About this season
Mining draglines and bucket wheels, excavators and airlines, crushers and ship lifts, dredgers and dozers - these are just some of the mega machines that drive multi billion dollar industries. Breakdowns can be catastrophic so it's up to the skill and experience of Mega Mechanics to keep the wheels in motion, the gears turning and the hydraulics pumping. Mega Mechanics is a new 6 x 48 minute observational documentary series following some of Australia's best mechanics, fitters and engineers as they work on the biggest machines in the country. Whether it's replacing jet engines on an A330 or craning a 10 tonne jig elevator bucket out of the roof of a 5 story coal preparation plant, cutting a half a million dollar high-voltage cable or holding back a flood of more than 1.7 million megalitres of water to maintain a dam wall - the dangers are very real, the risks constant and, a mistake could be fatal.
Episodes (10)
1. Crane Down
Aired 6 September 2021 • 45 min
One of Australia's largest hydro power stations undertakes a high stakes valve replacement; they have six hours to get the 800kg replacement part down six stories.
2. Piece By Piece
Aired 13 September 2021 • 45 min
The Kooragang Coal Terminal is buzzing with the arrival of a newly designed Ship Loading Spout and Trimmer Flap.
3. Rush Hour
Aired 20 September 2021 • 45 min
In Central Queensland, the army mechanics from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment have two hours to overhaul a tank suspected of hoarding unwanted debris.
4. Back On Track
Aired 23 August 2021 • 45 min
The mechanics at Brisbane's Gallipoli Barracks's Light Horse Regiment aim to complete two huge tasks.
5. Sky High Stakes
Aired 27 September 2021 • 45 min
The team at Murray 1, Snowy Hydro's second-largest power station, reassemble a massive power turbine after they find extensive cracking in the top cover.
6. Slowly But Surely
Aired 9 August 2021 • 45 min
A week-long mechanical marathon for the team of Queensland Rail mechanics, as they work to hoist a six-tonne V12 engine.
7. Feeling the Heat
Aired 4 October 2021 • 45 min
The team from Lindores Construction Logistics have one day to relocate a massive tower crane on the Queens Wharf development in Brisbane.
8. Risky Repairs
Aired 30 August 2021 • 45 min
South of Jindabyne, a mini hydro station has long-awaited repair work done, thanks to the arrival of a brand new submerged discharge valve.
9. Blast Off!
Aired 16 August 2021 • 45 min
Tensions are high at the Gilmour Space Technologies test facility on the Gold Coast, where the team prepares to put their brand new rocket through its second test.
10. Time is Money
Aired 11 October 2021 • 45 min
In Sydney, Leichhardt Bus Depot, one of the largest in the Southern hemisphere, the team has to scramble to repair two buses before the morning rush hour.