Construction Machines

 The sight of these machines will give anyone who has played in a sandbox goose bumps. The Greatest Ever…Construction Machines shift rock, stone and sand by the ton, they move whole mountains and tower into the sky. In the course of history, brilliant engineers have developed extremely effective tools, expanding the scope for shaping our earth in ways previously undreamed of. With the help of these machines, mankind is able to achieve great feats without so much as getting its hands dirty. Our experts have decided on their favourites, but which construction machine would you choose to dig up your front garden?

Fresno Scraper Year 1883

Engine/power horses
Weight no info
Capacity no info
Dimensions width: approx. 2m
Rank 10th

Bagger 288 Year 1978

Engine/power 16,560 kW
Weight 12840 t
Capacity 6.6 m³
Dimensions length: 240 m, height 96 m, width: 46 m
Rank 9th

Terex / O&K RH 400 Year 1997

Engine/power SAJ 1995, 3,280 kW
Weight 900 t
Capacity 43.5 m³
Dimensions length: 10.98 m, height: 10, 17 m, width: 8.60 m
Rank 8th

Bucyrus Shovel (2570WS) Year 2000

Engine/power no info
Weight 7250 t
Capacity 119 m³
Dimensions length: 126 m, jib length: 110 m, height: 72 m
Rank 7th

Komatsu D575A-3 or D575A-2 (Modified) Year 1996

Engine/power Komatsu SA12V170E, 858 kW
Weight 152.6 t
Capacity 69 m³
Dimensions length: 11.7 m, height: 4.9 m, width: 3 m
Rank 6th

LeTourneau Model C Tournapull Year 1949

Engine/power General Motors 6-71, 138 kW
Weight 15.4 t
Capacity approx. 45 m³
Dimensions bucket: 3.48 m
Rank 5th

Silver Spade BE 1950 Year 1965

Engine/power 10,066 kW HP,
Weight 7,000 t
Capacity 80 m³
Dimensions height: 61 m, jib length:
Rank 4th

Hard rock Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Herrenknecht Year 2000

Engine/power 3,200 kW + 200 kW
Weight no info
Capacity 14 m per day
Dimensions boring head diameter 14.2 m
Rank 3rd

The Liebherr T282 Year 1998

Engine/power Detroit Diesel 16V4000, 2,720 kW
Weight 528 t (max.)
Capacity 360 t
Dimensions length: 14.5 m, height: 6.5m, width: 8.5 m,
Rank 2nd

JCB Backhoe Loader (3CX) Year 1995

Engine/power 74.6 kW
Weight 7.37 t
Capacity 1.3 m³
Dimensions length: 5.62 m, width: 2.36 m, height: 3.61 m
Rank 1st