Can Someone Identify Which of These Machines Is Very Large?
At this Web site: http://www.tquip.com/sale.htm I’m trying to find an example of a very large machine, such as a large excavator or dozer, but I’m not familiar with these makes/models of equipment, so I’d have to google them one by one and look at their stats.
If there’s anyone that’s familiar with equipment, maybe they could skim through the excavators, dozers or forklifts and point out a machine that is big. It doesn’t have to be THE BIGGEST, just something that’s a fairly impressive size.
This will only work if you’re already familiar with equipment, as the stats aren’t listed.
Thanks a million!
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Some of the larger will fall in the categories of Dozers, off-highway trucks, excavators, and front wheel loaders.
Well, In my opinion, a tunnel boring machine rates right up
there with one of the biggest machines that I can think of.
Here is a Google search on [ tunnel boring machine ]
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=tunnel+boring+machine&rlz=1R2GGLL_en&aq=0&oq=Tunnel+b
Pictures and a Video available above
This is the Home Page – Robbins TBMs We know what
it takes to produce the most efficient tunnel boring
machines in the industry,
http://www.robbinstbm.com/
Click the explore tab under TBMs: you go here:
http://www.robbinstbm.com/products/tunnel/
Scroll down to [Robbins Double Shield TBMs ] and click it.
You end up here:
http://www.robbinstbm.com/products/tunnel/double_shield.shtml
[Our Double Shield TBMs are manufactured to suit your project requirements, in diameters from 1.6 m to 15 m (5 to 50 ft).]
they are hundreds of feet long.
This Wikipedia referance is interesting:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_boring_machine
Go here, This TBM weighs over 3 million kilos.
with a length of 120 metres
http://www.hslzuid.nl/hsl/uk/bouw/ment/Bored_Tunnel_Groene_Hart/aurora/index.jsp
Is this enough?
Wingman
Under "Dozers" the following is a pretty large unit:
1975 CAT D9H
For a long time, they were the largest dozer made. There are now larger ones manufactured, but I didn’t see any at the site you reference. The D9H was discontinued some time ago, but they now make a D9T. Check out the Caterpillar site reference for more details.
Hope this helps!