This Komatsu Dozer never actually had a real challenger, because it was in a class of its own. 90 cubic yards blade capacity is absolutely awesome. From what I’ve read Komatsu put a huge amount of research and development into this model. It was a rather lengthy process to bring this machine to the mining industry.

@miningshorts

3 ай бұрын

You're exactly right. The 575 was actually an improved version of the D555A prototype that dates back to the late 1970s. It was displayed in 1981 before they pulled the plug due to recession. It came back 10 years later as the D575A 🙂

This is true massive behemoth I wonder if someone buys it and contacts with Komatsu directly, will they be able to restore it to a condition comparable to new? In theory yes, but the price will probably be huge

@miningshorts

3 ай бұрын

Your best bet is to get the parts from other dozers that are now out of service, which makes it difficult due to the to very limited amount ever built. Whoever buys these is gonna spend a lot on top of the $875,000, that's for sure 🙂

@UnknowableAbsolute

3 ай бұрын

@@miningshorts I think at least half a million dollars plus the purchase price at least, but this dozer is true legend

@miningshorts

3 ай бұрын

@@UnknowableAbsolute100% agree. This machine is probably not the most perfect iron out there but it's a wonderful symbol straight out of the 1990's, when manufacturers were trying to get that "biggest ever" race going. I can see one of these dozers becoming a nice museum piece tbh, it would be great.

I'll get it that Dozer sent it to Komatsu for Rebuilt and put it to work I know that the D575 dozers have lots of bad history when it comes to parts, poor sale, and lacking of marketing sale but I still love it along with the D11 Dozers

Price asked for it is crazy to me. It took like it needs so much work, i mean just look at the tracks and the engine sounds like it needs a fix too. I wonder how much it would cost to get it back to operational condition?

@DeathHead1358

3 ай бұрын

$875,000 for a dozer of that size is a bargain, whether it were a 575A like this one or an older Cat D-11. These machines cost millions new, and while it would be expensive to fix the issues this one has it is still far cheaper than buying a new machine.

@GripFreak

3 ай бұрын

Almost guarantee you the transmission is shot. This was one of the main weaknesses on this machine.

Do you have any idea as to how many of these beasts are still being used daily in mines ?????? What a steal for 870,000 dollars if i had the money i would love to have that as a play toy 😊

Love the sound of that beast. Needs work tho 😅😊

@miningshorts

3 ай бұрын

Yeah quite a bit 😀

Kolay gelsin usta ben yunus serin benim size bir sorum olacak usta komatsu d575a lar bu kadar büyük ciğerli ve güçlü dözeri neden maden işletmecileri bu bu büyük dozerleri kullanmadılar hatta bir kısmı budozerleri ellerinden çıkarıp vaz geçtiler bile hatta komatsu bunlardan d575 a lardan 54 adet üretmişti madencilere ne tür bir dezavantaj yansıttıki madenciler d575a fazla yatırım yapmadılar büyük madencilerin büyük dozere ihtiyac olduğu zaman büyüķ dozer kapasitesi cat d11ler komatsu d475 leri onların üstünde d575a gibi yada d12 böyle bir dozerlere ihtiyac neden dumadılarki ilyaki madencilerinde bir bildiği vardır elbet bu güzel deneyimin8zi benimle paylaşırsnız çok memnun olurum size kolay gelsin iyi günler

I wonder if many mines still run these machines…I didn’t think they even made 100…I thought they only made a little over half that number…🤷🏻‍♂️…they were supposed to have been discontinued in 2012 but I was conversing with a heavy equipment mechanic in Australia and he told me the mine he worked at were still buying them new…the only way that could be the case is if they were buying them in component’s rather than whole machines and that’s plausible because they are shipped out of the factory in pieces anyway…who knows..🤷🏻‍♂️

@miningshorts

3 ай бұрын

I know a mine in New Zeland currently runs a couple. I heard Australia still has a few but I can't confirm... I doubt Komatsu still makes new ones. What they could be doing, maybe, is assemble dozers out of spare parts but even this sounds not so plausible. I'd believe it if it was 2-3 years after discontinuing a machine but 10 years? Not sure 🙂

@MrMan5014

3 ай бұрын

@@miningshorts yeah that’s what I said to him and said to me “ I can assure you they still make them”…🤷🏻‍♂️…as a rule every manufacturer is required to make parts for their products 10 years after discontinuing a product line…I’m sure they still make parts for this machine but who knows?…if a client wanted one and they had deep enough pockets I’m sure Komatsu would accommodate them…that being said, the 575 just wasn’t that good of a machine for any company to want Komatsu to make one special order…especially when the 475 was and is such a good machine and they sold a ridiculous amount of them…I believe when they were still making the 575, the ratio was 24:1 of 475’s to 575’s…and where the 575’s were basically hand built, they had to take guys off the 475 line to build a 575 which just wasn’t worth it for them…at the end of the day the 575 was a special order dozer for every one that was made and when you can’t built an assembly line for a product because there just isn’t enough demand for it, then costs go up because efficiency goes down…475’s and D11’s will fill the gap quite nicely going into the future!

Track pads look like they drove it through a mine field.

@miningshorts

3 ай бұрын

Haha right!

Why did they make it, and why did so few get sold and why was it discontinued? Not much information in these shorts.

@gazof-the-north5708

19 күн бұрын

Not a lot of demand for a dozer this large. Komatsu only made 100 in 20 years. Which is Probably why Cat never bothered to make a D12.

Can you still get parts?

@miningshorts

3 ай бұрын

Brand new from Komatsu, I doubt it tbh.

It may be big but still a komatsu good luck kerping the undercariange and tracks in one piece..., the cat d11 while smaller is still the superior machine.

I can't believe its not in China .

Holy Track Pads Batmans..... Robin I just ran over 9 teller miners a few slivers ricocheted round about

that is worn the hell out. definitely not worth 875k. maybe 475k.

Scrap

Not the biggest. That record is still held by the Acco Super Dozer. Look it up.

@UnknowableAbsolute

3 ай бұрын

Acco never seen dirth, this is not production model

@miningshorts

3 ай бұрын

I don't need to look it up, I made videos about it. Here we're talking about an actual production dozer, not a homemade thing that never pushed dirt

@phloughtgnarpsehs7263

3 ай бұрын

@@UnknowableAbsolute irrelevant that it wasn’t a “production” model, since the video title, nor the content mentioned biggest “production” model. And the Acco did push dirt, as it was extensively tested after being built.

@phloughtgnarpsehs7263

3 ай бұрын

@@miningshorts the unit was not “homemade“. It was manufactured by a legitimate machinery manufacturer that produced lots of other construction machinery. In addition, it was wasn’t built as a toy or model, it was built to actually do the job of a large bulldozer. It was also tested extensively, including pushing dirt.