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Subject:	Re: Big shovels (was: CAT 797 Mining Truck Pictures.)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.technic
Date:	Sat, 23 Mar 2002 01:13:29 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Ross Crawford writes: > In lugnet.technic, John Guerquin writes: > > > http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caranddriver/features/2000/May/200005_specialtyfile_caterppillar_797.xml > > They mention shovels 90-100 tons - the largest strip shovel (in fact the > 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". The largest land machine ever to move under its own power? Heavens, no; not by a longshot: http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/facilities/crawler.html Now *this*, I'd like to see rendered in Technic. ;) best LFB

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		Re: Big shovels (was: CAT 797 Mining Truck Pictures.)
(...) It's been done about a year - a year and a half ago. Can't remember by who though :( /Tobbe (URL) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)

		Re: Big shovels (was: CAT 797 Mining Truck Pictures.)
Check out; (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)

		Re: Big shovels (was: CAT 797 Mining Truck Pictures.)
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) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)

		Re: Big shovels (was: CAT 797 Mining Truck Pictures.)
(...) 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 + (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)

		Re: Big shovels (was: CAT 797 Mining Truck Pictures.)
(...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)

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		Re: Big shovels (was: CAT 797 Mining Truck Pictures.)
(...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)

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