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 Great photos, please post more. So how long does it take to put a 797 together ? Mick.
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Look good, where were these picks taken?
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Is that at a Westrac branch in WA or over in NSW?
Please post more if you have of the completed trucks if possible.
Thanks
Brian C
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Brian C wrote:Is that at a Westrac branch in WA or over in NSW?
Please post more if you have of the completed trucks if possible.
Thanks
Brian C Brian I can tell you that is not Westrac at Mt Thorely, from what Gavin has said there aren't any plans for 797's in NSW just yet.
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Its located at the hastings deeering branch in mackay queensland
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It's prob heading to Saraji then, another few big loads for NQHH
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Somebody must be able to get shots of this beasty going up the range west of Mackay when it goes , please!!!!
The 797 looks much smaller without the dump body on , (but still big)
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Great photos indeed so thanks very much for them And yes, it would be excellent to see more photos of this beast at any stage, even in transport but especially built up. I wonder, are the Australian mines as "touchy" about photos etc being taken as other parts of the world?. 
Scania V8. The best sounding truck in the world.
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Blue light of Death  Nice looking unit 
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They are headed to Burton for Thiess to be loaded by the R9800 of which they have a 2nd on order.
There are 2 other states with 797,s on the way and it is not WA.
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NSW eh! Land of big Iron
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So I could be seeing some 797's up here in the valley then gav
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That. Looks like it's set out alot better the what westrac at mt thorely is
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Its a nice facility HD have up there, Mt Thorley has suffered from overload of late, just to much going on but what do you do, fairly empty up there now but more waves coming!
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Aye well I didnt wanna let the cat out of the bag ..
I will probably be seeing them 793F's in the not distance future ..
Any more orders for them 793F's GAV? And are any new 797F's heading to the same sand pit?
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A video of the consturuction of these trucks...19 in total for the first fleet in Australia. Caterpillar 797FCaterpillar Video for the 797FMitchtim
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I see these have the Axle cooling heat exchanger .. 8 brake cooling pumps .. 
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Ohh Yeah that's the ticket! Love these photos and thanks for sharing them.
The truck looks equally impressive without the dump body from those angles.
Chris
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