I had a little tour underground yesterday, took a few photos but because of the dark they are poor.
They have a fair bit of equipment including a pivot steer bucket loader, sorry I've forgot the make and model (holds 20 tons) and a remote controlled jobby that digs the rock salt up. 600 feet underground.
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And some rock crushing plant
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Its a Komatsu WA800 i fink.......... replaced a Cat 990 which had sever chassis issues i believe.......
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thats up the road from me. they used to do tours. any chance you could ask if they still do them next time your there.
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diggerjones wrote:thats up the road from me. they used to do tours. any chance you could ask if they still do them next time your there.
cheers dylan
Hi, I can't speak for the salt mine in an official capacity but the basic answer to your question regarding a tour is unfortunately no. In a nutshell it's only their customers that can get to look down the mine, and the occasional one-offs like telly programmes. I just happened to be very fortunate in that the wife is friends with the person responsible for this task and there was a very rare spare slot. Sorry
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Had the guided tour fifty years ago just after I started work for Caterpillar. It was a very good place to be in the height of the hay fever season!!
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It's def a wa800, i've got a pic of the chassis in the yard when we delivered it
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Julian wrote:diggerjones wrote:thats up the road from me. they used to do tours. any chance you could ask if they still do them next time your there.
cheers dylan
Hi, I can't speak for the salt mine in an official capacity but the basic answer to your question regarding a tour is unfortunately no. In a nutshell it's only their customers that can get to look down the mine, and the occasional one-offs like telly programmes. I just happened to be very fortunate in that the wife is friends with the person responsible for this task and there was a very rare spare slot. Sorry
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thats a shame cheers anyway
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it's surprisingly warm down there.
Worked a D9 ripping on the surface before,Also screened with a 980C and hauled the ripped salt about on Wardles D40D trucks.Will sort some pics....
Worked a D9 ripping on the surface before,Also screened with a 980C and hauled the ripped salt about on Wardles D40D trucks.Will sort some pics....
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nick lamb wrote:it's surprisingly warm down there.
Worked a D9 ripping on the surface before,Also screened with a 980C and hauled the ripped salt about on Wardles D40D trucks.Will sort some pics....
14 Centigrade at all times, never changes day/night/summer/winter.
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Got a 988f and a 988h down there as well. The WA800 hasn't been the best machine either.
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