Using extensive customer feedback, Komatsu re-engineered the D475A-8 - currently the world's largest production dozer. In this edition of Experts Corner, Chad Perreault, Mining Dozer Technical Specialist at SMS Equipment, shares his insights on how SMS Equipment and Canadian customers have helped shape the D475A-8's development.
So when the investment to have a dozer product as part of a fleet, it has to have a large enough capacity to match the payload of the other machines. We've been seeing significant growth in these larger dozers in the Canadian market.
Why do mines need large dozers?
On mining sites, support machines, like dozers, can directly impact productivity by keeping blasting, loading and dump areas clean, enabling loading and hauling equipment to work more efficiently.So when the investment to have a dozer product as part of a fleet, it has to have a large enough capacity to match the payload of the other machines. We've been seeing significant growth in these larger dozers in the Canadian market.