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(...) I really liked the start of your 797 mining truck, and went looking for more info on the truck on the web. The Caterpillar site does not provide much details, but I found a very informative (and funny) article at the Car and Driver website, (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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I have a video of construction equipment and a book on heavy hauling vehicles. From what they tell me there is only one engine. I will have to do some checking on this. Some builders like Dennis Bosman get into the detail of the engine and drive (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Big shovels (was: CAT 797 Mining Truck Pictures.)
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(...) largest land machine ever to move under it's own power) was "The Captain", which could move 180 cubic yards (over 250t) of overburden in one "bite". But even it was eclipsed by "Big Muskie" a walking dragline, though smaller overall, could (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The largest land machine ever to move under its own power? Heavens, no; not by a longshot: (URL) Now *this*, I'd like to see rendered in Technic. ;) best LFB (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) It's been done about a year - a year and a half ago. Can't remember by who though :( /Tobbe (URL) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Check out; (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Mark Haye created the Kennedy Space Center Crawler/Transporter Vehicle. Visit Lego Links to view this magnificent creation and hundreds more including the builders who made them. (URL) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Well, I'm not sure about size, but it's definitely the heaviest. "The Captain" was 15,000 tons, dwarfing the shuttle transporter at 2,721 tonnes. Even with the orbiter aboard, it doesn't come close. Also, Paul Baulch did a shuttle transport + (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Here's some pics (URL) scale, the ones near the bottom of the page show some people & other vehicles - note particularly the loader parked between the tracks. ROSCO (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Here's some more pics but with facts and text as-well. (URL) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) on land) are the bucket wheel excavators (BWE) used in Germany. The biggest one is the Orenstein & Koppel 292, which weighs in at 14,877 tons (short tons- 2000 lb). Holger Matthes modelled one of these things recently for the ISCC: (URL) you (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) In fact, a Bucyrus Erie 5872-WX cross-pit bucket excavator (the largest at the time) worked in the same pit as the "Captain". (...) It's operating weight was around 15,000 tons. Some other factoids: It was the only shovel to have 2 doors on (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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