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[[Image:Terex Titan.JPG|thumb|right|The Terex Titan where it currently stands in Sparwood, B.C.]] |
[[Image:Terex Titan.JPG|thumb|right|The Terex Titan where it currently stands in Sparwood, B.C.]] |
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The Terex Titan 33-19 was a large 350 ton off-highway hauler built by the Terex Division of General Motor.It was built in GMs London,Ontario,Canada plant It had an empty [[weight]] of 235 [[ton]]s, and a maximum loaded weight of 550 tonnes; at the time of its construction, it was the largest truck ever built.The 33-19 was the second off-highway hauler in the 20th Century behind the Caterpillar 797. It was powered by a 10,343 cid 16 cylinder 3300hp locomotive engine coupled to a generator. The generator then powered 4 electric traction motors located at each rear wheel. It is 66 [[foot (unit of length)|feet]] (20 [[metre|m]]) long and 22.6 feet (6.9 m) tall. It is 56 feet (17.1 m) tall with the dump body raised. In [[1978]], it was assembled in [[Sparwood]], [[British Columbia]] for [[Henry J. Kaiser|Kaiser]] Resources Ltd. It was [[retired]] from service at a [[coal]] mine in [[1990]] and is now located in Sparwood. The engine has since been removed. |
The Terex Titan 33-19 was a large 350 ton off-highway hauler built by the Terex Division of General Motor.It was built in GMs London,Ontario,Canada plant.It was the largest in the Terex 33 Series of off-highway haulers.Others were the 33-03,33-05,33-07,33-09,33-11 and the 33-15 It had an empty [[weight]] of 235 [[ton]]s, and a maximum loaded weight of 550 tonnes; at the time of its construction, it was the largest truck ever built.The 33-19 was the second off-highway hauler in the 20th Century behind the Caterpillar 797. It was powered by a 10,343 cid 16 cylinder 3300hp locomotive engine coupled to a generator. The generator then powered 4 electric traction motors located at each rear wheel. It is 66 [[foot (unit of length)|feet]] (20 [[metre|m]]) long and 22.6 feet (6.9 m) tall. It is 56 feet (17.1 m) tall with the dump body raised. In [[1978]], it was assembled in [[Sparwood]], [[British Columbia]] for [[Henry J. Kaiser|Kaiser]] Resources Ltd. It was [[retired]] from service at a [[coal]] mine in [[1990]] and is now located in Sparwood. The engine has since been removed. |
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The modern [[Liebherr T 282B]] truck has slightly smaller dimensions and smaller empty [[mass]], but larger load capacity and a more powerful engine. Unlike the Titan, it is a normal, commercially available model, rather than a prototype. |
The modern [[Liebherr T 282B]] truck has slightly smaller dimensions and smaller empty [[mass]], but larger load capacity and a more powerful engine. Unlike the Titan, it is a normal, commercially available model, rather than a prototype. |
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The Terex Titan 33-19 was a large 350 ton off-highway hauler built by the Terex Division of General Motor.It was built in GMs London,Ontario,Canada plant.It was the largest in the Terex 33 Series of off-highway haulers.Others were the 33-03,33-05,33-07,33-09,33-11 and the 33-15 It had an empty weight of 235 tons, and a maximum loaded weight of 550 tonnes; at the time of its construction, it was the largest truck ever built.The 33-19 was the second off-highway hauler in the 20th Century behind the Caterpillar 797. It was powered by a 10,343 cid 16 cylinder 3300hp locomotive engine coupled to a generator. The generator then powered 4 electric traction motors located at each rear wheel. It is 66 feet (20 m) long and 22.6 feet (6.9 m) tall. It is 56 feet (17.1 m) tall with the dump body raised. In 1978, it was assembled in Sparwood, British Columbia for Kaiser Resources Ltd. It was retired from service at a coal mine in 1990 and is now located in Sparwood. The engine has since been removed.
The modern Liebherr T 282B truck has slightly smaller dimensions and smaller empty mass, but larger load capacity and a more powerful engine. Unlike the Titan, it is a normal, commercially available model, rather than a prototype.
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