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Power comes from a Cummins QSK78 engine I think and I know it uses a Siemens AC drive. Belaz is one of Cummins' biggest customers. It's made in Belarus, not Russia though.
I've seen some Chinese made quarry sized trucks close up and they're pretty rough and basic by US/European standards. A guy who works for Cat told me that the Middle Eastern market is flooded with Chinese excavators right now as they're very cheap (about half what you pay for a Cat, Hitachi or Komatsu machine for instance). However the Chinese firms have little in the way of back-up for servicing or parts supply right now.
I think it'll be some time before the Chinese trucks are available in Europe, Australia or North America.
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Has anyone heard how the big fleet of Belaz trucks in Australia is doing?
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All I've ever heard about the Belaz trucks is that they are a good design, but really bad construction. Not necessarily big things that go wrong with them, but that they'll nearly nickel and dime you to death with little problems.
Stuff like soft bolts and cheap wiring terminations eventually adding up to an equivalent cost of buying from a major manufacturer. But, You're looking at a LONG wait from most of the major players.
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Pretty cool truck. I'd like to see a model come out of that one! 
-Justin "Everyone's Goal Is To Mine More Coal!"PAmining http://www.youtube.com/user/PAmining
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Nice truck!  I know this is a little off-topic, but I literally finished watching an older movie entitled "The Russians are Coming! The Russians are Coming!" just before I saw the title of this thread...    (p.s. The movie was really funny )
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todd s wrote:Has anyone heard how the big fleet of Belaz trucks in Australia is doing? Good question? I heard they bought a fleet but wasn't sure if they had even been sent and constructed or in the field yet? Rowan.
1:25th scale CAT 375L excavator
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D10N wrote:All I've ever heard about the Belaz trucks is that they are a good design, but really bad construction. Not necessarily big things that go wrong with them, but that they'll nearly nickel and dime you to death with little problems.
Stuff like soft bolts and cheap wiring terminations eventually adding up to an equivalent cost of buying from a major manufacturer. But, You're looking at a LONG wait from most of the major players. I know the smaller Belaz trucks sell in huge numbers and they're pretty tough machines. I've heard spares supply can be a problem though.
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RowanH wrote:todd s wrote:Has anyone heard how the big fleet of Belaz trucks in Australia is doing? Good question? I heard they bought a fleet but wasn't sure if they had even been sent and constructed or in the field yet? Rowan. Yes they were deliverd a year or so ago.
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I have been lead to believe that Goldings contractors at Ensham coal mine in Queensland had got a few and were having trouble with a lot of small things not sure exactly but the biggestproblem I am told is every thing is in Russian!!
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Very interesting! thanks for sharing!
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I worked for a company from 1989 through 1995 based out of New York and Phoenix that was working with Belaz. We installed 2200 HP Detroit Diesel engines in Belaz trucks at their plaint in Zhodino. The trucks were then sent them to Kuzbassrazrezugol in Kemerovo. I also picked one of my friends to perform all the engine work at the mine during the warranty. It was a fun project and I worked with a lot of great people. I was also involved in making Belaz brochures in English, on Belaz (75231) trucks that were used in Columbia. When we were working on the Detroit engine installation, I also met some of the Cummins engine people.
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Jim M wrote:I worked for a company from 1989 through 1995 based out of New York and Phoenix that was working with Belaz. We installed 2200 HP Detroit Diesel engines in Belaz trucks at their plaint in Zhodino. The trucks were then sent them to Kuzbassrazrezugol in Kemerovo. I also picked one of my friends to perform all the engine work at the mine during the warranty. It was a fun project and I worked with a lot of great people. I was also involved in making Belaz brochures in English, on Belaz (75231) trucks that were used in Columbia. When we were working on the Detroit engine installation, I also met some of the Cummins engine people. So those trucks are used around the world. Any of them end up in USA?
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