Bucket Wheel Excavator (Bagger 293)

Bucket-wheel excavators (BWEs) are heavy equipment used in surface mining. The primary function of BWEs is to act as a continuous digging machine in large-scale open-pit mining operations. What sets BWEs apart from other large-scale mining equipment, such as bucket chain excavators, is their use of a large wheel consisting of a continuous pattern of buckets used to scoop material as the wheel turns. They are among the largest vehicles ever constructed, and the biggest bucket-wheel excavator ever built, Bagger 293, is the largest terrestrial (land) vehicle in history by weight (14,200 tonnes), according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

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[itsorenji]

The scale of this is almost scary in a way, 30 storeys tall for a coal mining machine. It’s so impressive but also terrifying, I’d love to see it up close.

[drigondii]

"They also have to be fit."

**Proceeds to show 3 beer guts in a row**

[yuribagusswasono]

I hope this thing takes a part in next transformer movie

[BADOLODON]

I am amazed here about the hugeness of the machine and then some American says this machine weighs 2000 elephants, lengths 2 professional football field and heights 30 stories buildings. Excuse me?

[nipulkradmsinatagras]

*Still waiting for the day that it turns into a Decepticon.*

[derelbangler]

Bagger 293 is breathtakingly large. Even bigger is the F60 conveyor bridge with 2 bucket chain excavators and a capacity of up to 552, 000 m3 per day. Excavator 293 creates (only 😉)240, 000m3 Both excavators were built or developed by the former GDR company Takraf in Lauchhammer.

[CreeperHead]

As a global warming advocate I have to say, this thing in dope as hell

[pjcaradoc]

"Size of an oceanliner on land"
"Like a small city with a giant buzz saw"
"31 million pounds"
"2000 elephants"
"30 storeys"

Bro, what does this video have against the metric system? 😭

[yabbadabbadoo]

Only a 5 person crew per shift? A driver, a lunch boy, a shop stupid, a supervisor and finally the manager. Once again 1 person doing all the Verk.

[bottomtext]

"Boss is gonna be so mad lmfao."
* *Pulls out all-spark shard* *

[jeremysimmons]

Oh yeah this thing is the real beast!!!!

[flyzx]

Who else but the Germans would engineer this

[gaster]

0:31 ah yes, truly american show. They will use every measurement unit except for the understandable ones.

[jensw]

As a german I can say: Seeing this thing makes me proud of my country and hate it at the same time. Very confusing feelings

[magatism]

Can a bagger be used to dig canals or does it work on only specific soil types...

[MotiVerse-jd]

“Decepticon engineering never fails to impress”

Lord Megatron

[沈啍]

Germans: 15 people to tun a coal mine.
Rest of the developing countries: loses 15 people in mineshafts accidents daily.

[Oddly_Fascinting]

This thing can give a competition to Optimus Prime😳👊

[vijaybelwal]

I will buy this car some day😍better than lambo 🔥🔥

[EtopiaCA]

I can't even imagine how the process of maintaining something like this works.