To put it lightly, World's Largest
Trencher, the Bagger 288 is a bucket-wheel excavator. But there's
nothing light about a 13,500-ton mobile strip miner. The German creation
is 721 feet long, 315 feet high, and can clear an area the size of a
football field three stories deep - in just one day.
Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1
The Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1 telescopic
crane is ridiculous. It can lift up to 1,200 tons. It's boom extends to
100 meters long with up to 126 meters of additional lattice. Rolling
along on a nine-axle suspension, this bad boy can handle any job. Disc
brakes come standard.
LeTourneau L-2350 Front End Loader
The world's largest rubber-tire front
loading vehicle of its kind, the L-2350's bucket is roughly the size of a
studio apartment. It has a 2,300 horsepower engine capable of lifting
up to 160,000 lbs. The operator stands two stories off the ground, and
the mammoth bucket extends to a maximum height of nearly 44 feet.
Rusch Triple 34-25 with Genesis 2500 Demolition Shear
Quite possibly the largest demolition
shear in the world, the Genesis 2500 wields devastating power,
especially mounted on the Rusch excavator. It is a destruction machine
with Godzilla-like force.
Armored Caterpillar D9R
Its nickname is Doobi (Hebrew for
teddy bear) but this heavily armored bulldozer is anything but soft and
cuddly. With 15 tons of Israeli-engineered armor protecting the entire
machine and bulletproof windows sealing in the cabin, this monster
machine is equipped for construction, rescue, demolition, and even
defending itself with custom-fitted grenade launchers and machine guns.
