрын

You need more depth. You skip a lot of important things.

@dugiejoness5197 3 ай бұрын

7:35 This is called hardfacing and resembles 3D printing, except that it is a very old technology for part regeneration.

@sandeepramoo2610 3 ай бұрын

is this some kind of a parody to some real heavy machinery channel , coz dude can`t explain things that he's seeing , and always repeating ' i don`t know' or 'i don' t understand ' .

@Rafiki_lec 2 ай бұрын

It's good he doesn't hold your hand through it or pretend to know everything. I've been in mining for along time and nothing worse then doing a site induction and some clean shirt talking out their ass.

@user-mk2hm2zr7n 2 ай бұрын

Only talk talk talk

@samsymes475 3 ай бұрын

Only 15000 hrs?... Doesn't seem like very many hours for a haul truck let alone any other machine that's "life time" is 70-80 thousand hours.... That's alot of rebuilds over times

@AaronWitt 3 ай бұрын

yeah but they ain't idle hours... they're hours hauling 400 tons of ore up and out of the world's biggest pits

@12345anton6789 3 ай бұрын

15000 hours thats just 3 years or less in operation in a mine that runs 24/7.

@gerarteuben3333 2 ай бұрын

Nice footage but the guy doesn’t have a clue what he is talking about 😮

28 күн бұрын

Really interesting content, but the camera work was horrible. You would point off in the direction of something interesting and describe what it was you were pointing to, but the camera stayed on you. Then it would flit over to the thing you were talking about for a shaky, out of focus, quick shot and then come back to you talking. I had to stop watching. There's some room for improvement in your camera work and editing.

@vincentgrinn2665 3 ай бұрын

its abit of a shame that cat still makes new mechanical drive vehicles obviously keep repairing whatever is in use currently, but if theyre going to make new vehicles they should really update the drivetrains on *all* of their models to be more practical, not just some of them

@brandonstaelens664 15 күн бұрын

It pisses me of that caterpillar doesn't put Americans to work doing all that stuff. Just think about how many more jobs would available to American workers if companies would stop outsourcing in the name of profit.

@brandonstaelens664 15 күн бұрын

The biggest problem is the E.P.A running these companies out of the USA with bullshit environmental laws that no other country in the world follows.

@harveyputnam7398 3 ай бұрын

Guy is clueless about any of it

@keitharnett2647 3 ай бұрын

Those rear end typical drive components expensive rebuild , took Cat forever go AC driven wheel motors like most other MFGs

@peanuts2105 2 ай бұрын

This bloke knows nothing. No technical qustions or facts, no filming of engineering processes. Its like a school boy been let loose with his dads camera. Embarrassing to say the least