http://www.geekologie.com/2008/08/worlds_largest_digging_machine.phpdoesnt matter if its old because its AWESOME!
8/18/2009 7:12:09 PM
yes, very old, but crazy awesome
8/18/2009 7:17:37 PM
8/18/2009 7:21:27 PM
I work for their main competitor Bucyrus, our biggest digging machine is only this big:here's that bucket for reference:
8/18/2009 9:20:28 PM
fantastic thread
8/18/2009 9:22:28 PM
Those look similar to machines that I saw at PCS Phosphate in aurora NC. They are f'n huge. The bucket looks like it came off a dragliner, which PCS has three of. They are about $100,000,000 each, and the oldest one is something like 50 years old.
8/18/2009 9:23:09 PM
Big muskie there has actually been dismantled except for the bucket. We still sell quite a few of the 495 Marion Drag lines, they run 140M-200M depending on options. We sold 3 to china last year. Though I'm sure they're trying their asses off to copy it for themselves.
8/18/2009 9:25:20 PM
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