Great Big Huge Machines
06 September 2004, 11:43 PM
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Great Big Huge Machines
It's a man thing - but would you just look at this !!
from here
http://www.engadget.com/entry/6313210432142854/
Apparently it's used for open cast mining
from here
http://www.engadget.com/entry/6313210432142854/
Apparently it's used for open cast mining
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07 September 2004, 08:37 AM
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Saw something about this on Discovery, there are a few of them, they are open cast mining machines in Germany, run on their electric motors & take 2 years to build (on site).
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07 September 2004, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by CooperS
Saw something about this on Discovery, there are a few of them, they are open cast mining machines in Germany, run on their electric motors & take 2 years to build (on site).
07 September 2004, 07:58 PM
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lol, at first glance, I thought the 2nd pic was of a giant circular-saw blade and the machine was some James Bond Baddie-esque contraption used for cutting tanks and stuff in half.
07 September 2004, 08:27 PM
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I was down at Aker Kvaerner today (Norwegian engineering firm) - they had a big brochure of all the things they make sitting in the reception area. Fantastic stuff. Mind you nothing quite a big as that!
07 September 2004, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by CooperS
Saw something about this on Discovery, there are a few of them, they are open cast mining machines in Germany, run on their electric motors & take 2 years to build (on site).
Took about a month IIRC!
07 September 2004, 08:53 PM
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And to think that the great Engineering minds that designed and built such machinery are only paid a fraction of what a footballer, actor, newsreader, etc. get!?
A travesty of the modern age!
Great machines though!!
Pete
A travesty of the modern age!
Great machines though!!
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07 September 2004, 08:57 PM
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And to think that the great Engineering minds that designed and built such machinery are only paid a fraction of what a footballer, actor, newsreader, etc. get!?
(an engineer on too small a salary
)
07 September 2004, 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by EddScott
I've seen that too, great programme. Those pics of when they moved the machine from one site to the another. Was too expensive to dismantle and rebuild so they drove it there.
Took about a month IIRC!
Took about a month IIRC!
08 September 2004, 08:26 AM
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They took it across fields and stuff, past people's houses etc, absolutely amazing sight!
P.S. Don't think it CORNERed too well hahaha
P.S. Don't think it CORNERed too well hahaha
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08 September 2004, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by CooperS
They took it across fields and stuff, past people's houses etc, absolutely amazing sight!
P.S. Don't think it CORNERed too well hahaha
P.S. Don't think it CORNERed too well hahaha
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