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This machine is the largest digging machine in the world. The bucket-wheeler excavator named Bagger 288 (Excavator 288) is built by the German company Krupp. More specifically, it is a mobile strip mining machine. It is the largest tracked vehicle in the world at 13,500 tons. However, Bagger is powered from an external source and… Continue reading Bagger 288: World’s Largest Digging Machine

Nokian Heavy Tires has introduced what it says is the world’s strongest forestry tire customized for CTL (cut-to-length) harvesters. The Forest King F 710/45-26.5 offers the best available reliability and load-bearing capacity for modern harvesters and forwarders, the company says. The Ply Rate (PR) describing the durability of this tire, tailored for demanding forest use,… Continue reading The World’s Strongest Forest Tire

The worlds biggest and heaviest bulldozer ever made is the Acco. It is a non production custom ” one-off ” that was built by the Italian Company Umberto Acco in 1980. The Acco was constructed mainly of Caterpillar parts, many other components however were specially adapted, like the big shovel blade that’s bigger than anything… Continue reading World’s Biggest Bulldozer – ACCO Super Dozer

After every flight, UPS pilots fill out a form, called a "gripe sheet," which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems; document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of… Continue reading Pilot vs Aircraft Mechanic

The Wärtsilä RT-flex96C is a two-stroke turbocharged low-speed diesel engine designed by the Finnish manufacturer Wärtsilä. It is currently considered the largest reciprocating engine in the world, designed for large container ships, running on heavy fuel oil. It stands at 13.5 metres (44 ft) high, is 26.59 m (87 ft) long, and weighs over 2300… Continue reading World’s Largest Combustion Engine: Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96

Metso will supply world’s biggest fully mobile, track-mounted crushing plant to Altay Polimetally LLP copper mine in Kazakhstan. The contract also includes large mobile feeding and conveying systems to move the crushed copper ore for further processing, and installation supervision and training. The complete value of the order exceeds EUR 11 million. “We can judge… Continue reading World’s Biggest Mobile Crushing

Big Brutus put the oooohs and aaahs in the backyard of the Heartlands!!! Miles before you reach this retired giant — you can see it on the horizon south of West Mineral, Kansas. Standing beside it makes one aware of how fragile he or she is. The statistics give the hard cold picture — Bucyrus… Continue reading World’s Largest Electric Shovel – Big Brutus