Komatsu WA500 wheel loader
| Date | 5 May 2012 | ||
| Location | Penmaenmawr | SH 70381 75175; 53.25768°N, 3.94453°W | |
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Penmaenmawr Granite Quarries’ main processing plant is located on the plateau on top of Penmaen Mawr mountain, at the southeast end of the main working area. Quarrying operations at the complex were suspended at the end of 2008.
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Processing plant
Processing plant
Processing plant
Loader bucket
Komatsu WA500
Komatsu PC350LC crawler excavator
‘MKL’ (Marubeni-Komatsu Ltd) – excavator bucket
Terex dump truck
Conveyor-belt system
Conveyor belt leading down to Braichllwyd Mill
GeoTopoi 
So are all those fab diggers and other tonka toys mothballed as well? Would love a go in one of them…….
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It seems that way…
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Agree totally with Andy. How I love these big toys! The Komatsu WA500…swoon! Great photos, of course, goes without sayin’ really.
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Thanks Iain.
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