Building the World’s BIGGEST Mining Loaders

Welcome to Komatsu's Longview, Texas plant, where they manufacture the biggest loaders in the world—the Komatsu 2350 and 1850.

Historically, RG Letourneau started manufacturing at the site in 1945. LeTourneau was an avid inventor and businessman who created some of the wackiest earthmoving inventions of all. While some never went anywhere, many are still around, like much of the design of the large electric-drive loaders.

Joy Global bought the plant in the early 2010s, and then Komatsu bought Joy Global in 2017, adding the legacy LeTourneau brand to its growing mining portfolio.

Today, over 1,000 people work at the plant to manufacture the large mining loaders, drills, and underground mining equipment.

Specifically, the WE2350 is the world's largest loader, weighing 587,000 pounds and wielding up to a 53 CY bucket. It's a monster!

You can learn more about Komatsu's Longview plant here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKcxH7mSmac