Bagger 293
Bagger 293 | |
---|---|
TAKRAF | |
Production | 1995 |
Length | 225 m (738.2 ft) |
Width | 46 m (151 ft) |
Height | 96 m (314.9 ft) |
Weight | 14,200 t (31,300,000 lb) |
Propulsion | 12 x caterpillar tracks |
Gross power | 16.56 megawatts of externally supplied electricity |
Speed | 2 to 10 m (6.6 to 32.8 ft) per minute (0.1 to 0.6 km/h) |
Blade capacity | 21 m (69.9 ft) in diameter, 18 buckets each holding 19.6 cubic yards (15.0 m3) or 16.5 short tons (15.0 t) |
Bagger 293, previously known as the MAN TAKRAF RB293, is a giant
It owns and shares some records for terrestrial vehicle size in the
It is used in a
Statistics
Bagger 293 is 96 metres (315 feet) tall (the Guinness World Record for tallest terrestrial vehicle, shared with Bagger 288). It is 225 metres (738 feet) long (same as Bagger 287), weighs 14,200 tonnes (31.3 million pounds), and requires five people to operate. It is powered by an external power source providing 16.56 megawatts. The bucket-wheel itself is over 21.3 metres (70 feet) in diameter with 18 buckets, each of which can hold over 15 cubic metres (530 cubic feet) of material.
It can move 240,000 m3 (8,500,000 cu ft)[3] or[clarification needed] 218,880 tonnes of soil per day (the same as Bagger 288).
See also
References
- ^ "The world's largest diggers: in pictures". 6 April 2011 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Chen, Brian X. (5 October 2009). "Monstrous Mechanical Marvels: 9 Enormous Gadgets" – via www.wired.com.
- ^ Atherton, Kelsey (May 2017). "This excavator is one of the largest land vehicles on Earth". Popular Science. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
External links
- Softpedia.com
- Tenova TAKRAF official website (Products: Mining Equipment: Bucket Wheel Excavators)