This is the largest digging machine (or trencher or rotating shovel) in the world. It was built by Krupp and is shown here crossing a road in Germany on the way to its destination, an open air coal mine. Although at the mine the treads are unnecessary, it was cheaper to make the machine self-propelled than to try and move it with conventional hauling equipment. Some factoids:
- The machine is 95 meters high and 215 meters long (almost 2.5 football fields in length)
- Weight is 45,500 tons (that's equivalent to a bumper to bumper line of jeeps 80 miles long)
- It took 5 years to design and manufacture at a cost of $100 million
- Maximum digging speed is 10 meters per minute
- Can move more than 76,000 cubic meters of coal, rock, and earth per day
Related Posts :
Largest Silver Clock-Sukra Jevellery sets world record CHENNAI, India -- A team of silversmiths from Sukra Jevellery created a 7.33 feet (88 … Read More...- Largest Clock - world record set by The Royal Mecca ClockMECCA, (Makkah), Saudi Arabia -- The Royal Mecca Clock, a giant clock on a skyscraper in Islam's holiest … Read More...
- World's Largest Digging MachineThis is the largest digging machine (or trencher or rotating shovel) in the world. It was built by Krupp and is shown here crossing a road … Read More...
- Largest indoor theme park- Ferrari World sets world recordABU DHABI, UAE--Ferrari World, located near the emirate's Yas Marina racing circuit, is spread over 86,000 square metres (925,696 square f… Read More...
- Largest Aquarium - world record set by The Georgia AquariumATLANTA, GA, USA -- The Georgia Aquarium holds more than 8.5 million gallons (31,000 cubic meters) … Read More...
