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Title: Electronic Transmissions
Post by: daveismissing on June 05 2014, 11:54:56 AM

(http://i.imgur.com/zTcgL2h.jpg)

 

 

computer glitch dropped the transmission from sixth gear back to first whilst doing 60 km/h with a full load of 230 tons.

 

Below is what remains of a Caterpillar C175-16 – the 85L capacity V16 engine from Caterpillar’s second biggest dump truck, the 793, which has a gross power output of 1976 kW (2650 hp).

Flat out it revs at around 2500 rpm. As big as they are, engines of this size don't like to over-rev at all; 100-200 rpm over will start to do damage. There was no compression lock up, just BANG!

A new engine costs around $250k.

 

 

(http://i.imgur.com/d6Zc1QW.jpg)

 

 

(http://i.imgur.com/RPdJpF6.jpg)

 

 

(http://i.imgur.com/vBEOwyW.jpg)

Title: Re: Electronic Transmissions
Post by: phil_long on June 05 2014, 04:13:16 PM

Damn

Title: Re: Electronic Transmissions
Post by: SuperSix on June 05 2014, 05:22:37 PM

Put some 'tussin on it

Title: Re: Electronic Transmissions
Post by: Pyro6 on June 05 2014, 06:02:20 PM

Seems you have personal experience.

Title: Re: Electronic Transmissions
Post by: Charlief1 on June 05 2014, 08:36:36 PM

JB weld and some duct tape and it should bee good. :rock: :rofl:

Title: Re: Electronic Transmissions
Post by: motorhead on June 05 2014, 09:18:47 PM

Time to upgrade!

Title: Re: Electronic Transmissions
Post by: SuperSix on June 06 2014, 10:27:04 AM

Those wrist pins are HUGE.