Giant Mining Machines
The world’s largest dump truck is the Belaz 75710, made by Belarussian company Belaz. It has a payload of 496t. It has two 16 cylinder turbocharged diesel engines with a combined output of 2,300HP
The world’s largest bucket wheel excavator is the Bagger 293, made by the German company TAKRAF. It is also the largest land vehicle in the world. It is used for mining brown coal in Germany. It weighs 14,196t and can move 240,000M3 per day. It has a top speed of 0.5km/hr and has a habit of destroying roads it crosses.
The world’s largest hydraulic excavator is the Caterpillar 6090 FS, based upon a design developed by Bucyrus, which Caterpillar acquired. It weighs 1000t and has two engines rated at 4,500Hp. The bucket has a payload of 93.6t.
The world’s largest active dozer is the Komatsu D575A. The dozer is available in two versions, the Super Ripper and the Super Dozer., With the standard blade both models can move 69m3 in a single pass. They are powered by a single 1,000Hp engine and weigh around 150t.
