BEML rolls out country’s biggest dump truck

March 05, 2015 04:39 pm | Updated 05:17 pm IST - MYSURU

The country's biggest dump truck BH205-E rolled out of BEML's Mysuru complex on Thursday. Photo: M.A.Sriram.

The country's biggest dump truck BH205-E rolled out of BEML's Mysuru complex on Thursday. Photo: M.A.Sriram.

Public sector major BEML rolled out the country’s biggest dump truck from its Mysuru plant here on Thursday in consonance with the ‘Make in India’ policy of the Union government.

BH205-E is a electric drive rear dump truck for large scale coal mining application and was rolled out in the presence of G. Mohan Kumar, Secretary (Defence Production), Ministry of Defence and P. Dwarkanath, CMD at a function in the Mysuru complex.

Indigenously designed and developed, BH205-E Rear Dump Truck is powered by Tier-II emission compliant Modular common rail Electronic Engine with 2300 HP, said a company release. “The AC drive system has been engineered to provide exceptional haul road performance with reduced maintenance”, it added.

The dump truck weighs 335 tons when fully loaded but is easily manoeuvrable power steering and short turning radius. Emphasis has been accorded to operators comfort while designing the machine and it has an ergonically designed instrument panel with telescopic tilt steering wheel. The other salient features of the truck includes large tinted glass windows for good visibility in addition to safety features with provisions for emergency steering, breaking and proximity warning, the release said.

“With the introduction of this new generation Dump Truck, BEML has touched another milestone in its R&D efforts in achieving self-reliance, enhanced productivity in mining operations in line with ‘Make in India’ policy and increased coal production, apart from optimising costs”, the release added.

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