Excavator 293
| Excavator 293 | |
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Excavator 293 in the Hambach opencast mine , 2008 |
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| Bucket wheel excavator | |
| Manufacturer: | TAKRAF |
| Top speed: | 0.1 to 0.6 km / h |
| Previous model: | none |
| Successor: | none |
Bagger 293 (MAN TAKRAF RB293) is a bucket wheel excavator of the type SRs 8000. It was built in 1995 by Tenova TAKRAF , the former East German TAKRAF combine .
It also holds the records for the largest and heaviest land vehicle in the Guinness Book of Records . The Bagger 293 belongs to a group of similarly sized “sibling” vehicles such as the Bagger 281 (built in 1958), Bagger 285 (1975), Bagger 287 (1976), Bagger 288 . (1978) and Bagger 291 (1993).
It is used in the lignite mine in Hambach . It was named Bagger 293 from its current owner, RWE Power AG . It was referred to as RB293 by its previous owner, the Rheinbraun lignite group , which had been a subsidiary of RWE since 1932.
statistics
| Weight | 14,196 t |
| length | 226 m |
| height | 96 m |
| Number of caterpillars | 8th |
| Lane width of a caterpillar | 5.75 m |
| Top speed | 0.53 km / h |
| Maximum slope | 5 ° |
| Total connected load | 21,870 kW |
| Blade rotor diameter | 21.6 m |
| Number of blades | 18th |
| Nominal capacity of a bucket | 6,600 l or 6.6 m³ |
| Delivery rate | 240,000 m³ of earth per day |
| Working radius | 100 m |
| Removal height | approx. 51 m |
| Removal depth | approx. 17 m |
| crew | 5 people |
reception
- The 293 excavator appears on the HBO television series Westworld . He is used there by the fictional "Locations & Constructions Department" for terraforming.
Web links
- Softpedia.com - How does the world's largest land vehicle work?
- Tenova.com - Tenova TAKRAF official website
- Directindustry.com - bucket wheel excavator SRs 8000
- Sudonull.com - Mega Structures - The world's largest excavator 293
Individual evidence
- ↑ The World's Largest diggers: in pictures . April 6, 2011.
- ^ Brian X. Chen: Monstrous Mechanical Marvels: 9 Enormous Gadgets . October 5, 2009.
- ↑ bucket wheel excavator Guinness World Records . March 19, 2020. Accessed March 19, 2020.
- ↑ Kelsey Atherton: This excavator is one of the largest land vehicles on Earth . Bonnier Corporation. May 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
Coordinates: 50 ° 55 ′ 17 ″ N , 6 ° 30 ′ 30 ″ E