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{{Short description|Giant bucket wheel excavator made by the German industrial company TAKRAF}}
{{Short description|Giant bucket wheel excavator made by the German industrial company TAKRAF}}
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{|{{Infobox ship begin
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| name = Bagger 293
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| image = [[File:Braunkohlenbagger im Tagebau Hambach.jpg|350px]]
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| caption = Bagger 293 in the [[Tagebau Hambach|Hambach brown coal mine]], 2008
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| manufacturer = [[TAKRAF]]
| type = Bucket-wheel Excavator
| production = 1995
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| propulsion = 12 x caterpillar tracks
| gross_power = 16.56 megawatts of externally supplied electricity
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| speed = 2 to 10 m (6.6 to 32.8 ft) per minute (0.1 to 0.6 km/h)
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| length = {{convert|738.2|ft|m|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}
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| width = {{convert|151|ft|m|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}
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| height = {{convert|314.9|ft|m|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}
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| weight = {{convert|14,200|tonne|lb|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}
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| blade_capacity = {{convert|69.9|ft|m|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} in diameter, 18 buckets each holding {{convert|19.6|cuyd|m3|1}} or {{convert|16.5|ST|t}}
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| Ship image = [[File:Braunkohlenbagger im Tagebau Hambach.jpg|350px]]
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| Ship caption = Bagger 293 in the [[Tagebau Hambach|Hambach brown coal mine]], 2008
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{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name = *''MAN TAKRAF RB293'' (1995-2003)
*''Bagger 293'' (2003-Present)
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| Builder = [[TAKRAF]]
| Operator = [[RWE]]
| Class before =
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| Cost = {{ShipCost|FRA|92.458|m|year=2007}} or {{ShipCost|USA|100|m|year=2007}}
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| In service range = 1995
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| Ship country = Germany
| Ship flag =
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| Ship name = Bagger 293
| Ship namesake =
| Ship ordered =
| Ship builder = [[TAKRAF]]
| Ship laid down = 1985
| Ship launched = 1990
| Ship commissioned = 1995
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| Ship notes = Largest ground vehicle ever built
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| Ship class = ''[[Type SRs 8000]]''-series [[Bucket-wheel excavator]]
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| Ship tonnage = {{convert|14,200|tonne|lb|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}
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| Ship length = {{convert|738.2|ft|m|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}
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| Ship beam = {{convert|151|ft|m|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}
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| Ship height = {{convert|314.9|ft|m|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}
| Ship power = *1 x 6,413 kW (8,600 hp) powered electric motor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ricoeurope.com/gb/news/post/bagger-293-unearthly-giant-of-the-mining-world.html|title=Bagger 293: Unearthly Giant of the Mining World|website=Rico Europe}}</ref>
*1 x 10.15 MW (13,611 hp) external coal power plant<ref name=Engineeringchannel>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktX4P1ayozY|title=Bucket Wheel Excavator (Bagger 293)|website=YouTube}}</ref>
*'''Total:''' 16.56 MW (22,207 hp)
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| Ship propulsion = 12 x caterpillar tracks
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| Ship speed = {{convert|2|to|10|m|ft|abbr=on}} per minute (0.1 to 0.6 km/h)
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| Ship capacity = '''Blade capacity:''' {{convert|69.9|ft|m|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} in diameter, 20 buckets each holding {{convert|19.6|cuyd|m3|1}} or {{convert|16.5|ST|t}}
| Ship complement = 5<ref name=Engineeringchannel/>
| Ship armament =
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'''Bagger 293''', previously known as the '''MAN TAKRAF RB293''', is a giant [[bucket-wheel excavator]] made by the [[Germany|German]] industrial company [[TAKRAF]], formerly an East German [[Kombinat]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/mining/8433249/The-worlds-largest-diggers-in-pictures.html?image=2|title=The world's largest diggers: in pictures|date=6 April 2011|publisher=|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/2009/10/giant-gadgets/|title=Monstrous Mechanical Marvels: 9 Enormous Gadgets|first=Brian X.|last=Chen|date=5 October 2009|publisher=|via=www.wired.com}}</ref>
'''Bagger 293''', previously known as the '''MAN TAKRAF RB293''', is a giant [[bucket-wheel excavator]] made by the [[Germany|German]] industrial company [[TAKRAF]], formerly an East German [[Kombinat]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/mining/8433249/The-worlds-largest-diggers-in-pictures.html?image=2|title=The world's largest diggers: in pictures|date=6 April 2011|publisher=|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/2009/10/giant-gadgets/|title=Monstrous Mechanical Marvels: 9 Enormous Gadgets|first=Brian X.|last=Chen|date=5 October 2009|publisher=|via=www.wired.com}}</ref>


It owns or shares some records for terrestrial vehicle size in the ''[[Guinness Book of Records]]''. Bagger 293 was built in 1995, one of a group of similar sized 'sibling' vehicles such as the Bagger 281 (built in 1958), Bagger 285 (1975), Bagger 287 (1976), [[Bagger 288]] (1978), Bagger 291 (1993).
It owns and shares some records for terrestrial vehicle size in the ''[[Guinness Book of Records]]''. Bagger 293 was built in 1999, one of a group of similar sized 'sibling' vehicles such as the Bagger 281 (built in 1958), Bagger 285 (1975), Bagger 287 (1976), [[Bagger 288]] (1978), and Bagger 291 (1993). Moreover, like the Bagger 288, the Bagger 293 cost around 100 million US dollars at the time of its construction with exactly the same construction and assemblage time period of ten years.<ref name="ExtremeEngineering">{{cite web|last1=Gramme|first1=Helmo |author2=Benoit Michel|title=Cours Extreme Engineering|date=2014|publisher=HELMo — Haute École Libre Mosane|page=7|url=http://benoitmichel.be/extreme/Cours_EE_2014.pdf}}</ref>


It is used in a [[brown coal|brown]] [[coal mine]] near [[Tagebau Hambach|Hambach]] in Germany. It is called Bagger 293 by its current owner, [[RWE]] Power AG (the second-largest energy producer of Germany). It was called RB293 by its former owner, the brown coal company Rheinbraun, which in 1932 became a subsidiary of RWE. During an internal reshuffle in 2003 it merged with another daughter company to form RWE Power AG. Manufacturer TAKRAF generally refers to it as an excavator of the type SRs 8000.
It is used in a [[brown coal|brown]] [[coal mine]] near [[Tagebau Hambach|Hambach]] in Germany. It is called Bagger 293 by its current owner, [[RWE]] Power AG (the second-largest energy producer of Germany). It was called RB293 by its former owner, the brown coal company Rheinbraun, which in 1932 became a subsidiary of RWE. During an internal reshuffle in 2003 it merged with another daughter company to form RWE Power AG. Manufacturer TAKRAF generally refers to it as an excavator of the [[Type SRs 8000 bucket-wheel excavator|Type SRs 8000]].

Like its siblings, the Bagger 293 is operated by a disproportionately small crew of just five.<ref name=Engineeringchannel/>


==Statistics==
==Statistics==
Bagger 293 is 96 metres (314.9&nbsp;feet) tall (the Guinness World Record for tallest terrestrial vehicle, shared with Bagger 288). It is 225 metres (738.2&nbsp;feet) long (same as Bagger 287), weighs 14,200 [[tonne]]s (31.3 million pounds), and requires five people to operate. It is powered by an external power source providing 16.56 megawatts. The bucket-wheel itself is over 21.3 metres (69.9 feet) in diameter with 18 buckets, each of which can hold over 15 cubic metres (529.7 cubic feet) of material.
Bagger 293 is {{convert|96|m|ft|abbr=off}} tall (the Guinness World Record for tallest terrestrial vehicle, shared with Bagger 288). It is {{convert|225|m|ft|abbr=off}} long (same as Bagger 287), weighs 14,200 [[tonne]]s (31.3 million pounds), and requires five people to operate. It is powered by an external power source providing 16.56 megawatts. The bucket-wheel itself is over {{convert|21.3|m|ft|abbr=off}} in diameter with 18 buckets, each of which can hold over {{convert|15|m3|ft3|abbr=off}} of material.


It can move {{cvt|240,000|m3||}}<ref name="popsci2017">{{cite web |url=https://www.popsci.com/bagger-288-facts |title=This excavator is one of the largest land vehicles on Earth |last=Atherton |first=Kelsey |date=May 2017 |website=Popular Science |publisher=Bonnier Corporation |access-date=27 January 2019}}</ref> or{{clarify|reason=volume and weight are NOT equivalent measures!!!!!!! I'm guessing about what the original author meant here|date=December 2018}} 218,880 tonnes of soil per day (the same as Bagger 288).
It can move {{cvt|240,000|m3|}}<ref name="popsci2017">{{cite web |url=https://www.popsci.com/bagger-288-facts |title=This excavator is one of the largest land vehicles on Earth |last=Atherton |first=Kelsey |date=May 2017 |website=Popular Science |publisher=Bonnier Corporation |access-date=27 January 2019}}</ref> or{{clarify|reason=volume and weight are NOT equivalent measures!!!!!!! I'm guessing about what the original author meant here|date=December 2018}} 218,880 tonnes of soil per day (the same as Bagger 288).


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of largest machines]]
* [[List of largest machines]]
* [[Bucket-wheel excavator]]s
* [[Landships]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-Does-the-World-039-s-Largest-Land-Vehicle-Work-54776.shtml Softpedia.com]
*[http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-Does-the-World-039-s-Largest-Land-Vehicle-Work-54776.shtml Softpedia.com]
*[https://www.takraf.tenova.com/product/bucket-wheel-excavators/ Tenova TAKRAF official website] (Products: Mining Equipment: Bucket Wheel Excavators)
*[https://www.takraf.tenova.com/product/bucket-wheel-excavators/ Tenova TAKRAF official website] (Products: Mining Equipment: Bucket Wheel Excavators)


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Latest revision as of 17:03, 15 October 2024

Bagger 293
Bagger 293 in the Hambach brown coal mine, 2008
Class overview
Name
  • MAN TAKRAF RB293 (1995-2003)
  • Bagger 293 (2003-Present)
Cost€92.46 million (2007) or US$100 million (2007)
In service1995
History
Germany
NameBagger 293
BuilderTAKRAF
Laid down1985
Launched1990
Commissioned1995
NotesLargest ground vehicle ever built
General characteristics
Class and typeType SRs 8000-series Bucket-wheel excavator
Tonnage14,200 t (31,300,000 lb)
Length225 m (738.2 ft)
Beam46 m (151 ft)
Height96 m (314.9 ft)
Installed power
  • 1 x 6,413 kW (8,600 hp) powered electric motor[1]
  • 1 x 10.15 MW (13,611 hp) external coal power plant[2]
  • Total: 16.56 MW (22,207 hp)
Propulsion12 x caterpillar tracks
Speed2 to 10 m (6.6 to 32.8 ft) per minute (0.1 to 0.6 km/h)
CapacityBlade capacity: 21 m (69.9 ft) in diameter, 20 buckets each holding 19.6 cubic yards (15.0 m3) or 16.5 short tons (15.0 t)
Complement5[2]

Bagger 293, previously known as the MAN TAKRAF RB293, is a giant bucket-wheel excavator made by the German industrial company TAKRAF, formerly an East German Kombinat.[3][4]

It owns and shares some records for terrestrial vehicle size in the Guinness Book of Records. Bagger 293 was built in 1999, one of a group of similar sized 'sibling' vehicles such as the Bagger 281 (built in 1958), Bagger 285 (1975), Bagger 287 (1976), Bagger 288 (1978), and Bagger 291 (1993). Moreover, like the Bagger 288, the Bagger 293 cost around 100 million US dollars at the time of its construction with exactly the same construction and assemblage time period of ten years.[5]

It is used in a brown coal mine near Hambach in Germany. It is called Bagger 293 by its current owner, RWE Power AG (the second-largest energy producer of Germany). It was called RB293 by its former owner, the brown coal company Rheinbraun, which in 1932 became a subsidiary of RWE. During an internal reshuffle in 2003 it merged with another daughter company to form RWE Power AG. Manufacturer TAKRAF generally refers to it as an excavator of the Type SRs 8000.

Like its siblings, the Bagger 293 is operated by a disproportionately small crew of just five.[2]

Statistics

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Bagger 293 is 96 metres (315 feet) tall (the Guinness World Record for tallest terrestrial vehicle, shared with Bagger 288). It is 225 metres (738 feet) long (same as Bagger 287), weighs 14,200 tonnes (31.3 million pounds), and requires five people to operate. It is powered by an external power source providing 16.56 megawatts. The bucket-wheel itself is over 21.3 metres (70 feet) in diameter with 18 buckets, each of which can hold over 15 cubic metres (530 cubic feet) of material.

It can move 240,000 m3 (8,500,000 cu ft)[6] or[clarification needed] 218,880 tonnes of soil per day (the same as Bagger 288).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bagger 293: Unearthly Giant of the Mining World". Rico Europe.
  2. ^ a b c "Bucket Wheel Excavator (Bagger 293)". YouTube.
  3. ^ "The world's largest diggers: in pictures". 6 April 2011 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  4. ^ Chen, Brian X. (5 October 2009). "Monstrous Mechanical Marvels: 9 Enormous Gadgets" – via www.wired.com.
  5. ^ Gramme, Helmo; Benoit Michel (2014). "Cours Extreme Engineering" (PDF). HELMo — Haute École Libre Mosane. p. 7.
  6. ^ Atherton, Kelsey (May 2017). "This excavator is one of the largest land vehicles on Earth". Popular Science. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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