The World's LARGEST Coal Trucks (Kress Coal Haulers)

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This winter, we visited North American Coal in North Dakota to explore how one of the most unique trucks in the world operates-the Kress Coal Hauler.
Mines must transport coal from the cuts to the power plants they feed, which often requires hauling distances of many miles. Since coal is so much lighter than dirt, using standard haul trucks designed for rocks and earth is inefficient. Traditional trucks will never reach capacity no matter how much coal you stack in their beds.
Enter the Kress Coal Hauler-a giant belly dump truck specifically designed for coal. It can haul the same tonnage as the other mining trucks on site but over twice the total volume.
After loaders or excavators load the truck with coal, it can haul a full load to the plant at over 40 MPH. When ready to dump, it opens giant doors on the bottom of the truck, allowing the coal to dump out.
Check out the links below to learn more about these fantastic machines and North American Coal's operations!
www.nacoal.com/
www.kresscarrier.com/CoalHaul...
North American Coal
Mining Coal for a Better Future - North American Coal
With over 100 years of mining expertise, North American Coal's expert crews offer contract mining services ranging from planning, to dragline operations & more.

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@UncleManuel 2 ай бұрын

This truck is PERFECT for getting groceries in the city! I really like it! 😁🤟

@Modelo646 2 ай бұрын

It is so Practical I don't get why Ford is not making them yet.

@armoris66 2 ай бұрын

Finding parking shouldn't be a problem either; just park it on top of everything else! 😁

@LawrenceTimme 2 ай бұрын

And taking kids to soccer practice

@ndfarmer1702 2 ай бұрын

I used to work there in the shop fixing those trucks even got to drive them. The 300ton trucks have to have 200,000 hours on them by now.

@AaronWitt 2 ай бұрын

the hours they have on them is the most impressive thing about them. Absolutely insane how they're still going strong

@ndfarmer1702 2 ай бұрын

Many rebuilds and lots of welding up cracks .

@farklestaxbaum4945 2 ай бұрын

This truly looks like it was filmed on another planet

@AndyFromBeaverton 2 ай бұрын

I've never seen a haul truck like that before. It looks like it's really nice to drive. Since it doesn't have a massive tilting bed and a low center of gravity, the maintenance costs per hour should be less.

@AaronWitt 2 ай бұрын

yeah the operators say they're extremely comfortable

@johndc2998 2 ай бұрын

But it does have a low center of gravity. You can claim it doesn't but you'd be wrong AndyFromBeaverton.

@showmedewey4727 2 ай бұрын

@@johndc2998 think he mean't it does have it. would be dumb to say otherwise

@Beux3751 18 күн бұрын

They suck The front suspension is a high maintenance item.

@cammos 6 күн бұрын

@@Beux3751then the rear would b to as the exactly the same lol

@stevenabrahamson4876 2 ай бұрын

Biggest advantage of a Kress coal hauler is the top speed of 40-43 mph. Cycle times are fastern than the Cat end dumps which top out at 32-35 mph.

@farklestaxbaum4945 2 ай бұрын

Thats insane

@CheekiScrubb 2 ай бұрын

makes sense honestly, looking at the low center of gravity makes me think that on full loads it's still stable enough to go on slopes and turns faster

@jblob5764 2 ай бұрын

Man that is a whole lot of inertia 😮 300 tons at 43 mph 🤯

@underarmbowlingincidentof1981 2 ай бұрын

"Freedom mine" lol the one word used for everything in the US haha! I love it

@quint3ssent1a Ай бұрын

Never knew in USA freedom can be mined in open pits...

@jomehr007 2 ай бұрын

Now that's an engine just perfect for my miata.

@Sebastbean3268 Ай бұрын

I think you will need more miatas to fit that engine bud

@cob_capone1729 2 ай бұрын

I sometimes forget how bad ass mining equipment can look

@abpsd73 2 ай бұрын

The older ones had dry chemical extinguishing setups. An old Kress was being scrapped and was sitting in our haul yard and I decided to hit the button, yellow powder everywhere.

@matterhaz2980 2 ай бұрын

No one tell Whistlin Diesel about this truck 🤣

@novaldipadmadisyiffa3022 Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@ericerto8250 Ай бұрын

Right 😂😂😂😂

@bonerRAGE Ай бұрын

My father is the Lead engineer for Kress on these coal haulers. He is very proud of his work and one day id love to see one in person.

@warrenjones744 2 ай бұрын

Great to see someone giving the Kress some love. They are amazing machines.

@earwax187 2 ай бұрын

It’s nice to see the equipment up close, I’ll be starting with North American Coal in April, excited to see how these mine operations are done.

@burtbrooks7731 2 ай бұрын

Aaron got that horsepower number for us chop, chop💪that’s why I like the channel, well done boys. Great video

@AaronWitt 2 ай бұрын

thanks mate

@repaircollc 2 ай бұрын

I absolutely love your cinematic videos! You are such a great narrator, keep up the awsome work!

@AaronWitt 2 ай бұрын

thank you!!

@SuperMaster996 Ай бұрын

The loaders are just as impressive as a truck look how big those loaders are

@adriaanboogaard8571 2 ай бұрын

Great truck. When you ware out the engine and drive train you can get a welder to modify that dump bed into a swimming pool.:)

@Crowned_King_Of_Zarkavia 15 күн бұрын

I live in ND and I see these things at coal plants all the time. Really gives you a sense of scale when seeing them in person

@richardhaselwood9478 2 ай бұрын

When I was at Newlands (Australia) in the early 2000's, they were using belly dumpers. Interestingly, that was the only Australian Pit I've seen them used. I suspect, there are a couple of disadvantages. 1. They'd be very inflexible. You could only use them for coal haulage, not OB. So, you'd need two fleets of haul trucks, with the associated maintenance costs. 2. There has to be a dedicated tip point for the coal, with an associated ramp and conveyor. Trucks can't just tip on the ROM. There are probably a few others too. But, they obviously work for some pits.

@nickh6076 2 ай бұрын

BMA had Kress haulers at a few of their pits, now they're only at Blackwater as far as I know. They're also highly geared so they're slow as a snail going up the ramps.

@richardhaselwood9478 2 ай бұрын

@@nickh6076 Never been in the bit at BMA Blackwater. It would make sense that BMA have the scale to make a different coal haulage fleet economic.

@gamerjay6624 2 ай бұрын

When i was resident HD fitter in Moranbah for Hastings i used to go to Norwich Park ( closed now) and they had these pieces of shit Kresses there! They were winding down with these machines but they were not really that good of a production machine and they had them because Norwich had such long haul distances, pricks of machines to work on !

@nickh6076 2 ай бұрын

@@gamerjay6624 I worked on a couple at Blackwater that came from Norwich, dead right about being crap to work on

@jimsvideos7201 2 ай бұрын

Good on you for going out in the weather to get this.

@ProudPapaw88 2 ай бұрын

As always great video Aaron. Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend!!

@AaronWitt 2 ай бұрын

thanks for watching!!

@dannydeshler4327 2 ай бұрын

Aaron Thank You for making this video. These are some really cool and rare trucks and this is by far the most informative video about the Kress haulers on KZfaq. Thanks!

@samm-d5939 2 ай бұрын

Those things are absoloute monsters! great footage as always!

@chadsimmons6347 2 ай бұрын

I went to North Dakota a few months back (true-story) I also bought a black rock, some plumbing parts & broken tools I fixed (thankx-4 upload)

@NeurodivergentSuperiority Ай бұрын

The design is soooo much more intellegent than most giant dump trucks

@Lracer61 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video!

@swagzoneus 2 ай бұрын

This truck is PERFECT for getting groceries in the city !Great to see someone giving the Kress some love. They are amazing machines.

@dbikeryamaha125 2 ай бұрын

I think your coal videos are my favorite. Great work!

@JoelGrant-ie4ly 2 ай бұрын

An absolutely magnificent and beastly machine.

@arcuz7862 Ай бұрын

Finally a vehicle capable of moving YOUR MOM around.

@ArathiBasinFTW 2 ай бұрын

That steering angle though, imagine that thing drifting 😂

@jamiebray8532 Ай бұрын

Being a retired trucker of otr & dirt & rock. I've always wanted to drive a haul truck. I've especially wanted to drive a Kress because of the exotic look of the truck. I've ran bottom dump rock wagons & they were very awesome to operate. Considering how iffy it gets with a framless tail dump wagon thats 30ft or longer.

@henrycarlson7514 2 ай бұрын

So Wise , Thank You . Ultemate Duty in action

@THEGREATKING95 2 ай бұрын

THAT LOOKS LIKE VERY EASY WORK

@simonm.456 2 ай бұрын

This would be an awesome base for an RV. You could take easily your whole family on a trip. And the whole school of your kids. And a hospital and the connected towns, a fire department and police station.

@AaronWitt 2 ай бұрын

genius

@braydengordon5001 2 ай бұрын

Your videos keep getting better and better. That’s what matters.

@caturlifelive 2 ай бұрын

Amazing video

@kexcz8276 2 ай бұрын

This truck is dope af! 😃

@jmow-t5023 2 ай бұрын

Love your content, Friend.

@ernierundall1336 2 ай бұрын

Great video

@AaronWitt 2 ай бұрын

thanks Ernie

@pdbsstudios7137 Ай бұрын

that could become a good off-road camper

@maksz6204 2 ай бұрын

Good video, perfect 😊😊😊

@stimpyfeelinit 2 ай бұрын

man imagine if it was powered by the coal it hauled

@zoichikanoe6242 2 ай бұрын

What moves those aren't the horsepower but the torque, horsepower are there to make them swifter. Also that steering looks sweet.

@blueman5924 2 ай бұрын

Interesting haul truck. 👍

@13raden 2 ай бұрын

Looks like a cat cab on them. Cool piece of gear

@stevenabrahamson4876 2 ай бұрын

793F cab modified for this application.

@robertshepherd995 Ай бұрын

@@stevenabrahamson4876 earlier machines had a 793C/D cab on them.

@unrulee4848 2 ай бұрын

ND baby!

@torralf9926 Ай бұрын

Great video. Interesting how comfortable is it in the cabin. Coz the engine is so far away the driver enjoy a silent workplace.

@prconstructions 2 ай бұрын

Wow 😮 Very good 🎉

@SiboBushings 2 ай бұрын

Wow good video, so suggestive 😊

@jimbeam2705 2 ай бұрын

Another great video.

@Bandar_Alai_Heavy_Equepment 2 ай бұрын

Amazing vidio .. Vera inspiring and usefeul🚜🌼🙏🏻😍👍👍

@gustavwising3472 2 ай бұрын

This is my 6 year old dream job

@V8VORLICH 2 ай бұрын

Great job - keep digging from jim in SCOTLAND

@andrewmacdougall5987 Ай бұрын

My dad worked for detroit diesel in the mid 90's I remember going to work with him on weekends he would be rebuilding 12v149's for these when Estevan coal had them.. was pretty cool when you a little kid.

@jz1340 2 ай бұрын

KRESS 200CIII COAL HAULER Designed and built for mining applications, Kress unitized bottom dump coal haulers are field proven to offer the smoothest ride, fastest transport speeds and the highest payload to weight ratio in the industry. Kress Coal Haulers are sold and serviced through the Cat Dealer network and fully supported by Kress Corporation. Kress Corporation Peoria, IL

@jamescharlesworth775 2 ай бұрын

It does look straight out of star wara

@coryglueckert1665 Ай бұрын

the fact that it has a v belly dump is better for center of gravity to be lower on such a big rig and the possibility of rollovers are much lower or not at all.

@motoflyte 2 ай бұрын

cool....literally

@brucewelty7684 2 ай бұрын

I worked for a while in the Kress design group.

@Psychli 2 ай бұрын

That truck is actually a 2500 or 3500.

@siggyincr7447 Ай бұрын

A bit of a missed opportunity to cover some of the technical details that make these interesting. What's the drive train like? How much fuel do these use in a shift? How fast do they drive? What does a set of tires cost and how long do they last? And I'm sure I could come up with more given more than the 2 minutes it took to write this.

@user-br9bq9vu2d 5 күн бұрын

Google it

@kyle1070 2 ай бұрын

My grandfather was involved with the design and sales of that truck.

@jamesanderson5243 2 ай бұрын

I would like a feature on the loaders... the look like Letuernal? Do the run the engines wide open for the generator, or do they throttle up and down like a mechanical system???? Great video's

@buglet59 2 ай бұрын

Been there and done that!!!

@erikshute7153 2 ай бұрын

Great Video!! Reminds me of what we used to have in Alberta! RIP coal 😢

@AaronWitt 2 ай бұрын

it's still here don't worry!

@tristenklein225 2 ай бұрын

Coal is the most abundant and cost effective natural source of energy next to Natural Gas and we should be EXPANDING production as all our Foreign Enemies are, especially overseas where they are building 3 plants every month while we are purposely destroying ours for pure political reasons! Ask yourself why? And NO it has nothing to do with the Environment that is pure propaganda!

@espeescotty 2 ай бұрын

I've known about these trucks for years, but it is nice to finally see a good informative video about them for once. Such a cool and efficient design. In reading other comments, I guess these trucks are not available brand new from Kress anymore.

@MrDabe66 2 ай бұрын

We just sent 8 to Australia in 2022/23. Awesome experience to watch them get built.

@espeescotty 2 ай бұрын

@@MrDabe66 Oh nice! It's great they are still being built.

@robertshepherd995 Ай бұрын

@@MrDabe66 I was working at the mine those 8 were delivered to! That bright pink one was a sight to see.

@adamfrbs9259 2 ай бұрын

How are you getting access to all these places? Just previous channel content and asking?

@jeffarmfield2346 2 ай бұрын

Would love to see you at the steel mill i work at. Theres sooo much big machinery being used, including a lot od Cat, komatsu, and kress, not to mention the cranes n ore ships, furnaces, etc

@EdD-ym6le 2 ай бұрын

So what actually drives the wheels , electric right ... or are just the back wheels driven and the fronts are turned electric / Hydraulic .

@AaronWitt 2 ай бұрын

just back is driven

@EdD-ym6le 2 ай бұрын

@@AaronWitt Thanks . I know some of those big mining dumps are diesel electric .

@robertshepherd995 2 ай бұрын

Rear wheels are driven mechanically. There is no drive on the front wheels. All the functions on the machine are hydraulically driven.

@matterhaz2980 2 ай бұрын

This is what we need for snow removal in Saskatchewan 🤣

@iwaswrongabouteveryhthing Ай бұрын

less violent than a 651 scraper

@SignalLightProductions 6 күн бұрын

The white equipment looks so cool. Do you know why they paint it that color?

@farhankuncoro4858 2 ай бұрын

in borneo we're using volvo fh610 or scania R620 for hauling ±200ton coal from stockpile into port

@jascollinscork 2 ай бұрын

Wow unreal haul trucks!!! I wonder how old are they 🤔😀 but I’d like to know more about that Le Tourneau loading Shovel was it a 1850??

@ryanv3751 2 ай бұрын

How long is the haul from load to dump?

@AaronWitt 2 ай бұрын

I think they're running a 20-30 min round trip if I'm not mistaken. It's quite a ways as the mine only moves further from the plant over the years

@Real_Claudy_Focan 2 ай бұрын

And it will still be able to drive around most US cities !!

@FerNando-ys5hc 2 ай бұрын

Woah thats huge!! I taught the wheel movement is only for future to come for fast easy reliable parking &moving from lane to lane but when i came here only you your channel reveal that they're already exist in America. Isn't it is not hard to control the steering wheel that turn up to 90° ? wathacoincidenciezs

@ErtsenPlayGames 2 ай бұрын

4:00 meanwhile Supra mk4 infinite money glitch HOLD MY BEAR

@chickennugget7489 2 ай бұрын

CaseOH: I don't know, seems a bit small

@darthandres3428 2 ай бұрын

Honestly thought when the video started this was taking place somewhere in northern Russia since i never seen haul trucks like that before and with the snow and all.

@robertshepherd995 2 ай бұрын

So the earlier ones like you showed in the first part of the video are actually a juiced 3512 out of a 785C truck making about 1700hp the later model like you showed with the ‘red tanks’ has the 3516 out of a 789D which is where the 2100hp comes from.

@dalewier9735 Ай бұрын

Is it because this mine requires no long load uphill that enables the truck to carrier a heavier load.

@maksz6204 2 ай бұрын

Space truck from future

@marksellinger3736 2 ай бұрын

Well, at least that haven't made them autonomous.

@FELiPES101 2 ай бұрын

bruh that is a huge motor

@robertcornelius3514 2 ай бұрын

Poor Earth will soon be looking like Mars.

@Bill-sp8kb 2 ай бұрын

That's a bit of a long shot, mate.

@yehaa00 2 ай бұрын

It destined to be like that

@samuelberghuvud5527 2 ай бұрын

Yo those are fucking cool, look like something wayland yutani would sell

@user-xy1mu6qm3h Ай бұрын

First time i see

@vincentgrinn2665 2 ай бұрын

kress coal haulers really are nice to see, every other mining haul truck seems to have just converged on a single design and its abit boring

@alexdrockhound9497 2 ай бұрын

its probably because coal is less dense than other ores. That makes them able to increase the volume a lot with fewer structural strength considerations.

@vincentgrinn2665 2 ай бұрын

@@alexdrockhound9497 oh yeah i mean i know why theyre specifically designed for coal hauling, its explained in the video its just like, there arent many coal mines using them most just use standard design haul trucks from cat or komatsu other truck design too, terex titan was 3 axle and it was used for iron ore, design doesnt exist anymore BIS are trying to make a 5 axle haul truck, probably wont go anywhere ETF tried making some real wild designs, they didnt go anywhere

@maxchizhov Ай бұрын

BelAZ-75710 is more than twice larger.

@ryanyoung7433 2 ай бұрын

My back yard.

@flankerchan 2 ай бұрын

Can we make motorhome out of that truck X3 ?

@thenormalyears Ай бұрын

Is this a good first car for a 15 year old girl learning to drive

@CtrlAltDelite Ай бұрын

I see a troop carrier for colonial Marines in the next "good" Alien movie

@Fester_ 2 ай бұрын

" Freedom " mine. Oh my God.

@SergeiSugaroverdoseShuykov Ай бұрын

It's not even close to be world largest, it's pretty much medium sized from haulers perspective BeLAZ-75710 is twice as big and have more than a twice load capacity(550t vs 220t on kress).