Inside Look: Building World's Largest Articulated Hauler - Volvo A60 in Sweden | WELT Documentary
Inside Look: Building the World's Largest Articulated Hauler, the Volvo A60 in Brass, Southern Sweden
The Volvo A60 is the largest articulated hauler in the world, capable of transporting up to 55 metric tons of cargo with a total weight of nearly 100 metric tons. Built in southern Sweden, the A60 is the largest vehicle produced in this factory with most parts fitted by robots. The factory had to be converted for the hauler since it is bigger than any other vehicle produced there. The A60 is powered by a six-cylinder inline engine with a displacement of 16 liters and 673 horsepower. The dump body is custom-built in-house and can hold up to around 34 tons. The A60 is affectionately known as the "beast" on construction sites around the world.
55 TONS IN ONE GO: The XXL Hauler-Volvo A60H | WELT Documetary
The Volvo A60 is the largest articulated dump truck in the world. It can transport up to 55 tons of material effortlessly. Its total weight is almost 100 tons when fully loaded. The XXL dumper is built in Braås in southern Sweden. Here, around 550 employees manufacture six different dumper models. It is the largest vehicle manufactured at the plant, and due to their weight only a few parts can be installed without a crane.
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the process is very high tech. Given its sweden, the quality is for sure taken care of. Volvo has been bringing the name on heights when it comes to the quality of their machines.
Serious machine…. Drove the 861, the 5350 b ,A25C , A25D and A40D ‘s ….. top class stuff
I drove an A25B, an A35C and a L120D... great fun. I remember when the D series came out in NZ, I got to drive the A40D demo model.
861 came factory fitted with a kidney belt and a hardhat :-) horrible machines.. But the A series: unmatched by anybody (Cat, moxy or others)
I run A25E's, A30D's, and an A40F but this thing is something else!!
Was in heavy construction for almost 40 years and this hauler is without a doubt worth every penny! One of the most dependable pieces of equipment on any job!
When I was a kid, someone gave me a metal model kit of this exact Hauler (but older more squared design). It was a expensive one, since the truck itself is around 30CM in length and build mainly of cast metal parts. Still today in my late 30s it is in my desk as a set piece.
Nice 👍🏻
Who ever gifted it to you really loved you
I'm jealous sir
I LOVE Volvo, their products, marketing and how they work, their philosophy and work ethics. I'd buy a Volvo truck just to joy ride if I had the money.
Had a number of Volvo cars, 240, 740, 940, 960, (the "four wheeled bricks"), an 850 and a 3 series. All nice cars, but when they started making much more "up to date" styled cars I think they lost the plot and a lot of their traditionally loyal customers, though I did like the 3 series which was very sporty, by Volvo standards! My last 940 is still sitting outside the house in good condition but hasn`t run for about 10 years.
not anymore...they were bought by chinese...its over with their quality
@@notimeforspace2477It's my understanding that there are no compromises in regards of product quality, besides who owns what. Even Ford made Volvo cars (for real), so quality is not entirely related to the owner but the manufacturers practices in the end. Before being bought by Zhejiang Geely, Volvo already produced trucks in China. Chinese have advanced A LOT in production methods both in quality and technology and in many cases they even make superior products in comparison to the western manufacturers, at a lower price (workers rights are close to inexistant). China will eventually be expensive as the rest and brands will move to new heavens to increase margin.
@@notimeforspace2477only the car division is Chinese, not trucks and machinery
Nice cliffhangers at the end. Great way to spend an an hour catching up on a lazy Saturday morning, another great podcast.
kinda cool how the ground has pathways painted on it so that people moving parts with the dollys know where to move the dolly so that the part doesnt hit anything would make it way quicker and easier for most people
Indeed. It's the same thing in the plant where I work. The pathways are also color coded homogenously acros the plant. So for example a blue path with white border means that everyone, including visitors, can walk there (and only there. Straying from the path will get you kicked out) and you don't need to wear protective gear. A blue path without white border means that everyone, including visitors, can walk there but you need some protective gear like safety shoes, reflective vest and a helmet. A red pathway means only authorized personnel and all safety gear is mandatory, so safety shoes, fireproof pants and jacket, helmet, CO2, gas and toxin detector, earplugs, safety goggles and respirator. Orange path means danger, heavy objects overhead. Yellow pathway means electrical danger. 50/50 orange and yellow means both of those combined, etc etc. These are just some examples, there are many more, including like you describe pathways to move equipment or drive specific vehicles on. At the entrances and exits to every production hall is a large sign with all the color codes inside that specific hall and at strategic locations throughout the plant are even larger signs that contain all the color codes found in the entire plant. Kinda cool indeed, especially if you know what the colors mean
I hate to tell the nice lady that found the tiny scratch, that is nothing compared to what these trucks are going to face
Human ingenuity never ceases to amazing me
I dare say the engine is not made with cast "steel" but cast iron. Interesting factory. . Volvo has a very good reputation for the heavy equipment they make.
Why would you say that? It is definitely cast steel, which is a thing and is different than cast iron.
Have fun with your cast iron engine 😂😂😂😂
my thoughts also. never heard of using cast steel. aluminum yes. tried to research the engine but quit w/ no success.
@@julianreverse cast iron engine blocks are very common in industrial and civilian vehicles
@@fama5736 Sure ...
A very detailed video. Interesting to watch. However, for me there are way too many repetitions for size, weight, hauling capabilities, etc., but that is just me. Nice work !
Very good documentary as usual
As a steel guy, carborundum, oxy acetylene and iron dust in my workplace, i just live watching these guys do amazing things with wood, and imagine how great it must be to smell wood all the working day. This is an epic build.
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Where can Kenya be found?
@@incomingvirus5569 Southampton
An admirable job by Volvo…very impressive!
Now I want one. Great video, thank you.
Very interesting indeed.. tell you what impressed me too was the near perfect English many of the workers spoke - Swedish people are Ace!
Excellent vehicle drove one a lot.
Fantastic factories 👍🏻
0:23: 🚚 The Volvo.S60 is the largest articulated hauler in the world, capable of transporting up to 55 metric tons of cargo. 5:23: 🚚 The manufacturing process of a dump body for a vehicle involves laser cutting, spot welding, painting, and assembly. 10:59: 🏭 The manufacturing process of heavy trucks, including the casting of steel engine cylinder heads. 16:45: 🔧 The engine assembly process at Volvo involves precise measurements, automated guided vehicles, and a leak test. 22:27: 🏭 The manufacturing process of the A6 articulated hauler involves rotating the frame, attaching screws, fitting the cooling unit, and assembling the driver's cab and fuel tank. 28:26: 🏭 The process of building and assembling vehicle cabs in a factory. 34:42: 🚚 The assembly process of the A60 articulated hauler, including the performance test and attachment of various components. 41:45: ✅ The Volvo A60 hauler undergoes final inspections and tests before being delivered to the customer. 48:20: 🚜 The Elyx zero three is a fully autonomous battery-powered smart wheel loader that can make decisions, perform tasks, and interact with humans on its own. Recap by Tammy AI
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This is a brilliant documentary. Thanks to all involved for producing a thoroughly informative and entertaining video. Cheers.
Volvo is a monster, i operated this machine for 2hours i felt the difference same time because i was used to MH400 Komatsu
When it comes to hauling capacity. Check out the trucks used in the Canadian oil sands. 400 tons just blows my mind.
Merry Christmas!! I enjoy your vids of the FDNY!!
Awesome machine! I've test driven it once, I got really scared by the size.
volvo 4 life!
Its incredible when you think about the pace we are eating the planet. 2 of those beasts each day with each new one moving acres of ore.
Wholly agree with the reason for this declaration by the manufacturers. Also having a 50 metre extension cord to cover the extra 10 metres with a nice coil of the surplus acting as an inductive resistance and getting nice and hot for some reason. Voltage drop and current increase is serious stuff. When I was a kid in the 70s,visiting my grandfather on a stinker Adelaide day, he used to complain of "stale electricity" because the window rattler A/C would not do its cooling job as well. Bearing in mind that cooling of the compressor was done by the returning refrigerant gas, the lower voltage on those days meant current and heat went up and got subtracted from the cooling effort making the noticeable loss in cooling.
"A tractor without front wheels". Now that he says it, I feel embarrassed not to have seen it earlier. What a wonderful idea: take away a lot of parts, and add just one, to radically improve a machine! I'm guessing the articulation also radically reduces differential-type tyre wear, too. :) GO, SWEDEN!
Best in the world for articulated haulers. But I laughed spotting the Kobelco drum trash can. I am sure the two companies have much more respect for each other than that and no smear was intended. It was still funny.
Our family run excavating business has an older about 1999 Volvo BM 35 ton Arti Truck. Its been a good rig and still running fine with mabe 12000 hrs. They {Volvo} makes great equipment. Nice Vidja
Lovely restoration job 👍
Mankind is amazing. Everything can be solved and can be done, except dealing with mother nature.
The industrial engineers that set up the manufacturing are brilliant! State of the art fabrication! Nice to see females OTJ... Makes lunch time more enjoyable...:)
OMG I cant believe realy I like this machine
I’d like to know where in the United States that they use this I’m looking for work
Very easy to drive
Love seeing vehicles like this made and dream one day to have a big boys toy, my problem i will probably be that guy that big excavator or digger on a residential street in town cause i have no land haha....dreams. Good watch at 2am i think lol
Depends what you call a "big excavator " ??? 5 ton? 8.8 ton? Or 95 ton?
Amazing
Didn't quite realize how huge this hauler is until it piggybacked on the lowboy😳
8:30 we have 3 colors to choose between yellow,yellow ,yellow you got me😂
Yet there are black parts on the truck as well. I expected him to say yellow, black, or yellow.
The language is translated a bit funny if you live in Sweden. The factory is located in Braås, not Braas. The turning machine ”Vendela” is because Vendela is a girls name, and ”vända” means turn…
Great. Well done.
I have one of these and some dummy tried to run me off the Freeway a while back... boy did he learn a lesson when the traffic slowed.......with 25t of rock on board his Datsun P/U looked like a pancake with tire marks across the top..... never felt the bump at all..... really nice Road Machine.🤗👍👍👍
Which is it? In the description it says 34 metric tons, but the headline says 55 metric tons. Can't be both
34=the weight of the truck 55=the weight of load it can haul Do the math and thats the weight of the truck loaded
You can find this Volvo Hauler with a Bofors cannon on it, look up the Swedish Archer Artillery System.
Volvo freedom keeper 👍
The Archer is in a Volvo a30e.
@@8710ify Sure, but it's the same just smaller and made in the same factory.
Now in Ukraine 👍🏻
Lol seriously, I’m so happy to learn that piece of information
Impressive machine... 🙂
amazing
FairPlay pat best of look.
Hi mate, I think if you show more pest control you will only attract crazy people! I agree with everything you say . Dan Australia.
Nice it. It would be nice if Welt did one of the programs on the Cat D11 Dozer.
they never will. eurotrash propaganda only
cat is american. go talk to them to let somebody do this in their facilities
fantastic factories silestrucks fron bolivia
All wheel drive like Subaru, 16 L engine more powerful than Bugatti Veyron, and single seater like F1 car. The real sportscar 🔥
I run a 2023 A40 everyday. Its interesting to see how they are assembled
i started in a mechanical engineering program, then switched to a civil program because i was already working for a civil firm. i wish i'd stuck with mechanical when i watch stuff like this.
The factory is located in Braås, not Brass.
I hate to bust your bubble but Volvo wasn’t the first to come up with a 3 axle truck that large. Atlas Copco Wagner Mining came out with the fullback that originally was rated at hauling 45 tons then subsequently bumped up to 50 tons back in the mid 90’s. I worked their as a heavy duty diesel mechanic. 2 major issues where the center articulated hing that was a cast part had cracking issues so the engineers went to a steel plate welded replacement. Second issue because of cost and price point issues was the Transverter. They went with a ZF transverter because it was 10,000.00 dollars cheaper then using a Allison transmission. The front power frame was designed around the ZF transverter and it was impossible to convert to a Alison transmission. Wagner eventually sold the rights to the truck to undisclosed buyers but I think it was Caterpillar because I see a lot of the fullback in the Caterpillar truck.
Very interesting, Volvo have certainly equipped the factory to avoid workers lifting heavy loads. I'm surprised that so many of the women work with their long hair so loose.
Well, it’s not like human hair is flammable, and welding sparks are 1700 degrees C.! Oh, wait…………..🔥🔥🔥🔥
@@tomrogers9467 haha
So the light don't blend me
Super 😊
Wow 😊
Great video...great company/product. I was going to call BS on the size boasts until I realized it's just the largest ARTICULATED hauler. Whoop-dee-doo. I wonder how may A60Hs could fit in the dump of a Belaz 75710? -----"oh-oh-oh!...but Belaz'es and Cats aren't articulated!" Again... I love the video and Volvo makes a great product. WELT just shouldn't try to put such focus on size. BTW: The biggest Phthalo Green harvesters in the world are made by John Deere.
Can we get a manual for the system? I got the impression that you really can't hotspot the Pause via your mobile device. You have to use the garmin system as the base in order to have use of your phone as well as the Pause system. Correct? Maybe someone could provide me with a diagram that shows the best configuration or even the manual you mentioned.
i believe that this vehicle is used as the basis for the Archer artillery system.
that was the earlier somewhat smaller (and earlier) A30E, there's a number of variants of them. Arches comes in a 8x8 variant as well, on a RMMV HX2 8×8, mostly for export it seems. Looks a bit different.
6:18 just like a Lego set the wheels are always the last step
Haha yeah
Let me Telya I totally enjoyed watching this it really did. I love the precision that everything fits and it’s amazing how Volvo has it down to an absolute science on the assembly and just the sheer size is mine blowing.
Working in the industry for 12 years, I never heard anyone call this rock truck “The Beast” 😂lol But it is the best to drive in the industry. Bets Cat and out does the Deere anyday
Ref: 49:02 It is not "Zero Carbon, as the energy used has to be generated somewhere and then delivered to the vehicle with line waste along that route.
i bought and built the Lego version of the Volvo A60H it's uncanny how close it looks to the real thing.
Ok...gran maquina
Mantap
Oh, the errors in this one are making my head spin, and I'm only 11 minutes in! They're TACK welds, not spot welds. The front yoke is not fused to the rear, it's fixed with locking PINS, not bolts. And the truck uses two hydraulic RAMS, not pumps to steer. I certainly hope it gets better from here.
10:00 re: bolt and bore. Does it need any grease or lubrication?
I thought these trucks were big, then I heard max load of 55ton LOL. I then realized I load trucks with 6 -8 steel coils at a time, those trucks are transporting about 350,000lbs of steel around sometimes
Same here, used to work in a mine that had CAT 797F, these can handle 400 short tons (800,000lbs) but this one is articulated so a different type of vehicle
Never had the pleasure curently drive the A25g...bigest was the 40
When maneuverability is a priority over carrying capacity in heavy mining operations.
45:12 dude spend 20 years in becoming an engineer just to hold a torch and crawl underneath a gigantic truck, Just a joke.
no, not "spot welds" those are tack welds, listen at 29:25, and no not a "milling machine" a purpose built machining center. the "special apparatus" ( I think that's what you called it) that holds parts as they are TACK welded is an assembly jig. the cleaning process before robotic welding is called shot blasting..its not that hard to get this right.
We have 4 A60Hs at work and are getting more, powerfull trucks, we just dont like the gearboxes.
Another truck that could be added to snowrunner for any devs watching lol
how can one be employed in this factory, thank you
Bell B60E Is virtually identical , same payload etc just difference in length and width.
Thanks you Welt video vovol BM💖💝💖💝💖💝
Yu al wilcome
Wow
16:29 I'm surprised plant safety rules don't require long-haired workers to tie up or net their hair. The US plants and construction sites I've worked would not have allowed such long, loose, flowing hair around any kind of moving equipment.
good
What does it look like around the world in other factories where welders works? Is it standard that you are provided with a welding mask that provides everybody with clean air?
Yes. Yes, it standard with the best safty gear for industrial workers, all over the world. And in Pakistan, they even work with flip-flops when welding, the best safty shoes around.
never heard of steel engine blocks aluminum and cast iron. interesting
America was on this manufacturing level until southern borders were opened.
indestructible? hold my beer😂 *I am impressed. amazing vide **Batteries ain't gonna get mining done. Nice try
Batteries are actually used in the really big trucks because of the benefit of electricity regeneration when going downhill. Saves a serious amount of fuel.
Can you do one on Gulfstream airplanes?
Both the back and the front get a serial number incase someone steels it ,loke you're not going to notice a 100 tone vehicle going down the road 😅
Correct me if I'm wrong, with all these vehicles I didn't see an S10 in there.
What’s the comparison to CAT 730 and CAT 797?
The Belaz 75710, with a capacity of 496 tons, is the biggest dump truck in the world. This was development by the Belarusians
They had to widen a gate, my god that must have been an almost impossible challenge, presumably you had to get in a team of specialist gate wideners, there really is no limit to the effort you put into make these trucks.
Went over their heads.
a big machine runs by one man
there's no such place in sweden named Brass but there is something like it Bra-as
Sorry but where is Brass located ?
Adoraria que tivesse dublado em português.
He said every hour to trucks leave the assembly I don't put a whole lot of trust in it that's a little fast don't you think