americatopten.blogspot.com— This is the largest mover in the world.The mover stands 311 feet tall and 705 feet long.~ It weighs over 45,500 tons~ Cost $100 million to build
Nov 4, 2006View in Crawl 4
Feels steampunk-ish.(Steampunk: metal, steam, dirt, gigantismCyberpunk: plastic, electricity, color, speed)Or maybe it's just the spinning "blade" that gives that impression, now that I look at the close-ups.
There is a large dragline operating just off of I-80 in Wyoming, near the Bridger power plant, between Rawlins and Rock Springs. Well, it was just next to I-80 a month ago. It was pretty dang cool to watch in action. Suprisingly quiet, and it swings around rather quickly, but that's probably because what seemed close to me was still probably 400-800 yrds away...
dch111Nov 5, 2006
Feels steampunk-ish.(Steampunk: metal, steam, dirt, gigantismCyberpunk: plastic, electricity, color, speed)Or maybe it's just the spinning "blade" that gives that impression, now that I look at the close-ups.
coremanNov 5, 2006
There is a large dragline operating just off of I-80 in Wyoming, near the Bridger power plant, between Rawlins and Rock Springs. Well, it was just next to I-80 a month ago. It was pretty dang cool to watch in action. Suprisingly quiet, and it swings around rather quickly, but that's probably because what seemed close to me was still probably 400-800 yrds away...
claieNov 5, 2006
It's really impressive !
mourningzooNov 7, 2006
That is so cool. I'm a sucker for big machines... gawwddd look at that saw and those treads....
flamekebabNov 7, 2006
Can youuuu diiig it?*cough*Sorry, watched The Warriorz last night..
lphyNov 22, 2006
Here is a link to zoomable high resolution image<a class="user" href="http://www.livephysics.com/ptools/physics-photo-zoom.php?name=bagger-288">http://www.livephysics.com/ptools/physics-photo-zoom.php?name=bagger-288</a>
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This earth mover is just an incredible thing to see even in a photo. I can't belive humans can build and even maintain such a machine for excavation. I saw some photos also at <a class="user" href="http://www.excavation-equipment.com">http://www.excavation-equipment.com</a>
starscream9289Apr 22, 2009
This would make an awesome Transformer. Somebody tell Michael Bay about this thing's existence!