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| Steven J. Brown posted at RWE Power AG - Tgb. Hambach in Niederzier, Germany RWE Power Bagger 293 (built 1995 as MAN TAKRAF RB293) is a giant bucket-wheel coal excavator. It is 315' tall, 740' long and weighs 14,200 tons. It is recorded in the Guinness World Records as the heaviest terrestrial vehicle (shared with a sibling). The bucket-wheel itself is 70' in diameter with 18 buckets, each of which can hold over 530 cubic feet of material. It works in the largest open-pit mine in Europe. Hambach, Germany - September 8, 2022. David P. Reaves III: What a huge machine! This hole-in-the-ground is, simply stated, immense. (We've driven past the area; no good view from the main highways).On Google Maps, it appears to be nearly five miles across. From what I've learned, brown coal is really, really dirty, BTW, but it's right at or just below ground level, so relatively easy to scoop out. https://www.google.com/.../@50.9064099,6.../data=!3m1!1e3 |
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| Screenshot @ 1:45 The world's largest wheeled excavator mines coal |
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