Top 10 Largest Engineering Equipments and Construction Machines In The World
10- #Komatsu D575A Dozer
Primarily used by mine operators in the US, Canada, and Australia, Komatsu’s D575A is the largest bulldozer in production and has been since its inception in 1991. It boasts a 1,150 horsepower #engine and is able to move 70 cubic meters per pass.
9 – P&H L-2350 #Loader
The 73 Tons L-2350 holds the Guinness World Record for Biggest Earth Mover with its lifting payload of 72 tons. The massive loader has a standard bucket of 40.52 cubic meters and a 2300 horsepower engine.
8- #Liebherr 9800 Mining #Excavator
Another #machine typically used for mining, the 9800 weighs in at 892 Tons and have a bucket capacity of 47 cubic meters.
7- #Belaz 75710
BelAZ is a Belarusian manufacturer of haulage and earthmoving #equipment based in Zhodzina.
The #Belaz 75710 Standing 8 meter tall, the 450 ton haul #truck is powered by two separate 65-litre engines, each with 2300 horsepower.
6- #CAT 6090 #Hydrualic Shovel
With an operating weight of 1,080 tons, the 6090 is powered by a massive 4,500 horsepower engine.
#5 P&H 4100XPC #Electric Rope Shovel
Electric rope shovels are built to be able to remove large amounts of overburden and ore more efficiently that other loaders. The 109 ton 4100XPC sits 15 meter tall and can haul up to 63 cubic meters .
4- Bucyrus 2570W Walking Dragline
Weighing in at a whopping 4.7 million kg , the 2570W can dig to a depth of 43 meters and has a boom length of 95 meters . with top walking speeds clocking in at 240 meter per hour .
3-NASA Crawler-Transporter
The 50 year old #crawler transporter are actually being modified in 2015 to assist in the launching of the space shuttle that will take us to Mars. These massive 40 meters long and 35 meter wide weigh in at greater than 2720 tons and carry NASA rockets from site to site…at 1 mph.
2 TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine)
The title of world’s largest tunnel boring machine is actually held by “Big Bertha,” which is 57 feet in diameter. It was specifically built to dig underneath the city of Seattle, Washington for a 2 mile roadway, but broke down in the middle of the project. It’s estimated that it will take another 2-3 years to make the necessary repairs.
1 Bagger 293 Bucket Wheel Excavator
The #Bagger 293 is not only the largest excavator, but also holds the record for the largest land vehicle in the history of the world. At 95 meter tall and 220 meter long, the 4 year old German machine can move 76455 cubic meter of dirt per day with the use of its 20 rotating buckets.