Top 10 Construction Vehicles in the World. Size does important when it comes to developing the most modern construction projects, from mobile cranes to excavators, bulldozers, and earthmovers. This is especially true of the vehicles used to build them.
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Top 10 Construction Vehicles in the World
So, here are 10 of the world’s largest construction trucks:
1. Krupp Bagger 288 Excavating Trencher (Construction Vehicles)
The Bagger 288 was built by the German construction company Krupp and weighs 45,500 tonnes (the Titanic weighed 46,328 tonnes). It is 311ft (95m) tall and 705ft (215m) long, which is the equal of two American football fields. Its greatest speed is only one-third of a mile per hour, and it costs US$100 million to manufacture.
2. K-Tec 1254 ADT Scraper
The Bagger 288 was built by the German construction company Krupp and weighs 45,500 tonnes (the Titanic weighed 46,328 tonnes). It is 311ft (95m) tall and 705ft (215m) long, which is the equal of two American football fields. Its greatest speed is only one-third of a mile per hour, and it costs US$100 million to manufacture.
3. The ACCO Grader (Construction Vehicles)
It is still the largest grader in the world, having been built in 1980 by the Italian firm Umberto ACCO. The ACCO grader, which was built for a client in Libya but never delivered owing to trade constraints, has now been destroyed for scrap.
However, as a machine, it weighed 181,437kg (181 tonnes), was 7.3 metres long, and had a 9-metre blade. It featured two engines, one at one end producing 1,000bhp and the other at the other producing 700bhp, for a total of 1,700bhp.
4. JCB 4CX-15 SUPER Backhoe
The 4CX-15 SUPER from JCB is the world’s largest backhoe. It has 109bhp and is powered by an EcoMAX diesel engine. It weighs 8.6 tonnes and has a peak speed of 41.8 kilometres per hour (25mph). 4CX-15 SUPER has a 2.35m broad bucket and produces 516NM of torque.
5. Dynapac CC7200 Road Roller
The Dynapac CC7200 weighs about 17 tonnes and has a maximum force of 215kN for compacting road surfaces. The CC7200 is mostly utilised for projects like landing strips and highways, and it has a maximum speed of 11km/h (7mph).
6. Belaz 75710 Dumper Truck
The Belaz 75710, which was built in Belarus for use on Russian mining sites, can transport up to 496 tonnes of material and weighs 360 tonnes. It is 20.6 metres long and has a peak speed of 64 kilometres per hour (39 miles per hour) owing to its turbo-compressed, 16-cylinder diesel engine that consumes 1,300 litres of gasoline per 100 kilometres (60 miles).
7. P&H LeTourneau L-2350 Earthmover
The P&H LeTourneau L-2350, manufactured by Komatsu Limited and used mostly for surface mining, weighs 260 tonnes and has a bucket capacity of 14.3 tonnes. It is propelled by a turbocharged 16-cylinder diesel engine with a power output of 2,300bhp.
8. Caterpillar 6090 FS Excavator (Construction Vehicles)
The Caterpillar 6090 FS is the biggest excavator ever produced, weighing 1000 tonnes. It has an 18.7-tonne bucket capacity and produces 4,500bhp thanks to two eight-cylinder QSK60 diesel engines.
9. Liebherr LTM11200-9.1 Mobile Crane
The LTM11200-9.1 mobile crane, manufactured by the German manufacturer Liebherr, has a maximum lifting capability of 1,200 tonnes. It has the largest telescoping boom ever attached to a mobile crane, extending from 18.3m to 100m.
It has nine axles and a top speed of 46 miles per hour. The maximum hoist height of the LTM11200 is 188m, and used examples are worth roughly USD3.3 million (£2.4 million).
10. Komatsu D575A-3SD Bulldozer
With a “Super Dozer” blade measuring 3.6m in height and 7.3m in width, it can move a capacity of 127.5 tonnes. It weighs 114.5 tonnes and is propelled by a 12-cylinder diesel engine producing around 1,150bhp.
