The Awesome Heavy Machinery Thread

[KaJuN]

Inspired by the other 'awesome' threads, this monster, and getting to play around with a forklift last night I thought it would be fun to post our favorite ridiculously large and equally badass machines, because without them moving dirt and things around would be monumentally boring. So make like the Bagger 288 (all 13,500 tons of it) and go big or go home!

https://pic.armedcats.net/k/ka/kajun/2010/06/30/Big12.jpg

https://pic.armedcats.net/k/ka/kajun/2010/06/30/12.jpg

 

[Canuck]

Why the need for all these sub-threads? It just means more clicks between me and awesome.

 

[mclarensmps]

One of my favourites, the Crawler Transporter.

 

[h-p]

https://pic.armedcats.net/h/h-/h-p/2010/07/01/310112116_f369eae91b_o.jpg

Link.

 

[mclarensmps]

Son of a....

 

[Viper007Bond]

https://pic.armedcats.net/h/h-/h-p/2010/07/01/310112116_f369eae91b_o.jpg

Link.

That is just crazy big. I mean look at the size of those hooks!

 

[vivek0072]

The Jahare Viking needs to be here

Size comparisions , blue building = Pentagon , red ship = Jahare

Read history here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Mont

Jezza's video

Sadly it is destined for being scrapped

http://www.bluepulz.com/?Id=2245

 

[jasoos]

Awesome show, that
BTW what is the background music in that video?

 

[TobiasG]

Awesome show, that
BTW what is the background music in that video?

Hannes K?stner - toccata D-moll according to shazam.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

faff your wind turbines


this is a turbine

this is what the company i work for make. this is their flagship machine, Arabelle. its designed for up to 1800 MW. thats right 1.8 GW. the last stage blades on that thing are around 1.8m long. (so double that and add probably 4-5ft diameter for the rotor hub and you have a massive piece of rotating machine).

this is why nuclear is good...potential for 4GW from 2 machines in the same building. that would require 800 5MW wind turbines.... and theyd have to be going balls to the wall without fail 24/7.

 

[Cold Fussion]

I made a mess in my pants.

 

[vikiradTG2007]

 

[D-Fence]

Turbines are just awesome.

Related, Siemens H-Series, 375MW, world's most powerful gas turbine.

 

[Tim0r]

ONE POINT EIGHT JIGGAWATTS?!

 

[otispunkmeyer]

more awesome

the Z machine - this is where they pass 26 million amps through copper wires thinner than hair. to simulate a fusion bomb.

the national ignition facility... laser fusion anyone? this machine is actually foookin massive.... you cant take a whole picture of it.
this is the where the magic happens, the lasers all focus to a point in the center of the sphere. the idea is the energy focused so densely that the particle collapses and undergoes fusion

the laser hall

sorry for the massive pictures, but these machines need big pictures!!! the Z machine one is the only one taken during an experiment

 

[Jay]

My father was the Wisconsin DOT contractor, and he would take me out to "the field" many times so could watch all the heavy construction machinery at work; I loved it then, and I still do now. I can watch that type of machinery at work for hours and never be bored.
My father would also bring home construction equipment trade magazines and I would pour through them like they were the latest issue of Playboy, breathlessly reading articles of the newest Michigan, Drott, or Case product.

So when the title says "heavy machinery," I think of:

https://pic.armedcats.net/j/ja/jayhawk/2010/07/05/drott1.jpg
https://pic.armedcats.net/j/ja/jayhawk/2010/07/05/GRADER_HOMEPAGE_-_HORIZONTAL_FF385727_56602.JPG
https://pic.armedcats.net/j/ja/jayhawk/2010/07/05/img_1450-edit.jpg
https://pic.armedcats.net/j/ja/jayhawk/2010/07/05/PondExcavatorInDigDSCF6864-726042.jpg
https://pic.armedcats.net/j/ja/jayhawk/2010/07/05/caterpillar-earth-mover-scraper.jpg

 

[Blind_Io]

Why the need for all these sub-threads? It just means more clicks between me and awesome.

I agree with Canuck, the last thing we need is more "Awesome" threads. Awesome is awesome, plain and simple.

 

[TechZ]

I wish this was cheaper, cause its just fantastic:

http://www.heavy-equipment-calendar.com/

 

[BlaRo]

otispunkmeyer wins at machinery.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

This is the Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine. the worlds biggest, most powerful and most efficient prime mover.

the crank:

the piston

combustion bowls in the pistons or these might be the heads actually....

bottom end,

38 inch bore, 98 inch stroke, 102 RPM

Maximum power: 108,920 hp at 102 rpm
Maximum torque: 5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rprm ..... now thats torque! yes thats over 5 million lb feet of torque, definately enough to restart a planet

Brake Specific Fuel Consumption is 0.26 lbs/hp/hour and that makes it the most efficient engine going, at peak economy this thing will push 50% thermal efficiency. a good petrol engine might do 30-35% a good diesel around 40. this is an epic piece of kit, some times referred to as the cathedral engine