How to Operate an Articulated Dump Truck // Ep. 137

Starting my training as a haul truck driver tomorrow with 0 experience. Videos like these are a god send.

It's 1:34 AM Youtube: "Welcome to this training video on how to operate an off-road haul truck"

You're the best instructor sir I follow your videos now I'm an excavator operator/ADT Operator inspired by you 🙏

Desperately watching this in the cab of a Haul Truck, trying not to make an idiot of myself.

One thing to mention (I drive an HM300-1, lol it’s old but work can’t upgrade right now) if you’re going down a hill and have to make a turn, or even on flat ground, always remember to slow down. I’ve seen guys at work flip their whole bed with it lowered. This applies especially when carrying a full load. And always check your surroundings before you dump. You wouldn’t wanna raise your bed straight into a power line

Starting my new job at a quarry with zero experience working in one. A haul truck is something new to me and this video helped alot!!!!

I am sick in bed. I enjoyed watching this, even though I am not a truck driver. I loved these trucks when I was a kid.

I drove an HM 400 in Montana 😂 I loved those trucks so much. The cab space is awesome in those trucks compared to the Volvo A45G I’m driving now

Had to operate one of These today. Never have so I had to watch your video for some basics. Haha thanks.

This was recommended so i watched it even though i don’t even have a job

I've had my fair share of playing in these and by far I've always loved the komatsu hm400-3 over the cat 740 and also the Volvo a25c. I think the way you guys have shown it pretty much is the "proper" mining technique. Although I know a lot of places that chase production times like they are going out of fashion will cut some corners. So I've been taught to pretty much never take it out of gear besides when dumping to get those revs up. But especially on komatsu the retarder is so good and strong I've known operators to treat it as the park brake for loading and unloading. Some will drag the spare foot to run the service brakes and use the other to give gas to dump each to their own I guess. Another one I've been taught is taking off with the bed still up. Not right waving around in the air. But I've been told like get it to about the half way and just below mark and get going, cause the revs from the engine will speed it up and also by the time you get 50 metres the bed is down and the speed limiter clicks off to get out of second I think is as high as it'll go with the bed up. Another top tip I've learned is yes they are smart but what a lot of people hate about automatics is when decending or climbing and it goes searching between gears it's so rough on an operator and dangerous! So locking a gear for a descent gives that bit more control. I know cat actually has a gear lock function that you can press a button and it'll hold that gear. It's a great idea! But anyways those are my little tips and tricks/experiences. Overall you guys defintely covered 98% of what a new operator needs to know. Although it's a good laugh watching them reverse one for the first time snaking it back and forth. Best tip there is not thinking of your cab position think of the bin position and also watch the ground tracks as guidance for lining up.

I'm going for training soon .. Preparing myself ... Thanks for the video

Thanks for this kind of videos I really appreciate on 9th may I'll be going to school for a month on how to operate a dump truck and I have no idea about cars or heavy machines and that's my fear but this video has helped me a lot it has given me a lot of courage thanks a lot❤️ thanks all the way from Zambia....

Wow! Thanks for sharing!!! You guys are a Godsend!!!

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Something I noticed at the start of the video that should be noted, your cab wasn't straight with your box when you test lifted the box. While it's empty it's not the absolutely worst thing in the world however it's a terrible practice to be in when dumping. If you have stuck/frozen material in the box and your cab is not straight in line with the box, your cab can flip very quickly and easily. Wiggles can move dirt quickly and in some pretty adverse conditions. I've both run them and the fills/cuts they run on and have seen boxes on their sides, cabs flipped and some very interesting positions for them to be in. Something else to note is that when stuck in soft material a "duck walk" can be used to free yourself often. It won't always work but will about 90% of the time. That's a technique where you "wiggle" while trying to drive and do not let up. It allows the machine to grab some traction from outside it's footprint where there may be more stable ground. One I noticed that you did not mention is to warn green operators about stopping the box mid-raise. You didn't do it either but every person operating any size or configuration of haul truck whether it's a 25t wiggle or a 980/797 should understand fully that you never ever stop raising the box once you've started. Ever. If you stop mid way through raising and you have stuck/frozen material your truck has a hugely greater chance of rolling over/flipping the box. If you feel it listing and think to stop halfway for safety's sake, DO NOT. It's the first instinct with a lot of new operators and it's the action that will put you in the greatest amount of danger. If you're listing a great deal, don't lift the box at all until your supervisor or dunphand comes to assist/assess. Otherwise, lift it completely and 9/10 times you'll find the machine rights itself once the load has been dropped and you begin to move forward.

Most safety safety supervisor ever. Well done.

Thank you.. I was trying to figure out why my dump would not shift up.. 3.20 marker helped

Hey great information, one thing I noticed, the Operator didn't blow his horn when he first started to drive forward. Good practice is always blow your horn before moving the truck. Its allows surrounding workers to be aware.