the biggest excavator on Earth!!

bucket wheel excavator - the bwe 288 as viewed from the side
@stk40m (1119)
Koeln, Germany
January 31, 2011 1:40pm CST
a couple of years ago the biggest bucket wheel excavator on Earth, i.e. Bagger 288, made an overland journey from one open pit to another. It took quite some time until it arrived on its destination. During that time a lot of people came from all over the world to see this huge machine crossing streets and motorways. I took a few images there (see photo). The bwe is currently operating in the open pit ''Garzweiler II'' - just a few kilometers from where I live.
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