Random Monday : Bucyrus International – We Make The Earth Move
My fascination with heavy vehicles and industrial equipment continues – this time it’s Bucyrus International’s heavy equipment from gigantic electric shovels and walking draglines to blasthole drills and even specialist subterranean mining equipment – shearers, loaders, haulers and the like.
© Bucyrus International
Bucyrus International has a nice PDF library where you can read up on their history and earthmoving products. Here’s a photo of Bucyrus’ Big Muskie from their History Brochure showcasing the world’s largest mobile earth-moving machine of truly epic proportions …
Nearly 22 stories high, with a length of about 140 meters (459 feet) and with a bucket large as a 12-car garage …
© Bucyrus International
Now the burning question in my mind is how do they get these machines onsite? – I have seen loads of heavy stuff being trucked around at BigLorryBlog but never one of these behemoths.
© Motorbooks
On a related note, there’s a book Bucyrus Heavy Equipment: Construction and Mining Machines 1880-2007 by Keith Haddock listed in the January 2009 Motorbooks catalog if you’re into this kind of stuff.
Download Bucyrus International’s PDF brochures.
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