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accadacca
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 2:05 pm Post subject: The Ultimate Earth Mover |
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| This beast is amazing! I have actually have seen it in action on TV a few times. Imagine the dirt that it could move in a day! :naughty: |
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rockgremlin
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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This thing is called a Bucketwheel, and they're used quite a bit in Europe, but rarely in the U.S., mainly because they are so expensive to build, and they're so damn slow.
I should take some pictures of the 320-ton haul trucks out at Kennecott and post them up. Sure is intimidating seeing those things in your rear view mirror!! :eek2: |
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accadacca
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| Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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rockgremlin wrote: I should take some pictures of the 320-ton haul trucks out at Kennecott and post them up. Sure is intimidating seeing those things in your rear view mirror!! :eek2:
Yeah do! See if you cant break away from all that hard labor to snap a few photos. :lol8: I would like to see some of the machinery at work. |
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DaveOU812
Joined: 22 Dec 2004
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Location: Murray
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| Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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| It's always funny to see a 69-ton tank riding the tail of a little two door toyota while traveling 45 down a freeway. Usualy the toyota doesn't think it's so funny though. The look on their face is usualy the best. :dropmouth: |
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