MINING DUMP TRUCK MONDAY - BELAZ 75710!!
The Belaz 75710, with payload capacity of 496t, is the biggest mining dump truck in the world. The ultra-heavy dump truck was launched by the Belarusian Company Belaz in October 2013 under an order from a Russian mining company. Sales of Belaz 75710 trucks are scheduled to start in 2014. The truck is 20.6m-long, 8.16m-high and 9.87m-wide. The empty weight of the vehicle is 360t. Belaz 75710 features eight large-size Michelin tubeless pneumatic tyres and two 16-cylinder turbocharged diesel engines. The power output of each engine is 2,300HP. The vehicle uses electromechanical transmission powered by alternating current. The top speed of the truck is 64km/h - Mining Technology.