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The Bagger 288 was built for the job of removing overburden before coal mining at the Hambach surface mine in Germany.It can excavate 240,000 tons of coal [6] or 240,000 cubic metres of overburden daily [7] – the equivalent of a soccer field dug to 30 m (98 ft) deep.
The XGC88000 crawler crane, unlike the majority of crawler cranes, comes in two sections. The primary section consists of the crane itself, which boasts a maximum boom length of 144 meters, a maximum total length of 173 meters (including the counterweight radius), a maximum height (when fully erect) of 108 meters, a lifting capacity ranging between 3,600 and 4,000 tons [10] [11] [12] (although ...
A crawler excavator, also known as a track-type excavator or tracked excavator, is a type of heavy construction equipment primarily used for excavation and earthmoving tasks. It is characterized by its tracked undercarriage, which provides superior mobility and traction compared to wheeled excavators, especially in soft, uneven, or unstable ...
Their "Class 14" dragline was introduced in 1911 as the first crawler mounted dragline. In 1912 Bucyrus helped pioneer the use of electricity as a power source for large stripping shovels and draglines used in mining. An Italian company, Fiorentini, produced dragline excavators from 1919 licensed by Bucyrus. After the merger with Monighan in ...
305M Crawler Dragline Marion Power Shovel Company was an American firm that designed, manufactured and sold steam shovels , power shovels , blast hole drills , excavators , and dragline excavators for use in the construction and mining industries.
The crawler-transporters have featured in television and movies. In a 2007 season three episode of Dirty Jobs, host Mike Rowe helps workers maintain a crawler-transporter and takes the vehicle for a short drive. [18] The crawler was also seen in the 1995 film Apollo 13, the 2011 film Transformers: Dark of the Moon and the 2019 film Apollo 11.
Richard Hornsby & Sons grew into a major manufacturer of agricultural machinery at their Spittle Gate Works. [citation needed] The firm went on to produce steam engines used to drive threshing machines, and other equipment such as traction engines: their portable steam engine was one of their most important products and the market leader.
1929 Caterpillar Sixty on display in the Kauri Museum, Matakohe, Northland, New Zealand. The Caterpillar Sixty is a 60 horsepower (45 kW) crawler tractor manufactured by the Caterpillar Tractor Company from 1925 until 1931.