Ever constructed.
Used for carbon mining in East Germany. But I have no more infor than that unfortunately.
Cam Custom Title Time!
1,535 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
The baddest piece of machinery!
Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum
2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Its called a bucket wheel reclaimer. Used to move positively shiteloads of coal \ dirt \ iron ore etc.
The front wheel rotates clockwise, filling the buckets with coal (in this case), then dumping them onto a conveyor belt, which moves the coal off wherever they want it.
I saw something on foxtel about this baby - apparently its the heaviest mobile piece of machinery in the world, and it was built about 25 miles from where it is used, and they drove it the whole way - took about 3 or 4 days from memory. Had to go over highways (as shown) and through all these poor farmers farms.
Just awesome.
The front wheel rotates clockwise, filling the buckets with coal (in this case), then dumping them onto a conveyor belt, which moves the coal off wherever they want it.
I saw something on foxtel about this baby - apparently its the heaviest mobile piece of machinery in the world, and it was built about 25 miles from where it is used, and they drove it the whole way - took about 3 or 4 days from memory. Had to go over highways (as shown) and through all these poor farmers farms.
Just awesome.
squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe
4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·
Is it VW?:thumb Reminds me of something from The Core or some other apocalyptic movie.
Squiz....
Squiz....
Andy Andy\'s Adventures
2,820 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·
Is that for real??
I've seen some big re-claimers, but that's ginormous!
I've seen some big re-claimers, but that's ginormous!
MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth
3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·
It's very real.Have got a video of it working somewhere.....
tssnq.com.au
VWFREAK VWFREAK
2,577 posts · joined May 2004 ·
How cool is that.
baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck
4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
we've got soem nearly that big here in aus as well, in the open cut mines
Reimagined/Recycled/Upcycled Cool
Fossil Son of Jim - Creator of Good
2,649 posts · joined May 2004 ·
Bit of trivia on this one:
The Large Bucket Wheel Excavator
+ Stands over 95 metres tall
+ Is over 215 metres long (2.5 football fields)
+ Weighs over 45,500 tons (yes that's 45 thousand tons!)
+ Cost $100 million USD, took 5 years to design & manufacture and 5 years to assemble on site
+ Requires 5 people to operate
+ The Bucket Wheel is over 70 feet in diameter with 20 buckets each of which can hold over 15 cubic metres of material. A 6-foot man can stand up inside one of the buckets.
+ It moves on 12 crawlers (each is 3.6 metres wide, 2.4 metres high and 14 metres long) - 8 in front and 4 in back
+ It can remove over 76,455 cubic metres of overburden each day
The Large Bucket Wheel Excavator
+ Stands over 95 metres tall
+ Is over 215 metres long (2.5 football fields)
+ Weighs over 45,500 tons (yes that's 45 thousand tons!)
+ Cost $100 million USD, took 5 years to design & manufacture and 5 years to assemble on site
+ Requires 5 people to operate
+ The Bucket Wheel is over 70 feet in diameter with 20 buckets each of which can hold over 15 cubic metres of material. A 6-foot man can stand up inside one of the buckets.
+ It moves on 12 crawlers (each is 3.6 metres wide, 2.4 metres high and 14 metres long) - 8 in front and 4 in back
+ It can remove over 76,455 cubic metres of overburden each day
squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe
4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·
I just thought.....does it transform into a Citroen?
Squiz....
Squiz....
Fossil Son of Jim - Creator of Good
2,649 posts · joined May 2004 ·
something better and longer lasting - I wonder what 😎
carisma Officially Full-On Dubber
263 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·
would be great to take shopping ................people cant dint your car in that heheheheheh,colleen
warb gimme some butter im on a roll.....
1,983 posts · joined May 2003 ·
I had to knock up a powerpoint for work... the slide for 'Road Blocks' had that image.... impact :P
[Edited on 14-12-2004 by green57]
[Edited on 14-12-2004 by green57]
frenzix Son of Jim - Creator of Good
2,742 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·
thats just plain silly
buzzbug Praise the lowered
1,992 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·
imagine trying to reverse park that????
some people are like slinky's
they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs
they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs
WABaja Call ME when you need a TOW
824 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·
Keep Bin Laden AWAY from it...!!!!!!
GL1972 Wolfsburg Wizard
432 posts · joined Aug 2003 ·
is it a 2276 or a 2332cc?
Oasis Going alone...
1,806 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
stock 1300..
"Tell him 'We've already got one'"
jenz58 Postal Menace
9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
OMG a big row of them n they could eat the world up...reminds me of Stephen King Longoliers.....munch munch munch :o:o:o:o
"All you need is trust and a little bit of pixie dust!"
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=22473
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56558#pid535643
...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=22473
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56558#pid535643
...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe
Cam Custom Title Time!
1,535 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
I heard it was a stock 1300 too, running on 3 cylinders. The guy spent all his dosh on 135's, accesories and having it slammed that he couldn't put in decent running gear :cry
jenz58 Postal Menace
9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
...lol...sorry...had to laugh 😀
"All you need is trust and a little bit of pixie dust!"
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=22473
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56558#pid535643
...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=22473
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56558#pid535643
...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe
koolkarmakombi enkarmarising
2,078 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·
be a bitch to wash!
matt_c Slammed & Awesome Dubber
80 posts · joined Oct 2004 ·
would look better lowered!, mabey mags and fluffy dice
reverend Casual Dubber
44 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·
Is it air cooled? and if so can I lower it?
"Signature goes here"
frenzix Son of Jim - Creator of Good
2,742 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·
too bad if it breaks down on the job and has to be towed back to the workshop.. up comes the highway again.
VDUBXTC Tea Bag
3,587 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
HAHAHAHAHA,
Just looking at the bulldozer running away from it in front.
Just looking at the bulldozer running away from it in front.