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more about #heavymachinery more comments → JPQsat: These are the bigest truck in the world??? I work in a Canadian mines and we have 400 tons Caterpilars 797b, these russian truck are just 140 tons. So... more » Nathan Obbards: This is my preferred method. #monstermachines more » RT100=tg14: you could drive from belarus to South Africa, technically speaking #monstermachines more » MegaZone: The B-2 is pretty big, but it seems out of place on this list. The C-5, An-124, An-225, B747, or A380 are even more impressive, if not as alien looking. more » Gann: My favorite massive machine has always been the C5 Galaxy. more » UnderLoK: I’ve never seen that helicopter before, that thing is crazy. more » Rex the Decadent: I have ridden the yellow beast featured at the top. For the uninitiated, its called a 'HaulPak' truck, a very common piece of machinery used in most o... more » MacBandit: Nice article but the editor might be remiss in their knowledge of the Spruce Goose. Planes were made from wood for a long time before they started usi... more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: The Seawise Giant (Knock Nevis) is no longer considered a ship. Technically it's a floating oil storage tank used to fuel other tankers. more » ursa: They put in a wind farm a few years back and the turbines and blades were shipped from Europe via a strange looking ship. Being curious I drove up to... more » geiko: I've seen the Space Shuttle Conveyor on a trip to Cape Canaveral. That whole place is made up of awesomeness. Only downside to this thing is that it m... more » 92BuickLeSabre: I had a friend who drove a Komatsu for a year. She's maybe 5'2" and weighed less than 100 lbs. The pictures of her standing next to the tires were pr... more » TrixGomez: behold, the bagger 288 ! http://www.rathergood.com/bagger288 more » Henzapper: Wow, those are so big that for some reason I got scared just looking at them. Edit: I just realized that I just made myself a target of "That's what ... more » moonrad: This video will give you better quality and a few better angles, enjoy! more » -
#heavymachinery
How Do You Ship the Biggest Trucks in the World?
You drive them, you idiot. But if that's not an option—say, if you're shipping your Belaz mining truck from Belarus to South Africa—you've got to break them into pieces. Hulking, multi-ton pieces. More » -
#bigthings
10 Machines So Huge They'll Destroy Your Sense of Scale
With consumer technology companies locked in an endless race to to make the smallest, sleekest gadgets they can, it's easy to forget the primal joy of seeing mindblowingly huge hardware. More » -
#bigthings
Massive Machines Gallery
The Overburden Conveyor Bridge F60, used in open mines. It looks pretty huge here, sure, but how big is it? More » -
#physics
World's Fastest Car Wash Has Certain Disadvantages
I feel like there's an adage in here somewhere. How about this: If you have to say "oh, but it's just water!" before doing something, then you probably have no business doing it. More » -
#babies
3 Year-Old Russian Superbaby Can Operate Heavy Machinery
It's usually considered irresponsible to leave a toddler (or as I like to call them, walking babies) alone at the helm of a massive backhoe. But that's no problem with this new breed of Superbabies. More » -
#heavymachinery
Two Dudes Perform Dizzying Feat of Strength In Tractor Factory
How wide is the hallway in this heavy machine factory outside of Edmonton, Alberta? Wide as two crazy men, according to this shot, sent by one of the show-offs. Two words, Ryan: Workers' Comp. -
