I'm getting one of these/no one will ever road rage me again!
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The Largest Bucket Wheel Excavator in the world. Built by Krupp, seen here crossing a federal highway in Germany in route to its destination (an open-pit coal mine) it is cheaper to move the thing like this, than to construct or re-assemble on-site.
* Stands over 95 metres tall
* Is over 215 metres long (2.5 football fields)
* Weighs over 45,500 tons (yes that's 45 thousand tons!)
* Cost $100 million USD, took 5 years to design & manufacture and 5 years To assemble
* Only Requires 5 people to operate
* The Bucket Wheel is over 70 feet in diameter with 20 buckets each of which can hold over 15 cubic metres of material. A 6-foot man can stand up inside one of the buckets.
* It moves on 12 crawlers (each is 3.6 metres wide, 2.4 metres high and 14 metres long) - 8 in front and 4 in back
* Has a maximum speed of 10m/min
* It can remove over 76,455 cubic metres of overburden each day.
* Stands over 95 metres tall
* Is over 215 metres long (2.5 football fields)
* Weighs over 45,500 tons (yes that's 45 thousand tons!)
* Cost $100 million USD, took 5 years to design & manufacture and 5 years To assemble
* Only Requires 5 people to operate
* The Bucket Wheel is over 70 feet in diameter with 20 buckets each of which can hold over 15 cubic metres of material. A 6-foot man can stand up inside one of the buckets.
* It moves on 12 crawlers (each is 3.6 metres wide, 2.4 metres high and 14 metres long) - 8 in front and 4 in back
* Has a maximum speed of 10m/min
* It can remove over 76,455 cubic metres of overburden each day.
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Permits are gonna be a killer to drive that thing.
Holy Crap! I like the little guy on the bike looking up at that Monstor Machine!
Damn, what a cool piece of machinery. It almost looks like a giant siege machine. Imagine looking out from your castle's parapet and seeing THAT thing rumbling toward you!
It will never pass inspection...no turn signals.
Just think how fast you could build a set of DJ's with that thing. 20 as a matter of fact.
I guess I don't really see what that thing would be good for?? Besides scaring people of course.
Ummmm.......... digging coal?Squeak said:
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That things bad ass!
That website sucks. You can't order online and there is no price listing. I want to ADD TO CART, dammit.douglas said:
I need one of these.
I want one!
I like how on their website, one of the links is "competence"
I like how on their website, one of the links is "competence"
That is one big machine !!!
They have those where I work. The Draglines that feed those are huge too.
Amazing 
Ahh yes! Toys! 
One of the reasons, other than the paycheck, why I work in the mines.
Personally I'm more into Cat 793's and LeTourneau 1400's but credit where its due.
One of the reasons, other than the paycheck, why I work in the mines.
Personally I'm more into Cat 793's and LeTourneau 1400's but credit where its due.
Yeah...the ultimate toy for big boys !!! How to put that under the christmas tree ?
chicodude01 said:Meh, I'd still rather have the armor plated bulldozer that had machine guns out the side. but that would still cause some choas I suppose
JoeRay said:Ahh yes! Toys!
One of the reasons, other than the paycheck, why I work in the mines.
Personally I'm more into Cat 793's and LeTourneau 1400's but credit where its due.
Yep...toys are very important ! As one guy once said " when we die, the guy with most toys wins!" .... :devil:
You monkeys are slow that is old news, nearly ancient.
just had to say it
just had to say it
mr.terrible said:You monkeys are slow that is old news, nearly ancient.
just had to say it
who said it was news ya loser
Dayum!!
Deus ex Machina.
Deus ex Machina.
SUV's of the future.
Ya ain't gonna have to worry about bendin bike racks with one of them thingsdh girlie said:
:eviltongu I'll add that vehicle to the list of cars that I will never have :angry: Speakin of which, you ever get that rack fixed?