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Boggy
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17 years ago

while brousing the wonder called the internet i happened across this monster..is it real or is it one of those photoshop type pictures and more importantly how big a hole will this thing dig.
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if its a hole explore it...

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LAP
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17 years ago

Christ, that is impressive

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Mr.C
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17 years ago

It's a bucket excavator used IIRC to mine lignite in Germany.
Big innit!

We inhabit an island made of coal, surrounded by a sea full of fish. How can we go wrong.......

Wormster
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17 years ago

There's a huwge lignite (low grade coal) seam in Germany and this is what is used to remove the overburden.

I seem to remember seeing on DISCOVERY channel (back in the day when I had a tv) a prog called "massive machienes that showed the whole process.

It might be worth watching out for (sky viewers, they often have things on a 3 month or so rolling repeat cycle) or seeing if its downloadable from somewhere on t'internet

Better to regret something you have done - than to regret something you have not done.

carnkie
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17 years ago

Not bad photos.

http://www.swapmeetdave.com/Humor/Workshop/Trencher.htm

The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.

ferret
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17 years ago

bloody awesome bit of engineering that. 😮
trust the Germans to built a monster like that 😉

Mr.C
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17 years ago

Not bad I suppose, when you think of the effort & lives expended to put Krupps out of business 60 yrs ago- I wonder how many UK companies could still produce engineering like that, especialy to mine a fuel so "ungreen" as lignite 😞

We inhabit an island made of coal, surrounded by a sea full of fish. How can we go wrong.......

Vanoord
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17 years ago

Ahhhh, it looked as if it was driving across a dual carriageway and indeed it is!

Presumably it had to be moved from one side to t'other and 'twas easier to cover the road with sand.

Hello again darkness, my old friend...