People in the construction industry or big vehicle fans may think that the awesome Caterpillar 994 D is the worlds biggest mining loader. They would be wrong! It is in fact the L-2350 made by Le Tourneau of Longview, Texas, USA. The Cat 994 D did have the worlds largest tires though, So don’t be… Continue reading Biggest Loader

The powerful 16HP Vee Twin Honda engine provides more than enough horsepower to get the toughest jobs done quickly and easily. The Kanga Kid 2 Series mini skid loader is available with either wheels or rubber tracks. A special range of quick hitch attachments makes Kanga Kid the World’s most versatile and safest mini equipment, capable of… Continue reading Smallest Mini Loader

The first dozer was made in 1904 and was produced by Benjamin Holt of the Holt Manufacturing company. This was the first use of the Caterpillar tracks that were patented in 1907. Several years later Holt merged with C.L. Best Tractor to form the CATERPILLAR company.

Since traveling through South America tales of the road from La Paz to Rurrenbaque have been many and varied. Most tell stories of the biting cold, aching calf muscles, sore behinds and of the stunning scenery. A few too many, however, tell stories of close shaves, sheer drops, injury and the reason why this highway… Continue reading Most Dangerous Road

“THE WORLDS LARGEST FARM TRACTOR” In 1977 the Big Bud 747 tractor was built in Havre, Montana. The tractor was built by Ron Harmon and the crew of the Northern Manufacturing Company. The tractor was built to produce 760 horsepower using a 16-cylinder Detroit Diesel engine. The tractor measures 27 feet long, 20 feet wide,… Continue reading Largest Tractor

Breaking the Sound Barrier On Land??? On Wednesday, October 15th, 1997, the ThrustSSC was timed at 759.333 miles per hour, which is Mach 1.015. The all-important backup run was successfully made within the hour, at 766.609 miles per hour. After verifying the timing equipment, the USAC officials granted the team a new world land speed… Continue reading World’s Fastest Trust

The SR-71 remained the world’s fastest and highest-flying operational manned aircraft throughout its career. From an altitude of 80,000 ft (24 km), it could survey 100,000 square miles (260,000 km2) per hour (72 square kilometers per second) of the Earth’s surface. In addition, it was accurate enough to take a picture of a car’s license plate from this… Continue reading Fastest Plane

The truck billed as the world’s fastest, meanest, toughest tire-torturing machine is now officially the world’s fastest truck thanks to a record breaking exhibition run at the Queensland International Air Show held at Bundaberg Airport on the weekend (July 16 -17, 2005). The Bandag Bullet smashed the world record for a one kilometer run and… Continue reading Tire Torturing Truck

The Seed Hawk giant has a seed hopper with a capacity of a massive 27 cubic metres and tows two seed hoppers (carts) each containing ten tons of fertiliser.

Vasteras Airfield, Sweden–Boije Ovebrink, a former truck racing driver, set a new world record for the fastest ‘Standing kilometre for heavy trucks’ in his red Volvo NH. The average speed from a standing start over a distance of one kilometre was 158.8 kph (98.67 mph), with a top speed of 240 kph (149.13 mph).Boije beat… Continue reading Fastest Heavy Truck