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Quote: phamilyman Originally Posted by This is fantastic. Looks impressive. Any information on the engine powering this beast?



stupid question - how are such trucks transported to their end use sites? It seems too big even for a two lane highway, or maybe that's just optics?!



I saw a couple of these being transported to Singareni's coal fields in Ramagundam, Telangana. Those were Caterpillars though.



What I dont understand is why compete in such a market ? Caterpillar, Liebehrr, and Terex, along with Komatsu are all established experts. What could an Indian product such as this possibly have to offer . Unless the price is significantly different than that of established brands, I don't see much traction for such a product. Even Eastern Europe has such products under the Belaz brand and I don't think they're much of a success outside that region.



It's a great achievement, but I just wonder whether it will really sell and compete internationally in a market dominated by experts.



It takes a lot of technical know how to build one of these things. The chassis alone is a work of engineering art. If I am not mistaken they are full cast aluminium or cast iron and just the molds in which the metal is poured in can be as big as a bus .



Then you have expert welders who put it together. If the product itself isn't amusing the process behind it is just as amusing, and to think that there are such skilled laborers in India as far as metallurgy goes is interesting ! They are sent in pieces from the factory. Everything goes in pieces except the dump body.I saw a couple of these being transported to Singareni's coal fields in Ramagundam, Telangana. Those were Caterpillars though.What I dont understand is why compete in such a market ? Caterpillar, Liebehrr, and Terex, along with Komatsu are all established experts. What could an Indian product such as this possibly have to offer . Unless the price is significantly different than that of established brands, I don't see much traction for such a product. Even Eastern Europe has such products under the Belaz brand and I don't think they're much of a success outside that region.It's a great achievement, but I just wonder whether it will really sell and compete internationally in a market dominated by experts.It takes a lot of technical know how to build one of these things. The chassis alone is a work of engineering art. If I am not mistaken they are full cast aluminium or cast iron and just the molds in which the metal is poured in can be as big as a bus .Then you have expert welders who put it together. If the product itself isn't amusing the process behind it is just as amusing, and to think that there are such skilled laborers in India as far as metallurgy goes is interesting ! Last edited by GTO : 6th March 2015 at 18:40 . Reason: Merging back to back posts