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The worlds largest Super-bulldozer was never used (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz to c/todayilearned@lemmy.ml

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The Italian maker wanted to export to Libya. But it never happened, and it stands around in storage 🚧.

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[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Anyone else a bit surprised at how small it is? Like, yea, it's definitely bigger than a regular bulldozer, but looking at the giant trucks/equipment that are used in places like quarries, this is pretty tiny by comparison.

[–] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 7 points 9 months ago

just a hypothesis: Tracked vehicles do not scale as well as wheeled ones (the chain has to withstand more force, has to have more weight to become stronger …)

[–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah, I was expecting the size of those 200-ton dump trucks. This is small in comparison.